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Women's Hockey Takes Down Yale 7-1
November 05, 2011 | Women's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J. (11/5/11) - Five players had three-point games as the Princeton women's hockey team posted a 7-1 win over Yale on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Baker Rink. The Tigers sweep the weekend, after a 1-0 win over Brown yesterday.
Sophomore Denna Laing had two goals and an assist, and finished with a +5 on-ice rating. Linemates Olivia Mucha and Sally Butler had a goal and two assists apiece. Also scoring once and earning two assists was senior Paula Romanchuk and freshman Ali Pankowski.
The Tigers had a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. Butler dumped the puck in behind the net and Mucha poked it free and into the slot for Laing who fired a shot into the back of the net.
Mucha and Laing both scored on rebounds to give Princeton a 3-0 a little more than five minutes into the second period. Romanchuk scored her first goal of the season three minutes later.
Later in the period, there was a stoppage as the officials reviewed a Yale goal. It was called a no-goal because it was kicked in by a Yale skater.
Princeton would score four more goals in the third. Junior Alex Kinney got her first goal of the season when she buried a Romanchuk pass to the right of Yale's replacement goalie Jaimie Leonoff. Leonoff came in on relief of Genny Ladiges who made 24 saves and allowed four.
Yale would end Princeton's chances of a shutout with a power-play goal from Stephanie Mock at 7:51.
Freshman Ali Pankowski recorded her first goal of the season, an unassisted goal when she one-timed a shot off a face off in the right circle at 10:42. Butler would finish the scoring at 13:05.
Princeton outshot Yale 40-28, as senior netminder Rachel Weber made 27 stops in goal for the Tigers. Leonoff would make nine saves and five up three goals in the third period.
The Tigers improve to 4-1-1 on the season and 3-0-1 in the ECAC. Yale falls to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in league play.
Princeton makes the long trip up to the North Country next weekend, Nov. 11 & 12 to take on St. Lawrence and Clarkson.