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Princeton University
#13/13 Boston University
Women's Ice Hockey Heads To No. 13 Boston University, Stonehill
November 26, 2024 | Women's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J.- The Princeton women's ice hockey team will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday and head to Boston, Ma. to take on No. 13 Boston University. The Tigers will then travel down to Stonehill for a matchup with the Skyhawks.
ÂScheduleÂ
Wednesday - 2:00 PM - No. 13 Boston University - ESPN+
Friday - 5:00 PMÂ - Stonehill - NEC Front Row
Saturday - 1:00 PM - Stonehill - NEC Front Row
ÂLast Time Out: Princeton picked up the first ranked win of the season over No. 5 Colgate. The Tigers took a 4-3 victory over the Raiders with an overtime goal from Issy Wunder. Princeton fell to the No. 8 Cornell Big Red on Saturday afternoon 3-4.
ÂWunder-ful Issy: Issy Wunder has been a consistent force for the Tigers. The senior leads the team in points with 17 and has a +10 rating.
ÂPower 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 nine total goals on the season with six coming on the offensive advantage.
ÂMac Attack: Mackenzie Alexander is currently second on the team high in points with 16 points and is tied for the team lead with 10 assists. Thanks to strong performances through her first four collegiate games, Alexander was named the ECAC Rookie of the Month for October. She earned her second Rookie of the Week honors in as many weeks on Nov. 26. Alexander is tied for first in the country in points for all freshmen and is first in points per game. She is fifth in points per game throughout DI hockey.
ÂPrinceton 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.
ÂCanada 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.Â
ÂDouble Trouble: Twin sisters Angelina and Lucia DiGirolamo join Princeton from the Bishop Kearney Selects where they were four-time New York state champions.Â
ÂA 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.Â
ÂThe 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.Â
ÂSeries History: Princeton and Boston University last met for a two game series in 2017 at Baker Rink. The Tigers took the first win with a score of 4-1 and the second ended with a 1-1 tie after overtime. This will be the first time Princeton and Stonehill will face off after the Skyhawks moved to Division I for the 2022-23 season.
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