ITHACA, N.Y. – The 91Â鶹¾«Æ· women’s hockey team defeated Cornell in its ECAC opener on Friday night by the score of 2-0. Junior forward Cheryl Setchell (Sydney, N.S.) tallied the game-winning goal on the power-play for the Raiders, and Rebecca Lahar (Vienna, Va.) made 22 saves to earn her first shutout of the season.
The two squads battled to a scoreless first period before 91Â鶹¾«Æ· took the lead at 15:14 of the second period. Micki King (Akwesasne, N.Y.) sent a pass to Avery McGlenn (Coaldale, Alb.) who set up Setchell for the power-play goal. The Raiders power-play went 1-4 and is now 5-39 on the campaign.
91Â鶹¾«Æ· tallied an insurance goal just a minute and 50 seconds into the third period when Allison Paiano (Orleans, Ont.) scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season. The goal went unassisted and set the final at 2-0.
91Â鶹¾«Æ· outshot the Big Red 25-22 and killed both Cornell power-plays. The Raiders are now unbeaten in three straight contests against Cornell.
The Raiders are now 6-2-1 and 1-0 in the ECAC. They are next in action at home on Sunday, November 9, when Clarkson comes to Starr Rink for a 2 p.m. face-off.