Ice Hockey

By Sharon Lin

...On Sat., Jan. 31, the men's squad (15-4, overall, 10-2 ECAC) defeated Princeton for the second time this season before a capacity crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. The Tigers scored both their goals in the first period. Just 29 seconds after Princeton scored its second goal on the power play, Matt Cumming, JE '98, netted Yale's first tally on an assist from Jeff Hamilton, SM '00. Eighteen seconds into the second period, Mark Sproule, SY '00, evened the score at 2-2, assisted by captain Ray Giroux, BK '98. Rookie Ben Stafford, BR '01, picked up the game-winning goal off of a Cumming pass. Both defenses kept the final stanza scoreless as the Blue hung on to win, 3-2. Princeton netminder Erasmo Saltarelli and ECAC goals-against-average leader Alex Westlund, SM '99, each notched 27 saves. Forty-two penalties were assessed against the teams, for a total of 100 minutes in the penalty box. Infractions included numerous roughing calls and six counts of unsportsmanlike conduct (two on Yale center Cory Shea, BR '00). Nevertheless, head coach Tim Taylor and many players contended that neither team intentionally played a dirty game. The Bulldogs are now leading the ECAC with 20 points and are currently ranked sixth in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll, the highest national ranking ever for a Yale hockey team. The Elis meet Cornell at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 6, and Colgate at 7 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 7.

...The women's hockey team dropped two straight matches in Rhode Island over the weekend. Goalie Laurie Belliveau, TD '98, had 35 saves against Providence on Sat., Jan. 31, and 48 more against Brown on Sun., Feb. 1. On Wed., Feb. 4, the Elis rebounded with a defeat of Division III opponent Middlebury 3-1. Joni Kletter, TC '00, Sue Vanderhill, CC '01, and Lisa Meyers, SY '01 scored for the Blue, while Sue Barnes, DC '00, added two assists. The Bulldogs will take on St. Lawrence on Sat., Feb. 7, and Cornell on Sun., Feb. 8.

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