HAMDEN — No. 6 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey secured a dominant 4-0 home win against No. 14 Cornell Big Red Friday evening thanks to a strong powerplay performance. The win marks Quinnipiac’s third-straight shutout against Cornell dating back to a pair of wins last season.
Despite the lopsided final score, the contest began as a defensive battle between conference opponents. The biggest chance for either squad in the first came from Quinnipiac sophomore forward Peyton Cormier, who came just inches from jamming the puck past the outstretched pad of senior goaltender Annelies Bergmann.
Later, a penalty on Cornell senior forward Delaney Fleming put the Bobcats on the powerplay. With the man advantage, the physicality that had been building between Quinnipiac and Cornell throughout the period seemed to increase further. A scramble-turned-scrum in front of Quinnipiac’s net elicited a pop from the crowd, before a fumbled rebound nearly led to another shoving match.
“It’s Division I hockey. I think you’re going to find that in almost every game that in almost every game that we play, and I think to have the emotional control to manage it,” head coach Cass Turner said. “I was pretty happy ...