Quinnipiac University
5-1-1
Boston College
4-0-1
Women's Ice Hockey Earns 3-3 Draw Against #7 Boston College
10/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. - Junior forward Kate
Wheeler's (Oakville, Ontario) two goals, including one late in
the third period, helped the Quinnipiac University women's ice
hockey team earn a 3-3 tie against #7 Boston College on Friday
night at the TD Bank Sports Center. Quinnipiac's overall record now
stands at 5-1-1 while Boston College (2-0-0 Hockey East) obtains a
4-0-1 overall mark.
"Being a young team, we had to fight back," said head coach Rick
Seeley. "I thought we took it to them in the third and overtime
periods."
Boston College jumped out to an early 1-0 lead just 33 seconds into the contest, as senior forward Kelli Stack scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Freshmen forwards Taylor Wasylk and Danielle Doherty were each credited with an assist on the play.
The Eagles took a 2-0 advantage on a goal from junior center Danielle Welch at 11:59, her first goal of the season. Junior forward Mary Restuccia and sophomore forward Kristina Brown each tallied an assist on the score.
Quinnipiac scored just over three minutes later at the 15:06 mark on Wheeler's first goal of the game. She was assisted by freshman forward Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) on the play.
The Eagles pushed the lead to 3-1 at the 2:30
mark of the second period, as freshman forward Taylor Wasylk netted
her fourth goal of the season. She was assisted by junior defender
Alison Szlosek.
The Bobcats continued to fight back and were rewarded with a goal
at the 16:10 mark of the second period off the stick of freshman
forward Erica Uden
Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden). Junior defender Bethany
Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) was credited with her seventh assist
of the season, while Babstock earned her second assist of the
night.
Quinnipiac pulled even on Wheeler's second goal of the evening at
the 17:34 mark of the third period. Acting as a screen in front of
the net, Wheeler deflected a shot by Boston College's netminder
Molly Schaus and into the net to provide the game with its final
score, 3-3. Sophomore defender Felica
Vieweg (Port Orange, Fla.) earned her third assist of the
season on the goal. Babstock also received an assist on the play,
earning her third helper of the night and team-leading
12th assist overall. The goal places Wheeler in a
two-way tie for second on the team with five goals
scored.
Bobcats' sophomore goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) turned away 25 shots on the
evening, while her counterpart Schaus made 23 saves on the
night.
Quinnipiac once again took advantage of its power play
opportunities, as it went 2 for 5 on the night. This complemented
the Bobcats stingy penalty kill unit, as Boston College
unsuccessfully went 0 for 6 on its power plays.
