Team Notes: Colgate Returns Home for Center Ice Club Weekend

The following article appeared February 3 on the Colgate Web site.

The Colgate women's hockey team returns to Starr Rink for the first full weekend of home action since Dec. 5-6. The Raiders have played just one game at home, Cornell on Jan. 22, over the past 60 days. Colgate will take on ECAC opponent Princeton on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. The Raiders will then host Quinnipiac at 4 p.m. on Feb. 6.  

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Princeton - The Tigers are currently tied for third in the league alongside Harvard and Rensselaer. The squad currently holds an 8-4-4 mark in ECAC play and a 10-9-4 overall record. Princeton is unbeaten in their last three games after defeating Union, 3-0, and tying Rensselaer, 1-1, last weekend. Before this past weekend the Tigers' most recent game was on Jan. 9, during which they outlasted Dartmouth 4-3. Danielle DiCesare leads Princeton in scoring with 22 points off a team-high 14 assists to go along with eight goals. Paula Romanchuk has seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points while Heather Landry leads the team in goals with 10. Rachel Weber and Cassie Seguin have split time in goal. Weber owns a 6-4-1 record including one shutout to go along with a .912 save percentage and 1.72 goals against average. Seguin is 4-5-3 in goal with three shutouts, a .906 save percentage and 2.18 goals against average. Head coach Jeff Kampersal is in his 14th season at Princeton, directing the Tigers to a 204-156-36 record in his 13 years.  

Quinnipiac - The Bobcats are a spot down from Princeton in the ECAC standings, tied for sixth place with 19 points alongside St. Lawrence. Quinnipiac is at 7-4-5 in league play and 14-8-6 overall. The squad had a six-game win streak heading into last weekend but split their games, falling to Rensselaer, 1-0, before downing Union, 3-1. Janine Duffy and Heather Hughes lead the Bobcats offense with 23 and 20 points, respectively. They have contributed 11 goals apiece with Duffy collecting a team-high 12 assists while Hughes has nine. Kallie Flor follows with 16 points off of 10 goals and six assists. Victoria Vigilanti has earned a 13-8-6 record in net to go with a .940 save percentage and 1.46 goals against average. Head coach Rick Seeley is in his second season at the helm of the Quinnipiac women's hockey program after accepting the job in April 2008.