No. 3 Yale at No. 11 Clarkson
Friday, Jan. 6—6 p.m.
Cheel Arena (Potsdam, N.Y.)
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No. 3 Yale at St. Lawrence
Saturday, Jan. 7—3 p.m.
Appleton Arena (Canton, N.Y.)
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Yale women's hockey hits the road for a pair of ECAC Hockey contests at Clarkson and St. Lawrence. On Friday, Jan. 6, the Bulldogs are set to face Clarkson in Potsdam, N.Y. before traveling to Canton, N.Y. on Saturday, Jan. 7 for a meeting with St. Lawrence. Both contests will be live on ESPN+ and available for international viewing on Stretch Internet.

Bulldog Bytes

• Yale (12-1-1, 6-1-1 ECAC) returns to conference play after a pair on non-conference games against Mercyhurst at home. The last conference game they played was back on Dec. 10 in a 6-1 win over Union.
• Claire Dalton is currently riding a three-game point streak (1g, 3a).
• Naomi Boucher has points in three-straight games (2g, 3a).
• The Bulldogs have six players in double digit points with Jordan Ray leading the way with 16, followed by Elle Hartje (15), Anna Bargman (15), Claire Dalton (10), Charlotte Welch (10), and Carina DiAntonio (10).
• Pia Dukaric has started all 14 games so far for Yale in goal. Dukaric has a .950 save percentage, a 1.23 goals against average, and five shutouts.
• The Bulldogs' blueliners have played an instrumental role this season. The defensive core sports a collective plus-48 rating and 78 total blocks.
• Yale has allowed the fewest number of goals in the conference (17). Quinnipiac has allowed the next fewest (22). 

Notables

• Charlotte Welch is two points away from hitting 100 career points.
• Kaitlyn Rippon is nearing the 100-game mark of her career as she sits at 96 games played.
• Claire Dalton's 10 points this season put her at 107 career points, which is second all-time in program history.
• Dalton's six assists this season saw her become the new program record for career assists (73) surpassing Maria Dennis (68).

Last Meeting with Clarkson
Last time these two teams squared off against one another was on Feb. 11, 2022. Yale took the 3-1 victory at home. Seniors Greta Skarzynski and Tess Dettling, and then-junior Charlotte Welch had the Bulldogs' goals with Welch's a game-winner.
 
Looking Back
In the last 10 meetings, Clarkson has seen the most success with a 6-4 record in that span. The Golden Knights outscored the Bulldogs, 33-21.
 
Scouting the Golden Knights

• Clarkson (16-5-1, 5-3-0 ECAC) have won four of its last five games, three of which were conference games against Princeton, Harvard, and Dartmouth.
• The Golden Knights have three players who have hit the 20-point threshold so far this season. Gabrielle David (13g, 14a) and Darcie Lappan (11g, 21a) lead the way with 32 points. Anne Cherkowski has 25 points with 13 goals and 12 assists.
• Michelle Pasiechnyk has been Clarkson's go-to in goal. Pasiechnyk has a 13-4 record and seven shutouts. The netminder has a .941 save percentage and 1.39 goals against average.

Last Meeting with St. Lawrence
Yale captured the 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence on Feb. 27, 2022. Emma Seitz snagged two goals, while Elle Hartje had the game-winner.
 
Looking Back
The Bulldogs hold the slight edge in the last 10 meetings against St. Lawrence, 5-4-1.
 
Scouting the Saints

• St. Lawrence (9-11-0, 3-4-0 ECAC) has lost three of its last five games with two of those losses against conference opponents, Quinnipiac and Harvard.
• Julia Gosling leads the team in points with 27 behind 11 goals and 16 assists. Gosling has points in 14 of her 20 games played this season.
• Lucy Morgan has started 17 of the Saints' 20 games played. Morgan has seven wins, three shutouts, and a .910 save percentage.

Up Next
Yale caps its three-game road swing in Manchester, N.H. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 against Saint Anselm.