Bobcats Complete Late Comeback, Defeat Boston College in Overtime
HAMDEN, Conn. – Sophomore forward Kelly Babstock’s
(Mississauga, Ontario) game-tying goal with 10 seconds remaining in
regulation set the stage for fellow classmate Amanda Colin’s
(Burnsville, Minn.) game-winning tally just 35 seconds into
overtime, propelling the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team
to a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over No. 4 Boston College on
Tuesday evening at High Point Solutions Arena. The victory for
Quinnipiac marks the program’s first-ever win over a Top-5
Nationally Ranked opponent and improves the Bobcats’ overall
record to 7-7-1. The loss drops the Eagles to 8-4-1 on the
season.
Colin’s goal, her third of the season, developed following a
faceoff won by junior forward Breann Frykas (East St. Paul,
Manitoba). Senior defender Melissa Perry (Chelsea, Mich.) then
fired a shot on net, where Frykas picked up the rebound and knocked
in a shot of her own. Colin established position in front of the
net, eyed the puck off the second rebound and tapped in her first
game-winner of the season. Frykas earned her third assist of the
season, while Perry was credited with her fifth helper.
Babstock ignited the Bobcats’ comeback only moments earlier,
scoring her team-leading ninth goal of the season in the final
seconds of regulation. Following a timeout by head coach Rick
Seeley with 16 seconds to go, Babstock stepped into the faceoff
circle where she squared off against freshman forward Alex
Carpenter. Babstock initially lost the puck drop, but used
excellent body control to regain possession, where she slid the
puck forward to Kosta. The play quickly turned into a two-on-one
break and Kosta delivered a perfect pass to Babstock who powered
home a backhanded shot over the right shoulder of Boston
College’s redshirt-junior goaltender Corinne Boyles.
Quinnipiac’s late-game heroics by Colin and Babstock may
have never come to fruition had it not been for the solid
goaltending effort by freshman netminder Chelsea Laden (Lakeville,
Minn.), who earned her first-career victory in style with 33 saves
on the evening. Laden stepped up to make countless game-saving
stops, holding the Eagles to just one goal on 34 shots. In
contrast, Quinnipiac scored two of its goals against Boyles on just
18 total shots.
Through the first two periods of play, neither team was able to
find the back of the net, however the Eagles held a solid 19-to-9
shot advantage heading into the third period of action. Boston
College fired off 13 more shots in the third stanza, compared to
Quinnipiac’s game-high total of six in the frame, yet were
unable to find space past Laden through nearly 18 minutes of
play.
Boston College netted its goal late in the third period of play at
the 17:51 mark, as freshman defender Emily Pfalzer scored what
appeared to be the game’s deciding goal. Pfalzer was assisted
by freshmen forwards Emily Feld and Alex Carpenter.
Quinnipiac refused to allow the late goal to diminish hope and
gained a power-play advantage with exactly two minutes remaining in
the third period following a high sticking penalty against Boston
College sophomore forward Taylor Wasylk. The Bobcats pulled Laden
with 38 seconds remaining to gain a 6-on-4 advantage, leading to
Babstock’s late score.
Overall, Quinnipiac went 1-for-4 on its power-play opportunities,
while Boston College went 0-for-4 on its chances.
Quinnipiac returns to action on Friday, Nov. 25th when the team
travels to face Connecticut in the first game of the annual Nutmeg
Classic Tournament at 4 p.m.













