(8) Colgate at (1) Ohio State
The Buckeyes took a 1-0 lead late in the first on the power play when Kaia Malachino was the second to put back a rebound from a Kate Viel shot. But despite outshooting the Raiders 19-2, OSU had just a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. Hilda Svensson doubled the lead and Joceyln Amos’ short-hander closed out the scoring for Ohio State to make it a 3-0 win. OSU broke things open on Saturday, pummeling the Raiders with eight goals. Amos scored a second short-hander for the weekend and added a power play goal while Sydney Sawyer also had two goals to lead the team. Hayley McDonald, Ema Tóthová and Sawyer each earned their first career goals in the 8-0 win. The Buckeyes took a weekend sweep as they outshot Colgate 83-24 on the weekend.
Lindenwood at (2) Minnesota
The Gophers skated to a decisive win on Thursday, racking up 11 goals and holding Lindenwood to just 10 shots on goal. Sloane Hartmetz led Minnesota with four assists. Ashley Allard had two goals and an assist, Maddie McCullough and Adiranna Milani each scored twice while Tereza Plosová, Sarah Paul, Gracie Graham, Rachel Piggott and Bella Fanale each scored once in the win. On Friday, the Gophers set a program record with 73 shots on goal but the Lions were able to keep the game much closer. Milani scored first after Madison Kaiser forced a turnover and found her in the slot. Kalser got a goal of her own on the power play to double the lead. Tilde Simensen cut into the lad early in the second, getting on the board for Lindenwood, but Chloe Primerano responded before the end of the second to make it 3-1 at the break. McCullough put back a rebound midway through the third to make it 4-1, but less than a minute later Simensen scored her second of the game to close the gap to 4-2. Milanni scored from the slot later in the third to give Minnesota a three-goal cushion and the Gophers took a 5-2 win and weekend sweep.
(4) Northeastern at RIT
On Friday, five different Huskies scored to carry the team to a 5-0 win. Allie Lalonde led the team with a goal and two assists. Rylie Jones, Ella Lloyd, Tess Martin and Grace Sadura also scored. Morgan Jackson added three assists. In the second game of the series, Northeastern came out firing as Emy McDermid, Ivana Wey and Stryker Zablocki all scored to make it 3-0 at the end of the first. Sadura scored twice in the second and was joined by Éloïse Caron and Adéla Pánková to make it 7-0 after two. Wey added another in the third to push the lead to -0. Ireland Stein scored late for the Tigers to ruin the shutout, but Northeastern earned a 8-1 win and weekend sweep.
(5) Quinnipiac at Union
Taylor Brueske’s five-hole goal in the first opened ECAC scoring for the Bobcats and they took that 1-0 lead into the first intermission. In the second, Karianne Engelbert responded 91 seconds in to tie game, but Quinnipiac came back in a big way, scoring three times in five minutes to effectively put the game out of reach. First Regan Berglund redirected a shot then Ilsa Lindaman redeemed a missed penalty shot and Annabelle Kruzich scored her first career goal to make it 4-1 Bobcats. Madi Gaines’ quick wrister from the slot got Union a little closer, but they could not complete a comeback and Quinnipiac took the 4-2 win.
(5) Quinnipiac at RPI
Avery Bairos continued her hot start to the season, tipping in a pass from Kahlen Lamarche at the doorstep to put Quinnipiac up 1-0 early in the second of this game. Lamarche added another great pass and assist, this time from below the goal line as Ella Johnson scored to make it 2-0. Some textbook passing and puck movement on the power play led to Taylor Brueske scoring at the back door to make it 3-0. Georgia Bailey ruined the shutout and got RPI on the board late, but Quinnipiac took a 3-1 win.
(6) Penn State at St. Lawrence
Penn State thought they had an early lead, but after a review that confirmed the puck had crossed the line, St. Lawrence challenged for goalie interference and in the end, the goal was disallowed. That proved to be a momentum boost for the Saints, who scored seconds later as Mae Severn put back a rebound to make it 1-0 SLU. That score held through the second as PSU hit the post and couldn’t convert on some breakaways. Despite being outshot, St. Lawrence carried the 1-0 lead until there was about eight minutes left in the game. After a couple of prime opportunities, the Nittany Lions lit the lamp as Abby Stonehouse redirected a shot into the net to tie the game 1-1. Stonehouse then doubled the lead a few minutes later during a major penalty power play. Grace Outwater also scored on the long advantage and that was enough for Penn State to pull away and take a 3-1 win. On Saturday, the teams were scoreless through one despite a number of power plays on either side. Defense was the name of the game as shots were just 6-5 in favor of PSU after the first. Sonia Mehta broke through for a goal midway through the second to once again give St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead. Megan Hasman’s one-timer on the power play early in the third tied the game 1-1. But regulation was not enough to find a winner and they went to overtime. With under 40 seconds to play in the extra frame, Outwater used some quick skating and puck handling to get around two defenders before placing her shot to win the game for Penn State in overtime. The Nittany Lions took a 2-1 overtime win.
(7) Princeton at RPI
The Tigers went up 1-0 midway through the first on a Riley Sorokan breakaway. Caroline Averill added a power play goal later in the frame to make it 2-0 at the break. Gabby Kim skated the puck in from the neutral zone and kept taking the free ice RPI gave her on a power play in the second. She sniped a shot to make it 3-0 after the second. Ani Kozak’s rebound in the third closed out the scoring and secured the 4-0 Princeton win.
(7) Princeton at Union
Chloe Brinson continued her brilliant start to the season, scoring ten seconds into the game on Saturday to put the Tigers up 1-0. Megan Duplantie’s power play goal late in the 1st tied the game 1-1. And that’s all the scoring that would happen in regulation. Princeton outshot Union 34-15, but the Garnet Chargers made 26 blocks and Monja Wagner made 32 saves. In overtime, it was Brinson again – her second OT game-winner in as many weekends. Mackenzie Alexander won the puck along the boards and carried to net. Brinson went with her and was at the back door for an easy tap in to end the game and give the Tigers the 2-1 OT win.
Providence at (10) Clarkson
In the first game, it was all Manness sisters as both Kate and Sara scored twice and Kate added an assist. Keira Hurry also scored for Clarkson while Audrey Knapp was the goal-scorer for Providence on a pretty steal and breakaway in the 5-1 loss. On Saturday, Sara had another two goals and an assist while Kate added two assists to help the Golden Knights to a 6-1 win. Jessie Pellerin also had three helpers. Knapp once again ruined the shutout, scoring for Providence in a 6-1 loss.
Mercyhurst at (11) Connecticut
The Lakers killed an early penalty and seemed to take control with a goal from Mariia Polozkova that carried them to a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. But Connecticut pushed back starting in the second as they scored three unanswered goals. Maya Serdachny and Peyton Anzivino scored in the second to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead and Caileigh Tiller added a goal in the third to secure a 3-1 win. In the second game of the weekend, the Lakers pushed back, outshooting UConn in the opening frame. But Tiller scored her second of the weekend with about eight to go in the first to give Connecticut a 1-0 lead. That only lasted a few minutes before Mercyhurst quickly responded with a goal from Sofia Ljung. UConn picked up momentum as the game went on, but could not find another goal. The teams headed to overtime and it looked like the Lakers might be able to steal the game when Chelsea Tiller’s slashing penalty earned Mercyhurst a penalty shot with 4.4 seconds left in the extra frame. But Taylor Belchetz came up big to preserve the tie.
(12) Cornell at Boston College
Avah Sedore had a 39-save shutout to help Boston College to a 2-0 upset win over Cornell. The Big Red outshot BC 20-4 in the second period, but Sedore made all 20 saves. The Eagles had two third-period power plays and they capitalized on both. Sarah Powers scored what would prove to be the game winner midway through the third and Madelyn Murphy added an empty-netter to secure the upset win in the first game. On Saturday, the Big Red outshot the Eagles 51-23 and five different players scored to help Cornell get a weekend split with a 5-3 win. Rachel Bishop and Karel Prefontaine scored in the first ten minutes to set the tone for Cornell. Sarah Powers cut the lead to 2-1 before Piper Grober extended the lead to 3-1. Olivia Maffeo’s power play goal for BC made it a one-goal game again. Delaney Fleming and Rose Dwyer lit the lamp to put Cornell up 5-2. Maxim Tremblay pulled one back for Boston College, but it wasn’t enough and the Big Red took the win.
(14) Yale vs. Boston University
Cami Bell was the hero for the Bulldogs on Friday, proving to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time. The teams traded goals in the first. First Hannah Weyerhaeuser found the five-hold for Yale’s first goal of the season. BU tied things with 30.2 seconds left in the first to make it a 1-1 game. But the Elis were not done. They took a 2-1 lead into the intermission thanks to a redirection by Bell. Neither team could get further advantage in the second until Lo Lachapelle tied things 2-2 late in the second. The game looked destined for overtime when Gretta Hulbig took a shot from the slot that was saved, but left free for a rebound that Bell buried with 48.9 seconds on the clock to give Yale the 3-2 win.
Minnesota State vs. (14) Yale
In the Icebreaker finale, Minnesota State struck first as Audrey Garton put the Mavericks up 1-0. But Yale continued their final minute theatrics, as Annie Schwarz passed to Hannah Weyerhaeuser on a breakaway and she buried the puck to tie the game 1-1 with 8.9 seconds left in the first period. The Bulldogs’ special teams were on display after that, killing several power plays, including two back to back in the second. Both Molly Boyle and Stephanie Stainton scored on the power play to put Yale ahead 3-1. But MSU was not about to let it be that easy. Makayla Moran cut the lead to 3-2 before the midpoint in the third and Zoe Lopez scored in the final minute to force overtime. Neither team found a game-winner in the extra frame. In the shootout, freshman goalie Emeline Grennan made four saves and Cami Bell scored twice to give Yale the shootout victory and make them Icebreaker champions.