Women's Ice Hockey: Bulldogs search for positives in midst of dismal season

The Elis were clearly overmatched against the Bears, who now trail the nation's top-ranked team, Harvard, in the standings by two points. "Brown outpowered us," Sue Barnes, DC '00, admitted. Yale's offense mustered only nine shots. When the opposing netminder has set the ECAC record for consecutive scoreless minutes and has been named goaltender of the week three times this season, as Brown goalie Ali Brewer '00 has, nine shots will not get the job done. By contrast, the Bears fired off 35 shots. Brown put the game away by scoring three goals in three minutes in the first period for a 4-0 lead. Nonetheless, the game was not a complete loss. "It was a learning experience," said Barnes. "[Brown] is the kind of team we want to be."

Against Providence, which is fourth in the ECAC, Yale's offense did a better job of moving the puck around, but Providence still outshot Yale 33-19. Penalty killing hurt the Elis: Providence converted on two of three power play opportunities. Lisa Meyers, SY '01, summed up the pair of games: "We just had a rough weekend."

The Bulldogs return home on Fri., Feb. 12, for a rare Friday game against St. Lawrence, which defeated Yale 7-1 earlier this year. On Sat., Feb. 13, Yale hosts Cornell, which beat Yale 6-0 in the first game of the season. The team is looking forward to both rematches. "There's definitely a revenge factor," Barnes said. "We still have a lot to prove."

--Joey Ax

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