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2006-2007 Archives HUGHES WINS INAUGURAL MIDDENDORF SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Apr. 19: St. Lawrence University senior defenseman Casey Hughes was named the inaugural winner of the Martha Middendorf Sportsmanship Award at the women’s hockey team’s annual banquet on March 31st. Junior forward Sabrina Harbec, who was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award for the second consecutive season, was named the squad’s Most Valuable Player.
The event, which was presented by the Friends of St. Lawrence Hockey, was held in Eben Holden. Dr. Brian Chezum, who is the PA announcer for both the football and women’s hockey teams, served as emcee of the evening as head coach Paul Flanagan and assistant coaches Jodi McKenna and Ted Wisner presented the yearly awards.
The Saints, who finished the season with an overall record of 29-8-3 and advanced to their fourth straight Frozen Four, voted Harbec as the team MVP after a career-high 70 point season. The St. Hubert, Quebec native scored 26 goals and notched 44 assists, and was named a Second Team All-American and a First Team All-Conference forward.
Hughes (left) was a consistent figure in the Saints line-up for four seasons, playing both the forward and defense positions when needed. The Fernie, B.C. native, who earned ECACHL All-Academic Honors for the third straight year, earned the Middendorf Sportsmanship Award thanks to her passion for the game and her team-first attitude. The award, reinstated after a fifteen year hiatus, is named for Martha Middendorf ’79, a Saints goaltender who died tragically in 1979 from complications due to epilepsy. Hughes embodies the same qualities of sportsmanship, hard work and grace for which Martha was well-known.
“Casey has been one of the hardest working players I’ve coached,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “She may not have been the flashiest player, but we knew we were going to get solid shifts from her every night and that she’d have a smile on her face each day at the rink.”
A pair of rookies took home awards as well, as Tara Akstull (right) was named the Most Improved Player and Britni Smith, who was named to both USCHO.com’s and the ECACHL’s Rookie Team, was chosen as the Rookie of the Year.
“Even though she was a rookie, Tara was consistently one of the first players to arrive at the rink everyday and one of the last to leave,” said Coach Flanagan. “She helped make our third line dynamic heading into the playoffs. Britni also had a fantastic year as she made the transition to collegiate hockey look easy.”
The final two awards of the evening went to senior co-captain Julia Palmateer, who earned the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award, and junior Annie Guay who was voted the Best Defensive Player.
Palmateer’s recognition for her academic achievements continues, as she was a nominee for the league’s Student-Athlete of the Year Award and was named to the ECACHL’s All-Academic Team for the third time. Her efforts both on the ice and in the classroom landed her a “C” in 2007, serving as a co-captain with fellow senior Chelsea Grills. She finished her senior campaign with one goal and three assists.
Guay’s skills on both offense and defense have made her one of the most dangerous players on the roster. She finished 2007 with 33 points (11g, 22a) and was named a First Team All-American for the first time in her career. The Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec native, who recently returned from Team Canada’s victory at the Women’s World Championships, joined Harbec on the ECACHL’s First Team.
“Julia is very humble about her outstanding grades and work ethic, but she is was always a very motivated player and captain,” added Flanagan. “Though the Best Defensive Player Award is always a very tight vote, Annie’s excellent work at both five-on-five hockey and special teams play made her a great choice. Her slap shot continues to be one of the most dangerous in the league, and with her experience with Team Canada, we expect her to have another solid year in 2007-08.”
The banquet also offered a chance for the Saints to honor their six seniors including Kaitlin Branon, Elisabeth Pahler, Abbie Bullard, Crystal Connors, Hughes, and Palmateer.
“This group has done something that no class before them had,” said Coach Flanagan. “Four Frozen Fours is something that these women should look back on and be extremely proud of in the future. They’ve re-written women’s hockey history at St. Lawrence, and that’s something we won’t soon forget.”
The Saints 2007-08 captains and seniors will be announced in the near future. For updates, please continue to visit www.stlawu.edu/sports/w_hockey/w_hockeynews.html.
FOURTEEN EARN 2007 ECACHL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS Apr. 4: A total of 145 student-athletes representing the ECAC Hockey League's 12 women's programs were named to the 2007 ECAC Hockey League All-Academic team. St. Lawrence was well represented with 14 student-athletes on the All-Academic squad, tied for third for most in the conference.
All six of the St. Lawrence seniors, Abbie Bullard, Casey Hughes, Elisabeth Pahler, Julia Palmateer, Kaitlin Branon, and Crystal Connors, were named to the All-Academic team, which requires a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better or a 3.0 gpa over the past three semesters. This marks the third consecutive time that Palmateer, Hughes, and Pahler have qualified for the honor, while it was the first time for Bullard, Branon, and Connors.
Joining the seniors were juniors Annie Guay, Sabrina Harbec, and Meaghan Guckian who were all All-Academic recipients last season. The league also honored sophomores Carson Duggan and Marianna Locke and first year students Tara Akstull, Britni Smith, and Becky Street for the first time.
"To have fourteen players earn All-Academic honors says a lot about the commitment and strong work ethic that these women have," said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. "Each of the players should be proud of their accomplishments on the ice this season, but also for a prestigious honor like this."
Yale University had the most members on the All-Academic team with 19, followed by Harvard with 18. St. Lawrence was tied with league-newcomer Rensselaer, who also had 14 recipients.
GUAY AND HARBEC NAMED 2006-07 RBK/AHCA ALL-AMERICANS Mar. 19: St. Lawrence University juniors Annie Guay and Sabrina Harbec have been selected RBK Hockey/AHCA Women's Division I All-Americans for 2006-07. Guay was named a first team defenseman, while Harbec was chosen as a second team forward.
The American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) and RBK Hockey honored Guay and Harbec for the second straight season. Guay, a Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec native, was a Second Team selection last year, while Harbec was a First Team choice in 2005-06.
The ECAC Hockey League was well represented in the All-America selections, as Harvard's Julie Chu, who was also named the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner on Saturday, March 17th, was a First Team forward, joining Dartmouth's Gillian Apps (Second Team Forward), and teammate Sarah Vaillancourt (Second Team Forward) as All-Americas. The conference's five selections matched the total of the WCHA.
"This is obviously an outstanding honor for both Annie and Sabrina, and the fact that this is the second straight year that each has been recognized speaks to both their talent and consistency," said Saints Head Coach Paul Flanagan, who was named an AHCA Coach of the Year Finalist as well. "We're very proud of what they have already accomplished and are already looking forward to an exciting 2007-08 season."
The 2006-07 RBK Hockey/AHCA First Team All Americas included Chu (F), Guay (D), Wisconsin's Sara Bauer (F), Meaghan Mikkelson (D), and Jesse Vetter (G) and Mercyhurst's freshman Meghan Agosta.
The Second Team All Americas included Harbec (F), Apps (F), Vaillancourt (F), Wisconsin's Bobbi-Jo Slusar (D), Ohio State's Tessa Bonhomme (D), and Niagara's Allison Rutledge (G).
TOP-SEEDED BADGERS OUST SAINTS FROM NCAA TOURNEY WITH 4-0 WIN Mar. 16: The No. 2 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team fell behind top-seeded Wisconsin 2-0 less than four minutes into their 2007 NCAA Semifinal contest. The Badgers then turned things over to sophomore goaltender Jessie Vetter who made 22 saves to extend her National Tournament scoreless streak to 388:13 minutes and lead her team to their second consecutive NCAA Championship game with a 4-0 win over the Saints in game one of the Frozen Four in Lake Placid, NY.
The University of Wisconsin will play in the 2007 National Championship game on Sunday, March 18th at 1:00pm against the winner of the second semifinal game between Boston College and Minnesota Duluth.
2007 FROZEN FOUR SET TO KICK-OFF ON FRIDAY EVENING IN LAKE PLACID, NY Mar. 16: The 2007 Frozen Four is set to begin in Lake Placid, NY later this evening as four teams will skate in the Olympic Center with a chance to advance to the National Championship game on Sunday afternoon. The new No. 2 team in the country, the St. Lawrence Saints, will square off with the defending National Champions, the top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers at 5:00pm. The second national semifinal game is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm, and includes a pair of surprise participants, the Boston College Eagles and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.
St. Lawrence, who was voted the new No. 2 team in the country in the USA Today poll after dominating then-No. 4 New Hampshire in the Whittemore Center last weekend, comes into the Frozen Four with a 29-7-3 overall record, including a 7-6-1 mark against ranked opponents. Though the Saints have made five appearances at the National Semifinals, they've advanced to the championship game only once. Head coach Paul Flanagan hopes that hosting the tournament may help tip the scales in his team's favor.
“We’re excited to be in Lake Placid for a couple of reasons. We’re excited to be involved in a great rematch from last year with a solid Wisconsin team, and also to be in our own back yard is something really special for us," remarked Flanagan. "We hope to have a great game and a great crowd.”
St. Lawrence is led by their high-powered offense into Friday evening's showdown with the Badgers, including their first line of senior Chelsea Grills, junior Sabrina Harbec, and sophomore Carson Duggan. The trio are three of the top four scorers in the NCAA Tournament thus far, with Grills currently leading the championship in scoring with four points against the Wildcats.
However, the Wisconsin Badgers have been here before and proved last season that they know how to succeed on the biggest of stages. The WCHA Champions boast one of the deepest rosters in women's hockey, with a cornerstone player at each position for head coach Mark Johnson. Senior Sara Bauer, the 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award winner, anchors the Badger offense, leading the team with 66 points (23g,43a). Fellow classmate Meaghan Mikkelson leads Wisconsin's defensive unit, as she is the leading scoring defenseman in the nation with 47 points (11g,36a).
Much of Wisconsin's success this season can be attributed to their outstanding goaltending, as both sophomore Jessie Vetter and freshman Christine Dufour boast goals against averages below 1.00. Though Dufour is unbeaten on the season (16-0-1), Coach Johnson is likely to stick with Vetter, who hasn't allowed a goal in an NCAA Tournament game in over 14 periods. Most recently, she helped her team advance to the Frozen Four by shutting out the Harvard Crimson in quadruple overtime last weekend.
The Frozen Four's opening game has several outstanding story lines, including Patty Kazmaier finalists Sabrina Harbec and Sara Bauer facing off, Wisconsin's defense vs. St. Lawrence's offense, the Badgers trying to repeat as national champions while the Saints look to win their first title as they co-host the event. However, no storyline has gotten more attention thus far than Coach Johnson's return to the Olympic Center, the home of the "Miracle on Ice."
Johnson was part of the US Olympic team that defeated the USSR in the semifinals in the game that is now tagged the "Miracle on Ice." The Wisconsin coach scored two goals against the Soviet Union in the semifinal game, including his first of the contest with only one second remaining in the opening period to even the score at 2-2.
Needless to say, his return to the Olympic Center this weekend, now trying to coach his team to their second consecutive national title, is one of the most intriguing storylines of the tournament.
“The story (about returning to Lake Placid) has actually become reality," said Johnson. "I didn’t want to talk about it as we knew we’d have a tough game with Harvard before we’d be here. My kids can look at pictures and see my medal, but until they come into town and connect the dots, it’s just not the same experience."
"This game isn’t about me, though, it’s about these ladies and the four teams who are here to compete for a National Championship.”
The second national semifinal pits two teams that crashed the NCAA Tournament with a pair of upsets over the No. 2 and 3 teams last weekend. Boston College advanced to their first ever Frozen Four with a stunning 3-2 win in double-overtime against a highly-favored Dartmouth Big Green squad led by several Olympians. Meanwhile, Minnesota Duluth solved Mercyhurst in overtime the previous night, setting up this match-up that not many people expected.
“The wins were huge for both teams," said UMD head coach Shannon Miller, who has won the National Championship three times with the Bulldogs in her tenure behind the bench. "We didn’t feel like the underdogs against Mercyhurst. Once you’re in the top-eight, anybody can beat anybody.”
Boston College has shown the true parity that now exists in women's Division I ice hockey, as their program has improved dramatically in the past three seasons. The Eagles are led by a pair of freshmen, Kelli Stack and Allie Thunstrom, who have totaled 54 and 46 points, respectively.
"Our league got stronger as the year went on which helped us," said Eagles head coach Tom Mutch. "Our leadership came from our junior class, which was our first recruiting class. We’ve put ourselves in position after going to Dartmouth and doing what we thought we could do.”
The 2007 Frozen Four will be broadcasted live by CSTV, with USCHO.com providing radio coverage for each game. To listen to the games on the web, click here.
SAINTS ARE HEADED TO LAKE PLACID, NY AFTER 6-2 WIN OVER WILDCATS Mar. 10: The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team is headed to Lake Placid, NY for the 2007 Frozen Four after a remarkable 6-2 victory over No. 4 New Hampshire on Saturday in the NCAA Quarterfinals in Durham, NH. Senior Chelsea Grills and sophomore Carson Duggan keyed the victory, combining for seven points in the victory. St. Lawrence lead at 13:41 when Faber scored her second goal of the game. Faber took a pass from Kelly Paton in the left circle, and skated into the slot with the puck. She sent a wrist shot across her body that fooled Guckian and sailed over the goalie’s glove for the sophomore forward’s 17th of the year to make the score 4-2.
SAINTS TO SQUARE OFF WITH UNH WILDCATS IN NCAA QUARTERFINAL GAME Mar. 5: The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the field of eight teams which will compete for the seventh NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, and St.. Lawrence University has qualified as the No. 5 seed in the tournament. The Saints will travel to Durham, NH to take on the No. 4 seeded University of New Hampshire Wildcats at the Whittemore Center.
The 2007 Women’s Frozen Four will be hosted this year by St. Lawrence University and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), March 16 and 18, at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY.
The Saints and Wildcats met twice earlier in the season at the Whittemore Center, with the visitors getting a late goal off the stick of Sabrina Harbec to earn a 1-1 tie in the opener. However, New Hampshire came back strong the following day with an impressive 4-0 win, though St. Lawrence defenseman Annie Guay missed each of those contests while playing with Team Canada.
Three conferences were awarded automatic bids for the 2007 tournament, including the ECACHL, Hockey East, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Those bids went to the Dartmouth Big Green, New Hampshire, and the defending National Champions Wisconsin Badgers, respectively.
The remaining five teams were selected at-large, with the list including the Saints, Mercyhurst College, Harvard University, Boston College and the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Wisconsin enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed and will host No. 8 Harvard on Saturday, March 10 at 7:07 p.m. No. 2 seeded Mercyhurst will host No. 7 Minnesota Duluth on Friday, March 9th at 7 p.m., while No. 3 Dartmouth plays host to No. 6 Boston College, March 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth won the championship the first three years of the tournament (2001, 2002 and 2003), while the University of Minnesota claimed the next two (2004 and 2005). In 2006, Wisconsin became the first team outside of the state of Minnesota to capture the Women’s Frozen Four title after defeating the Golden Gophers, 3-0 at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The National Semifinal games will be played live at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time, Friday, March 16th on CSTV. The National Championship game will be played live at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, March 18, on CSTV. For more information regarding the National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, log on to www.ncaasports.com.
WEATHERSTON NETS HAT TRICK AS DARTMOUTH CAPTURES 2007 ECACHL TOURNAMENT TITLE Mar. 4: The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team fell short in their bid for the program’s first ever ECAC Hockey League Championship, as the Scarlet and Brown fell in this afternoon’s title game to the top-seeded Dartmouth Big Green by the score of 7-3. Senior Katie Weatherston was outstanding for Dartmouth, scoring a hat trick in the contest, and was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Head coach Paul Flanagan stressed the importance of staying out of the penalty box against Dartmouth during his press conference after Saturday’s win over Harvard. Unfortunately, the Saints were unable to follow his advice, taking nine penalties for 29 minutes including two majors.
Though the opening ten minutes of the game were scoreless, it was the Big Green that came out clicking on all cylinders, out-shooting St. Lawrence by a 17-5 margin in the period. It was only a matter of time before Dartmouth cashed in, and it was Weatherston who broke the scoreless tie and gave Dartmouth a 1-0 lead. With her team skating with a player advantage, Weatherston collected a rebound given up by Saints junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian in the crease and fired it to the back of the net at 11:34 for her first of the game.
The goal would open the floodgates for the Big Green though, as they scored two more goals in a span of 4:21 to grab a 3-0 lead before the end of the period. Caroline Ethier scored Dartmouth’s second goal at 13:07 on the power play with a long slap shot from the blue line. Though the puck wobbled all the way to the goal, Guckian was screened and was unable to stop the shot that squeezed beneath the cross bar.
The final goal of the period came off Weatherston’s stick again, this time at 15:55. St. Lawrence junior Kerri Wallace was taken down in the neutral zone, and when no penalty was called, it left Weatherston wide open at center ice with a breakaway on Guckian. The Dartmouth forward, who is 11 th in the country in scoring, made a nice move to her backhand to slide the puck behind Guckian for her 22 nd of the season.
The second period only brought more Big Green offense, as Cherie Piper scored at 3:44 to extend the lead to 4-0. After taking a pass from 2007 Patty Kazmaier finalist Gillian Apps, Piper got off two quick shots that Guckian kept out of the net. However, with the defense unable to clear the puck, Piper reeled in another rebound and this time managed to beat goalie to the near post, notching her ninth of the season.
Weatherston would complete the hat trick at 17:19 of the second period when she made an incredible individual effort to give Dartmouth a seemingly insurmountable 5-0 advantage. After Shannon Bowman ripped a shot on net, the rebound came out into the shot in front of Guckian. The goaltender dove out for the puck, and though she didn’t succeed in knocking it away, she took out Weatherston’s legs and appeared to avoid danger. However, the senior had enough composure to control the puck while in mid air and slide it into the unprotected goal for her 23 rd of the season.
St. Lawrence would end ECACHL Goaltender of the Year Carli Clemis’ shutout bid with only 46 seconds remaining in the second period to make the score 5-1 headed to the third. Wallace fired a long shot with her team on the power play that missed wide of the net to Clemis’ right. However, the puck bounced right back in front to a waiting Crystal Connors who snapped a shot past the goaltender for her 18 th of the season.
Trailing by four headed to the final period, the Saints’ task was grueling as the Big Green had only allowed 13 third period goals this season. Their mission took another hit as Apps scored at 5:49 of the period to give Dartmouth their five goal cushion back at 6-1. Piper again got the play started, this time firing a long, cross-ice pass to Apps who was waiting on the doorstep to Guckian’s right. The goaltender slid over to try and make the save, but it was too late as the ECACHL Player of the Year buried her 30 th goal of the season.
The conference’s Rookie of the Year was not to be left out, though, as Dartmouth’s Sarah Parson’s scored her teams final goal at 12:59 of the third on the power play to make the score 7-1. Skating with a player advantage for the sixth time, Piper sent a soft shot towards the net as she fell to the ice at the blue line. The puck re-directed three times, and, as a testament to the type of day the Saints had, slipped past Guckian’s right pad for the Big Green’s seventh goal. Parsons was credited with the tally while Piper picked up her fourth point of the championship game.
The Saints called a timeout as the game began to get physical, and came back to net two goals before the final buzzer. Connors recorded her second goal of the night at 13:58 on a short-handed effort that started behind First Team All-Conference forward Sabrina Harbec. Harbec carried the puck into the Dartmouth zone and made a nice toe-drag move around a Big Green defender. Though she failed to get a shot attempt off, the puck slid right to Connors on Clemis’ right side and the Bedford, NJ native laced a shot past her for the team’s second goal.
First year student Courtney Sawchuk would score the game’s final goal at 15:49 to cap a solid weekend for the team’s third line. Sophomore Lisa Batchelor started the play with a crisp centering pass right on Sawchuk’s stick and the Sherwood Park, Alberta native fired a shot between Clemis’ pads for her second goal of the season and to cap the scoring at 7-3.
Guckian recorded a season-high 38 saves in the loss, dropping the Victor, NY native to 23-7-3. Meanwhile, Clemis picked up the win for the Big Green behind 16 saves to improve to 23-4-2.
“We were dominated by a much better team that had a ton of energy tonight,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “You simply can’t take that many penalties against a team that good and expect to win. It’s frustrating on our end but we’ll take it in stride and learn from it.”
The ECACHL Championship was the first for Dartmouth since the 2002-03 season. The Saints were the league runner-up for the second time, with their other finals appearance coming in 2004.
Though the Saints fell this afternoon, they are expected to be named in the 2007 NCAA Tournament field at 6:00pm this evening. Thanks to their tournament victory, the Big Green earned an automatic berth into the field.
“Leading up to next weekend, we’ll shift our focus to the team that we draw in the NCAA Tournament. Though this loss is obviously disappointing, we know there is still a National Championship up for grabs later this month.”
Behind her five goal weekend, Weatherston was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and was an All-Tournament Team forward. Joining Weatherston on the 2007 All-Tourney team were Dartmouth’s Shannon Bowman (forward), Sarah Newnam (defense) and Clemis (goaltender), Harvard’s Katie Vaughn (defense), and St. Lawrence’s Sabrina Harbec (forward).
Information regarding the Saints NCAA Tournament game will be posted when it becomes available.
HARBEC LEADS SAINTS TO ECACHL TITLE GAME IN 4-3 WIN OVER HARVARD Hanover, NH – The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team got two goals and an assist from junior Sabrina Harbec and the Saints ended their postseason winless drought against Harvard with a 4-3 victory in the ECAC Hockey League Semifinals in Thompson Arena on Saturday evening.
St. Lawrence improves to 28-6-3 overall on the season, while Harvard drops to 23-7-2. The loss also snaps the Crimson’s three year dominance of the conference tournament, as they’ve won each tournament dating back to the 2003-04 season.
Harbec, who was named a First Team All-League selection for the second straight year on Friday night, opened the game’s scoring at 4:42 of the first period giving the second-seeded Saints a 1-0 lead. Senior Chelsea Grills made a nice play along the boards, keeping the puck in Harvard zone. Harbec picked up the puck just outside the left circle and cut into the slot. The St. Hubert, Quebec native sent a hard backhander that just beat the left pad of Crimson netminder Brittany Martin to open the game’s scoring.
With two of the nation’s premier offenses on the ice, no lead would be considered safe. The Crimson came right back, knotting the score at 1-1 on the power play at 6:52 of the first period. With the nation’s second-best power play unit on the ice for Harvard, Katie Johnston sent a pass in front of Saints goaltender Meaghan Guckian that hit a skate and stopped in front of the crease. Finally, Sarah Wilson was able to coral the puck and lift it over Guckian to even the score at 1-1.
A bit of misfortune would cost the Crimson a goal late in the first, as Harbec picked up her second tally of the night with a mere 2:55 remaining in the period. As Harbec closed in on Martin from the right side, sophomore Carson Duggan crashed the far post looking for a pass. Reading the play, Harbec tried to connect with Duggan, but the puck deflected off of a Crimson defender’s stick. Unfortunately, the puck went on net and fooled Martin, who was caught out of position and could only watch as the Saints regained a one goal cushion, 2-1, after one period.
In a wild second period that was full of back-and-forth action, Liza Solley would get the scoring started with her eighth of the season at 4:39 thanks to an outstanding individual effort. The senior collected the puck in the neutral zone and carried it down the near-side boards to Guckian’s left. As she entered the Saints zone, she let a hard slap shot loose that beat the Saints goaltender five-hole, again tying the game at 2-2.
Sophomore Alison Domenico would waste little time giving St. Lawrence their lead back only 1:11 later when she scored her 17 th of the campaign. First year student Tara Akstull showed great poise for a rookie as she waited for Domenico to rejoin the play in the Harvard zone. Once she crossed the blue line, Akstull sent a pass to Domenico in the circle. She beat a defender, and closed in on Martin from the right side, tucking the puck under the sophomore goalie to put St. Lawrence back on top by one, 3-2.
With the second period seemingly winding down, Duggan would get her name into the scoring at 18:11 to give the Saints the lone two-goal lead of the contest. Harbec once again got the play started, reeling in the puck behind Martin’s goal and sliding a crisp pass in front to her linemate. Duggan, a Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta native, had plenty of time and snapped a wrist shot over Martin’s right shoulder that hit the far post and bounced back into the goal for her 28 th of the season. The assist gave Harbec her third point of the evening and 66 th of the season.
The Crimson’s offense, full of dangerous weapons such as Olympians Julie Chu and Sarah Vaillancourt, were given a golden opportunity at 18:42 of the second when Annie Guay joined Domenico in the penalty box, giving Harvard a 5-on-3 advantage for over a minute. It wouldn’t nearly take that long for the Crimson to strike, though, as Vaillancourt scored at 19:01, only 50 seconds after Duggan, to pull Harvard back to within one goal at 4-3. A long cross-ice pass from US Olympian Caitlin Cahow set up Vaillancourt on Guckian’s right side, as she fired a shot in from the doorstep to end the second period.
Through two periods, the Saints held a 20-13 shot advantage but were unable to score on either of the power play chances. Meanwhile, the Crimson were 2-of-5 with the extra skater and were in position to once again defeat the Saints in the postseason, something they had done six times coming into the contest.
However, the third period belonged to Guckian, who made several outstanding saves to keep Harvard at bay. Her ten saves kept the Saints on top through the third, though her biggest test would come with less than a minute to play in regulation.
Thompson Arena wasn’t kind to the Saints in their last visit, as Dartmouth scored a last-minute goal to send the game to overtime, which the Big Green would prevail in by the score of 5-4. With the clock showing under 30 seconds to play, Harvard pulled Martin for the extra skater as the puck was in the St. Lawrence zone. After a long slap shot from Katie Johnston, the puck came loose in front and a Crimson player was able to toss it back on goal. The puck shot straight up in the air, and with Guckian on her back, could’ve easily crossed the goal line. Instead, however, the goaltender from Victor, NY snagged it before it got behind her, turning back Harvard’s best chance to tie the score and sending St. Lawrence to their second ECACHL Championship game in school history.
“After Harvard scored their third goal, it would’ve been easy for us to get down on ourselves,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan, who notched career win No. 201. “But our team never flinched and kept working hard. Against a team with as much talent as Harvard, you have to work hard for sixty minutes and we did that tonight.”
Guckian finished with 20 saves and notched her third win against Harvard this season. Martin made 25 saves for the Crimson, but fell to 15-4-1 with the loss.
“I think it’s neat to look at this Championship and realize that some of the best women’s hockey players in the world are here competing this weekend,” added Flanagan. “These players all know each other off the ice and have great respect for one another. It’s so much fun to be a part of.”
Next on the docket for St. Lawrence is No. 3 Dartmouth, the tournament host this weekend. The Big Green, who defeated Colgate 4-1 in the early game on Saturday, boasts another dynamic offense, led by ECACHL Player of the Year Gillian Apps and the conference’s Rookie of the Year Sarah Parson’s.
“We know we have to play smart and that they’re going to be ready to go tomorrow,” said Flanagan. “We’ll need to feed off of the excitement and adrenalin to try and win our first championships.
The Saints and Big Green will meet tomorrow, Sunday, March 4 th at 2:00pm in Thompson Arena in Hanover, NH. The winner of the contest gets an automatic bid into the 2007 NCAA Tournament and could make a strong push for home ice advantage in the National Quarterfinals.
GUAY, HARBEC NAMED 1ST TEAM ALL LEAGUE Mar. 3: Junior defender Annie Guay was a unanimous selection and junior forward Sabrina Harbec made the first team for the second straight year as the ECAC Women’s Hockey League announced its 2007 All Stars at its annual awards banquet in Hanover, NH Friday night.
Defender Kerri Wallace and forward Chelsea Grills, a Saint captain, were named to the third team while defender Britni Smith was selected as a member of the All Rookie team in voting by league coaches.
Dartmouth’s Gillian Apps was named Player of the Year, Sarah Parsons of Dartmouth was the Rookie of the Year, Carli Clemens of Dartmouth was the Goaltender of the Year and Mark Hudak of Dartmouth was the Coach of the Year as the regular-season champion Big Green swept the major awards. Tara French of Colgate was named Student-Athlete of the Year and Yale was presented the Turfer Athletic Trophy.
In addition to Guay, Harbec, Clemis and Apps, Caitlin Cahow and Julie Chu of Harvard were named to the first team All Star squad.
Guay and Harbec each received ECAC Women’s Hockey League honors for the third straight year. Both were on the league all rookie team as first year players and both earned first team honors last season with Harbec named the league’s Player of the Year.
Guay (left) was a key to the Saint defensive success as SLU held opponents to 1.86 goals per game in league play. She also contributed five goals and 16 assists in league games, tying for the league lead in scoring by defensemen. She holds the SLU records for career points by a defenseman (72), goals by a defenseman (20) and the career record for assists by a defenseman with 52. She set the season record for goals by a defenseman with ten this season and has 31 points in 32 games going into Saturday’s semifinal game against Harvard.
Harbec (right) led the Saints in scoring in the regular season with 63 points and was second overall to Apps, who had 66. Harbec helped the Saints average a league-leading 4.91 goals per game with 23 goals and 40 assists in 34 games overall. A Patty Kazmaier Award finalist for the second straight year, Harbec reached 100 points faster than any other player in SLU history and is second on the all-time Saint scoring list with 160 points, 11 behind Rebecca Russell, with this year’s playoffs and a full season yet to play. She has established a career high for points in a season and is within seven points of the single-season SLU record.
Wallace earned third-team honors for the second consecutive season and scored three goals and had 19 assists from the blue line for the Saints. The junior defender was plus-22 in the plus/minus ratings for the Saints this season.
Grills, who missed all of last season with an injury and has another season of eligibility following this year, was ECAC Women’s Hockey League Rookie of the Year in 2003-04 and scored 40 points on 15 goals and 25 assists in 31 games this season.
Smith has been an outstanding addition to the Saint blue line corps and has a goal to go with 13 assists for 14 points in 34 games. She leads all Saint defenders and is second overall on the team in plus/minus at plus-31.
SAINTS SWEEP CLARKSON OUT OF ECACHL PLAYOFFS WITH 3-1 VICTORY Feb. 24: The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team, fresh off an incredible come-from-behind victory last night, swept their North Country rival from the ECACHL Tournament on Saturday night, defeating Clarkson by the score of 3-1. The Saints (27-6-3,17-4-1) advance to the ECACHL semifinals, where they will meet the Harvard Crimson.
The opening period on Saturday was dominated with play in the neutral zone as neither team wanted to fall behind. Clarkson’s Britney Selina had the best chance to break the scoreless tie when she beat a St. Lawrence defender and closed in on junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian from the right side. However, the Saints netminder flashed some leather, reaching out and gloving the shot to keep the game scoreless.
The Saints penalty killing unit, ranked third in the nation, stole the show in the opening period though. Clarkson had the only two power play opportunities in the period, but St. Lawrence applied constant pressure and kept the visitors without a single shot in the four minutes.
Offensively, the Saints had the majority of chances in the period but nothing that really threatened Clarkson goaltender Kira Hurley. Though the Saints did manage eight shots on goal in the first, several were taken from long distance, and Hurley was able to keep them in front of her.
The second period saw much of the same tactical style of play, as each team’s defense did a solid job of protecting their goalkeeper. Guckian was forced to make only three saves in each of the first two periods, while Hurley had a very busy second period, turning back 14 St. Lawrence bids. Clarkson also caught a break when senior Casey Hughes fired a wrap around shot from the slot that beat Hurley’s right pad, but bounced hard off the right post and back into play.
With the period winding down, an icing call brought the face-off to Hurley’s left in the Clarkson zone. Junior Sabrina Harbec won the draw, pulling it back to fellow classmate Annie Guay at the blue line. Guay rifled a shot towards Hurley, but before it got to her, senior Chelsea Grills deflected the puck in front of the crease and past the goal line to give St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead. The goal was Grills’ 14th of the season and came with only 50 seconds remaining in the second period.
After the goal, the Saints came out fired up in the third, knowing they were 20 minutes away from the ECACHL semifinals. Sophomore Carson Duggan got the puck to Harbec in the Clarkson zone and the St. Hubert , Quebec native swiftly made her way behind the Golden Knight’s goal. Before Hurley and the defense could track her down, Harbec made a perfect centering pass in the slot again to Grills, who fired a quick one-timer that caught Hurley moving to her left and beat her glove side to put the Saints up 2-0 a mere 1:01 into the third.
Clarkson tried to get back into the game after Grills’ 15th of the season, as the Green and Gold were able to get some offense going in the third. Guckian was up to the task, though, and made a key save six minutes into the third when she stopped Marie-Jo Gaudet’s backhander in the slot. The Victor, NY native came up big again on the penalty kill, robbing Brooke Beazer with just under twelve minutes to play in regulation.
With the game still in doubt, it was again the Harbec-Grills-Duggan line that did in Clarkson, as Duggan scored her 27th of the season at 9:34 of the third with assists going to each of her line mates. Grills got the play started this time, finding Harbec in the circle to Hurley’s right. Harbec then snapped to pass to Duggan in the slot, who sent a low shot that beat the Clarkson goalie’s left pad to put the Scarlet and Brown ahead 3-0. Harbec was credited with her third assist of the game and 40th of the season, while Grills picked up her third point of the evening as well.
After a Clarkson timeout, the Golden Knights knew they needed goals quickly if they were going to keep their season alive. With St. Lawrence defender Britni Smith sitting in the penalty box for interference, the Knights would end Guckian’s shutout bid with a power play goal at 13:11 of the third period. Carlee Eusepi found Beazer along the boards to Guckian’s right and the defenseman sent a long shot while her teammates set up a screen in front. The puck got past Guckian and into the net for Beazer’s third of the season, making the score 3-1 with 6:49 remaining.
From there on out, though, the stage belonged to Guckian, as she finished an outstanding third period with nine saves to protect her team’s two-goal cushion. The Knights tried to keep pressure on the Saints in the offensive zone, but a bench minor for Too Many Players on the Ice at 16:23 of the third period did in Clarkson, forcing them to skate short-handed for the majority of the remainder of the game.
“I thought we really responded well after last night, as we knew we needed to play better tonight,” said St. Lawrence head coach Paul Flanagan, who collected his 200th career win behind the Saints bench on Saturday night. “Our penalty killing unit stepped up and gave our team a big lift and a lot of confidence tonight.”
The Saints finished 0-for-3 with the extra skater, but held Clarkson to a 1-for-7 mark on the power play. Guckian finished with 15 saves and earned the win to improve to 22-6-3 on the season, while Hurley took the loss (7-12-3) despite making 28 stops.
“Clarkson did a good job eliminating any second-chances for us in front of the net, and forced us to really capitalize on our opportunities,” added Flanagan. “It was a good series with two exciting games. We knew Clarkson would be tough and they gave us all we could handle.”
The ECACHL semifinals are set for March 3rd, as the No. 2 seeded Saints draw No. 3 Harvard for the right to play for the conference championship. Meanwhile, tournament host Dartmouth will play Colgate in the other match-up. The ECACHL championship game will be played the following day, Sunday, March 4th.
SAINTS SCORE TWICE IN FINAL NINETY SECONDS TO STEAL GAME ONE FROM CLARKSON Feb. 23: The St. Lawrence-Clarkson rivalry added another chapter to its rich history on Friday night, as the Saints and Golden Knights met in the opening game of their ECACHL quarterfinal match-up. Trailing 2-1, the Saints tallied two goals in a span of 46 seconds, including the game-winner by senior Crystal Connors with only 28.3 seconds remaining, to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
The victory moved the No. 5 Saints to 26-6-3 (17-4-1) on the season, while Clarkson fell to 18-14-3 (10-10-2).
Even though a goal wasn’t scored, opening period belonged to the visitors as Clarkson worked hard to pressure the puck in the Saints zone and create scoring chances. Junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian was very solid between the pipes in the first stanza though, stopping all ten shots the Knights fired her way.
Though St. Lawrence only managed five shots on Clarkson senior goaltender Kira Hurley, the Scarlet and Brown had the best scoring chance of the period when sophomore Alison Domenico skated away from the defense and earned a breakaway. Hurley, last year’s ECACHL Goaltender of the Year, was up to the task, though, sprawling out to make a pad save on Domenico’s forehand chance.
Clarkson continued to work hard in the offensive zone, and was giving a power play chance 1:13 into the second period when junior defenseman Kerri Wallace was sent off for hooking. The Knights would capitalize, scoring the game’s opening goal at 1:53 to seize the lead and the momentum. Freshman Genevieve Lavoie centered a pass from Guckian’s left and the goaltender was unable to get back in position to cover Britney Selina’s shot. The rookie forward flipped the puck into the open goal to put Clarkson ahead early in the second period.
The Golden Knights, knowing St. Lawrence’s offense remains one of the best in the country, didn’t back off after taking the lead and earned another great scoring chanced midway through the second period. Selina got the play started by sending a hard wrist shot on Guckian from the right side. Though the goalie was able to make the initial save, she was unable to reel in the rebound, which sat on the top of the goal mouth until Clarkson’s Katie Morrison picked it up and slipped it into the goal to give the Green and Gold a 2-0 lead with 9:47 to play in the second.
Needing to curve the game’s momentum, St. Lawrence co-captain Chelsea Grills carried the puck in the Clarkson zone, pulled up, and sent a crisp pass back to the blue line. Junior Annie Guay wound up and turned loose a blast that sailed over Hurley’s glove and into the back of the net to pull the home team to within one at 13:18 . The goal was Guay’s 10th of the season, while Grills picked up her 24th assist to complete the period’s scoring and set the stage for a wild third period.
St. Lawrence and Clarkson would not disappoint in the final period, as the Saints were relentless in trying to net the game-tying goal while the Knights worked to clamp down on defense and run time off the clock. The Saints appeared to have the tying goal when Grills re-directed a slap shot from the point that fooled Hurley. However, the goalie made an outstanding glove save that protected Clarkson’s 2-1 cushion.
With Clarkson playing a prevent-style of game in the period, the Saints tried to work the puck around and wait for the right chance to even the score. The Golden Knights were up to the task though, as the defense clogged the passing lanes and Hurley came up with nine more saves in the period to bring the visitors within two minutes of victory.
As Domenico worked her way into the Clarkson zone with less than two minutes left in regulation, she was knocked off the puck by Morrison. The referee’s arm went up, and the Saints were granted their third power play chance of the evening with only 1:27 left in the game.
After a timeout from head coach Paul Flanagan, junior Sabrina Harbec lined up to take the face-off to Hurley’s right with the Saints net empty. After a clean face-off win, the puck came down low to sophomore Carson Duggan. The forward ripped a shot off Hurley’s pads, and a scrum began at the top of the crease. However, the puck slipped through and landed on Grills stick. The Stittsville, Ontario native lifted the puck into the goal and evened the score at 2-2 with only 1:15 left in regulation. Sophomore Marianna Locke and Duggan were each credited with assists on Grills’ 13th tally of the year.
With the crowd now alive and on their side, the Saints started up ice in what would probably be the last push before heading to overtime. Harbec cradled the puck up the far boards and lured the Clarkson defender out of the center of the ice. However, Connors had slipped into the slot and waited for Harbec’s pass. Once it arrived, the Bedford, NJ native didn’t miss, firing a one-timer past Hurley and into the net, giving the Saints their first lead at 3-2 with only 29.3 seconds remaining in the game.
Though Clarkson tried to earn a bid on Guckian, it was to no avail as the No. 2 seeded Saints escaped Appleton Arena with a 3-2 win to seize game one in the series.
“You have to hand it to Clarkson, they really capitalized on their chances and their pressure forced us into making a few bad decisions,” said Coach Flanagan. “We were very fortunate to come away with a win.”
Hurley finished with 23 saves in the contest, while Guckian brought her total to 16 saves with two stops in the third period.
St. Lawrence improved to 5-1-1 all time against Clarkson and remained undefeated versus the Golden Knights in Appleton Arena (4-0-0).
The two North Country rivals will meet in game two of their best-of-three series tomorrow, Saturday, February 24th in Appleton Arena as the Saints look to advance to the ECACHL semifinals. The puck is set to drop at 7:00pm.
HARBEC SELECTED AS PATTY KAZMAIER AWARD FINALIST FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR Feb. 19: The USA Hockey Foundation today announced the top-10 finalists for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, recognizing the nation's top Division I women's ice hockey player. St. Lawrence University junior Sabrina Harbec, one year after being a top-three candidate, joins fellow ECACHL players Gillian Apps (Dartmouth), Julie Chu (Harvard), and Sarah Vaillancourt (Harvard) on the list of finalists.
Harbec has had another outstanding season for the Scarlet and Brown, scoring 23 goals and notching 36 assists for 59 points. The St. Hubert, Quebec native, who has four game-winning goals and a team-best three short-handed goals, ranks second all-time in scoring behind Rebecca Russell in the university record book.
"This is obviously another tremendous accomplishment for Sabrina, and we are very happy for her on again being a finalist for one of the most coveted awards in all of college sports," said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. "She plays so hard day in and day out, she's a very deserving candidate and belongs on that list of very accomplished hockey players."
Joining the four ECACHL representatives on the Patty Kazmaier Award finalist list are Meghan Agosta from Mercyhurst, defending Patty Kazmaier winner Sara Bauer and teammate Meaghan Mikkelson from Wisconsin, Tessa Bonhomme from Ohio State, Martine Garland from New Hampshire, and Noemie Marin from Minnesota Duluth.
Five previous winners of the award will be in attendance at this year’s ceremony, including three-time U.S. Olympian Angela Ruggiero (Harvard/2004), two-time Olympian A.J. Mleczko (Harvard/1999), the inaugural award recipient Brandy Fisher (New Hampshire/1998), last year’s award winner Sara Bauer (Wisconsin/2006) and the first goaltender to win the award Ali Brewer (Brown University/2000).
DOMENICO'S LATE GOAL SECURES NO. 2 SEED FOR SAINTS IN ECACHL TOURNEY Feb. 17: The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women's hockey team found itself in a 1-1 battle with ECAC Hockey League newcomer Rensselaer on Saturday afternoon in Troy, NY. However, sophomore Alison Domenico came to the rescue with her 16th goal of the season with only 1:40 remaining in the third period, lifting the Saints to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Engineers to close out the regular season in style.
With the win, the Saints (25-6-3, 17-4-1) secured the No. 2 seed in the ECACHL Tournament, and will take on their North Country rival the Clarkson Golden Knights in a best-of-three quarterfinal series. Meanwhile, Rensselaer (12-20-1, 8-13-1) will head to Hanover, NH next weekend as the No. 8 seed to take on top-seeded Dartmouth in the opening round of the conference playoffs.
Despite a 15-3 shot advantage for the Scarlet and Brown in the opening period, it was the Engineers that would manufacture the game’s first goal and hold a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes. Rensselaer’s Allison Wright settled a pass from teammate Whitney Naslund in the slot and fired a shot past St. Lawrence junior goalie Meaghan Guckian to give the home team the early advantage. The goal came at 6:06 of the first period and was Wright’s seventh of the year.
At the far end of the ice, Rensselaer netminder Ashley Mayr was outstanding, stopping all 15 of the St. Lawrence shots she faced in the period. Guckian saw much less action, making two stops in the first stanza.
Though the Engineers held their opponents off the scoreboard for twenty minutes to open the game, it took St. Lawrence only 12 seconds after the opening face-off of the second period to level the score at 1-1. As the Saints carried the puck into the Rensselaer zone, first year defender Brittaney Maschmeyer chipped a pass in front of the goal from the left corner. There, the puck settled on the stick of junior Sabrina Harbec, who secured the pass and quickly lifted a shot over Mayr and into the net for her 23rd of the season.
The remaining 19:48 of the second period belonged to the goaltenders and penalty killing units. Each team had two power play opportunities, but the opposing penalty killing units were outstanding, not allowing special teams to be a factor in the scoring. Meanwhile, it was again a busy period for Mayr, who stopped 15 more St. Lawrence bids to Guckian’s eight saves in the period.
The third period was a back and forth affair and both teams refused to give. Though Rensselaer had already been locked into the No. 8 seed in the tournament, the home team was playing hard for their seniors on “Senior Day,” while the Saints looked to stay ahead of Harvard in the conference standings.
For over eighteen minutes, both Guckian and Mayr were perfect, stopping 9 and 14 shots, respectively, over the course of the period. With the Saints threatening in the RPI zone, several St. Lawrence shots were blocked in front of Mayr. However, the puck came to sophomore Marianna Locke, who made a heads-up pass in front of the net to Domenico. The Nepean, Ontario native landed a shot, which deflected up and over the goalie’s shoulder and into the net, propelling St. Lawrence to a thrilling 2-1 win over Rensselaer.
“ Rensselaer is a very talented team, and they gave us everything we could handle today,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “It was a great hockey game and obviously one we really needed to have.”
Mayr (11-18-1) finished with a career-high 44 saves in net for the Engineers, while Guckian closed with 19 for the Saints and improved to 20-6-3 on the season.
Next up for the Saints will be game one of their playoff series with the Golden Knights. The two rivals will meet in the series’ opener on Friday, February 23rd at 7:00pm in Appleton Arena. Game two is scheduled for Saturday, February 24 th at 7:00pm and if necessary, game three will be Sunday, February 25 th at 4:00pm.
GRILLS AND HARBEC EACH TALLY FOUR POINTS IN 8-1 WIN OVER UNION Feb. 16: The No. 5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team’s offense was simply too much for their ECACHL opponent, Union College, on Friday night, as the Saints tallied eight goals and moved to within one win of earning the No. 2 seed in the conference playoffs with an 8-1 win over the Dutchwomen in Schenectady, NY.
The Scarlet and Brown (24-6-3, 16-4-1) remained tied with Harvard in second place in the league standings, but own the tiebreaker having swept the Crimson this season. Union fell to 4-20-5 and remained winless in the conference this season (0-21-0).
The Saints skated their way to a 2-0 lead after one period, with senior Chelsea Grills scoring the opening goals for the visitors on Union netminder Amanda Hanson. Grills opened the scoring at 4:47 of the first period, with assists going to juniors Kerri Wallace and Sabrina Harbec. The Stittsville, Ontario native then collected her second goal of the period and 12th of the season at 15:52, with an assist again going to Harbec and the other to first year defenseman Britni Smith.
Making her fourth career start between the pipes for St. Lawrence was rookie goalie Maxie Weisz, who stopped all three first period shots she faced from Union to protect her team’s 2-0 lead. Hanson made 14 saves in the opening 20 minutes to keep her team within striking distance.
Trailing 2-0 to open the second period, Union came out quickly and made it a one-goal game as Suzy Pocock tucked the puck behind Weisz at 4:25, making the score 2-1 and giving the Dutchwomen hope. However, from there out, the Saints dominated play, managing to outshoot Union 50-12 and score six unanswered goals.
Pocock’s goal served as a small “wake-up” call to the Saints, who quickly rebounded with four goals to close the period and carry a 6-1 lead into the third period. Sophomore Carson Duggan netted her first of the game at 5:41 of the second, while fellow classmate Alison Domenico scored her second career shorthanded goal at 8:21 to build the lead to 4-1.
Rookie Tara Akstull scored her seventh goal of the campaign at 16:49, with assists going to her linemates Lisa Batchelor and Courtney Sawchuk to bring the score to 5-1. Harbec would complete the period’s scoring with an unassisted goal at 19:13, sending the Saints to the locker room with a 6-1 cushion.
Harbec’s goal would end Hanson’s night, as she was replaced in net by Danielle Kimble after stopping 28 saves through two periods. Weisz allowed only the one Union goal, stopping six shots in the second period for a two-period total of 11.
The third period was again all St. Lawrence, as they out-shot their opponents by a 16-2 margin. Batchelor scored her 11th goal of the season a mere 24 seconds into the period to extend the visitors lead to 7-1.
Duggan would then complete the game’s scoring at 8:10 of the third period when she scored her 26th of the season on Kimble with assists going to both Harbec and Grills.
Kimble did a nice job in Hanson’s stead for Union, making 14 saves in the third period. However, Hanson took the loss and dropped to 0-12-0 on the year. Meanwhile, Weisz was forced to make only two stops in the third and remained unbeaten at 4-0-0 on the season.
The Saints front line of Grills-Harbec-Duggan had merely too much firepower for the Dutchwomen, as the line netted ten points on the evening.
With the victory, St. Lawrence is assured that they will face either Yale or Clarkson at home in the opening round of the ECACHL playoffs. However, the Saints must first visit conference newcomer Rensselaer, who has clinched the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament already. The two teams will meet in the final regular season contest tomorrow, Saturday, February 17th in Troy, NY at 4:00pm.
SAINTS CLINCH HOME ICE IN CONFERENCE QUARTERS WITH 3-3 TIE VERSUS PRINCETON Feb. 11: The No. 4/5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team earned a hard-fought 3-3 tie with Princeton University on Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Appleton Arena, clinching the Saints home ice advantage in the opening round of the ECACHL Playoffs, beginning February 23rd.
The draw was St. Lawrence’s first in the conference season as they moved to 23-6-3 (15-4-1), while Princeton stayed in the hunt for the final home playoff spot in the ECACHL Quarterfinals as their record went to 14-10-3 (12-6-2).
Though the game opened with a very fast-paced tempo, neither team was able to get an early goal, which was unlike the first meeting between the two teams on October 27th that included a total of six first period goals. It wasn’t until sophomore Marianna Locke tallied her 16 th of the season at 15:24 of the first period that the scoreless tie was broken and the Saints captured a 1-0 lead.
Right off of the face-off, Locke was tied up by a Princeton forward as the puck came to a standstill in the circle. However, the Brasher Falls, NY native didn’t give up on the play and came away with a shot to Princeton goalie Kristen Young’s right. Locke threw a wrist shot at the net that fooled Young, sailing over her blocker and into the net for the 1-0 advantage.
The Tigers wasted very little time in leveling the score, though, as the visitors bounced right back 21 seconds later with the tying goal at 15:45 of the first. Marykate Oakley picked up a pass in the neutral zone and fired it ahead to senior Kim Pearce, who slipped between the Saints defense and moved in one-on-one with sophomore goalie Meaghan Guckian. Though Guckian tried to glove Pearce’s bid to the right corner of the net, she was unsuccessful and Princeton tied the game as the two teams headed for the locker room.
The second period saw both teams have great chances to take the momentum. Sonja Novak let a hard shot loose on Guckian from the left circle that appeared to be headed for the goal. However, her shot clanked off the near post and the Saints took control of the puck and headed up-ice. Senior Chelsea Grills controlled the puck to Young’s right and fired a shot that beat the netminder, but also found only steel to keep the game tied 1-1.
After exchanging opportunities, Princeton would take their first lead at 6:57 of the second period when Laura Watt scored her seventh of the season with an assist going to Oakley. Oakley found Watt in the slot in front of Guckian, and she sent a one-timer on net. Though Guckian seemed to have the puck under her pads, it had trickled between them and lay behind her on the goal line, where Watt was there to finish the play and put the Tigers on top 2-1.
Some outstanding goaltending on each end kept that score the same heading into the third as Young and Guckian kept their opponents at bay. Young robbed sophomore Carson Duggan with a diving save to her left just when there appeared to be an open net for the Ma-Me-O Beach, Ontario native. Guckian then answered the call with a skate-save at the other end on Oakley from just outside the crease.
St. Lawrence hoped to improve their record of 0-5-2 when trailing after two periods, and Duggan got them off to a great start with her 23rd of the season at 2:06 of the third. With the Saints skating on the power play, junior Sabrina Harbec won a face-off deep in Tiger territory. The puck came back to junior Annie Guay, who blasted a slap shot towards Young. However, Duggan alertly reached her stick out and tipped it past the goaltender for her first of the game and to tie the score at 2-2.
Grills would then provide her team a spark with a beautiful passing play that led to the Saints third goal and give them a lead with 9:40 remaining in regulation. The Stittsville, Ontario native carried the puck along the boards to Young’s right side. With a defender shadowing her, Grills skated behind the net and seemed to be heading for a wrap around shot. Instead, the co-captain centered a pass in front on Duggan’s stick, completely fooling Young and the Tiger defense and allowing her linemate to score her fourth goal of the weekend at 10:20 of the third period.
The Tigers, who will meet Colgate next weekend potentially with home ice advantage in the playoffs on the line, showed their resiliency by scoring only 3:03 later and evening the score at 3-3. After junior Kerri Wallace was whistled for an interference penalty at 11:46, Princeton scored their lone power play goal at 13:23 when freshman Melanie Wallace sent a hard snap shot that beat Guckian glove-side under the cross bar to send the game into overtime.
However, the final five minutes would belong to the goaltenders and penalty killing units as each squad protected a coveted point in the league standings. Princeton had a full two-minute power play chance, but Guckian held her ground, stopping Lizzie Keady’s bid to win the game. After Pearce was then whistled for goaltender’s interference with 47 seconds remaining in the game, Young came up big stopping Locke’s chance at a game-winner with less than 20 seconds remaining, preserving a point for the visiting Tigers.
“That was a great hockey game with a lot of excitement and action,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “Both teams knew how important it was to get at least one point today, and we’re glad to have wrapped up home ice for the conference quarterfinals.”
Young finished with 24 saves and improved to 10-4-3 overall, while Guckian stopped 17 shots and moved to 19-6-3 .
Sunday’s game was the final regular season home contest for the Saints’ Class of 2007, including co-captain Julia Palmateer, Casey Hughes, Abbie Bullard, Kaitlin Branon, Elisabeth Pahler, and Crystal Connors. With the team’s tie against Princeton , the group’s all-time record at St. Lawrence stands at 109-29-11 (.768).
“Our seniors are great women as they do so much for both our team and the St. Lawrence community,” added Coach Flanagan. “They’ve had an outstanding four years and I’m extremely proud of them.”
St. Lawrence will finish their 2006-07 regular season next weekend at Union and Rensselaer as the ECACHL tournament picture will come into focus. The Saints currently have the inside track to the No. 2 seed in the playoffs ahead of Harvard, and would therefore draw the No. 7 seed at Appleton Arena in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, February 23rd. The Scarlet and Brown will first have to negotiate the Dutchwomen and Engineers, though, as the puck drops in Schenectady, NY with Union next Friday evening at 7:00pm.
SAINTS HAVE INSIDE TRACK TO NO.2 SEED ECACHL PLAYOFFS AFTER 4-1 WIN Feb. 10: The No. 4/5 St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team improved to 12-2-0 in the friendly confines of Appleton Arena this season with a 4-1 victory over Quinnipiac University on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Carson Duggan scored a pair of goals, bringing her career total to 50 in only 67 career games.
The win moved the Saints to 23-6-2 (15-4-0) on the season, and all but assures them of home ice advantage in the ECACHL Quarterfinals beginning Friday, February 23rd. The win also gave St. Lawrence their eighth season sweep of an opponent this year. Meanwhile, the loss drops the Bobcats to 8-21-2 (5-13-1), forcing them to win their final three games in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Though Quinnipiac came into the contest a heavy underdog, they worked hard in the early going to establish some momentum and create several scoring opportunities. Saints junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian, making her first career start against the Bobcats, was up to the task, though, stopping all six shots she faced in the opening period.
The Saints nationally-acclaimed offense had several quality chances on Quinnipiac goalie Laura Brennan early in the contest, but they were unable to get one past the senior netminder. It would take a heads-up play by senior Crystal Connors and an unfortunate break for the Bobcats to break the scoreless tie at 10:20 of the first period, as the Saints drew first blood.
As Quinnipiac went for a change with the puck in the Saints zone, two players came onto the ice, leaving the visitors with too many players. Though the players quickly realized their mistake and headed back for the bench, the puck came along the near boards where the Bobcats didn’t touch it to avoid taking a penalty. However, Connors had snuck behind the defense and picked up the puck just outside the blue line. The Belford, NJ native moved in on a breakaway with Brennan, slid the puck to her backhand, and lifted the puck over the goalie’s blocker to put the home team on top 1-0.
The Bobcats came right back though, and less than five minutes later seemed to have scored a goal that would have tied the game at 1-1. However, the officials ruled that the Quinnipiac player had batted the puck out of the air with a high-stick, waving off the goal. It was the second potential goal that was waved off in the period, as the Saints also had a goal called off as it was re-directed by an offensive player’s hand.
Quinnipiac’s defense and Brennan did their best to keep their team in the game through the second period, as most of the action was in their end of the ice. Brennan made several key saves in the period to keep her team down by only a goal, but Guckian matched her efforts, robbing Hayley McMeekin and Ashley Jaffray on the doorstep to protect her team’s lead.
As the Saints offense continued to test their opponents, sophomore Marianna Locke kept the puck inside the blue line and fed defenseman Kerri Wallace just inside the right circle. As the defense shifted to block Wallace’s shot, the junior slid a pass back to Locke in the slot, and the Brasher Falls , NY native finished the play, flipping a shot over Brennan’s shoulder and into the net to put St. Lawrence ahead 2-0 at 13:29 of the second period.
The Saints would carry that two goal cushion into the third, as Guckian made ten saves in the period to keep Quinnipiac off the scoreboard. Brennan’s two-period total of 25 saves kept her team within striking distance, though, and the Bobcats would have their best opportunity to get back into the game to start the third period, as they would have a 5-on-3 advantage for 45 seconds.
The Saints penalty killing unit, ranked fourth in the country entering the contest, would hold its ground, however, killing off the 5-on-3 advantage while allowing only two shots on goal. Duggan would put the game seemingly out of reach, scoring a pair of goals at 4:50 and 13:05 of the third period to put the Saints up 4-0 with only 6:05 left in regulation.
Duggan’s 21st of the season was set up by crisp passing from her teammates, as senior Chelsea Grills found junior Sabrina Harbec to Brennan’s left, who quickly fed Duggan in the shot for a one-timer for the 3-0 lead. Later in the period, Duggan would score her 50th career goal with assists going to Harbec and Locke as she was able to beat Brennan while the Saints skated with a player advantage, putting the Saints on top 4-0.
“I thought we did a nice job killing off their 5-on-3 chance to start the third period, as that could’ve swung the momentum their way,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “Once we were able to get back to full strength, our offense created some solid chances and Carson put the puck in the net.”
Though the Saints were within three minutes of collecting a shutout for Guckian, the Bobcats would not leave Appleton Arena scoreless, spoiling the shutout bid at 17:02 of the third. Hayley McMeekin sent a long, cross ice pass in the Saints zone which landed on the stick of Jennifer MacLean. The sophomore re-directed the puck past the Saints goaltender and into the net for her seventh of the season, completing the game’s scoring.
Guckian improved her record to 19-6-2 on the season while stopping 21 Quinnipiac shots. Despite stopping 32 shots, Brennan took the loss, dropping to 6-17-1 on the year.
“I give a lot of credit to Quinnipiac for their effort today,” said Coach Flanagan. “They were ready to play this afternoon and (Laura) Brennan was outstanding in goal.”
With #6 Harvard losing to Colgate on Saturday afternoon in Hamilton , NY by the score of 3-1, the Saints now have the inside track on the No. 2 seed in the ECACHL playoffs. However, the Scarlet and Brown must get past Princeton first, as the Tigers upended the Saints by the score of 6-5 earlier this season on October 27th. The two conference rivals will meet tomorrow, Sunday, February 11th in Appleton Arena in the St. Lawrence women’s hockey Class of 2007’s final regular season home game. The puck is set to drop at 2:00pm.
GUCKIAN NAMED GOALIE OF THE WEEK, HARBEC NAMED TO HONOR ROLL Feb 5: St. Lawrence University junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian was honored by the ECAC Hockey League on Monday, as the Victor, NY native was tagged the conference's "Goaltender of the Week" for the third time this season. Fellow classmate Sabrina Harbec was also recognized, as she was named to the league's "Honor Roll."
Guckian may have boasted her best performance of the season against Colgate last Friday night, making several outstanding saves and robbing the Raiders in key moments of the game to help ensure the Saints victory. Guckian made 25 stops while earning the 13th shutout of her career and pushing her team into sole possession of third place in the confernce .
Against Cornell the following afternoon, Guckian allowed the opening two goals of the game, one of which was a 5-on-3 score for the Big Red. However, after the opening period, she slammed the door on Cornell and watched as her team rattled off seven goals to move improve her record to 18-6-2 this season.
"Meaghan was outstanding against Colgate on Friday, as she really saved us a few times and kept them from gaining momentum," said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. "I thought she bounced back very well after giving up two against Cornell and allowed our offense to settle into their game."
Meanwhile, Harbec continued to be a constant threat in the offensive end, as the Nation's third-leading scorer tallied five points this weekend against Colgate and Cornell. Against the Raiders, Harbec notched two assists, including a helper on the game-winning goal. On Saturday, the St. Hubert, Quebec native then helped her team dig out of the 0-2 hole to Cornell, tallying three points as the Saints earned the weekend sweep 7-2.
The Saints remained No. 4 in the USCHO.com Poll on Monday, with the USA Today rankings to be released Tuesday afternoon. St. Lawrence will look to clinch home ice advantage in the ECACHL Quarterfinals as they square off with conference foes Quinnipiac and Princeton this weekend in Appleton Arena. The puck will drop on the Saints and Bobcats on Saturday, February 10th at 2:00pm, with the Princeton game to be played on Sunday at 2:00pm as well.
SAINTS ERUPT FOR FIVE GOALS IN THE SECOND, TOPPLE CORNELL 7-2 Feb. 3: Cornell University came into Appleton Arena looking to snap a sixteen game losing streak against the St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team that dates back to January 2001. Through twenty minutes, the Big Red seemed poised to capture one of the biggest victories in their program’s history. However, the No. 4 Saints, trailing by two entering the second period, erupted offensively for five goals and put the game out of reach, toppling Cornell by the final score of 7-2.
The victory helped the Saints (22-6-2, 14-4-0) keep pace in the ECACHL standings, remaining one point behind second-ranked Harvard. The Scarlet and Brown were also helped on Saturday by their arch nemesis the Clarkson Golden Knights, who gave St. Lawrence some breathing room for home ice advantage in the conference quarterfinals by knocking off the Colgate Raiders 1-0.
The Cornell Big Red, who entered Saturday’s contest with a 3-19-2 overall record, looked to play spoiler and cost the Saints two critical points in the standings. The visitors got off to a great start, taking only 30 seconds to shock the Scarlet and Brown, scoring the opening goal and taking a 1-0 lead. Brianne Schmidt found linemate Caeleigh Beerworth in the slot, and her one-timer went five-hole on St. Lawrence goalie Meaghan Guckian, slipping between her pads and into the net for the Big Red’s opening goal.
The goal gave Cornell newfound confidence, as they were able to kill off two Saint power plays with ease, allowing only four shots on their netminder Beth Baronick. After killing the penalties, the Big Red found themselves on a 5-on-3 advantage when junior Annie Guay joined senior Casey Hughes in the penalty box. They wasted very little time with the two player advantage to grab a two-goal lead, with the goal coming off the stick of Schmidt at 13:47 of the first. Though Guckian was able to stop the initial shot from Halina Kristalyn, Schmidt was there to tap home the rebound and put the visitors up 2-0 at the end of the first period.
Cornell managed to out-shoot the Saints high-octane offense 8-7 in the first period, and finished 1-of-2 on the power play. Guckian made six saves, while Baronick countered with seven stops.
Though the Saints were down at the end of one, the home team was clearly not out. They showed their first signs of life 57 seconds into the second, as senior Abbie Bullard let a hard shot loose towards Baronick from the right circle with her team on the power play. However, before the puck reached the goalie, senior Crystal Connors was there to deflect the shot low and around the netminder’s pad, tipping her shot off the post and into the net for her 15th of the season.
The goal clearly shifted the momentum in the home team’s favor, and Cornell could do little to stop the Saints’ nationally-acclaimed offensive unit. Less than five minutes later, St. Lawrence pulled even at 2-2 when sophomore Carson Duggan scored her 20 th of the campaign at 5:07. Junior Sabrina Harbec jammed a shot into Baronick’s pads from the top of the goal mouth, and was then pushed into the goalie by a Cornell defender. As Harbec fell onto Baronick, the puck came loose to Duggan who was there for the easy score.
Cornell simply had no answer for the Saints in the second period, and the home team poured on the pressure. A mere 2:37 later, St. Lawrence grabbed a lead they would never relinquish when Guay scored her second goal of the weekend at 7:41 on the power play. The Big Red made a big mistake in leaving Guay alone inside the blue line, and the Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec native laced a shot that Baronick got a piece off, but couldn’t stop as it bounced off of her glove and into the goal putting SLU ahead 3-2.
The wheels continued to come off for Cornell, as sophomore Lisa Batchelor would get into the scoring at 10:46 of the second to extend the Saints lead to 4-2. Senior Casey Hughes wound up and let a slap shot go from just inside the blue line. Though a Cornell player blocked the shot, it came right to Batchelor in the slot, and she ripped it past Baronick for her 10th of the season.
Trailing by two, the Big Red worked to simply get to the locker room, but the Saints would not allow the puck out of the offensive zone. As the Saints bombarded Baronick with shots, first year student Brittaney Maschmeyer sent a long shot from the near boards into traffic in front of the Cornell net where Harbec was waiting. The St. Hubert, Quebec native was there to slip the puck past Baronick and complete the Saints biggest offensive twenty minutes of the season, capping a five-goal period.
Baronick stopped 10 shots in the period, but the Saints pressure was simply too much for their overmatched opponent. Guckian had a much easier period as she had to stop only two Cornell shots.
Though the Scarlet and Brown pulled off the pedal a bit in the third, sophomore Marianna Locke would add the only two goals in the period as her team again out-shot Cornell 15-4.
The Brasher Falls, NY native netted her first of the period at 4:37 on the power play, as she was set up by her linemates Duggan and Harbec to put the Saints ahead 6-2. Locke would then complete the game’s scoring with only two minutes remaining in regulation. Hughes sent a hard slap shot just wide of the net, but the puck bounced off the back-boards out in front of the opposite side of the goal directly to Alison Domenico. The Nepean, Ontario native slipped a slick pass through the crease to Locke, who tapped in the team’s seventh goal of the game and her 14th of the season.
“Cornell clearly came ready to play today, as they took it to us in the first period,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “I thought our team showed some experience and did a nice job of re-grouping at the end of the period, coming out ready to play in the second.”
St. Lawrence finished with a 37-14 shot advantage and were 4-of-8 on the power play, while Cornell finished 1-of-5. Guckian improved to 18-6-2 with a 12-save performance, while Baronick dropped to 2-11-2 while stopping 30 shots.
The Saints will finish their regular season home schedule next weekend as they welcome Quinnipiac and Princeton to Appleton Arena. St. Lawrence will take on the Bobcats on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm, followed by Sunday’s showdown with the Tigers at 2:00pm as well.
GUCKIAN SHUTS DOWN COLGATE AS NO. 4 SAINTS JUMP TO THIRD IN STANDINGS Feb. 2: St. Lawrence University junior goaltender Meaghan Guckian made 25 saves and sophomore Alison Domenico scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the No. 4 women’s hockey team blanked conference foe Colgate University 4-0 in Appleton Arena on Friday evening. The win moves the Scarlet and Brown to 21-6-2 (13-4-0) on the season and into sole possession of third place in the ECACHL standings.
The Raiders, who had won two of the previous three meetings against St. Lawrence, including the first game between the two teams earlier this season on November 25th, fell to 13-11-2 (12-4-1) and one point behind the Saints in the conference standings.
In a very fast paced, up-and-down first period, the Saints grabbed the lead at 6:40 when Domenico scored her first of the evening. Junior Kerri Wallace found fellow classmate Sabrina Harbec at mid-ice, and the forward tipped the pass up ice to Domenico in stride to Colgate goalie Brook Wheeler’s right. With the defense closing from her right, Domenico snapped a shot from just beyond the circle that fooled Wheeler, slipping between the right post and the netminder’s shoulder to put the Saints ahead 1-0.
Though Colgate’s offensive threats such as sophomores Sam Hunt and Elin Brown had their chances, Guckian looked very sharp between the pipes turning away all seven shots she faced in the opening period. Wheeler, who made 51 saves in her last visit to Appleton Arena in a 3-0 victory of St. Lawrence, was also solid for the Raiders, stopping nine of ten shots in the opening twenty minutes.
Colgate and St. Lawrence continued to battle hard along the boards and for position in front of each net in a very physical game. Guckian faced several very strong chances during the second period for Colgate to even the score, but the Victor, NY native held her ground.
With the game still very much up for grabs, the Saints asserted themselves on their home ice to grab a 3-0 cushion with two goals a mere 45 seconds apart to position themselves to collect two important points against the Raiders. Sophomore Marianna Locke fed a pass up the boards to first year student Brittany Maschmeyer, who then slid a long, cross-ice pass along the blue line to fellow defenseman Annie Guay. The junior wound up and let loose a blast from the blue line that Wheeler never saw as it sailed over her glove and into the goal for a 2-0 St. Lawrence lead at 13:36.
Only 45 seconds later at 14:21, the red light behind Wheeler was on again when sophomore Carson Duggan scored her 19th of the season to extend the Saints lead to 3-0 at the end of two periods. Harbec again started the play as she fed senior Chelsea Grills along the near circle. Grills took a shot towards Wheeler, but before the puck arrived, Duggan re-directed the shot into the goal to put the Raiders in a deep 3-0 hole.
Guckian shined in the second period, stopping 12 shots for a two period total of 19. Meanwhile, Wheeler made six saves on eight shots for a two period total of 15.
Though each team had several close calls in the third period, the time belonged to the goaltenders as both Guckian and Wheeler made several clutch saves. Colgate’s chances of a comeback ended when Katie Stewart took a holding penalty with only 3:41 remaining in the game. Though the Raiders had done an excellent job against the Saints third-ranked power play unit, they simply couldn’t shut them down for the sixth time.
First year student Britni Smith and Wallace exchanged passes at the blue line before finding Domenico in the slot. Though Wheeler seemed to have Domenico’s bid under control, the puck trickled between the goalie’s pads and past the goal line to give the Saints a 4-0 lead at 17:38 of the third period. It was Domenico’s 14th of the season and completed the game’s scoring.
“I thought the game had good tempo, and Colgate came out strong just as we expected,” said Saints head coach Paul Flanagan. “Our team responded well after a disappointment last weekend, and this is a huge two points in the standings.”
Guckian’s 25 save performance was her fifth shutout of the season and 13th of her career, ranking second on the all time list, one behind Rachael Barrie. St. Lawrence out-shot the Raiders 30-25 and finished 1-of-7 on the power play, while Colgate went 0-for-3 with the extra skater.
The Saints now control their own destiny in regards to home ice advantage in the ECACHL Quarterfinals. The Dartmouth Big Green currently control the conference, with Harvard four points behind in second place, with the Scarlet and Brown one point behind the Crimson.
St. Lawrence will look for the weekend sweep against the Central New York teams when Cornell University visits Appleton Arena on Saturday afternoon. The puck will drop on the Saints and Big Red at 4:00pm.
SAINTS CLIMB TO NO. 4 IN USCHO.com AND USA TODAY POLLS Jan. 30: After earning a hard-fought weekend split at nationally ranked Harvard and Dartmouth, the St. Lawrence University women's hockey team jumped up one spot to No. 4 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today polls. The Saints not only knocked the Crimson from the four slot, but they managed to climb past the New Hampshire Wildcats as well.
This week's polls were identical, starting at the top where Mercyhurst remained the top team in the country, improving to 23-1-2 overall. However, they currently lead No. 2 Wisconsin in each poll by a mere first place vote, as the Badgers have come on strong with a 24-1-3 mark.
The Dartmouth Big Green remained at No. 3 despite nearly falling to the Saints in Hanover, NH on Saturday afternoon in the USCHO.com "Game of the Week." Olympian Gillian Apps, who was selected the ECACHL's Player of the Week, came through with a goal in the final 20 seconds and the overtime game-winner to keep the Big Green in the driver's seat in the ECACHL playoff picture.
St. Lawrence holds down the No. 4 slot, followed by New Hampshire with an 18-3-4 record. Harvard's loss to the Saints slid them down in the polls to No. 6, though they remain one point ahead of the Saints in the conference standings after a win over Clarkson on Saturday.
The remainder of this week's polls include No. 7 Minnesota Duluth, No. 8 Minnesota, No. 9 Boston College, and No. 10 the Ohio State University.
St. Lawrence takes on the Colgate University Raiders on Friday evening, trailing their opponents in the ECACHL standings by one point. The Saints will look to avenge a loss earlier in the season at the hands of Colgate in Starr Rink on November 25th. The puck will drop between the two conference rivals in Appleton Arena at 7:00pm.
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