"Until late in the contest, it appeared that a second-period goal from O'Neill might be enough to lift the Canadians to gold. O'Neill, playing in her first Olympics, scored her third goal of the tournament less than a minute into the second period, while the U.S. was on a power play. But U.S. star Hilary Knight scored late in the third period to send the game to overtime, and Megan Keller scored the gold-medal-winning goal less than five minutes into the extra period."
"In all, four former Cornell women's hockey players took the ice at the Olympics; Laura Fortino '13 played for Italy. She played for Canada in two prior Winter Olympics, but qualified through family lineage to play for Italy. O'Neill and Guilday became the ninth and 10th players from Cornell's program to play at the Olympics. Former Big Red stars have now won a total of 10 gold and seven silver medals."
Guilday won gold as a member of the U.S. women's team that defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Kristin O'Neill scored for Canada early in the second period, marking her third goal of the tournament. Hilary Knight tied the game late in the third period and Megan Keller scored the overtime winner. Four former Cornell women's hockey players competed at the Olympics, including Laura Fortino for Italy. O'Neill and Brianne Jenner earned silver medals. Cornell alumni have accumulated 10 gold and seven silver medals, with nine Olympians having played under coach Doug Derraugh.
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