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At the six-minute mark of the second period, Lily Delianedis skated with the puck down the right side. As Delianedis approached the right face-off circle, she crossed to Katie Chan. Chan squeezed a pass to Izzy Daniel for a one-timer past Syracuse goalie Allie Kelley.

Daniel’s ripper put No. 9 Cornell ahead 3-0 in the midst of a four-goal second period. Cornell tallied 27 shots in the second period alone, four shy of SU’s 31 throughout the entire contest.

Syracuse (3-4, 0-0 College Hockey America) was under duress all game by Cornell (3-0, 0-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference) in its 7-0 shutout loss. With the win, the Big Red advanced to 15-1 all-time against the Orange. SU’s only win against Cornell came in the programs’ first meeting, defeating Cornell 2-1 in overtime on Jan. 5, 2010.

During the first three minutes, the Big Red recorded three shots, causing Syracuse’s defense to scramble. Maya D’Arcy was called for a tripping penalty at the 3:44 mark of the first period, putting Cornell on the power play.

Before Syracuse got back to full strength, Karel Prefontaine broke away from a group of SU defenders, streaking down the left side. Prefontaine passed the puck ahead to Rud. Rud then crossed the puck right above the crease to Kaitlin Jockims, who fired past Kelly to put Cornell ahead 1-0 five minutes into the opening period.

The SU offense was held without a shot until the 8:49 mark when Heidi Knoll’s attempt was saved by Deanna Fraser. While shooting, Ashley Messier tripped Knoll, setting up Syracuse’s first power play of the contest.

During the two-minute stretch, Syracuse tallied four shots, only one making it to Fraser in the cage, but none could find the back of the net.

Midway through the period, Rud created a breakaway from the Syracuse offensive zone and met Kelley one-on-one in front of the cage. Rud approached the left side of the net before firing a shot that Kelley saved. It was one of her 34 saves on the day.

Two minutes later, Daniel had a clean look from close range, but Kelley denied the shot. After one period, Cornell led 1-0, outshooting Syracuse in shots on goal 14-3.

To start the second period the Big Red fired six shots at Kelley within the first four minutes. The sixth found the back of the net. Chan, positioned in front of the goal, backhanded a rebound off Daniel’s shot, putting Cornell up 2-0 less than four minutes into the period.

Marielle McHale won a faceoff for the Orange, leading to a shot from Mik Todd that Fraser saved at the 4:09 mark. Two minutes later, Daniel snuck her shot past Kelley, extending Cornell’s lead to 3-0.

At the 18:50 mark, Alexandra Weiss skated right up to the Cornell goal, but Fraser walled up keeping SU off the board.

SU’s defense broke down late in the second period, allowing two goals in a 35-second span. Rud dialed up a pass from behind the cage to Avi Adam for a quick score with 46 seconds remaining. Twenty seconds later Rachel Teslak was penalized for elbowing, leading to a power play for the Big Red that would typically extend into the third period. Rory Guilday quickly capitalized and scored from distance, giving Cornell a 5-0 lead after two periods.

While Cornell netted five goals through the first two periods, SU was only able to register five shots.

Cornell tallied its sixth score at the 3:22 mark of the third period. The Big Red offense pestered Kelley with shots as Chan netted her second goal of the game from the left side of the crease.

Down 6-0 midway through the third period, SU’s Tatum White and Kate Holmes committed two penalties within two minutes of each other, giving Cornell a 5-3 player advantage. During the stretch, Kelley gathered two saves and Weiss blocked two shots, keeping the deficit at six.

Syracuse fired seven shots during a three-minute stretch late in the third, but none found the back of the net. At the 18:09 mark, Adam took advantage of a rebound from Rude to give Cornell a 7-0 lead.

With 47 seconds remaining, Darci Johal broke away from the Cornell’s defense to get a one-on-one with Fraser but failed to score. As the buzzer sounded, Syracuse was handed its second shutout loss of the season.

Published on October 18, 2023 at 12:23 am

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