Princeton University Athletics
Players Mentioned
Women's Hockey Opens Homestand with Yale and Brown
December 02, 2010 | Women's Ice Hockey
GAMETIME: Friday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m.
RECORDS: Princeton (3-9-1, 3-5-1 ECAC); Yale (3-7-2, 2-3-1 ECAC)
SERIES RECORD: Princeton leads 52-10-2 overall and is 27-6 at home
LAST MEETING: Princeton won 4-0 on Feb. 20, 2010 at home
STREAK: 5 Princeton wins
GAME 15: Brown at Princeton
GAMETIME: Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
RECORDS: Princeton (3-9-1, 3-5-1 ECAC); Brown (2-6-2, 1-3-2 ECAC)
SERIES RECORD: Princeton leads 32-29-2 overall and 15-13 at home
LAST MEETING: Brown won 4-3 on Feb. 19, 2010 at Princeton
STREAK: 1 Brown win
WEEKEND LINKS: Livestats | Video
PRINCETON (12/2/10) - The Princeton women's hockey team opens a stretch of six-straight home games this weekend when it entertains Yale and Brown at Hobey Baker Rink.
It will be a busy weekend of hockey at Baker Rink as both women's games will be the front end of doubleheaders with the men's team. On Friday, the Princeton women host Yale at 4 p.m., followed by a men's games against Clarkson at 7 p.m. Saturday starts with the women hosting Brown at 2 p.m., and the men against St. Lawrence at 5 p.m.
Princeton enters the weekend looking to snap a six-game winless streak over the past three weekends. The Tigers are 0-5-1 in the span with the lone tie a 2-2 draw with 10th-ranked Harvard on Nov. 13. Last weekend Princeton fell twice at fifth-ranked Boston University.
Princeton hosts Yale on Friday afternoon to start the weekend. Princeton owns the all-time series edge with a 52-10-2 overall record and a 27-6-0 mark at home. Princeton has won the last five games in the series, including a pair of 4-0 shutouts last season as both Rachel Weber and Cassie Seguin blanked the Bulldogs. Julie Johnson had a goal and an assist in both wins.
Yale is currently 3-7-2 overall and 2-3-1 in ECAC Hockey, but all three of Yale's wins have come in its last five games, picking up wins over Union, Clarkson and Connecticut. Yale lost to Quinnipiac in its last outing.
Princeton finishes up the weekend on Saturday against Brown. The Tigers are 32-29-2 all-time against the Bears and 15-13-0 in games played at Baker Rink. Last season each team won in the other's building. The Tigers posted a 5-0 shutout in Providence but Brown defeated Princeton 4-3 in overtime late in the season. Paula Romanchuk and Sasha Sherry each had a goal and assist in the win.
Brown is 2-6-2 overall and 1-3-2 in the ECAC. The Bears have been streaky this season, dropping their first three games, going 2-0-2 in the middle four games, and falling in their last three. Brown has wins over Sacred Heart and Rensselaer and ties with Union and Clarkson. Brown was swept by Providence and Northeastern last weekend.