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Clarkson CGK 24-12-2

Cornell COR 23-4-5

Clarkson CGK

24-12-2

Final

Mar. 07, 2025

Cornell COR

23-4-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	OT 1	OT 2	OT 3	F
Clarkson CGK	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cornell COR	1	0	0	0	0	1	2

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Knights Drop Heartbreaker in Triple Overtime to Cornell, 2-1

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Team Statistics

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Game Stats	CGK	COR
Shots	55	42
PPG	0	2
SHG	0	0
Penalties	4	2
Penalty Mins	11	4
Faceoffs Won	43	53

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Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/rhea-hicks/8569' class='boxscore_player_link'>Hicks, Rhea</a>

#9 Hicks, Rhea

+/-

1
Goals

1
Sh

2
A

0

<a href='/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/anne-cherkowski/8583' class='boxscore_player_link'>Cherkowski, Anne</a>

#24 Cherkowski, Anne

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1
Goals

0
Sh

4
A

1

<a href='/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/andie-proulx/8567' class='boxscore_player_link'>Proulx, Andie</a>

#7 Proulx, Andie

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1
Goals

0
Sh

0
A

1

<a href='/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sena-catterall/8584' class='boxscore_player_link'>Catterall, Sena</a>

#25 Catterall, Sena

+/-

1
Goals

0
Sh

12
A

0

<a href='/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/holly-gruber/8591' class='boxscore_player_link'>Gruber, Holly</a>

#35 Gruber, Holly

GA

2
Min

103:33
Saves

40
Save %

.952

Goals

Assists

Shots

#25

Saves

#35

Ithaca, NY – A power play goal three-plus minutes into the third overtime ended another long playoff game for the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team, but unlike last year's quadruple overtime win over Minnesota in the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Knights came up short in a 2-1 defeat to Cornell University in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink.

The Golden Knights moved to 24-12-2 on the season and will await the outcomes of conference tournaments across the country to see if their campaign will continue in the NCAA Tournament. Cornell advanced to the ECAC Championship game, improving to 23-4-5 on the year.

After the officials had swallowed their whistles and let the teams play for more than 80 minutes without a penalty call, including the final two periods of regulation and the first two overtime periods, a call was made for tripping early on in the overtime period. Cornell took advantage of Clarkson's tired legs and a screen by Georgia Schiff, as Lily Delianedis whistled a shot top shelf stick side over Holly Gruber at the 3:33 mark of triple overtime.

Unlike the last four periods of play, the opening frame was filled with penalties, including an early five-minute major on Anne Cherkowski that kept Clarkson on the defensive for a large swath of time. In fact, that five-minute stretch accounted for the majority of Cornell's advantage in shots in the first, as the Big Red put five on the goal, all denied by Holly Gruber, and had four more blocked by Golden Knight defenders during the penalty kill.

Roughly five minutes after the long penalty was killed off by the Knights, Cornell and Clarkson traded roughing penalties to put the teams 4-on-4, but shortly thereafter a body-checking call dropped the ice down another player, putting the Big Red back on the power play. Cornell used the opportunity, utilizing the open ice to work the puck around the circles and slot, with the final pass going to Lily Delianedis for a one-timer. The shot was true as Cornell went up 1-0 on the power play at 17:39, with assists going to Grace Dwyer and Rory Guilday.

Clarkson was short on shots (23-12) and shots on goal (12-5), but all of that differential came off Cornell's power play chances.

In the last two periods, the pace of play tilted towards the Clarkson end, as the Knights dominated the final 40 minutes with a 50-31 advantage in total shots and a 28-12 lead in shots on goal. Fortunately for Clarkson, the Knights were able to convert on one of those many chances, with the goal coming in the opening minutes of the second period.

Clarkson was pushing hard at the start of the second, keeping the puck in the Cornell zone and making things uncomfortable for Annelies Bergmann, with plenty of traffic to her stickside. All of that commotion ended up causing a mix up with Cornell as Lindzi Avar got tangled up with Bergmann, watching her goalie lose both a pad and her stick. All the Knights really had to do from there was maintain possession, with a second shot from Rhea Hicks beating Bergmann at 4:55 in the second to knot the score up at 1-1.

The closest either team came to a goal in the third was in the final minute. Cornell flipped the puck high in the Clarkson zone over top the Knights' defense and the puck stuck near the goal line, causing a scrum for possession. Eventually the puck leaked out and a backhand shot from Ashley Messier nearly put Cornell up late, but the puck deflected off the post and was then covered up by Gruber to end the threat and a few seconds later the squads were headed to overtime.

About seven minutes into the first overtime, Sena Catterall nearly ended the contest, but Bergmann made the save on the doorstep before allowing a rebound. Catterall was on top of it again and tried for the backhand into an open side at the far post, but the puck trickled off her stick and kept the game going. Near the midway point of the first extra period, Caroline Goffredo received a pass in the zone and tried a backhand against Bergmann, but a split kept the puck out and the follow up attempt by Jenna Smellie was covered up. Thirty seconds later Holly Gruber made an impressive stop as well, skating to the top of the crease to minimize the opening for Piper Grober, with the attempt getting deflected up into the netting.

In overtime number two, tired legs on both sides kept the teams from getting great looks, but Cornell had a good chance with about eight minutes to go. Grace Dwyer had an open look in the slot, but Gruber tipped the puck with her glove, however, the rebound dropped to the right circle, forcing Nicole Gosling to drop down and deny a backhand, deflecting the puck behind the net and allowing the Clarkson defense to regroup. A few minutes later, Clarkson nearly snuck one inside the post to end the game, but Bergmann was able to cover up a shot from Catterall. Luck could not find either team for the rest of the period, illustrated perfectly by Avi Adam's shot with two minutes to go when her attempt rung off the post and out to the left circle.

At the start of the third overtime, it appeared as if the Knights might end things when Bergmann ended up out of position denying a shot by Jenna Godwin, leaving an open net in the process. Shelby Laidlaw attempted a wrap around for the vacated net, but Cornell's defense collapsed to clear it out with Avi Adam alertly clearing the puck, setting up Lily Delianedis's game-winner a few moments later.

Clarkson won the battle of shots on goal 55-42, but Cornell went 2-for-3 on the power play for its only goals of the game, while the Knights were 0-for-1 in that category. Both goaltenders had career-highs in saves. Holly Gruber topped her previous best of 29 by a wide margin, making 40 saves, while Annelies Bergmann easily surpassed her high of 43 from a year ago at Clarkson, denying 54 shots for the win.

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