ALBANY, N.Y. (9/17/12) - The Princeton women's hockey team was picked to finish seventh in the 2012-13 ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll that was released on Monday, Sept. 17.
Princeton finished seventh in the league last season with a .500 record of 10-10-2 and made its 11th straight playoff appearance. Overall, the Tigers went 12-15-4. Princeton had an incredible run after the December break losing just one in eight games. Highlighting the season were wins over No. 8 Northeastern (5-3), No. 10 Harvard (3-0), No. 10 Dartmouth (2-1) and sweeping Yale and Brown by a combined 16-2 score, and four shutouts.
Three-time defending champion Cornell was picked to repeat.
Princeton opens the 2012-13 campaign on Oct. 19 at RIT, which won the DIII national championship last year and has elevated to the DI level.
ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll
1. Cornell (9) 119
2. Harvard (3) 109
3. St. Lawrence 100
4. Clarkson 90
5. Dartmouth 86
6. Quinnipiac 71
7. Princeton 62
8. Rensselaer 46
9. Brown 40
10. Colgate 35
11. Union 22
12. Yale 12
