Team Notes: Quinnipiac Visits Clarkson And St. Lawrence
Upstate New York ECAC Hockey Weekend
The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team (4-5-1) (3-0-1
ECAC Hockey) makes its way through upstate New York when it travels
to face Clarkson (5-3-4) (1-2-1 ECAC Hockey) and St. Lawrence
(4-3-3) (1-2-1 ECAC Hockey) in this weekend's games. Friday's
contest against Clarkson is set for a 7 p.m. start, while
Saturday's game against St. Lawrence is scheduled for a 4 p.m.
start.
Multimedia
Live stats and audio for this weekend's games can be
accessed by visiting the Official Website of Quinnipiac Athletics,
www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com.
About Clarkson
The Golden Knights are coming off a 2-1 victory over St.
Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 5. Junior Danielle Skirrow and sophomore
Vanessa Plante each scored for Clarkson, while sophomore goaltender
Erica Howe turned away 13 shots in the contest. Overall, sophomore
Jamie Lee Rattray leads the team with five goals and 11 assists,
followed by sophomore Carly Mercer's 12 points (six goals, six
assists) and Skirrow's nine points (five goals, four assists). Howe
has accumulated a .911 save percentage to go along with a 2.11
goals against average on the year.
All-Time Against The Golden Knights
Friday's contest against Clarkson will be the
17th time the two sides face
each other. In their last meeting on January, 28, 2010, the Golden
Knights came away with a 3-2 overtime victory. Sophomore forward
Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) and freshman forward
Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) each scored in
the second period of play, but two goals by Danielle Skirrow in the
third frame knotted the score at two apiece, sending the teams into
overtime. Junior Brittany Mulligan netted the game-winning goal for
Clarkson in the last minute of overtime to give the Golden Knights
the victory. Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti
(Woodbridge, Ontario) made 30 saves in net for
Quinnipiac.
About St. Lawrence
The Saints are coming off a 2-2 tie against Union on
Saturday, Nov. 5. St. Lawrence received a first period goal from
junior Kelly Sabatine, before freshman Amanda Boulier netted the
game-tying goal with just under three minutes remaining in the
third period of play. Sophomore goaltender Caitlyn Lahonen made 21
saves in net for the Saints. Overall, St. Lawrence is led by senior
Karell Emard's 10 points (three goals, seven assists), followed by
sophomore Rylee Smith and Sabatine's nine points apiece (four
goals, five assists). Lahonen has collected a .923 save percentage
and a 1.74 goals against average, while freshman Carmen MacDonald
has accumulated a .899 save percentage and a 3.09 goals against
average in four games played.
All-Time Against The Saints
Saturday's contest will be the 13th
time the two sides face each other. Despite St. Lawrence's
8-3-1 all-time record against the Bobcats, Quinnipiac has gone
3-0-1, including winning the last three-straight games, in the
team's previous four meetings. The team's last met on January 29,
2010, in which Quinnipiac skated to a 4-2 victory. Junior
Melissa Perry (Champion, Mich.) and freshman Kelly
Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) each netted second period goals,
while sophomore Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) and junior
Kate Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) each scored in the
third period to pull away for the victory. Sophomore goaltender
Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) made 21 saves in goal for
the Bobcats.
Last Time Out
Quinnipiac skated to a 2-2 tie against Brown on Saturday,
Nov. 5. Bobcats' sophomore Shelby Wignall (Hamilton,
Ontario) and Babstock each scored for Quinnipiac, leading
Quinnipiac to a 1-0-1 weekend record. Vigilanti made 11 total saves
in goal.
Extra Time
The previous three meetings between Quinnipiac and
Clarkson have all been overtime contests. In the team's first
overtime contest during the 2010-11 season, Babstock scored all
three Quinnipiac goals, including the game-winner with 1:35
remaining in overtime to give the Bobcats the thrilling 3-2
victory.
On A Roll
Babstock recorded a goal and an assist over the weekend
to give her a team-high nine points (five goals, four assists) on
the year. She has now recorded at least one point in seven of
the team's last eight games. With another strong start to the
season, Babstock has catapulted towards the top of every offensive
category in the program's history, as she now currently ranks sixth
in career assists (33), fourth in goals (35), and third in points
(68).
Rookie Success
Freshman forward Nicole Kosta (Mississauga,
Ontario) earned two more assists over the weekend to increase her
team-high total to six helpers on the season. Overall, Kosta's
seven points ranks second overall on the squad, while her six
assists has her ranked eight among all ECAC Hockey
forwards.
Third Time's A Charm
In a 3-0 victory on Friday, Nov. 4 against Yale, senior
Jordan Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) potted a goal for the
third consecutive game. This marked the first time in her career
that she has scored a goal in three straight contests, as her three
tallies puts her two behind her career-high of five goals in a
season, a mark she set during the 2010-11 season.
Stone-Cold
Junior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge,
Ontario) earned her third overall shutout of the season in Friday's
3-0 win over Yale. The junior has accumulated one ECAC Hockey
Goaltender of the Week honors this season, announced on October
4th, and has posted a
2.25 goals against average to go along with a .905 save
percentage.
Quick Strike
Boulton's goal just 44 seconds into the second period of
play on Friday, Nov. 4 against Yale marked the fastest goal to
begin a period by the Bobcats this season. Prior to Boulton's
tally, junior Kristen Eklund (Barrington, R.I.) held
the season's fastest goal to begin a period, when she netted her
score just 1:06 into the second period on Saturday, Oct. 28 against
Union.
Looking Ahead
Following this weekend's games, Quinnipiac returns home to face
Colgate and Cornell on Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19.
Friday's game against Colgate is set for a 7 p.m. start, while
Staurday's game against Cornell will begin at 4 p.m.
Contact: Ross Bennett, rsbennett@quinnipiac.edu
