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Ivy League Champions! Women's Hockey Blanks Cornell for Title
February 07, 2016 | Women's Ice Hockey
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The Princeton women's hockey team is your 2015-16 Ivy League Champion! The No. 9 ranked Tigers blanked Cornell 5-0 this afternoon to capture the title with an 8-2 Ivy League record and 16 points.
It is the first Ivy League title for Princeton since 2006 and seventh in program history.
Though Princeton is the only team to have completed the Ivy schedule, no other team in the league can catch the Tigers in points. Harvard has 13 points with one game left, Cornell has seven points and four games left - leaving each with at most 15 possible points.
Senior Kelsey Koelzer had a three-point night with three helpers, while Loyd, Karlie Lund and Morgan Sly had two points apiece. Senior Kimberly Newell earned her 49th career making 30 saves.
Hilary Lloyd thought she had started her team off with a power-play goal less than three minutes into the game, but it was not able to be reviewed because of technical difficulties at Lynah Rink. Watch the play here
A scoreless first period resulted with Cornell outshooting Princeton 11-6 thanks to two power-play opportunities.
The Tigers sticks came alive in the second as they outchanced the Big Red 13-9 with two power plays of their own, converting on the second. Junior Morgan Sly delivered a beautiful feed to Cassidy Tucker for the back-door goal at 9:27 and senior Cristin Shanahan followed at 13:00 to make it 2-0.
Great play by the Tigers - Morgan Sly to Cassidy Tucker for the back-door goal. pic.twitter.com/c1I3GQwdLF
— Princeton WHockey (@PWIH) February 7, 2016
Cristin Shanahan capitalizes on a loose puck to make it 2-0 pic.twitter.com/o5SjRjwSWs
— Princeton WHockey (@PWIH) February 7, 2016
Freshman Kimiko Marinacci tallied her second of the season with a laser to the back of the net, after chances by Koelzer and senior Jaimie McDonell.
Check out the rocket by Kimiko Marinacci right to back of the net pic.twitter.com/VM3P2b0ZEF
— Princeton WHockey (@PWIH) February 7, 2016
Two empty-net goals sealed the victory with Sly notching the first at 15:36 and Lloyd getting revenge with a short-handed empty netter with 2.7 seconds left.
Princeton was 1 for 5 on the power play and 4 for 4 on the penalty kill. Shots were even the game at 30-30.
Your 2016 Ivy League champions return home for the final two weekends of the regular season as they fight for home ice in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Next weekend the Tigers host Clarkson on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m., and St. Lawrence on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. Saturday's game will honor former Princeton captain Denna Laing '14 with a number of special events going on that day. #14Strong beanies, chuck-a-puck, a bake sale and more will be held at Hobey Baker Rink with all proceeds going to the Denna Laing Fund.