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Princeton Edges Quinnipiac 2-1 in Match-Up of Travel Partners
January 27, 2009 | Women's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. -- The Princeton women's hockey team shook off the rust from a 17-day layoff with a 2-1 win at Quinnipiac on Tuesday night. Senior Christine Foster and freshman Charissa Stadnyk scored in the win as the Tigers moved into a third-place tie in the ECAC standings with eight league games remaining.
Following a scoreless opening period in which the Tigers ousthot their travel partner 13-7, the Tigers jumped ahead with a pair of second period goals. Foster opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at 6:19 of the period to give Princeton a lead it would not relinquish. The goal was her fourth of the season.
The Tigers added what turned out to be the game-winning goal three minutes later when Stadnyk added her fifth goal of the season and her second goal in as many games. The goal was assisted by freshmen Heather Landry and Julie Johnson. All three skaters recorded their 10th points of the season on the goal, becoming the seventh, eighth and ninth players on the team to reach double digits this season.
Quinnipiac cut the lead to one goal when Elyse Cole scored on the power play with four minutes left, but the Bobcats could get no closer.
Princeton outshot Quinnipiac 35-21 in the game. Senior goaltender Kristen Young made 21 saves for the win, while Tia Wishart stopped 33 in the loss.
The win was Princeton's fifth in a row and moved the Tigers to 12-8-2 overall and 9-5 in the ECAC. Princeton moved into a third-place tie in the standings with Colgate and Harvard as the trio battles for home ice in the ECAC playoffs with eight games now remaining in the league season.
Princeton hosts Yale on Friday night at 7 p.m.