Team Notes: Brown Continues Road Swing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women’s hockey continues a
four-game ECAC Hockey road swing this weekend when the squad
travels to take on Princeton on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., before
facing Quinnipiac on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. at Messa Rink. The
Bears (1-1-1) will look to add to its conference point total after
securing one point with a 1-1 tie against Colgate. The Princeton
game will be head coach Amy Bourbeau’s first return to the
home of the Tigers, since taking over at the helm of the Bears.
Bourbeau spent 14 years as an assistant at Princeton.
A Look at Princeton
The Tigers are 2-1-1 on the season and undefeated in ECAC play with
a 1-0-1 mark, defeating Union and tying Rensselaer on the road last
weekend. Sophomore Sally Butler is the team's leading scorer with
three goals and two assists for five points. Linesmates Olivia
Mucha and Denna Laing each have four points. Juniors Kelly Cooke
and Corey Stearns along with senior Paula Romanchuk have two points
apiece. Senior Rachel Weber has made 97 saves on 105 shots for a
1.99 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
Princeton owns a 34-29-2 advantage in the all-time series with
Brown, which began in 1980. The Tigers won both meetings last year,
earning a 4-0 shutout at home and a 4-2 win on the road.
A Look at Quinnipiac
The Bobcats skated to a 5-1 win over ECAC Hockey opponent Union in
their last game at Messa Rink. With the win, Quinnipiac improved to
2-0 in ECAC Hockey action and 3-5 overall.
Quinnipiac has been ranked as high as No. 9 in the USCHO collegiate
rankings and are led by reigning ECAC Rookie and Player of the Year
Kelly Babstock, who has seven points in eight games played (four
goals, three assists). Junior Brittany Lyons is second on the team
with six points (two goals, four assists).
Junior goalie Victoria Vigilanti anchors the defense with a 2.62
goals against average and a .903 save percentage over seven games.
She has made 177 saves thus far.
A New Era For Brown
The winds of change have swept through Meehan Auditorium as new
head coach Amy Bourbeau takes the reigns of the program as just the
third bench boss in Brown history. Bourbeau joins the Bears after
spending the past 14 years as an assistant coach at Princeton
University. The first-year coach also brought in two new
assistants. Andy McPhee, who was the 2005, 2008 and 2010 NESCAC
Coach of the year at Trinity College, and Lucy Schoebel, who was an
assistant coach at Wesleyan University in 2010-11 and a two-time
Kazmaier Award nominee at Syracuse University.
A “Backbone” Performance
Brown picked up its first ECAC Hockey point of the season in the
team’s first conference game at Colgate on Friday, Oct. 28,
thanks to sophomore netminder Aubree Moore (Bowie, Md.). Moore made
37 stops in a 1-1 overtime tie against the Red Raiders and was
awarded the teams “Golden Skate” award, given to the
team’s top star. Coach Bourbeau crediting Moore, saying she
was indeed the “backbone” of the team in that game.
All For One; One For All
In last Saturday's season-opening win versus Sacred Heart at Meehan
Auditorium, not only did the Bears tally 10 goals on the day, the
most scored since a 10-1 win at Quinnipiac on Nov. 18, 2003, but 13
different players tallied at least one point. Eight players also
had at least two points, with five registering three or more.
Captain's Trick
2011 senior co-captain Katelyn Landry (Belmont, Mass.) made her
impact on the 2011-12 season immediately as she tallied the first
hat trick of her collegiate career. Landry scored the first and
second goals of the game in a 10- shutout of Sacred Heart. With
just over five minutes to play in the second period, Landry put her
third past Pioneer goal-keeping for the hat trick.
Four-Point Day
Sophomore forward Emilie Dolan (Montreal, Quebec) had her
coming-out party against Sacred Heart in the season-opener. Dolan
played in 29 games as a rookie, but tallied her first collegiate
point 4:06 into the second period of the game, on an assist of
classmate Jessica Hoyle's (Toronto, Ontario) power play goal. Dolan
then put her name in the books three more times. She put in a
short-handed goal at 14:57 in the second and then an even-strength
blast at 14:55 of the third. Her four-point day was capped on the
Bears' 10th goal of the day, which she picked up an assist on.
Immediate Dividends
The Brown rookie class made a strong showing the first game of the
season as all six players saw ice time. Janice Yang(Westport,
Conn.) led the way with three points on three assists, helping on
the first two goals of the game. Shannon Flatley(Toronto, Ontario)
also registered an assist on the second goal of the game. Lauren
Vella (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Brittany Moorehead (Clinton, N.Y.)
also tallied their first points of the season on assists.
Strong Scheduling
It will be another tough ECAC slate and nonconference schedule this
season as the Bears will play nine games (six opponents) against
teams that have been ranked in the top-10 this year. Brown will
also play eight more against teams that have at least received
votes in the national polls.
Senior Leadership
Head women's ice hockey coach Amy Bourbeau has announced that
senior defender Paige Pyett (Milestone, Saskatchewan) and senior
forward Katelyn Landry (Belmont, Mass.) will serve as team captains
for the 2011-12 season. Pyett is a former ECAC All-Rookie team
selection, while Landry was last season's team scholar-athlete,
earning the academic excellence award.
50th Anniversary of Meehan Auditorium
This season marks the 50th anniversary of Brown's George V. Meehan
Auditorium which opened during the 1961-62 season. Brown will
feature a special center-ice logo as well as a patch that will be
sported on its home and away uniforms. Both the men's and women's
team will host a doubleheader on December 3, to celebrate the
anniversary. The women will take on Princeton while the men face
Yale.
