No. 6 Princeton Opens Final Regular-Season Weekend With Win Over Brown

Friday, February 21

Princeton, N.J.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

21-5-1, 16-4-1ECACH

Brown

3-22-3, 2-17-2ECACH

Brown

Princeton

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

No. 6 Princeton Opens Final Regular-Season Weekend With Win Over Brown

February 21, 2020 | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Carly Bullock's hat trick accounted for three of the four goals seniors scored for the sixth-ranked Princeton women's hockey team as the Tigers opened senior weekend with a 5-1 win over Brown Friday night at Baker Rink.

With the win, Princeton firmed up its No. 2 seed for the ECAC Tournament, and with other results around the league, Princeton's list of possible first-round opponents coming to Baker Rink next week was trimmed to Colgate or Quinnipiac.

The Tigers will host Yale Saturday at 3 p.m. to close the regular season and will recognize its senior class before and after the game.

Princeton opened the scoring against Brown when Sylvie Wallin started the scoring for the seniors, firing one in the slot with less than seven minutes before the first ice cut.

6' left, 1st period | #6 Princeton 1, Brown 0
On Senior Weekend, Sylvie Wallin gives the Tigers the lead!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 21, 2020

Maggie Connors jumped on a rebound less than two minutes into the second period to double the Tiger lead.

18' left, 2nd period | #6 Princeton 2, Brown 0
The @CityofStJohns Athlete of the Year Maggie Connors is on the spot for the rebound goal!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 21, 2020

Maybelline Beiring scored for Brown just past the midway point of the second period, but Bullock took the first step toward her eventual natural hat trick with less than five minutes to go in the second, scoring from close range to put the Tigers up 3-1.

4' left, 2nd period | #6 Princeton 3, Brown 1
A day before 2-22-20, we've got 20-22-2! Carly Bullock from Maggie Connors and Mariah Keopple!
Watch the game here: https://t.co/E1gZHnTTAH pic.twitter.com/mWmZ93U1MD
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 22, 2020

Bullock's second goal came eight-plus minutes into the third period when she took a centering pass from Sarah Fillier and fired in the slot.

11' left, 3rd period | #6 Princeton 4, Brown 1
Make it TWO tonight for Carly Bullock!
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— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 22, 2020

The hat trick came when Fillier found Bullock again, this time in the circle to the right of Brown netminder Hayley Kliczko with five-plus minutes to go in the third.

4' left, 3rd period | #6 Princeton 5, Brown 1
HAT TRICK for Carly Bullock!
Watch the finish here: https://t.co/E1gZHnTTAH pic.twitter.com/0scfb3FpZ9
— Princeton Hockey (@PWIH) February 22, 2020

Bullock's hat trick was her first since a four-goal game against Yale at Baker on Oct. 26, 2018 and the third of her Tiger career. She also had one Jan. 14, 2017 at Colgate. The three goals jumped her from seventh to a tie for fifth in program history with 89 career goals as the program's top goal scorer of the 21st century. With four points on the night, including an assist, Bullock moved into a tie for ninth in program history with 147 points.

Classmate Stephanie Neatby became the fifth Tiger netminder in program history to reach 40 wins, pulling her one short of Roxanne Gaudiel '06 for a tie for fourth-most all-time. Fellow senior Claire Thompson had three helpers for her first three-assist game since getting three against Dartmouth on Jan. 6, 2017.

With the win, Princeton made it 21 victories on the season, tying the team with Gaudiel's senior-year team from 2005-06 for the second-most in program history. Saturday, Princeton can tie the 2015-16 team for the program record with 22 wins.