Rambo Nets First Goal of Season in Setback
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Dutchwomen fell 5-1 to Quinnipiac on
Saturday at Messa Rink. Sophomore Amanda Colin tallied the
game-winner with less than five minutes left in the first
period. Union is now 2-7 on the season with a 0-2 mark in the
ECAC, while the Bobcats move to 2-5 and 2-0.
Colin scored her first goal of the season at the 15:49 mark after
being set up by freshman Nicole Kosta and junior Brittany Lyons.
Kosta moved in and wound up to take a shot, before quickly passing
to Colin on the opposite side of the net. Although junior
goaltender Alana Marcinko instinctively made her way over, the
forward went top shelf to put the Bobcats up 2-0.
Quinnipiac was first on the board with junior Breann Frykas
tallying her first goal of the season. The forward took a slap shot
from the top right corner, and the puck made its way through
several bodies before finding the back of the net.
The Dutchwomen tried to capitalize on impressive play-making by
senior Molly Kate Devin, who set up freshman Alex Tancrell-Fontaine
from the top left corner. The defenseman came within five
feet of junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti before firing off a
shot that barely went wide.
Facing 12 shots in the first period alone, Marcinko made
back-to-back saves on junior Regan Boulton and sophomore Shelby
Wignall. The netminder fended off an intense slapshot from
Boulton and then quickly recovered to keep Wignall from going
five-hole.
The second period began with an immediate scoring opportunity for
the Dutchwomen, with sophomore Maddy Norton blocking a Quinnipiac
shot to keep the puck in the Bobcats' zone. Norton then
dished to Devin down the left side of the ice. Freshman
Camille Corbin picked up the senior's pass and she attempted to get
a shot off at the right side of Vigilanti. However, the puck
was quickly poked away by the junior goaltender.
Quinnipiac extended their lead to 3-0 at the 6:55 mark when
sophomore Kelly Babstock moved in on Marcinko's left. The forward
patiently shot the puck into the high corner of the net.
Despite a late rush of shots coming from senior Lauren Hoffman and
freshman Bryanne Panchuk, the Dutchwomen remained scoreless at the
end of the period.
The Bobcats did not let up on their pace, scoring one minute and
six seconds into the final frame. Junior Kristen Eklund scored her
first goal of the season, unassisted, by burying a shot into the
left corner. Just 30 seconds later, senior Jordan Elkins took
a slap shot that bounced off of the ice and deflected in past
Marcinko to put Quinnipiac up 5-0.
The Dutchwomen responded with just under 14 minutes left to play
when junior Emma Rambo scored her first goal of the season. Rambo
fired from the sharp left of the net, and Vigilanti seemed to have
made the save. However, a moment later the puck slowly slid across
the goal line to put the score at 5-1.
With a last minute back-hand attempt coming from sophomore Stefanie
Thomson, time ran out to leave Quinnipiac with their second ECAC
win of the weekend. Vigilanti made 19 saves while Marcinko and
senior Kate Gallagher combined to earn 24 saves on the evening. It
was Gallagher's first game of the season.
Union is back at home next weekend to take on Clarkson University
on Friday, November 4th, at 7:00 p.m. The Dutchwomen face St.
Lawrence University on Saturday, November 5th, at 4:00 p.m. for
their fourth ECAC game in a row.













