Connors Scores Twice as No. 5 Princeton Upends Union, 4-1

Friday, February 15

Princeton, N.J.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

18-3-5, 15-1-3

Union

4-25-2, 2-16-1

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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Connors Scores Twice as No. 5 Princeton Upends Union, 4-1

February 15, 2019 | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

The NCAA First Star of the Week Maggie Connors continued her scoring success netting two goals as Princeton topped Union 4-1 on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink.

Linemate Sarah Fillier had a goal and an assist while junior defenseman Claire Thompson tallied two helpers. Freshman goaltender Cassie Reale remains undefeated in goal, at 4-0, after stopping 32 shots.

Connors got things started with a 5x3 power-play goal in the first with Karlie Lund and Fillier assisting.

GOAL! Maggie Connors with a snipe from the side from Karlie Lund and Sarah Fillier, a 5x3 power-play goal has Princeton on the board first https://t.co/PMF62kZ4tg pic.twitter.com/6Dtr2zOX52
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 15, 2019

Fillier went end-to-end in the second period to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.

GOAL! Sarah Fillier dances in for her 16th goal of the season and gives Princeton a 2-0 leadhttps://t.co/PMF62kZ4tg pic.twitter.com/ZdzsVmR6lj
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 16, 2019

After scoring her first goal of the season last week at Brown, MacKenize Ebel notched another tonight. It came at the end of a Princeton penalty kill as the Tigers did a great job this evening, going 7 for 7. Freshman Mariah Keopple picked the puck off the boards and Ebel had a step on her defender to take it the other way.

GOAL! MacKenzie Ebel makes it 3-0 from Mariah Keopplehttps://t.co/PMF62kZ4tg pic.twitter.com/5MFUpZS7aB
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 16, 2019

Six minutes later Grace Heitling prevented the shutout for Reale with her fifth goal of the season at 17:46.

Connors put the win away as she converted on a power-play opportunity on a too many men call after Union had seven players on the ice. Junior Carly Bullock and Thompson had the assists.

GOAL! Maggie Connors from Carly Bullock and Claire Thompson and Tigers take a 4-1 lead pic.twitter.com/LNKTbZyyTd
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 16, 2019

Amelia Murray made 49 saves for the Dutchwomen as the Tigers outshot them 53-33.

Princeton, now 18-3-5 overall and 15-1-3 in the ECAC, remain in first place with a three point edge on Cornell. Clarkson lost a 3-2 game to Dartmouth in overtime and now is in third place with 28 points. Colgate's win over Yale sits them fourth with 27.

Princeton honors the Class of 2019 tomorrow afternoon on Senior Day as the Tigers host RPI at 3 p.m.