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No. 14 Princeton to Host No. 5 Yale, Brown on Homecoming Weekend
October 18, 2023 | Women's Ice Hockey
vs. No. 5 Yale, Friday, 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | Int'l Video | Tickets | Live Stats | Fan Information | Game Program
vs. Brown, Saturday, 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | Int'l Video | Tickets | Live Stats | Fan Information | Game Program
Back in the Rankings: Princeton was ranked No. 15 in both polls in the first couple weeks of the preseason before falling out as other teams started playing. With the two first-weekend wins, Princeton jumped back in, now at No. 14 in both polls. Princeton will have 12 games against teams currently in the rankings, as six other ECAC Hockey programs are ranked, including #3 Colgate, #5 Yale, #6 Quinnipiac, #7/8 Clarkson, #9 Cornell, and #11 St. Lawrence.
Team Effort: Princeton outscored Robert Morris a combined 10-2 over two games last weekend, and 14 players contributed to the 30 points scored. Sarah Fillier (2g, 2a), Emerson O'Leary (2g, 2a) and Katherine Khramtsov (1g, 3a) co-led with four points each. Among the 14 point scorers were four first-years in Wallis York (2a), Callista Chong (1g), Teja Gatfield (1a) and Maggie Johnson (1a). Taylor Hyland and rookie Uma Corniea split the time in net, with Corniea getting her first collegiate win and shutout in her debut last Saturday.
Fillier Climbs the Charts: Sarah Fillier has one more season to further cement her place in the Princeton record books. Her 155 career points stand eighth, and a stand-alone fourth-place finish is 22 points away. With 45 points, she'd become the fourth player in program history with 200 career points, and Katherine Issel '95 holds the record at 218. Fillier's 65 career goals are 15th, and with 31 more goals, she'd become Princeton's highest-scoring player of this century, surpassing former teammate Maggie Connors '23 (78), Gretchen Anderson '04 (87) and former teammate Carly Bullock '20 (95). Kelly O'Dell '84 holds the record at 121 and is one of three players in program history to score 100 goals. Fillier's 90 assists are fourth all-time, and stand-alone second place is seven assists away. With 10 more assists, Fillier would join record holder Issel (121) as the only players in program history with 100 career assists.
The Staff: Head coach Cara Morey is back for her seventh overall year and sixth competitive season (2020-21 lost to the pandemic) leading the program. Her 90 career wins are second-most in program history to predecessor Jeff Kampersal '92 (327). With 10 more wins, Morey would become the second Princeton women's hockey coach and sixth hockey coach between the men's and women's programs to reach 100 wins. The four men's coaches who have reached 100 are Richard Vaughan (158 from 1935-59), Jim Higgins (130 from 1977-91), Don Cahoon (122 from 1991-2000), and Guy Gadowsky (105 from 2004-11). Along with Dan Gould, who returns and coaches the goaltenders, Morey has two new assistant coaches in Jamie Lundmark, who played professionally from 2001-18 including parts of six seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, Coyotes, Flames, Kings and Maple Leafs, and Melissa Samoskevich, who stands among the highest-scoring players in Quinnipiac history after graduating in 2019.
Series History: Princeton leads the all-time series with Yale 67-19-3, including a 34-11 lead at Baker Rink. Yale has won the last four overall and last two in Princeton with Princeton's last win coming in Oct. 2021 at Yale and last home win in Feb. 2020. Princeton leads the all-time series with Brown 54-30-3 overall and 25-14-1 in Princeton. The Bears' win in Princeton last January broke the Tigers' 23-game unbeaten streak in the series, as Princeton was 22-0-1 since Brown's last win over Princeton, in 2010 at Baker.
Connections with the Coaches: Against Brown, each head coach has the other school on her résumé, with Princeton coach Cara Morey as a 2001 Brown alum and Brown coach Melanie Ruzzi having worked as Morey's assistant at Princeton from 2019-21. New Princeton assistant coach Jamie Lundmark was a Calgary Flames teammate with Jarome Iginla, Hockey Hall of Famer and father of Brown standout Jade Iginla, over parts of four seasons from 2005-10.
On Yale and Brown: The Bulldogs will open their regular season Friday night at Baker Rink. The team went 28-4-1, won the ECAC Hockey regular-season title and made the ECAC Hockey semifinals before a double-overtime loss to Clarkson. Yale received an at-large NCAA bid and the fourth seed but lost to fifth-seeded Northeastern 4-1 in the quarterfinals. Of Yale's seven double-digit goal scorers last season, four are back, including each of the top three in Jordan Ray (17), Anna Bargman (17) and Carina DiAntonio (16), as well as Elle Hartje (13). Pia Dukaric, who played most of the minutes in goal last season, is back after holding opponents to a 1.42 GAA. Neither Princeton nor Yale has scored more than three goals in a game against the other since before the pandemic pause.
The Bears opened the season last weekend with a home-and-home split against Holy Cross with each team winning on its home ice and each game being decided in overtime. Four players split the team's five goals over the opening weekend with India McDadi getting two. Rory Edwards and Kaley Doyle each played a game last weekend in net, with Doyle allowing three goals and Edwards two. Jade Iginla had 17 of Brown's 48 goals last season, more than triple any other Brown player. Doyle played most of the minutes in goal last season, carrying a 2.48 GAA. Brown will play at Quinnipiac Friday night before coming to Princeton.
Stat Rankings: Princeton ranks in the top five in the nation on the penalty kill, tied for first after not allowing a player-advantage goal over the first weekend, in faceoff win percentage (first, .767), in goals per game (second, 5.00), in scoring margin (third, +4.00), and in scoring defense (fourth, 1.00 goals allowed/game). Among those who rank in the top 10 individually are Katherine Khramtsov and Issy Wunder, each tied for fourth in assists per game at 1.50, Uma Corniea and Taylor Hyland, tied for first in goalie winning percentage (1.000), Corniea in GAA (T-1st, 0.00), save percentage (T-1st, 1.000) and shutouts (T-9th, one), Sarah Fillier, Jane Kuehl and Emerson O'Leary in goals per game (tied for sixth, 1.00), and Fillier, Khramtsov and O'Leary in points per game (eighth, 2.00).
