Rose Dwyer scored with 4:22 remaining in regulation to pull No. 14 Cornell even with Harvard, and the women’s hockey teams finished tied 2-2 Friday night at Lynah Rink after neither scored in overtime.
Cornell outshot Harvard 31-22, with Annelies Bergmann making 20 saves for the Big Red. Both teams finished the Nov. 13 game at 4-4-1 overall and 1-3-1 in ECAC Hockey, according to Cornell Athletics’ recap.
Avar opens scoring in second period
After a scoreless opening period, Lindzi Avar put Cornell ahead at 9:15 of the second with her third goal of the season. Karel Prefontaine and freshman defenseman Taia MacDonald assisted, giving MacDonald her first collegiate point.
The Big Red held a 14-6 advantage in shots during the second period, but Harvard answered before intermission. Elle Sproule scored at 19:07, with Morgan McGathey assisting, to make it 1-1.
Each team scored once in the third period, with Dwyer’s late goal bringing Cornell back into a tie. Prefontaine finished with two assists, while Rachel Bishop also recorded an assist.
Cornell kills overtime penalty
Harvard began overtime on a power play after Delaney Fleming received a tripping penalty at the end of regulation. Cornell killed the penalty, and Bergmann stopped two overtime shots to help preserve the tie.
Harvard goalie Isabelle Whynot finished with 29 saves. Neither team converted a power play: Cornell went 0-for-1 and Harvard went 0-for-2.
Fleming led all players with seven shots on goal. Avar added five, Prefontaine had four and Dwyer had three. Avar won 14 of her 25 faceoffs. Harvard blocked 17 shots to Cornell’s 10.
Dwyer, Whynot and McGathey were selected as the game’s three stars.
Before the game, Cornell honored women’s hockey pioneer Reggie Baker Robbins, a 1975 graduate joining the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026. She dropped the ceremonial puck as part of Hall of Fame weekend.
Cornell’s next scheduled game was against Dartmouth at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Lynah Rink.
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