NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- For the second straight day, the Yale women's hockey team played into overtime. But unlike Friday's game, the Bulldogs could not net the game-winner, resulting in a 1-1 tie with Princeton. Fresh off an overtime victory against Quinnipiac, Yale nearly secured the two-game winning streak, but could not deliver the decisive blow against the No. 12 Tigers.
The Bulldogs picked up their first tie of the season and their overall record stands at 11-11-1 with a 8-7-1 ECAC mark. Princeton earned its fifth draw and sports a 21-7-5 overall record, and are 5-7-5 in conference play.
"I thought our defense and Pia played very well today and it was an intense battle as we expected it would be with Princeton," said
Mark Bolding, Susan Cavanaugh Head Coach of Women's Hockey. "Boucher had a great response, driving hard to the net on our goal when Suzy picked up the loose change to tie things up. Excellent penalty kill in overtime as well, which was very critical for us."
Scoring Summary
- END OF 1 | After 20 minutes of play, the game remained scoreless. The Bulldogs nearly scored towards the end of the period off Mariya Rauf's shot that clanged off the crossbar but somehow did not cross the goal line. Princeton's penalty kill unit did its job by stopping the Bulldogs on a five-on-three opportunity.
- P2, 15:02 | Princeton's Katherine Khramtsov squeezed one by Yale's goaltender Pia Dukaric to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
- P2, 17:37 | GOAL! Just over two minutes later, the Bulldogs got one back. Naomi Boucher skated into the attacking area and ripped a wrist shot on goal. The shot was saved by Princeton goaltender Jennifer Olnowich, but the rebound kicked out to first year Suzy Higuchi who finished the play with the Bulldogs' first goal of the game.
- OT | The Bulldogs were able to kill off a Princeton power play and held strong to force the tie.
Game Notes
- Yale ended the season series against Princeton with a 1-0-1 record.
- The two teams played to their first tie against each other since 2016.
- Higuchi added her second goal of the season.
- Boucher tallied her fourth assist of the year.
- Dukaric recorded 25 saves.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will hit the road and play RPI on Friday, Feb. 2.
