Women's Team 2017-18

[Bahnstorm]

I'm not sure where this sits historically stat wise for Cornell (I know it isn't close to the NCAA women's record), but by my count Boissonnault just completed an approximately 270 minute long shutout streak. Nice.

[dag14]

She leads Division I with 9 shutouts.  Not sure about her streak vis a vis Cornell records.

[Rita]

It was a toss-up as to whether to post here or in the "some history" thread.

After listening to the men comeback v. Yale, I checked out this week's episode of ONLY A GAME.  The lead story was about the origins of the Cornell and Boston College Women's hockey teams and the role that the Baker Sisters from Lansing NY played in starting the teams in the early 70's.

As a girl who played hockey in my youth in the late 70's I am thankful for people like the Baker sisters for their persistence in getting girls/womens sports recognized. I'm also thankful my parents were very open minded (clueless?) about their 6 yr old little girl wanting to play ice hockey. Growing up in Connecticut in that time period, my dream was to play hockey on the Wesleyan Women's team. It was a long shot since I stopped playing at 11 when the local rink closed and killed when Wesleyan rejected my college application.  However, while a graduate student at Cornell, I was able to play hockey again and played with many different groups of people and my hockey experiences are among myfavorite memories of my time at Cornell.

[profudge]

Folks, FYI
From Women's Coaches Club newsletter:  

An important announcement about the first round of the  ECAC's:  
although the opponent is not set the game schedule is, all at Lynah:
  Friday, 2/23 at 6:00;
  Saturday, 2/24 at 3:00;
  and Sunday, 2/25, if needed, at 3:00.

Coach wants a huge crowd so let's recruit as many people as possible to come see ... these games.  

[ursusminor]

Announcerless highlights of Cornell-RPI. I assume that the entire game is also on YouTube and/or the RPI-TV website.

[RichH]

[dag14]

The women win their first playoff game against Princeton.

[Trotsky]

I didn't realize this.  Very good:

In February 2017, the NCAA announced that it had reached a four-year deal with Big Ten Network to televise the Women's national championship game beginning in 2017, and the Frozen Four semi-finals beginning in 2018.

[Trotsky]

Women ahead 2-1 after 1.  Princeton's goal came at 19:59 and required a review.

[Trotsky]

Princeton now 3 unanswered goals to lead 3-2.

[dag14]

Three unanswered pp goals.  Even worse.   Sorry -- only 2 pp goals; one was scored shortly after the pp ended.

Tied at 3-3 with 3 to go in the second.  And Cornell scores with seconds on the clock to go up 4-3 as they head to the locker room.

[Trotsky]

The PBP guy is going on about the goals being reviewed.

Aren't all goals reviewed in the playoffs?

[Trotsky]

Final stats for the Cornell women in Korea:

3 - 2 - 5 Johnston
1 - 1 - 2 Saulnier
0 - 2 - 2 Jenner
0 - 2 - 2 Fortino
0 - 0 - 0 Rougeau
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4 - 7 - 11

11 points in 5 games.  Not bad at all.

[Trotsky]

4 - 3 Cornell after 2.

[Trotsky]

Princeton wins in ot, 5-4.  Game 3 tomorrow.