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Princeton University Athletics
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No. 9 Clarkson Ahead for Women's Hockey Team on Friday at Baker
January 05, 2022 | Women's Ice Hockey
vs. Clarkson, Friday, 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | International Video | Live Stats | Game Program
Princeton has announced it will be limiting spectators at indoor athletic events to Princeton students, faculty, and staff who are fully compliant with the University's COVID-19 protocols. This attendance restriction will begin immediately and extend through January 31. Princeton students, faculty, and staff who are fully compliant with the University's COVID-19 protocols may show their Princeton ID at the door to gain admission to athletics events from now through January 31. All seats will be general admission.
Clarkson and Princeton are third and fourth in the ECAC Hockey standings, Clarkson with 18.5 points and Princeton with 16.5, both with eight games played. Quinnipiac is first with 21 points in eight games, and Harvard is second with 19 points in nine games.
Sister Act 3: Clarkson is the third opponent this season that will feature sisters on opposite sides, along with Northeastern (Griffin) and Providence (Coene). Princeton brings netminder Rachel McQuigge, and Clarkson has forwards Brooke and Kirstyn McQuigge. While this would be the first time Rachel and sophomore Kirstyn share ice in college, Brooke had a goal on 10 SOG over two games against Rachel during the 2019-20 season. Princeton won the game in Baker where Brooke scored, 2-1, and Clarkson won 2-1 in Potsdam on two goals from soon-to-be Kazmaier Award winner Elizabeth Giguere.
National rankings: Entering Tuesday, Princeton ranked in the top 10 in the nation in team faceoff winning percentage (fourth, .575) and scoring defense (fifth, 1.53 goals allowed per game). Sharon Frankel was tops in the nation with 300 faceoff wins while Rachel McQuigge was third in the nation in save percentage at .952 and ninth in GAA at 1.49, and Maggie Connors was sixth with three game-winning goals.
The series with Clarkson: Last Princeton and Clarkson met, the Tigers beat the Golden Knights 5-1 in the 2020 ECAC semifinal at Cornell. Clarkson leads the all-time series 20-17-2 and 9-7-1 in Baker, but the teams have split the last six overall 3-3 after a stretch between 2011 and 2017 that saw Clarkson go 13-1-1 against Princeton.
Century club: Junior Maggie Connors earned her 100th career point on Dec. 4 at Providence, getting an assist on Mia Coene's goal in the 1-1 tie. Former teammate Carly Bullock '20 was the last Tiger to reach 100, finishing her career with 159 points.
An historic season: In 2019-20, Princeton set program records for wins (26), points (305) and assists (183), and had the second-most goals in a season, at 122, behind only the 135 scored in the 1983-84 season.
Firsts: Four Tigers have scored their first goals as Tigers in freshmen Sarah Paul, Mia Coene, Dominique Cormier and Ellie Marcovsky. The first-timers represent four of Princeton's 12 goal scorers so far on the season.
Program record?: Senior Rachel McQuigge has a 1.43 GAA so far this season and has a 1.65 GAA for her career entering the Clarkson game. McQuigge already holds the single-season record for best GAA among starters, at 1.51 from the 2019-20 season. Princeton's program record for career GAA for goalies who were regular starters is 1.70, held by Roxanne Gaudiel '06. McQuigge could also achieve the program's best save percentage in a career by a a regular starter, held by former teammate Stephanie Neatby '20 at .933, standing at .937 entering the Clarkson game. McQuigge is eighth on Princeton's career save list, at 1,087. Elizabeth Hill '96 is seventh, at 1,273.
Olympic dreams: Princeton is without Sarah Fillier this season as she aims to help Canada pursue Olympic gold. Fillier, who would return as a junior, is with former Tiger teammate Claire Thompson '20 in pursuit of a spot on the Canadian roster, which has yet to be announced.
