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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
#7/7 St. Lawrence
Women’s Ice Hockey Set For Home Opener
October 31, 2024 | Women's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J.- After a four game road slate to start the 2024-25 season, the Princeton women's ice hockey team will finally be back home at Baker Rink this weekend. The Tigers will face off against the No. 7 St. Lawrence Saints and the No. 5 Clarkson Golden Knights.
Schedule
Friday - 6:00 PM - St. Lawrence Saints - ESPN+
Saturday - 4:00 PM - Clarkson Golden Knights - ESPN+
Power Play Paul: Sarah Paul scored her first career hat trick on opening night against Robert Morris, all coming on the power play. The junior forward has six total goals on the season with five with the offensive advantage.
Rookies Are Rocking: Mackenzie Alexander currently tied for the team high in points with seven points from three goals and four assists. Thanks to strong performances through her first four collegiate games, Alexander was named the ECAC Rookie of the Month.
Princeton In the PWHL: Sarah Fillier '24 was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft by the New York Sirens. She notched 30 goals and 13 assists in her senior season with Princeton. Claire Thompson '20 was selected third overall by PWHL Minnesota and earned second-team All-Ivy and third-team All-ECAC honors in her final year with the Tigers in 2020.
Canada Connection: Mackenzie Alexander and Sarah Paul teamed up on the ice together this summer as part of the Canadian Development Team. The pair faced off against the U.S. in the Development Series.
Double Trouble: Twin sisters Angelina and Lucia DiGirolamo join Princeton from the Bishop Kearney Selects where they were four-time New York state champions.
A Fresh Look: Princeton brings in six new Tigers as part of the class of 2028- Brooklyn Nimegeers, Hannah Fetterolf, Rosie Klein, Mackenzie Alexander, and the DiGirolamo sisters.
The Staff: Head coach Cara Morey returns for her eighth season leading the program. Morey owns a 102-70-22 record entering the 2024-25 season and won her 100th game on Jan. 13, 2024 against Harvard. Taylor Wenczkowski joins Daniel Gould and Jamie Lundmark on the Princeton coaching staff. Wenczkowski spent the 2023-24 season playing for PWHL Boston in the league's inaugural season. Prior to the PWHL, she played three years in the Premier Hockey Federation for the Boston Pride, winning back-to-back Isobel Cups as the league champion in 2021 and 2022.
Series History: In the 2023-24 season, Princeton dropped both matchups against St. Lawrence. The Tigers fell to the Golden Knights in their four meetings last season, with two coming in overtime.
