ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell junior Brooke Bestwick (Nanaimo, B.C.) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Big Red skated to a 3-0 win to complete the weekend sweep over travel partner Colgate on Saturday at Lynah Rink.

Cornell got on the board at 6:48 of the first, when a Colgate defender turned the puck over on a cross-ice pass to sophomore Anita Khar (Stamford, Conn.).  Khar passed it to Bestwick who put it top-shelf on Raider starting goaltender Rebecca Lahar (Vienna, Va.).

Lahar kept Cornell from adding any insurance tallies by making 11 saves in the second period, including killing off two Big Red power plays.

Cornell scored its second goal at 4:51 of the third period, as sophomore Briana Jentner (Akron, Ohio) and Bestwick set up rookie Pearle Nerenberg (Lachute, Que.) along the right boards for another top-shelf score on Lahar.

Despite putting nine shots on Big Red netminder Sanya Sandahl (Duluth, Minn.), Colgate never managed to score.  Junior Lindsay Murao (Richmond, B.C.) iced the game with an empty net goal at 19:32 of the final period, with seniors Jenel Bode (Yorkton, Sask.) and Sarah Olivier (Gloucester, Ont.) getting credit for the assists.

Lahar made 38 saves in her second loss of the weekend, while Sandahl earned her first shutout of the season with 17 stops.

The Big Red will play third-seed St. Lawrence in the first round of the ECAC-North tournament, while Colgate travels to regular season champion Dartmouth for the best-of-three series.

Colgate (11-18-2, 2-12-2 ECAC-North)   0   0   0   -  0
Cornell (9-16-1, 7-8-1 ECAC-North)    1   0   2  -  3  

Scoring
Cornell 6:48 (1) - Bestwick (Khar, Jentner)
Cornell 4:51 (3) - Nerenberg (Bestwick)
Cornell 19:32 (3) - Murao (Kelly, Olivier)

Goaltenders
Colgate – Rebecca Lahar (60:00, 3 GA, 38 svs); Cornell – Sanya Sandahl (60:00, 0 GA, 17 svs).

Shots: Colgate - 17; Cornell - 41

Penalties: Colgate – 5 for 10; Cornell - 4 for 8

Powerplays: Colgate – 0 of 4; Cornell - 0 of 5