No. 8/8 Princeton Completes Weekend Sweep, Tops RPI

Saturday, November 16

Troy, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Princeton University

5-2-07-2-0; ECACH

RPI

0-6-00-12-1; ECACH

Princeton

Rensselaer

Carly Bullock assisted on all four goals in Saturday's win, including two by Sarah Fillier.

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

No. 8/8 Princeton Completes Weekend Sweep, Tops RPI

November 16, 2019 | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Sarah Fillier had a pair of goals, Maggie Connors added one and Annie Kuehl had the first of her career as Princeton's eighth-ranked women's hockey team completed the New York capital region sweep, stopping RPI 4-1 Saturday in Troy, N.Y.

The win improves to Princeton to 7-2 on the season overall and 5-2 in the ECAC Hockey League heading into next weekend's visit from current No. 5/5 Clarkson Friday at 6 p.m. and St. Lawrence Saturday at 3 p.m.

Friday's game will be Black Out Baker, with the first 500 fans receiving a Black Out Baker t-shirt.

Princeton opened the scoring when Kuehl fired in a rebound with less than five minutes to go in the opening period for her first career goal.

4' left, 1st period | #8/8 Princeton 1, RPI 0
Annie Kuehl's first career goal gets the Tigers on the board!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) November 16, 2019

Maggie Connors followed Kuehl three minutes later with another rebound goal.

2' left, 1st period | #8/8 Princeton 2, RPI 0
Maggie Connors buries the rebound, and it's 2-0 Tigers!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) November 16, 2019

Sarah Fillier had both goals in the second period, first firing from just inside the blue line for a 3-0 lead with nine-plus minutes to go until the second ice cut.

9' left, 2nd period | #8/8 Princeton 3, RPI 0
Sarah Fillier converts the PPG to make it 3-0!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) November 16, 2019

Fillier followed it about six minutes later, scoring after Carly Bullock, who had assists on all four goals, was knocked down by an Engineer skater on a breakaway. Fillier kept it going, picking up the loose puck and sending it in for a 4-0 lead.

3' left, 2nd period | #8/8 Princeton 4, RPI 0
Sarah Fillier gets her second of the game, and it's 4-0 Tigers!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) November 16, 2019

RPI's Blake Orosz spoiled the shutout with less than four minutes to go on a night that saw Princeton outshoot the Engineers on goal 59-11.