Team Notes: Nutmeg Classic Starts Friday; Yale Plays Quinnipiac

Photo by Sam Rubin

The following article appeared November 26 on the Yale Web site.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale has little time to celebrate its upset of No. 4 Boston University from Tuesday night. The Bulldogs return to the ice against Quinnipiac in the first round of the Nutmeg Classic Friday night at UConn's Freitas Ice Forum (7 p.m.), with the winner to play the winner of the UConn/Wayne State game for the Nutmeg Classic Championship Saturday at 7 p.m.

Yale Upsets No. 4 BU
No. 4 BU seemed to have everything going in its favor heading into Tuesday night's game against Yale at Ingalls Rink. The Terriers were riding a 10-game unbeaten streak (second-longest in the country), had the No. 7 scoring defense in the nation, and had allowed only two goals total in their last three games. The Bulldogs had not played in 10 days and were looking for an offensive spark -- but they found that spark at the right time. Goals from four different players and 18 saves from sophomore goaltender Jackee Snikeris (Downingtown, Pa.) led Yale to the thrilling 4-1 win. Yale got a pair of power play goals -- from freshman forward Aleca Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) and senior forward Danielle Kozlowski (Melrose, Mass.) -- along with even-strength tallies from senior forward Kristen Stupay (Ashburn, Va.) and senior forward Crysti Howser (Wilmette, Ill.). That tied Yale's season high for goals, and also tied the high for goals allowed by BU this season.

Bulldogs Among National Leaders
Senior forward Crysti Howser (Wilmette, Ill.) is eighth in the country in points per game (13 in eight games) and 10th in goals per game (seven in eight games). Sophomore forward Bray Ketchum (Greenwich, Conn.) is 25th in points per game (10 in eight games). Senior defenseman Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn.) is tied for fourth in points per game among defensemen (eight in eight games), while junior defenseman Alyssa Clarke (Donkin, N.S.) is 18th (five in eight games). Aleca Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) is tied for 10th in points per game among rookies (eight in eight games).