Tigers Open Weekend Series With Shutout of Saint Anselm

Friday, January 3

Princeton, N.J.

3:00 PM

Princeton University

12-4-0

Saint Anselm

10-5-0

Saint Anselm

Princeton

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Tigers Open Weekend Series With Shutout of Saint Anselm

January 03, 2020 | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Sarah Fillier had two goals, rookies Emma Kee and Daniella Calabrese had their first career points, and sophomore goalie Cassie Reale had her first career shutout as the seventh-ranked Princeton women's hockey team returned from the holiday break with a 5-0 win over Saint Anselm Friday afternoon at Baker Rink.

The teams will get together again Saturday at 3 p.m. at Baker.

Senior Claire Thompson had helpers on three of the five goals. That started with the first goal of the afternoon, when Thompson retrieved the puck near the Tigers' attacking blue line and found sophomore Fillier for a charge up the middle and a puck in the net for a 1-0 lead just past the midpoint of the first period.

9' left, 1st period | #7 Princeton 1, Saint Anselm 0
Sarah Fillier gets the Tigers on the board!
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Less than two minutes later, senior Carly Bullock took control of the near the corner of the Tigers' attacking zone and headed toward the net, dishing off to rookie Annie Kuehl to double the lead.

7' left, 1st period | #7 Princeton 2, Saint Anselm 0
Annie Kuehl doubles the lead!
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Princeton took the 2-0 lead into the first intermission and added to it with less than three minutes to go in the second period. Senior Sylvie Wallin fired the puck from near the faceoff circle inside the Tigers' defensive zone to junior Sharon Frankel at the other blue line. Frankel converted on the breakway, and the Tigers were up three.

2' left, 2nd period | #7 Princeton 3, Saint Anselm 0
Sharon Frankel from Sylvie Wallin on the breakaway for a 3-0 lead!
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Thompson intercepted a Saint Anselm pass after it rounded the curve in Princeton's attacking zone, sending it to Fillier for a skate along the goal line and in, putting the Tigers up 4-0 less than a minute into the third period.

19' left, 3rd period | #7 Princeton 4, Saint Anselm 0
Sarah Fillier makes it two on the day!
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Just more than three minutes later, Thompson picked off a pass in Princeton's defensive zone and skated it past center ice, leaving it for Connors to head into the attacking zone. Kee was in the middle of a trio of Tigers, including Thompson and Fillier, who charged toward the net with Kee receiving the Connors pass to send it in for the final goal of the day. The three-assist game was the second of Thompson's career and first since getting three against Dartmouth on Jan. 6, 2017.

15' left, 3rd period | #7 Princeton 5, Saint Anselm 0
Emma Kee gets her first career goal!
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