Fillier Nets Milestone Goal, Five-Point Night as No. 15/14 Princeton Tops RPI

Friday, December 2

Troy, N.Y.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

5-5-1, 3-4-0

Rensselaer

4-12-1, 0-5-1

Princeton

Rensselaer

Sarah Fillier had a five-point night for Princeton at Rensselaer, scoring her 50th goal and pushing her career point total to 127.

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Fillier Nets Milestone Goal, Five-Point Night as No. 15/14 Princeton Tops RPI

December 02, 2022 | Women's Ice Hockey

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Sarah Fillier earned her 50th career goal and surpassed 125 career points on what was a five-point night to help the No. 15/14-ranked Tiger women's hockey team to a 5-1 win over Rensselaer Friday night in Troy, N.Y.

Fillier, a junior, is the second current Tiger to reach half a hundred goals. Senior Maggie Connors hit that number last season and raised her career total to 64 goals with Princeton's first and last goals of the night.

Connors' and Princeton's first goal came on a play that started less than seven minutes into the game with a Kate Monihan takeaway in the neutral zone. Monihan sent it forward for Fillier, who charged toward goal with Connors to her left. With three RPI skaters' attention focused on her, Fillier dished to her left for Connors, who provided the finish to get Princeton on the board.

13' left, 1st pd | #15/14 Princeton 1, Rensselaer 0

Maggie Connors with the finish off the pass from Sarah Fillier, and the Tigers are on the board!

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— Princeton Women's Ice Hockey (@PWIH) December 2, 2022

Rensselaer's Hannah Price scored in the closing seconds of the first period to tie it at 1-1 headed into the first ice cut, but two Fillier goals in the second period helped Princeton open up a lead.

The first of those came just before the halfway mark of the period. Jane Kuehl had a neutral-zone takeaway, and after giving and getting the puck back on a centering pass from Dominique Cormier, put a shot on goal that RPI netminder Amanda Rampado saved before Fillier jumped on the rebound to put Princeton back in front. Kuehl had her first career point on the assist.

10' left, 2nd pd | #15/14 Princeton 2, Rensselaer 1

Sarah Fillier is there for the rebound off the Jane Kuehl shot to give the Tigers the lead and Fillier her 49th career goal!

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— Princeton Women's Ice Hockey (@PWIH) December 3, 2022

Fillier pushed the lead to 3-1 with less than four minutes to go in the second period. Connors, Issy Wunder and Fillier worked the puck all the way up the ice before Wunder sent a centering pass to Fillier in the slot for the finish and career goal number 50.

Here's career goal #50 for @SarahFillier91, giving the Tigers a 3-1 lead!

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— Princeton Women's Ice Hockey (@PWIH) December 3, 2022

Princeton took the 3-1 lead into the third, and Mariah Keopple added to it less than five minutes into the final period, taking a pass from Connors in the faceoff circle to Rampado's right and firing it home for the 4-1 lead.

15' left, 3rd pd | #15/14 Princeton 4, Rensselaer 1

Number 2, a two-way player! Blueliner Mariah Keopple scores to push the Tiger lead to 4-1!

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— Princeton Women's Ice Hockey (@PWIH) December 3, 2022

Connors made it a two-goal, four-point night and Fillier had her fifth point on the night and 127th of her career with less than five minutes to go in the game. Fillier left a pass along the boards for Connors, who centered a pass for Wunder to put the puck on goal. Though Rampado made the initial save, Connors sent home the rebound for the 5-1 lead.

4' left, 3rd pd | #15/14 Princeton 5, Rensselaer 1

Two goals for @MaggieConnors9, and a FIVE-POINT night for @SarahFillier91! Connors jumps on the @IssyWunder rebound for the goal!

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— Princeton Women's Ice Hockey (@PWIH) December 3, 2022

Princeton outshot RPI 59-31 overall and 36-18 on goal with netminder Jennifer Olnowich making 17 stops. The Tigers will look to finish the weekend with a sweep in a 3 p.m. Saturday start at Union.