Team Notes: Quinnipiac Takes on Colgate and No. 2/3 Cornell
Home ECAC Hockey Weekend
The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team (5-6-1) (4-1-1
ECAC Hockey) returns home to face ECAC Hockey opponents Colgate
(4-7-1) (1-3-1) and No.2/3 Cornell (5-1-0) (4-1-0) on Friday, Nov.
18 and Saturday, Nov. 19. Friday's contest against Colgate is
scheduled for a 7 p.m. start, while Saturday's game against Cornell
will begin at 4 p.m.
Skate With The Bobcats
Following Saturday's game against Cornell, Quinnipiac welcomes
fans onto the ice for a chance to skate with members of the women's
ice hockey team. Fans must bring their own skates in order to
participate.
Camper Weekend
This weekend at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank
Sports Center is camper weekend. Any camper who brings their
t-Shirt will receive four free tickets to either Friday or
Saturday's game.
Multimedia
Live stats, audio and video for this weekend's games can
be accessed by visiting the Official Website of Quinnipiac
Athletics, www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com.
About Colgate
The Raiders are coming off their fourth straight loss
following a 2-0 defeat against Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 12. On
the season overall, junior Brittany Phillips leads the team with 15
points (five goals, 10 assists), followed by freshman Melissa
Kueber's 10 points (seven goals, three assists). Sophomore defender
Shannon Doyle leads all Colgate defenders with seven points (one
goal, six assists), while senior Kimberly Sass has accumulated a
2.14 goals against average and a .929 save percentage in
net.
All-Time Against The Raiders
Friday's contest against Colgate will be the
21st time the two sides face
each other. While Colgate leads the all-time series with a 14-3-3
mark, the Bobcats have gone 2-1-1 in the team's four most recent
contests. In their last meeting on November 19, 2010, Quinnipiac
skated to a 4-0 shutout victory led by freshman Amanda
Colin's (Burnsville, Minn.) first two career goals.
Junior Jordan
Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) and sophomore Regan
Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba) each scored for the Bobcats,
while sophomore goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) turned away 27 shots in
the shutout.
About Cornell
The Big Red are coming off a 5-3 win over Harvard on
Saturday, Nov. 12. Freshman Jillian Saulnier netted two goals,
while senior Chelsea Karpenko, senior Catherine White and freshman
Emily Foulton each scored as well. Junior goaltender Lauren
Slebodnick turned away 18 shots in the victory. Overall, Cornell is
led by Saulnier's 18 points (12 goals, six assists), followed by
sophomore Brianne Jenner (four goals, nine assists) and senior
Rebecca Johnston's (three goals, 10 assists) 13 points. In goal,
Slebodnick has accumulated a 1.51 goals against average and a .903
save percentage. Senior Amanda Mazzotta has seen action in four
contests in net, boasting a 2.28 goals against average and a .859
save percentage.
All-Time Against The Big Red
Saturday's contest will be the 16th
time the two sides face each other, as Cornell holds a 7-3-5
all-time series lead. In their last meeting on March 3, 2011, the
Big Red defeated the Bobcats, 4-3, in the Semifinals of the ECAC
Hockey Tournament. Quinnipiac received goals from freshman Erica
Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden), sophomore Brittany
Lyons (Canton, Mass.) and junior Bethany
Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) in a losing effort against the
eventual ECAC Hockey Champions. Vigilanti made 27 saves in goal for
Quinnipiac.
Last Time Out
Led by sophomore Kelly
Babstock's (Mississauga, Ontario) one goal and two
assists, Quinnipiac defeated St. Lawrence, 3-2, on Saturday
afternoon in Canton, N.Y. Junior Breann
Frykas (East St. Paul, Manitoba) and sophomore Megan
Hagg (Ajax, Ontario) each scored Quinnipiac's first and
third goals of the contest, as all three scores came in the first
20 minutes of action. Vigilanti made 17 saves in net for the
Bobcats.
Game-Winner
Making the most out of her opportunity with a spot on
Quinnipiac's first-line on Saturday, Nov. 12 against St. Lawrence,
Megan Hagg's first-career goal also doubled as the game-winning
score for the team. Hagg found a hole in the Saints defense and
received a pass from Babstock, where she then wristed in the
goal.
Strong Start
Through six games in ECAC Hockey action, the Bobcats have
scored the second most goals (15), trailing only Cornell's 33 goals
in league play. Quinnipiac currently leads all ECAC Hockey teams
with nine points in league play.
Rule Abiders
The Bobcats hold the lowest penalty minutes per game
(6.7) among all Division I Women's Ice Hockey
programs.
Protect The Net
Quinnipiac is currently tied for second among ECAC Hockey
teams with a 1.33 goals against average in league play. The Bobcats
especially clamp down defensively during man-down opportunities, as
its penalty kill unit has an even 90.0 percent (18-for20) success
rate.
Looking Ahead
Following this weekend's games, Quinnipiac returns to action on
Tuesday, Nov. 22 when it hosts Boston College at 7 p.m.
Contact: Ross Bennett, rsbennett@quinnipiac.edu
