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PRINCETON, N.J. — Loren Gabel scored twice and Shea Tiley made 24 saves as Clarkson defeated Princeton 4-2 on Saturday.
Princeton’s Cassidy Tucker opened the scoring midway through the first on the power play, deflecting a point shot from Kelsey Koelzer and Morgan Sly. Then Sly tallied a goal of her own at 3:36 on a feed from Karlie Lund and Tucker.
The Tigers seemed to have the momentum early in the second, but Tiley shut the door until the Golden Knights broke through with a power play goal of their own at 10:31. Gabel poked in a rebound for her first goal of the game — assisted by Savannah Harmon and Cayley Mercer. Just 1:31 later, Michaela Pejzlova tied the game on a deflection as Jessica Gillham fired from the point.
Clarkson gained their first lead in the contest at 1:07 of the third on a goal by Kelly Mariani, and the Golden Knights held on until Loren put the game away at 19.54 with an empty net tally.
Alyssa DaSilva finished the game with 28 saves for the Tigers.
Prior to the game, former Princeton team captain Denna Laing performed a ceremonial puck drop as the Tigers hosted Alumni Weekend and a “Denna Day” fundraiser. Fans purchased #14Strong toques, participated in a silent jersey auction, and took part in a chuck-a-puck contest.
