Women's Hockey
2
Winner Cornell COR 22-6-1, 17-5-0
1
Yale YAL 15-13-1, 12-9-1
Winner
Cornell COR
22-6-1, 17-5-0
2
Final
1
Yale YAL
15-13-1, 12-9-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Cornell COR 0 2 0 2
Yale YAL 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Bulldogs Fall to No. 6 Cornell in Regular Season Finale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's ice hockey team dropped the final game of the regular season to No. 6 Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Ingalls Rink. The Big Red defeated the Bulldogs 2-1 to clinch the Ivy League regular season title. 

Senior Elle Hartje scored the long goal for the Elis, tallying her 164th career point. The mark ties her with Maria Dennis (1984-88) for the most all-time in program history.

"This one came down to the wire and we had plenty of chances to tie it up in the third," said Mark Bolding, Susan Cavanaugh Head Coach of Women's Hockey. "Hartje had a great effort and continues to drive this team."

With the victory, Cornell improves to 22-6-1 overall and they have earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming ECAC Hockey Tournament. The Big Red will have a bye in the opening round. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the Bulldogs who will compete as the No. 6 seed in the postseason tournament. Yale will host Union in the opening round on Feb. 24 at Ingalls Rink.
 
Scoring Summary
  • END OF 1 | Despite the scoreless first period, the Bulldogs outshot the Big Red 20-7.
  • P2, 0:43 | Cornell scored on the power play to take a 1-0 lead.
  • P2, 8:01 | The Big Red tallied their second score of the period on a goal by Karel Prefontaine.
  • P2, 13:45 | GOAL! Following a shot from Tijana Miskovic just inside the blue line, Elle Hartje was there for the rebound and put scored her 11th goal of the season to cut the deficit to 2-1.
  • FINAL | The Bulldogs pulled goaltender Pia Dukaric near the end of the game and utilized an extra attacker. Despite several shots on goal, the Elis could not find the equalizer.
 Game Notes
  • Cornell completed the season sweep of the Bulldogs.
  • Hartje recorded her 164th career point, tying Maria Dennis for most all-time in program history.
  • Hartje has scored 12 points over the past nine games.
  • Dukaric recorded 29 saves in net for the Bulldogs. 
  • The Bulldogs outshot the Big Red 37-31.
  • Following the game, Yale celebrated its two seniors: Elle Hartje and Kiersten Goode
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host the first round of the ECAC tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. against Union.

"Now onto the playoffs and another chance to play at home," said Bolding. "We're excited for the postseason."
 
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