ITHACA, N.Y. – After a week that saw the Big Red women’s hockey team earn three victories and outscore its opponents by a combined 17-2, Cornell junior forward Brianne Jenner was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week and junior goalie Lauren Slebodnick earned Goaltender of the Week Honors.
Slebodnick had what might be her best week of the season, turning away 13 shots against Syracuse, 16 against No. 6 Clarkson and making all 20 saves in a shutout against St. Lawrence. Her shutout over the Saints – just her second of the year – combined with a stellar evening against the Golden Knights helped the Big Red jump up the ECAC Hockey standings.
Her biggest moment of the weekend may have come against Clarkson, where she had to face a three-on-zero from the powerful Knights offense. Slebodnick turned away the shot by Vanessa Gagnon, preserving a 2-1 Cornell lead at the time.
This is Slebodnick’s first Goaltender of the Week award this season and the fourth of her career. She won the honor on Jan. 17 and Feb. 14 last season, Jan. 25 of her freshman season and also won Rookie of the Week on Jan. 11, 2011.
Jenner, meanwhile, was terrific on the other end of the ice. Her week began with a five-point performance against Syracuse as she scored three goals and helped on two others. She followed that with two goals and two assists against St. Lawrence, and her week ended with a goal and an assist against the Knights. Jenner had the game-winning goal in all three contests.
Jenner is no stranger to the Player of the Week award, as she won twice last season (Nov. 1, Feb. 14). She was also named ECAC Hockey’s Rookie of the Week three times in the 2010-11 season.
The Big Red returns to action on the road this weekend against Ivy League rivals Yale and Brown.
