With her second goal of the weekend, junior Danielle Skirrow (Trenton, ONT) scored the game’s lone goal and junior Erica Howe (Ottawa, ONT) posted 22 saves as the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team completed a weekend sweep at Niagara University. Clarkson defeated the Purple Eagles 1-0 in non-league action at Dwyer Arena on Sunday afternoon for the Golden Knights’ fifth straight victory.

Clarkson, which skated past Niagara 3-1 on Saturday, has won eight of its last nine games, and enters a lengthy break with a 12-4-4 overall record and its longest win streak since early in the 2009-10 schedule. The Knights stand in second place in ECAC Hockey with a 6-3-1 league mark. The Green and Gold are now off until January 5-6 when they travel to Boston to faceoff nationally-ranked Northeastern and Boston College.

Clarkson and Niagara (7-9-5) battled through two periods of scoreless hockey before the Knights broke the ice with a power-play tally early in the third. Skirrow converted off a pass from junior defenseman Hailey Wood (Lethbridge, ALB) at 5:01 for the game-winner, her ninth goal of the season.

With nine saves apiece in both the first and second periods and four more stops in the third, Howe posted her fifth shutout of the season (tied for second in the nation) and seventh career whitewash. The Knights have six shutouts on the year and three over the past five games.

Clarkson’s penalty kill, which is ranked the best in the country (77-85, 90.6%), held Niagara scoreless on five power-play opportunities. The Knights went 1-of-6 with the man-advantage.