By Scott Kinville/315 Hockey.
The fifth-ranked Colgate Raiders Women’s Hockey Team faces another tough test this weekend when they face ECAC and close geographic rival, the tenth-ranked Cornell Big Red. On Friday afternoon the teams will square off in Colgate’s home rink at the Class of 1965 Arena, and then the teams will travel sixty-six miles southwest to play again on Saturday afternoon at Cornell’s Lynah Rink.
The ECAC is beyond a shadow of a doubt one of the toughest conferences in all of college hockey, as five of the top ten in the latest USCHO Division I Women’s Poll call the conference home. This includes both the Raiders and Big Red who occupy the third and fourth places in the ECAC respectively and are separated by only three and a half points.
The teams also played the same opponents last weekend as the Raiders fell to the fourth-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats 2-1 on Friday, and then beat the Princeton Tigers 6-2 on Saturday. The Big Red beat the Tigers on Friday by a score of 4-1 on Friday and were then defeated by Quinnipiac 6-1 on Saturday. Cornell also played this past Tuesday night as they beat another regional rival in the Syracuse Orange 4-1 at the Tennity Ice Pavillion in Syracuse, NY. Colgate has not played since their game against Princeton last Saturday.
This two-game home in home series presents the Colgate Raiders an opportunity to give put some distance between themselves and Cornell in the ECAC, while the Big Red can potentially overtake the Raiders for third place in the conference. Let’s take a look at how the teams match up against each other.
Colgate Raiders Team Records
- Overall Record: 19-3-1.
- ECAC Record: 9-2-0.
- Home Record: 9-1-0.
- Away Record: 10-2-1.
- Head Coach Greg Fargo.
Cornell Big Red Team Records
- Overall Record: 11-6-2.
- ECAC Record: 8-3-1.
- Home Record: 7-3-0.
- Away Record: 4-2-1.
- Head Coach: Doug Derraugh.
Colgate Raiders Team Offense
- Goals For: 93.
- Goals Per Game: 4.0 (4th in Division I).
- Shots: 844.
- Shots Per Game: 36.7.
- Power Play: 22.1% (21 for 95 – 7th in Division I).
Cornell Big Red Team Offense
- Goals For: 66.
- Goals Per Game: 3.5 (9th in Division I).
- Shots: 548.
- Shots Per Game: 28.8.
- Power Play: 23.2% (13 for 56 – 3rd in Division I).
Colgate Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Danielle Serdachny: 16 goals + 26 assists = 42 points. Serdachny is tied for 1st in Division I in points, 1st in assists, and 6th in goals.
2.) Kalty Kaltounková: 13 goals + 16 assists = 29 points. Kaltounková is 24th in Division I in goals and 27th in assists.
3.) Kaitlyn O’Donohoe: 10 goals + 16 assists = 26 points. 27th in Division I in assists.
4.) Sydney Bard: 2 goals + 20 assists = 22 points. Bard is 12th in Division I in assists.
5.) Dara Greig (9 goals + 10 assists), and Allyson Simpson (3 goals + 16 assists) = 19 points each. Simpson is 27th in Division I in assists.
- Shots Leader: Kalty Kaltounková with 95.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Kalty Kaltounková with six. Kaltounková is 2nd in Division I in power-play goals.
- Game Winning Goals: Danielle Serdachny with four.
- +/- Leader: Maggie MacEachern at +21.
Cornell Big Red Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Izzy Daniel: 11 goals + 19 assists = 30 points. Daniel is tied for 13th in assists in Division I and 17th in points.
2.) Gillis Frechette: 9 goals + 19 assists = 28 points. Frechette is tied for 13th in assists in Division I and 27th in points.
3.) Lily Delianedis: 7 goals + 11 assists = 18 points.
4.) Mckenna Van Gelder: 8 goals + 7 assists = 15 points.
5.) Kaitlin Jockims: 5 goals + 7 assists = 12 points.
- Shots Leader: Lily Delianedis with 72.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Gillis Frechette and Mckenna Van Gelder with three each.
- Game Winning Goals Leader: Gillis Frechette with three.
- +/- Leader: Izzy Daniel at +15.
Colgate Raiders Team Defense
- Goals Against: 38.
- Goals Against Per Game: 1.7 (tied for 7th in Division I).
- Shots Allowed: 494.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 21.5.
- Penalty Kill: 89.0% (65 for 73 – 10th in Division I).
- Shorthanded Goals Scored: 1.
Cornell Big Red Team Defense
- Goals Against: 52.
- Goals Against Per Game: 2.7 (25th in Division I).
- Shots Allowed: 460.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 24.2.
- Penalty Kill: 77.6% (38 for 49 – 39th in Division I).
- Shorthanded Goals Scored: 1.
Colgate Raiders Goaltending
- Hannah Murphy: Record: 11-1-0 / GAA: 1.44 / Save Percentage: 0.927 / Saves: 229 / Shutouts: 3. Murphy is 6th in Division I in GAA, 13th in Shutouts, and 14th in save percentage.
- Kayle Osborne: Record: 8-2-1 / GAA: 1.73 / Save Percentage: 0.926 / Saves: 225 / Shutouts: 3. Osborne is 11th in Division I in GAA, 13th in shutouts, and 15th in save percentage.
Cornell Big Red Goaltending
- Deanna Fraser: Record: 7-2-1 / GAA: 2.52 / Save Percentage: 0.882 / Saves: 186 / Shutouts: 2. Fraser is 29th in Division I in GAA.
- Belle Mende: Record: 3-4-1 / GAA: 3.03 / Save Percentage: 0.895 / Saves: 179 / Shutouts: 0.
- Brynn DuLac: Record: 1-0-0 / GAA: 2.30 / Save Percentage: 0.896 / Saves: 43 / Shutouts: 0.
Both games this weekend are scheduled to begin at 2 pm EST and will be broadcast on ESPN+. For more information about Colgate Raiders Hockey, visit https://colgateathletics.com. For more on Cornell Big Red hockey, visit https://cornellbigred.com.
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