No. 2/3 Yale vs. Brown
Thursday, Jan. 12—6 p.m.
Ingalls Rink (New Haven, Conn.)
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No. 2/3 Yale at Brown
Saturday, Jan. 14—2 p.m.
Meehan Auditorium (Providence, R.I.)
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The No. 2/3 Yale women's hockey will play back-to-back games against ECAC and fellow Ivy League opponent, Brown, on Thursday, Jan. 12 and Saturday, Jan. 14. On Thursday, the Bears will travel down to New Haven for a 6 p.m. tilt with the Bulldogs. Saturday, Yale will head to Providence for a matinee with the Bears. Both contests will be live on ESPN+ and available for international viewing on Stretch Internet.
Bulldog Bytes
- Yale (15-1-1, 8-1-1 ECAC) is riding a seven-game winning streak.
- Elle Hartje leads Yale with 21 points (4g, 17a).
- Anna Bargman (9g, 10a) and Jordan Ray (8g, 11a) are the Bulldogs' goal leaders.
- With two goals and two assists against Saint Anselm, Claire Dalton extended her point streak to six games. That was Dalton's fifth career game with four-or-more points. It was also her fourth multi-point game this season.
- Charlotte Welch recorded her fifth multi-point game of the season with one goal and two assist in Yale's last outing.
- Elle Hartje picked up her fifth multi-point game this season and her third game with at least three points. Her three assists against Saint Anselm put her at 97 career points.
- Anna Bargman is riding a four-game point streak.
- Pia Dukaric has been the go-to in between the pipes for Yale. Dukaric has a .947 save percentage, a 1.22 goals against average, and five shutouts.
In the NCAA
- Pia Dukaric is third in the nation in save percentage (.947) and tied for fourth in shutouts (5).
- Elle Hartje is tied for sixth in assists per game (1.00).
- As a team, Yale is second in the nation in penalty kill percentage (.938).
Notables
- Kaitlyn Rippon will be skating in her 100th career game against Brown.
- Elle Hartje's dominance in her time at Yale, which has put her in a position to break 100 career points in her junior season. Hartje sits at 31 goals, 66 assists, which is good for 97 career points.
- Pia Dukaric is one shutout away from breaking the single-season program record.
- Claire Dalton's 17 points this season put her at 114 career points, which is second all-time in program history.
- Dalton's 11 assists this season saw her become the new program record for career assists (78) surpassing Maria Dennis (68).
- Charlotte Welch reached the 100-point mark with a goal against St. Lawrence last weekend.
- Ciara Coleman and Mia Wendell made their collegiate debuts against Saint Anselm on Jan. 10.
Last Meeting with Brown
The two squads split last year's senior seriese, but Yale captured the last meeting against Brown on Jan. 30, 2022.
Maya Kerfoot,
Anna Bargman,
Claire Dalton,
Vita Poniatovskaia, and
Tess Dettling were the goal scorers.
Pia Dukaric made 11 saves in goal, while the Bulldogs outshot the Bears, 45-12, in that outing.
Looking at History
In the last 10 meetings against the Bears, the Bulldogs hold a 9-1 record. The lone loss was a 4-1 defeat on Jan. 28, 2022, in Providence.
Scouting the Bears
- Brown (5-11-1, 3-7-0 ECAC) is 1-4 in its last five outings. The win came back inn December when the Bears defeated Union, 3-1, at home.
- Jade Iginla is the Bears' leading goal scorer and point getter with eight goals and 12 points. She has one powerplay goal, shorthanded goal, and one game-winning tally.
- India McDadi has a team-leading five helpers and 52 shots this season.
- Kaley Doyle and Megane Pilon have split time in goal. Doyle has seen the most time with 14 starts, a .905 save percentage, and one shutout. Pilon has five appearances and a .914 save percentage.
Up Next
Following this series with the Bears, the Bulldogs will play the next two games on the road. First stop will be Princeton, N.J. and the next at Quinnipiac on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21.
