POSTDAM, N.Y. – Sophomore defender Cassandra Poudrier scored the lone goal of the game to lift the No. 5 Cornell women's hockey team over No. 3 Clarkson, 1-0, to win its second straight ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship and its fourth in five years. The Big Red (24-5-4) will host its NCAA first-round game, to be held on March 15 at Lynah Rink.



Poudrier put the Big Red up early at 14:27 in the first period with help from freshman forwards Caroline DeBruin and Kaitlin Doering. The Golden Knights outshot Cornell 26-20 and neither team could capitalize on the power play as the Big Red was 0-for-2 on the man-advantage and Clarkson was 0-for-3.



Senior Lauren Slebodnick stopped all 26 shots she faced and increased her career total wins, a Cornell women's hockey record, to 68. The victory today was the Big Red's first shutout since February 14 when it defeated Union 2-0 at Messa Rink.



Today's victory is Cornell's fourth ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship in five years (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).



Selection for the NCAA tournament begins tonight at 6 p.m.

Most Outstanding Player:

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell



All-Tourament Team:

F- Jillian Saulnier, Cornell

F- Shannon Shannon MacAulay, Clarkson

F- Miye D'Oench, Harvard

D- Cassandra Poudrier, Cornell

D- Alyssa Gagliardi, Cornell

G - Lauren Slebodnick, Cornell