Box Score PRINCETON, N.J. – Junior
Anna Bargman scored two goals and senior
Elle Hartje added one to lead the Yale women's ice hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Princeton on the road. Goaltender
Pia Dukaric stopped all 22 shots she faced to earn the shutout win in the Bulldogs' season opener.
Yale (1-0-0 overall, 1-0-0 ECAC) picks up a win in its first game for the fourth straight year. Princeton falls to 2-1 overall after earning a sweep over Robert Morris last weekend.
Scoring Summary
- P1, 9:04 | GOAL! Anna Bargman earns a takeaway at center ice and skates past a Princeton defender. With an open look on net, Bargman buries it with a wrister to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Emma DeCorby was credited with an assist on the play.
- End of 1 | Dukaric kept the Tigers off the board making several outstanding saves including a stop on a breakaway. Dukaric finished the frame with seven saves.
- P2, 6:38 | GOAL! Elle Hartje skates into the attacking area after earning a two-on-one. Hartje takes it herself and fires a wrist shot which finds the back of the net to extend the Yale lead to 2-0.
- End of 2 | The Bulldogs kill off a pair of Princeton power plays to hold the two-score lead through two periods.
- P3, 18:21 | GOAL! Bargman tallies her second score of the game on an empty-netter to increase Yale's lead to 3-0.
- FINAL | Dukaric earned a shutout victory, stopping seven shots in the final frame.
Game Notes
- With the victory, the Bulldogs extend their win streak against Princeton to five.
- Bargman scored her first two goals of the season after tallying a team-high 17 last season.
- Deanna Buenzow, Suzy Higuchi, and Stephanie Stainton all made their collegiate debuts.
- Hartje tallied her 129th career point which puts her third all-time in program history.
- Dukaric recorded her first shutout of the season after a program record-setting eight last season. She stopped 22 shots to earn the victory.
Up Next
The Bulldogs head back to Connecticut to battle in-state rival No. 6 Quinnipiac in Hamden on Saturday at 3 p.m.
