SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Union will continue their conference portion of the schedule as they take on Central New York foes No. 5 Cornall and Colgate this upcoming weekend. The Big Red will welcome the Dutchwomen Friday, February 1 at 7:00 p.m while the Raiders will faceoff against Union on Saturday, February 2 at 4:00 p.m.
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Last Time Out
RPI Game 1 Recap
RPI Game 1 Box Score
RPI Game 2 Recap
RPI Game 2 Box Score
Union's (7-16-3, 0-11-3 ECAC Hockey) were edged out in a home-and-home series against their Route 7 counterparts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2-1 and 2-0 respectively.
Kelly McGrath scored the lone goal over the weekend on Friday night. Her second period power play goal temporarily tied the game as passes from Courtney Turner and Bryanne Panchuk freed up the defender to shoot from the point. Shenae Lundberg tallied 59 saves in the two games over the weekend. The penalty kill unit was near perfect over the weekend, only conceding one goal in eight chances.
Scouting Cornell
Cornell (17-4-0, 12-2-0 ECAC) is coming off a midweek contest against No. 7 Mercyhurst in which the Big Red earned a 4-0 shutout win. Head Coach Doug Derraug became the all-time wins leader in Cornell women's hockey history with 136. The Big Red has won six consecutive games and has won their last five games in conference play.
Brianne Jenner leads all skaters in points with points with 42 points on 21 goals and 21 assists. Her 2.21 goals per game ranks third amongst all skaters in Division I. Jillian Saulnier have 27 assists in 21 contests, which lead the team as well. Laurine Rougeau and Jessica Campbell have 17 and 16 points respectively this season.
Lauren Slebodnick has backstopped the net for Cornell in 18 of their 21 contests this season. She has compiled a 14-4-0 with a .927 save percentage and a 1.56 goals against average. Slebodnick's save percentage and shutouts this season ranks her ninth among all goaltenders in Division I respectively. Katelyn Pippy and Stefannie Moak have split the remainder of the games for the Big Red.
Cornell's offense ranks fourth in all of Division I and first in ECAC Hockey averaging 4.14 goals per game. Defensively, the Big Red allots 1.57 goals per game, which is third overall and second amongst ECAC Hockey members. The Big Red special teams have gone 16-of-89 on the power play (17.98%) while going 99-of-108 (91.7%) on the penalty kill. Cornell is the sixth most penalized team in all of Division I hockey averaging 11.43 penalty minutes per game but have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
Scouting Colgate
Colgate (7-15-3, 2-9-3 ECAC) comes into the matchup after splitting decisions on the road against Brown and Yale. The Raiders came away with a 4-3 against Bears but were shutout against the Bulldogs 2-0. In the win against Brown, Colgate struck three times in the third period to propel the Raiders in the win while all four goals came from different players. Additionally, the Raiders have a victory against ranked Clarkson back on December 1 in a 2-1 upset.
Brittany Phillips who has nine goals and seven assists on the 2012-13 campaign leads the Raiders offensively. She has five of her nine goals on the power play and has one-game-winning goal this season. Jenna Klynstra paces the team in assists with 11 while having four goals of her own. Both Jocelyn Simpson and Miriam Drubel each have six goals and six assists to aid the offense. Drubel's three shorthanded goals rank third among all Division I skaters.
In net, freshman Ashlynne Rando has seen the majority of time as the goaltender for the Raiders. In 20 games played, she has compiled a 5-9-3 record with a 3.19 goals against average and an .897 save percentage. Susan Allen has started in eight games for the Raiders in which the sophomore has gone 2-6-0 with a 4.41 goals against average and .865 save percentage.
Colgate averages 1.64 goals per game while conceding 3.76 goals per contest. Both special teams units ranks last in the ECAC with a 12.5% and 73% success rate respectively.
Series Against Colgate
The Dutchwomen have yet to defeat the Raiders in 25 contests. Union played Colgate beyond regulation for the first time in their history last season at Union in which the Raiders prevailed in a 2-1 victory. In the last five contests between the two schools, four of the games have been decided by one goal.
Break Out the Erasers
Christine Valente continues to excel for the Dutchwomen special teams unit as she netted her fourth power play goal in the loss against Quinnipiac. Her four power play goals tie a single-season record, which is held by Lauren Hoffman (2007-08) and Elizabeth Flanagan (2001-02). Her four power play goals ranks tied for 25th in Division I and tied for seventh in the ECAC.
Coach Claudia Asano Barcomb has posted the most wins in her head coaching career in a single season with seven thus far. She needs four more to tie the program high in a single season in the Division I era (Fred Quistgard - 11, 2002-03).
Getting the “W”
The Dutchwomen have registered seven wins this season, the third most in their program history and the second most in the Division I era. Union has compiled the most wins since the 2009-10 campaign in which Claudia Asano Barcomb guided the Dutchwomen to five wins. Additionally, the Dutchwomen set a new season-high in their Division I era in non-conference wins with seven this season.
Flashing the Glove
Shenae Lundberg registered over 1,000 career saves during her 34-save performance against No. 2/3 Harvard. The Peterborough, N.H. native ranks third among all goaltenders in saves (595) in the ECAC and eighth in Division I in minutes played. She also set a new personal season-high in saves with her performance against Harvard and Dartmouth back on January 4 and 5th. She also tallied her first collegiate shutout in a 1-0 win against Penn State. She now has 1,085 saves in 37 games played.
Open Fire
When the Dutchwomen have scored the first goal and leading after one, Union holds a 4-2-1 record against opponents.
Record Book Watch
With the Dutchwomen's wins against Maine, Shenae Lundberg notched her seventh win of her career, putting her tied for second in all-time wins in program history with Heather Olney (2001-02). Lundberg also ranks second in wins in a single season (6), eighth in career saves (1,085) and within the top-10 in save percentage and goals against average in a single season. Teammate Alana Marcinko has six wins, which ranks tied for third in team history and ranks fifth in career saves with 1239. In addition, one more shutout will give the netminder the all-time record in career shutouts. Forward Stefanie Thomson is now tied for ninth in career goals (14) with Molly Flanagan (2002). Christine Valente trumped her season-high of three power play goals last year with her score against Quinnipiac (Dec. 1). Valente needs one more to break the program high in power play goals in one season. Only two Dutchwomen skaters have accomplished this feat, Lauren Hoffman (2008-09) and Elizabeth Flanagan (2001-02). Additionally, she ranks tied for second in career power play goals with Jackie Koetteritz '10 and Elizabeth Flanagan.
No Sophomore Slump
Sophomores Christine Valente, Shenae Lundberg, Kelly McGrath and Bryanne Panchuk are on pace to set personal bests this year. Valente is one more point away from tying a new career-high. Lundberg has set career highs in every statistical category for goaltenders and earned her first shutout of her collegiate career in a 1-0 win against Penn State. Tancrell-Fontaine doubled her points from last season and leads all Union defenseman in scoring. McGrath has surpassed her rookie season in all offensive categories while Panchuk matched her assist tally from last season.
100 Games Club
Four skaters have played in 100 games or more in their seasons with the Dutchwomen. Co-captain Rhianna Kurio leads the entire team with 128 games played followed by Emma Rambo (127), Jeannie Sabourin and Nicole Bartlett. The next skater that is on pace to break a hundred games this season is Maddy Norton (93).
Penalties
The Dutchwomen are the third lowest penalized team in Division I averaging 6.96 (85-for-181) penalty minutes per game and second lowest in the ECAC. Union has skated in two games in which the Dutchwomen have not committed a penalty in regulation (Dec. 8 vs. Brown and Jan. 4 vs. Harvard). Entering this week, Cornell held the seventh highest average of penalty minutes per game with 11.10 minutes while Colgate ranks 22nd with 8.88 minutes per game.
ECAC Accolades
Lundberg compiled a 2-2-1 overall record in the month of December with 144 saves, a .928 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average. The Peterborough, N.H. native was credited with two wins against Maine and also earned a tie against Yale. Additionally, she tied her career-high of 41 saves in a losing effort against Quinnipiac.
This was the first time a Union women's hockey player has been named for a monthly award by the ECAC. Lundberg has also been named ECAC Goaltender of the Week twice this season back on October 23 and November 13.
Nailbiters
In the seven games that Union has won this season, six of the games have come with a one-goal margin. In each of those wins, Union has scored in the third period for the game-winner. The Dutchwomen are 6-4-1 in games decided by one goal while all three overtime games have ended in a draw.
Light the Lamp
When Union scores at least three goals in a game, the Dutchwomen are 5-0-0. However, when an opponent holds Union to under three goals, Union is 2-14-3.
Game-Tying Goals
Rhianna Kurio's last minute game-tying goal against Princeton (Nov. 10) and Alex Tancrell-Fontaine's power play goal against Yale (Dec. 7) puts the duo with eight other skaters in the ECAC with game-tying goals this season.
Power Play
The Dutchwomen have tallied 14 goals this season on the man-advantage this season, which ranks as tied for second most goals on the power play in a season with 2001-02 season. In the 2008-09 season, Union posted their most power play goals in a season with 15.
When Valente Registers a Point
Christine Valente has registered at least one point in every tie or win the Dutchwomen have earned this season. The only exception was Union's win against Penn State in a 2-1 victory. (Jan. 12). Union is 6-1-3 when Valente has tallied a point. In games that Valente has not registered a point, the Dutchwomen are 1-15-0.
Class of 2016
Rebecca Babiak, Jessica Kaminsky, Courtney Turner and Kathryn Tomaselli have all netted goals on the season. Kaminsky is tied for the team lead in goals, assists and points with sophomore Christine Valente with six. The freshman class also leads all classes in goal scoring with 13. The Class of 2016 has already surpassed the scoring of all freshman in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 years. Additionally, this freshman class has equaled the points to the Class of 2015.
