Cortland bounces King's 5-2

Cortland bounces King's 5-2

PITTSTON, PA. – The Cortland women's ice hockey team scored three power-play goals and skated past King's College, 5-2, Tuesday night in non-conference action. The Red Dragons improved to 8-14-2 with the victory, while the Monarchs remained winless on the season at 0-20-1.

Sophomore Emily Rose (Clayton/Syracuse Nationals) led five different Cortland goal scorers with one goal and two assists, and sophomore Emily King (Buffalo/Buffalo Regals) tallied one goal and one assist. Junior Katy Kennedy (East Greenbush/Troy-Albany Ice Cats) netted her first career goal, and junior Samantha Pippin (Allen Park, MI/Team Detroit) and freshman Kirsten MacDowell (Ottsville, PA/New Jersey Rockets) chipped in with one goal as well. Sophomore Miranda Kolb (Watertown/Syracuse Nationals) and freshmen Katie DeVoe (Mississauga, ON/Vaughan Flames) and Olivia Wilburn (Stockton, CA/San Jose Sharks) each recorded an assist. Freshman goalie Chelsea Allain (Saratoga/Canterbury School) made six saves in her first collegiate start.

Gracen Mahoney and Caitlin Redden scored goals for King's with Mary Deyell and Indra Wood each picking up an assist. Goalie Emma Zeveney turned aside 41 shots.

Pippin gave Cortland a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 7:43 of the first period. Mahoney tied the game just 1:10 into the second period, but the Red Dragons closed out the period with a power-play goal from Rose at 5:59 and Kennedy's goal at 17:58 for a 3-1 lead. King netted her eighth goal of the season at 1:17 of the third period, and MacDowell connected for the Red Dragons' third player-advantage goal of the night at 16:24 to make it a 5-1 score. Redden completed the scoring with 1:49 remaining for the 5-2 final.

Score by periods:

Cortland         1-2-2        5
King's             0-1-1        2

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Emily Rose 1-2, Emily King 1-1, Samantha Pippin 1-0, Katy Kennedy 1-0, Kirsten MacDowell 1-0, Miranda Kolb 0-1, Katie DeVoe 0-1, Olivia Wilburn 0-1
King's: Gracen Mahoney 1-0, Caitlin Redden 1-0, Mary Deyell 0-1, Indra Wood 0-1

Saves: Chelsea Allain (Cortland) 6 saves (2 GA in 59:57), Empty Net :03; Emma Zeveney (King's) 41 saves (5 GA in 60:00)
Shots on goal: Cortland 46 (11-23-12), King's 8 (1-3-4)
Penalties: King's 9-18:00, Cortland 4-8:00
Power Play: Cortland 3-9, King's 0-4

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-14-2, King's (Monarchs) 0-20-1