January 14, 2010

Team Notes: Bobcats Travel to No. 10 Syracuse

The following article appeared January 14 on the Quinnipiac Web site.

 

For the first time in program history, the Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team will travel to upstate New York to take on the No. 10-ranked Syracuse for a non-conference weekend series. The Bobcats and the Orange will first face off on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. In their last weekend of play, the Bobcats swept Dartmouth and No. 5-ranked Harvard at the TD Bank Sports Center on Jan. 8 and 9.

Scouting the Orange
No. 10-ranked Syracuse currently posts a 13-8-1 overall record with a 4-2-0 record in CHA conference play. The second-year program most recently defeated Saint Anslem, 7-2, on Jan. 8. Freshman forward Isabel Menard leads the Orange offensively, scoring 10 goals and adding 17 assists so far on the year. Senior goaltender Lucy Schoedel has seen action in 22 games for Syracuse and holds a .916 save percentage. The Orange posts a 4-2 record against ECAC Hockey teams this season.

Get Out the Brooms
Quinnipiac earned their second weekend sweep of the 2009-10 season on Jan. 8 and 9 when they defeated Dartmouth and No. 5-Harvard at the TD Bank Sports Center. The 1-0 victory against Harvard was the first in program history while it was the second program win against Dartmouth.

Complete article can be accessed via the Quinnipiac Web site by clicking here.