Cornell University Athletics

Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y.—The Big Red women’s hockey team got back to its winning ways Monday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over Providence in Lynah Rink. Brianne Gilbert, Ashley Duffy, Catherine White and Hayley Hughes all scored for Cornell. Kayla Strong earned the win in net for the Big Red making 31 saves. Cornell improves to 7-6-2 overall and is 3-3-2 in ECAC Hockey Action. Providence moved to 10-8-2.

At 12:14 of the first period, freshman Kendice Ogilvie passed the puck to sophomore Amber Overguard. Overguard shot the puck at the Providence goaltender. Gilbert grabbed the rebound and put the Big Red up 1-0 with her first goal of the season.

Duffy put the Big Red up by two at 16:36 of the first after rifling a shot from the blue line past the Friars’ goaltender Danielle Ciarletta. Overguard and Ogilvie assisted on the goal.

The Big Red took its two-goal lead into the second period. At 14:02 of the second period, Providence’s Ashley Cottrell grabbed the puck from a Big Red defender and skated down the ice to score the Friars’ lone goal of the game.

The Big Red was plagued with penalties early in the third period but was able to kill off a minute of a five-on-three disadvantage to retain its lead.

White gave her team a two-goal cushion at 11:30 of the third when she wristed the puck up over Ciarletta’s shoulder on the power-play. Junior Stephanie Holmes and sophomore Amber Moore picked up the assists.

Providence pulled its goaltender with a little under three minutes left in the game in favor of an extra attacker. Hughes was fed the puck in the Big Red defensive zone and shot it all the way down the ice to score an empty net goal for Cornell. White and Moore assisted on the goal.

The Big Red was 1-4 on the power play, while Providence was 0-6. With the win, Strong improves to 4-3-1 for the season.

Cornell will play host to Colgate on Saturday afternoon for a 3 p.m. game.