March 3, 2010

Vigilanti Recognized Again as Quinnipiac Athlete of Month

HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac University Department of Athletics and Recreation has named freshman goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) the February Athlete of the Month. This is the second time as Female Athlete of the Month for Vigilanti.

Vigilanti anchored the Bobcats during the month of February where the team went 5-2-2 to close out the 2009-10 season. The rookie tallied a .973 save percentage throughout the month with a .072 goals against average, leading Quinnipiac to host its first ECAC postseason berth in program history. Vigilanti's efforts in net were widely recognized in February, as she was named to the ECAC All-Conference First Team and the conference All-Rookie team last week, in addition to being named ECAC Rookie of the Week twice, and Goaltender of the Week once. It was a month of saves for the Ontario native, as she matched her career high save mark (37) against Cornell on Feb. 5 and turned aside 120 saves through the playoff series with Rensselaer. Vigilanti concluded the regular season ranked atop the conference in save percentage (.951), goals against (1.23) and saves (891).