Princeton Takes on Cornell in ECAC Hockey Semifinal

No. 7 Princeton (4 seed) at No. 5 Cornell (1 seed) l Lynah Rink
Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m.
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EYE ON THE TIGERS
The Tigers are No. 7 in the nation with a 20-6-5 overall record. Princeton rebounded from a late-season slip, after a 20-game unbeaten streak, to sweep St. Lawrence in the quarterfinal series last weekend at Hobey Baker Rink, outscoring the Saints 10-3. Princeton's fourth-ranked scoring offense is led by freshman Sarah Fillier. The nation's leading scorer has 20 goals and 34 assists in 27 games. Linemate Maggie Connors has 42 points and was named the nation's rookie of the month this past weekend. Fillier and Connors have combined to win the last three national rookie of the month awards. Junior Carly Bullock adds 20 goals and 21 assists for 41 points. Junior Claire Thompson has 27 points from the blueline. Junior Stephanie Neatby earned the sweep in goal last weekend and has a 1.82 goals against average and a .931 save percentage in her nine games played this season.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
Cornell is ranked No. 5 in the nation with a 22-4-6 overall record. The team earned the No. 1 seed in the ECAC tournament after finishing the season with a 17-3-2 record, three points ahead of Princeton, Clarkson and Colgate in a second-place tie. Last weekend the Big Red needed three games to take down No. 8 seed RPI thanks to Lovisa Selander in goal. Cornell outshot the Engineers 613-25 in the series. Sophomore Maddie Mills leads the offense with 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists. Junior Kristin O'Neill is two points back with a team-high 22 goals and 13 assists. Junior defender Jaime Bourbonnais adds 29 points. Senior Marlene Boissonnault owns a 1.61 goals against average, a .918 save percentage this season and has six shutouts.

PRINCETON/CORNELL SERIES
Princeton has a 47-37-5 lead in the all-time series with Cornell, dating back to Feb. 1980. The Tigers played to a 2-2 draw with the Big Red in Princeton back in November before taking a 5-0 shutout in January here in Ithaca. Last year these teams met five times, including a three-game quarterfinal series in which Cornell advanced.

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