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Dutchwomen return home for final home games of 2013-14

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Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2014

Union vs.#3 Cornell & Colgate
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9-20-1 | 4-14-0
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18-3-4 | 13-2-3
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7-21-2 | 4-14-0
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Union College women's hockey team returns home this weekend for their final home games of 2013-14 against #3 Cornell and Colgate. 

What's On Tap
The Dutchwomen return home for their final home games of the 2013-14 season after splitting their road series against Yale and Brown last weekend. 
Up first on Friday night is an ECAC rematch with #3 Cornell. Cornell dominated the first matchup between the two clubs after pouring in eight goals in an 8-1 win in early November. Junior scoring powerhouses Jillian Saulnier and Emily Fulton lead the Big Red into Messa Rink for the 7 p.m. matchup. 
On Saturday the Dutchwomen will say goodbye to five seniors in their final home game of their careers. Co-captains Ashley Johnston and Maddy Norton will be joined by forwards Elsa Bruestle, Mac Purvis and Stefanie Thomson in waving goodbye to the Union fans when they take on Colgate at the 4 p.m. puck drop. 
Last Time Out
The Dutchwomen split their second to last road trip of the season by taking a 3-1 decision over Yale on Friday night and dropping a close 2-1 matchup to Brown on Saturday afternoon.
  • On Friday, senior forward Stefanie Thomson tallied twice to fuel the Dutchwomen to a 3-1 win over Yale at Ingalls Rink
  • Junior goaltender Shenae Lundberg was tested early as she racked up five saves in the first five minutes of the game. Getting into the early groove helped her throughout the period as she kept the Bulldogs of the scoreboard after tallying 13 saves
  • Thomson broke the scoreless tie midway through the first period when she tallied her nation-leading seventh power play goal of the season. She was set up on the point by leading-scorer senior Maddy Norton and junior Christine Valente.
  • The Dutchwomen extended their lead seven minutes later on a five-on-three power play. Norton took a blue-line feed from junior Alex Tancrell-Fotnaine and blasted a shot that deflected off a defender and past the goaltender's outstretched glove. Valente tallied her second assist of the game after feeding Tancrell-Fontaine from the corner.
  • Thomson added her second goal midway through the third period when she picked up a rebound in front and maneuvered past the goaltender to fire a wrist shot into the back of the net. Valente added her third assist of the game after taking the initial shot on goal. Sophomore forward Kathryn Tomaselli also recorded an assist on the play.  
  • Yale broke up the shutout as Haddad wristed a shot past Lundberg's outstretch blocker. They tried to extend their lead with over two minutes remaining when they pulled Leonoff in favor of the extra attacker. The Dutchwomen made it interesting with 36 seconds left when junior forward Bryanne Panchuk headed to the box for hooking to give Yale a two-man advantage. Lundberg made another flurry of saves down the stretch to keep Yale from getting any closer as she ended the game with 28.
  • Senior forward Stefanie Thomson tallied her third goal of the weekend as the lone tally for the Dutchwomen. With the goal, Thomson pulled into a tie with sophomore Kathryn Tomaselli for the team lead in goals with 11.
  • Union grabbed the lead early when senior forward Stefanie Thomson grabbed a rebound in the slot and buried a shot past the reaching glove of Brown netminder Aubree Moore. Junior forward Christine Valente tallied her 13th assist of the season after taking the initial shot on net. Sophomore Jamie Smith also received an assist on the play.
  • Brown tied the game late in the first period when Jessica Hoyle buried a one-time shot on a two-on-one rush. Hoyle lifted the puck past junior goaltender Shenae Lundberg's blocker as she was sprawling across the crease. Kaitlyn Keon set up the goal with the one-time dish. Lauren Vella also received an assist on the play as she hit Keon with the outlet pass.
  • Brown broke the tie early in the second period when Monica Masucci buried a rebound off a shot from Janice Yang. Samantha Woodward also tallied an assist on the play.
  • Union spent much of the second period on the penalty kill but was able to keep Brown from widening their lead as the period ended with the Dutchwomen trailing 3-0.
  • Back and forth play and few whistles characterized the third period and the Dutchwomen attempted a comeback. Union continued to pressure the Bears down the stretch as they pulled Lundberg with 1:58 remaining in the third period in favor of the extra attacker. Despite a few chances, including one that glanced off the pipe, the Dutchwomen were unable to tie the game.
  • Lundberg finished the game with 25 saves on 27 shots while her counterpart Moore finished with 26 saves on 27 shots.
  • Union was unable to capitalize on their one power play while they killed off all six Brown power plays.
  • Valente led the Dutchwomen in the faceoff circle with 11 wins as the Dutchwomen edged the Bears 27-24 in the category.
Scouting the BIg Red
The third ranked Big Red come into the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the nation with a four game unbeaten streak. Cornell currently sits one point behind Harvard for the top spot in the ECACH. 
  • Cornell has been dynamite on special team situations this season. The Big Red have the second best combined special teams percentage in the nation (58.9%). They have tallied 29 power play goals on 115 attempts on the season, which is slightly better than the Dutchwomen's 22 on 115 attempts.  Cornell has also been killing off penalties 90.9% of the time (fifth best in the nation).
  •  Cornell is the third highest scoring team in the nation, averaging 3.68 goals per game. 
  • Cornell is led offensively by a nation's top-five scorer , junior Jillian Sulnier, who has racked up 38 points (18-20-38) in 25 games. Cornell also has two other players in the top 25 offensively. Junior Emily Fulton (1.40 PPG) and  senior Jessica Campbell (1.08 PPG) also help lead the potent Big Red attack. Freshman forward Hanna Bunton ranks in the top thirty in points per game for rookies (.65). 
  • The Crimson blue line is led by the senior duo of Hayleigh Cudmore  (.84 PPG) and Alyssa Gagliardi (.88 PPG)who are both ranked among the top-ten scoring defensemen in the nation. Fellow senior The duo lead a largely inexperienced group of underclassmen that include three sophomores and one freshman. Sophomore Cassandra Poudrier has also been potent on the attack racking up six goals and 15 assists on the season. 
  • Senior Lauren Slebodnick and freshman Paula Voorheis have split goaltending duties this season. Slebodnick has played a majority of the games and has racked up a record of 14-1-3 with a .917 save-percentage. Voorheis has seen action in nine games this season and has recorded a goals-against-average of 1.72. Both goaltenders have recorded two shutouts on the season.
Scouting the Raiders
The Raiders come into the weekend tied with the Dutchwomen for last place in the ECAC with identical conference records of 4-14-0. Colgate has been inconsistent over their past five games,, dropping a 3-1 decision to St. Lawrence which was followed by a weekend sweep of Brown and Yale. Most recently, the Raiders dropped a home-and-home series with in-state rivals Cornell. 
  • The Raiders have had issues putting the puck in the net on the man advantage this season. Through 30 games Colgate has only registered 17 power play goals on 151 attempts. They have been much better on the penalty kill, killing of 86.5 of opponent's power plays. 
  • Colgate has done slightly better than the Dutchwomen in scoring this season. They have tallied 51 goals to the Dutchwomen's 50 through 30 games. 
  • Senior forward Taylor Volpe has led the Colgate attack through the majority of the season. She leads the team in goals (11) and points (18).  Junior Miriam Drubel has also helped the Raider attack by racking up 18 points (8-10-18). 
  • Colgate is led defensively by senior captain Megan Wickens. Wickens has never missed a game in her Raider career and racked up 11 points (4-7-11) this season. She and junior defenseman Katei Case lead an inexperienced group of underclassmen that includes two sophomores and two freshman. One of those sophomores is Nicole Gass, who leads the Raider attack along the blue line with 14 points. 
  • The team has used all three of their goaltenders semi-equally throughout the season. Sophomore Ashleynne Rando (14 games played) has a slight lead over Junior Brittney Brooks (13 games played). They have almost identical records with Rando recording one more loss (3-9-1) than Brooks (3-8-1).  Junior Susan Allen has also started four games and played in eight while racking up a record of 1-3-0. Allen has the best save-percentage (.916) and goals-against-average (2.4). No goaltender has recorded a shutout this season. 
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