The Clarkson Golden Knights are home this weekend facing Central NY foes, Cornell and Colgate. The Knights sit in 4th place with 31.5 points, 3 points ahead of tonight's opponent, the Big Red, but 7 points behind Saturday's opponent, Colgate. The 4th spot is important as it is the last home playoff spot.  

Earlier this year, Clarkson dropped an 8-1 decision at Cornell, but leads the series all time, 22-17-6.  Cornell dropped a pair of games last weekend to Harvard and Dartmouth which enabled the Knights to jump them in the standings. 

Clarkson continues to score at a high pace, they are the 9th best offense in the country, while maintaining the 6th best goals against average in the nation. The trio of Gabrielle David, Darci Lappan, & Anne Cherkowski continue to lead the team in scoring, while Michelle Pasiechnyk, named ECAC Goaltender of the Month for December and was named to the 2023 National Goalie of the Year Watch List the Hockey Commissioners Association.

As the season winds down, teams will be fighting not only for ECAC playoff position but NCAA consideration.  Going into this weekend, the Knights are 9th in the National Pairwise, which would get them a bid to the NCAA tournament.