NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In her 100th career game as a Bulldog, Carina DiAntonio put on a show. The senior captain scored four goals, including the overtime winner, to lead the Yale women's ice hockey team to a 4-3 victory over Princeton on Saturday afternoon at Ingalls Rink.
The Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 midway through the game, but DiAntonio scored three unanswered goals to put the home team ahead. Princeton tied the game with seconds remaining in regulation to send it to overtime. DiAntonio then came through once again, deking the goaltender and finishing her career-best fourth goal of the game.
With the victory, Yale improved to 3-1-0 overall and 1-0-0 in ECAC Hockey. Princeton dropped to 1-3-0 overall.
Scoring Summary
• P1, 9:02 | Jane Kuehl scored the game's opening goal for the Tigers. 1-0 PRIN
• P2, 2:25 | The Tigers extended their lead on a goal by Mackenzie Alexander. 2-0 PRIN
• P2, 16:34 | YALE GOAL! Jordan Ray delivered the puck behind the net to Naomi Boucher, who found DiAntonio near the far post. The captain scored on a backhanded shot to cut into the Princeton lead. 2-1 PRIN
• P3, 1:32 | YALE GOAL! DiAntonio came through once again. This time, the senior fired a wrister to the near post. The shot caromed off the Princeton goaltender and into the back of the net to tie the game at two. 2-2
• P3, 11:24 | YALE GOAL! DiAntonio scored her third goal to complete the hat trick and give Yale the lead. 3-2 YALE
• P3, 19:46 | With only 14 seconds left, Princeton tied the game. 3-3
• OT, 0:27 | YALE GOAL! DiAntonio won it for the Bulldogs in overtime. After collecting her own rebound off a shot, the senior calmly skated undefended toward the goaltender. She deked twice and finished with a backhander to seal the victory. 4-3 YALE
Game Notes
• DiAntonio skated in her 100th career game for the Bulldogs. She is the first Yale player to score four goals in one game since Jackie Raines in 2014.
• DiAntonio now has 44 career goals, tied for eighth place on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list.
• Ray tallied four assists in the game and recorded her 100th career point, becoming the seventh player in program history to achieve the feat.
• Boucher tallied her team-leading fifth assist of the year.
• First-year Molly Boyle played in her first collegiate game.
• Yale goaltender Naomi Baechler earned her second win of the season, stopping 17 shots.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play their first road game of the season, facing off against Cornell on Friday, Oct. 31.
