No.10 Women's Ice Hockey Hosts New Hampshire Tuesday At 7 PM
1/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Tuesday, January 18,
2011 - 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac University
Bobcats (15-7-1) (8-6-0 ECAC Hockey) vs.
University of New
Hampshire Wildcats (10-12-0) (3-9-0 Hockey East)
TD Bank Sports Center
- Hamden, Conn.
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Non-Conference Action
The Quinnipiac
women's ice hockey team (15-7-1, 8-6-0 ECAC Hockey) hosts
non-conference opponent New Hampshire (10-12-0, 3-9-0 Hockey East)
on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports
Center.
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Bobcats
Live Stats for
Tuesday's game can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate links
on the women's ice hockey schedule at
www.quinnipiacbobcats.com.
About The University
of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
comes into Hamden after a weekend split against Providence on
Friday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 15. The Wildcats were defeated
2-0 on Friday evening, but took Saturday's contest 2-1. Freshman
forward Sarah Campbell and senior forward Molly Morrison each
netted a goal in the victory, while junior goaltender Lindsey
Minton made 31 saves in the contest. Freshman forward Arielle
O'Neill leads the team with 12 total points (eight goals, four
assists), while sophomore forward Kristine Horn leads the team with
seven assists. Having played in 17 of the team's 22 games, Minton
carries a 1.77 goals against average and a .929 save percentage
thus far on the year.
All-Time Against The
Wildcats
Tuesday's game
will be the eighth time the two sides will face each other. New
Hampshire owns a 7-0-0 all-time record against the Bobcats. In
their last meeting on October 4, 2009, the Wildcats defeated the
Bobcats 4-0. Freshman goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) turned away a career high 33
saves in the contest.
Last
Time Out
Quinnipiac swept
its weekend series with a pair of 3-2 victories over ECAC Hockey
opponents St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Friday, Jan. 7 and Saturday,
Jan. 8. On Friday against St. Lawrence, sophomore forward Brittany
Lyons (Canton, Mass.) netted a goal and an assist in the win,
as the Bobcats scored all three goals in the first period of play.
On Saturday against Clarkson, freshman forward Kelly
Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) registered her third career hat
trick, scoring all three goals for the Bobcats in a 3-2 overtime
victory. Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge,
Ontario) turned away 30 shots in the win, and 48 shots overall in
the two weekend games.
Hat
Trick Hero
Kelly
Babstock continued her ferocious attack on opposing defenses,
as she tallied her third hat trick of the season on Saturday
against Clarkson in a 3-2 overtime victory. Babstock tied the game,
2-2, with just 5:55 remaining in the game and then notched the
game-winner with just 1:35 remaining in overtime to seal the
victory. This was also the 12th time this season in
which Babstock has registered a multiple point effort.
Comeback Kids
Saturday's
overtime victory over Clarkson marked the first time this season
Quinnipiac has won a game in which it found itself behind after the
first period of play. The Bobcats are now 1-4-1 in such games, as
opposed to a perfect 10-0-0 in games which it led after the first
20 minutes.
Cracking The Top
10
No. 10 Quinnipiac
is ranked for the first time this season and the second time in the
program's history in the January 17, 2011 USCHO.com Division I
Women's Poll. The Bobcats were previously ranked No. 10 in the
USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll on March 1, 2010. Quinnipiac has
also received votes this week in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Women's College Hockey Poll, earning 10 points in the most recent
poll on January 11, 2011.
Sports Illustrated
Takes Note
Babstock was
featured in the January 17, 2011 edition of Sports
Illustrated in its "Faces in the Crowd" section. The selection
was only the second time in Quinnipiac's history that a
student-athlete was honored with such an accolade.
20/20 Club
Babstock has an
even 20 goals and 20 assists on the season, as she continues to
lead all ECAC Hockey scorers in goals, assists and points. She also
ranks first among all NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey freshman
in goals, assists and points and is tied for first in the country
with seven game-winning goals.
One
Of The Best
These numbers also
have her ranked in the top seven nationally in all three
statistical categories as well. She ranks tied for fifth and
seventh in goals and assists, respectively, while she retains sole
possession of fifth place in total points. Her 1.74 points per game
rank her second among all freshman skaters and 11th in
NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey overall.
Recipe For
Success
When Babstock
scores, the possibility of a Bobcats victory improves dramatically.
Quinnipiac is 12-1-0 in games that she lights the lamp.
Two
Up, Two Down
With the two wins
over the weekend, Quinnipiac improved to a season-high two games
over .500 in ECAC Hockey action (8-6).
Hitting Their
Stride
Quinnipiac has won
six of its last seven games and 10 of its last 14. Of the final
eight ECAC Hockey games remaining, four of those will be played on
its home ice.
Personal Best
With a goal and an
assist of Friday, Jan. 7 against St. Lawrence, sophomore forward Brittany
Lyons (Canton, Mass.) has now scored six goals and four assists
on the season, surpassing her previous career-high nine point
total.
Remember When...
The weekend sweep
of St. Lawrence and Clarkson was the first road weekend sweep since
the opening two games of the season on October 1 and 2 against
Niagara.
Torching The Net
Quinnipiac's first
line, consisting of freshman Erica Uden
Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden), junior Kate Wheeler (Oakville,
Ontario) and Babstock, have collectively accounted for 81 points on
the season thus far. Wheeler and Babstock rank first and second
among ECAC Hockey Skaters with a plus-24 and plus-23 mark,
respectively.
Boost From The
Back
While Quinnipiac's
first-line forwards represent the team leaders in points, the
Bobcats' defenders do their fair share of scoring as well. Three of
the top six and five of the top eight point getters on the team are
defenders. Junior Bethany
Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.) leads all Quinnipiac defenders in
points with 14 (three goals, 11 assists). Sophomore Regan
Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba) leads all Quinnipiac defenders with
seven goals scored and is ranked fifth on the team in total points
with 13. Junior captain Jordan
Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) ranks seventh in total points with
nine, while sophomore Felica
Vieweg (Port Orange, Fla.) is eighth on the squad with eight
points.
Power Play
Success
Quinnipiac's 22.1
power play conversion percentage is good for second among ECAC
Hockey teams and is tied for fifth overall in NCAA Division I
Women's Ice Hockey. The Bobcats have scored 21 goals on its power
play opportunities, already one more than it scored in its chances
during all last season.
Tenacious D
Quinnipiac has
given up 41 goals for an impressive 1.78 goals against average,
which is second overall in ECAC Hockey and good for seventh-best in
NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey.
Awarding
Excellence
Aside from the
Sports Illustrated feature, Babstock has been recognized
on seven separate occasions for her remarkable play during the
season. Most recently, she was named Quinnipiac's Female Athlete Of
The Month for the month of December, leading the team to two
victories in the only two games played during the month. This was
the second consecutive time Babstock has been named Female Athlete
Of The Month. She received the same accolade for the month of
November after she accumulated 10 goals and five assists in nine
games played. She is a four-time ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie of
the Week award winner, as well as a one-time Player of the Week
recipient.
Protecting The
Net
Vigilanti is
fourth among ECAC Hockey netminders with a 1.81 goals against
average and ranks first in the league with 14 wins on the
year.
Goals Galore
The Bobcats have
scored 69 goals thus far on the season for a 3.00 goals per game
average. Quinnipiac leads ECAC Hockey in goals scored and is second
in goals per game, trailing only Cornell, which holds a 4.39 goals
per game average.
Off
To Detroit
Quinnipiac heads
off to play Wayne State in Detroit, Michigan for a two-game weekend
series on Friday, Jan, 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2
p.m.
