New Canaan's Xandra Hompe helped the Cornell University women's hockey team reach the semifinals of the NCAA women's tournament before falling to Boston University.
BU defeated Cornell, 4-1. Wisconsin went on to win the national championship with a 4-1 victory over Boston.
Hompe, a sophomore, played in 34 games for Cornell and scored one goal. She also had four assists. Hompe played at Greenwich Academy and New Canaan High School before heading to Cornell. As a sophomore at New Canaan High, she tallied 96 points, a state single-season scoring record. Cornell finished the season 31-2-1.
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