Cornell Women's Hockey

[mattj711]

I agree.  It would be nice to see some more student support for this team.  On an interesting side note, Cornell has the #1 strength of schedule rating according to the KRACH rating system.

[mattj711]

Unfortunately, we lost 2-1 today.  We're having trouble coming through in the 2nd game of a weekend series.

[ithacat]

Unfortunately, we lost 2-1 today.  We're having trouble coming through in the 2nd game of a weekend series.

Depth may have something to do with that. That having been said, the effort in the 3rd period was impressive.

[billhoward]

Unfortunately, we lost 2-1 today.  We're having trouble coming through in the 2nd game of a weekend series.

At least the team isn't mediocre. I didn't think a lot about women's sports when I was in school. Now I think, if the men can be national contenders in a sport, then Cornell ought to make the same effort for women to be successful in that sport. Conversely, this would not be a time for the Cornell women to start a football team.

[Trotsky]

Conversely, this would not be a time for the Cornell women to start a football team.

They might win a scrimmage against the men.

[billhoward]

Conversely, this would not be a time for the Cornell women to start a football team.

They might win a scrimmage against the men.

We're probably thinking back on that same joke, paraphrasing: "The women's team walked to the locker room all smiles at halftime, and three plays later the men scored."

Well, there was that shining afternoon at Yale when the defense held at the end to preserve a 14-12 victory and we climbed to 2-0 thinking a winning season and the upper half of the Ivy League was possible.

[Al DeFlorio]

Well, there was that shining afternoon at Yale when the defense held at the end to preserve a 14-12 victory and we climbed to 2-0 thinking a winning season and the upper half of the Ivy League was possible.

Not gonna win many games making three first downs.  The win was nice, but the sandlot offensive showing foreshadowed a long season of--as Jim Hyla put it--misery.

[mattj711]

Well, the women pick up 3 points on the weekend, but for some major goaltending heroics by Yale, it would have been 4 points.  Overall, a very good first half of the season.  The team now has an overall record of 8-4-2 and an ECAC record of 7-1-2.  Mazzotta has 5 shut outs so far this season.

[Trotsky]

Conversely, this would not be a time for the Cornell women to start a football team.

They might win a scrimmage against the men.

We're probably thinking back on that same joke, paraphrasing: "The women's team walked to the locker room all smiles at halftime, and three plays later the men scored."

No.  I wasn't joking.

[ithacat]

http://cornellbigred.com/news/2009/12/9/WICE_1209091424.aspx

This is great news for the women and the program. Suddenly, however, that game against Syracuse (which will be entering its 4th semester of having had a program) doesn't feel as exciting. Cornell will have 15 players on its roster.

[mattj711]

Here's an article discussing the light bench we'll have for the game against Syracuse and the series against Providence.  http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091216/SPORTS03/912150326/1128/SPORTS/Cornell-women-hope-to-continue-to-thrive-shorthanded-in-hockey

[statenaurora]

SU's knocking on the door of the top 10 in only the second year of the program. I'll root for the underdog and the start of a Finger Lake rivalry.

[ithacat]

SU's knocking on the door of the top 10 in only the second year of the program. I'll root for the underdog and the start of a Finger Lake rivalry.

I hope this will become a good rivalry game.

Given Cornell's roster numbers for this game it sure feels like they have to be the underdog -- seems crazy saying that given that the game's at Lynah, Cornell's ranked higher, and more established... blah, blah...

[ithacat]

Bump...Syracuse at Lynah tonight at 7:00. LGR...

[Al DeFlorio]

Playing only 13 skaters, Cornell's women had a 1-0 lead after one period, outshooting Syracuse 17-2, but eventually ran out of gas and lost in OT, 2-1.  Syracuse tied it in the third on a shorthanded goal.