NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's ice hockey team started out the 2024-25 season on a high note, downing Saint Anselm 9-0 Tuesday night at Ingalls Rink. The Bulldogs received goals from eight scorers and 15 players on the squad tallied at least one point during the victory.
With the win, the Bulldogs improved to 1-0-0 this season. Yale has now won five straight season openers. Saint Anselm falls to 3-4-0 overall.
Scoring Summary
- P1, 5:04 | YALE GOAL! Following a shot from inside the blue line from defender Emma DeCorby, forward Carina DiAntonio put in the rebound to get the Bulldogs on the board. 1-0 Yale
- P1, 13:40 | YALE GOAL! On the break, Emma Harvey sent a stretch pass down ice for teammate Ellie Reiter. After Reiter's shot attempt clanged off the crossbar, the puck felt into the slot where Anja Trummer scored off the rebound to double up the hosts' lead. 2-0 Yale
- P2, 11:11 | YALE GOAL! First year Alexis Fields scored on a very tough angle, nailing the cross bar and bouncing in for a goal. 3-0 Yale
- P2, 13:54 | YALE GOAL! Following a penalty by the Hawks, Vita Poniatovskaia netted the penalty shot to extend the lead. 4-0 Yale
- P2, 15:31 | YALE GOAL! Anna Bargman got in on the action, putting in her own rebound for the Bulldogs third score of the period. 5-0 Yale
- P3, 5:43 | YALE GOAL! After Bargman forced a turnover in the attacking area, she dished a perfect cross-ice pass to Naomi Boucher who found the back of the net for the Bulldogs' sixth goal. 6-0 Yale
- P3, 9:06 | YALE GOAL! Poniatovskaia scored her second goal of the game off assists by Trummer and Harvey. 7-0 Yale
- P3, 16:19 | YALE GOAL! Stephanie Stainton added to the goal barrage for the Bulldogs' eighth goal. 8-0 Yale
- P3, 17:09 | YALE GOAL! Olivia Muhn fired a top shelf wrister, beating the Saint Anselm goaltender for the Bulldogs' final tally of the game. 9-0 Yale
Game Notes
- Yale improved to 3-0 all-time against Saint Anselm. They have outscored the Hawks 23-0 over the course of the three matchups.
- DiAntonio scored the first goal of the season for the Bulldogs.
- Trummer scored her fourth career goal. She led the Bulldogs with one goal and two assists.
- Fields tallied her first collegiate goal.
- Bargman scored her first goal of the season and 41st of her career. She also recorded an assist. She has three goals and three assists over the past three season openers.
- Poniatovskaia led all scorers with a pair of goals. It is the second multi-goal game of her career.
- Pia Dukaric started in goal for the Bulldogs, tallying six saves. Naomi Baechler relieved Dukaric in the third, stopping three shots. Junior Mia Wendell came in midway through the period, making three a pair of saves.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will open up their ECAC schedule with a home game against Princeton on Friday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m.
