Team Notes: Quinnipiac Plays in Nutmeg Classic
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The following article appeared November 26 on the Quinnipiac Web site.
The Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team heads to Yale
University this weekend to play in the Nutmeg Classic Tournament
for the fifth consecutive season. The Bulldogs will serve as
tournament host with all games being played at Ingalls Rink in New
Haven, Conn. The Bobcats will play their first game on Friday night
against the University of Connecticut at 7 p.m. Depending on the
outcome of Friday's game, Quinnipiac will take on Yale or Sacred
Heart in the consolation or championship game on Saturday. The
Bobcats most recently tied No. 7 Cornell, 3-3, on Nov. 21 at the TD
Bank Sports Center.
Nutmeg Classic 101
The Bobcats have won the Nutmeg Classic just once in their
five-year tenure playing in the tournament. That victory came in
the 2005-06 season when Quinnipiac defeated UConn, 3-2, in the
championship game on the Huskies home ice. UConn has taken the
Nutmeg Classic trophy home the past two seasons. The Bobcats have
not faced the Huskies since the 2007 Classic, where they lost, 3-2.
Quinnipiac has already matched up against Yale and Sacred Heart
this season, picking up wins against both Connecticut teams.
Scouting the Huskies
UConn currently posts a 5-5-3 overall record, with a 1-3-3 Hockey
East conference record. The Huskies have not played since Nov. 15
where they lost to Boston College, 4-0. UConn is collectively led
by senior defender Cristin Allen and freshman forward Elisabeth
Stathopulos as each have recorded nine points on the year.
Sophomore goaltender Alexandra Garcia has seen the most time
between the pipes for the Huskies, playing in ten games and posting
a .903 save percentage.
Complete article can be accessed via the Quinnipiac Web site by clicking here.
