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Wildcats Rally for 3-1 Win Over Women's Hockey
November 26, 2011 | Women's Ice Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. (11/26/11) - Nicole Gifford had a hat trick to lead New Hampshire to a 3-1 win over the Princeton women's hockey team on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Whittemore Center.
The Tigers had a 1-0 lead erased when Gifford scored late in the first and added two more in the second.
Sophomore Sally Butler gave Princeton the lead at 7:40 of the first frame.
Gifford tied the game just before the first intermission with a power-play goal at 17:29. The decisive goal would come at 9:06 of the second, also on the power play. Gifford's hat trick would be recorded at 11:55 of the same period.
New Hampshire had a slim 26-25 edge in shots, taking 11-6 leads in the first two periods. Princeton dominated the third period taking 13 shots but goalie Jenn Gilligan held up strong stopping all 13 shots, while her offense mustered just four shots.
Princeton senior goalie Rachel Weber would take a seat with 1:57 left to play and when Gifford received a slashing penalty, Princeton had 45 seconds of a 6x4 but couldn't find a seam.
Princeton was 0 for 9 on the power play and 4 for 6 on the penalty kill.
Weber made 23 saves in the loss with Gilligan stopping 24.
Princeton looks to get back on track next weekend, Dec. 2-3 with a trip to Yale and Brown. The Tigers defeated both teams earlier in the season by a combined 8-1 score.