The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens-hockey/)
“We have a very competitive conference,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “So every game within the [ECAC] is important regardless of the opponent.”
The Cornell women’s hockey team took to the road for a slight break from conference play to battle No. 1 Wisconsin for a two-game series. The Red came into the game undefeated in its last four games, but dropped both of the weekend’s games.
The Cornell women’s hockey team took to the road this past weekend to take on ECAC opponents Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Red (6-2-1, 4-2-1 ECAC) came out of the road trip with three points after a tie with the Bobcats and a win over the Tigers.
Cornell women’s hockey (5-2, 3-2 ECAC) will face a tough test this weekend when the team takes on No. 8 Quinnipiac (9-4-1, 4-2, ECAC) and Princeton (4-3-1, 2-3 ECAC) in what could be a defining series for the Red. Both games will be played on the road, with Cornell taking on Quinnipiac on Friday and Princeton on Saturday. After back-to-back wins, the team is feeling upbeat and confident heading into the action. “I think our team has a lot of confidence right now,” said freshman forward Kristin O’Neill.
The Cornell women’s hockey team came away from the weekend with four points as the Red defeated both Brown and Yale at home, continuing double-digit unbeaten streaks against both teams.
Brown and Yale will travel to Lynah this weekend to face Cornell women’s hockey in a pair of key conference matchups. The Red is looking to continue double-digit unbeaten streaks against both teams.
Cornell (3-2, 1-2 ECAC) has gone 18 games without losing to Brown (3-4, 1-3 ECAC). The last time the Bears defeated the Red was in 2007. The Red has also gone a long time since losing to Yale (4-1-1, 2-1-1 ECAC). The Red has not lost to the Bulldogs in 15 straight games.
The Red took a step in the right direction on Saturday when the team took on Union. Following a sluggish offensive performance in a loss to RPI on Friday, goals in each period were enough for a 3-1 victory in what was a strong showing from the Red offense.
Cornell (2-0-0, 0-0 ECAC) saw solid production from its freshman class in its first two games against Mercyhurst (1-4-1, 0-0 CHA). Freshman forward Kristin O’Neill notched two goals for the Red and freshman defender Jaime Bourbonnais scored a goal and added an assist.
Opening the season at Lynah this past weekend, the Cornell women’s hockey team started its season off strong with a series sweep against Mercyhurst — the Red’s first sweep of the Lakers in program history.
Cornell women’s hockey is gearing up to face Mercyhurst in a pair of home games, looking to lock in a rhythm before heading into conference play the following weekend. The Red (0-0) is coming off a 10-0 defeat of Carleton University. Eight different players scored for Cornell in the exhibition match. Senior forward Hanna Bunton, who netted two goals against Carleton, said she has been impressed with the 2016-17 squad thus far. “The amount of energy that we have had in our first few games has been really impressive,” Bunton said.