Women's Ice Hockey Travels To Dartmouth And No.10 Harvard This Weekend
2/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Friday, February 4,
2011 - 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac University
Bobcats (17-9-1) (9-7-0 ECAC Hockey) vs.
Dartmouth College Big
Green (14-8-0, 10-6-0 ECAC Hockey)
Thompson Arena -
Hanover, N.H.
Saturday, February 5,
2011 - 4 p.m.
Quinnipiac University
Bobcats (17-9-1) (9-7-0 ECAC Hockey) vs.
No. 10 Harvard
University Crimson (12-7-2, 11-3-2)
Bright Hockey Center
- Cambridge, Mass.
Competitive ECAC
Hockey Matchups
The Quinnipiac
women's ice hockey team (17-9-1, 9-7-0 ECAC Hockey) travels to face
ECAC Hockey opponents Dartmouth (14-8-0, 10-6-0 ECAC Hockey) on
Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and No. 10 Harvard (12-7-2, 11-3-2 ECAC
Hockey) on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m.
Follow The
Bobcats
Live Stats for
this weekend's games can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate
links on the women's ice hockey schedule at
www.quinnipiacbobcats.com.
About Dartmouth
College
Dartmouth, in the
midst of a season-high five-game winning streak, is coming off two
victories on January 28 and 29 against Yale and Brown. On Friday
against Yale, Dartmouth pulled out a 2-1 win and on Saturday
against Brown, the Big Green skated to a convincing 6-0 victory.
Sophomore forward and leading scorer Camille Dumais (11 goals, 14
assists) netted three goals and one assist against Brown, while
senior forward Amanda Trunzo (13 goals, 11 assists) tallied two
goals and two assists against the Bears. Freshman goaltender
Lindsay Holdcroft collected both wins over the weekend to give her
a 10-5-0 record on the season. She has compiled a 2.18 goals
against average and a .894 save percentage on the
season.
All-Time Against The
Big Green
Friday's game will
be the 12th time the two teams will face each other,
with Dartmouth leading the all-time series with a 3-6-2 record. In
their last meeting earlier this season on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010,
Dartmouth defeated Quinnipiac in overtime, 4-3, on a goal from
sophomore forward Sasha Nanji just over a minute into the overtime
frame. Freshman forward Kelly
Babstock's (Mississauga, Ontario) second hat trick of the
season (and second in as many nights) was not enough to lift the
Bobcats to victory. On the evening, freshman goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) made 22 saves.
About Harvard
University
Through the help
of a season-high six-game winning streak, the Crimson have taken
control of second place in ECAC Hockey. Last weekend on January 28
and 29, Harvard defeated both Brown and Yale on consecutive nights.
On Friday against Brown, Harvard shutout the Bears, 4-0, and on
Saturday against Yale, they defeated the Bulldogs, 5-3. Senior
forward Liza Ryabkina (nine goals, eight assists) led the Crimson
over the weekend, netting two goals and two assists, while
sophomore forward Jillian Dempsey (six goals, eight assists)
contributed to the cause with one goal and three assists in the two
victories. Sophomore goaltender Laura Bellamy has an 11-6-1 record
on the season, with a 2.15 goals against average and a .894 save
percentage.
All-Time Against The
Crimson
Saturday's game
will be the 12th time the two sides face each other.
While Harvard owns the all-time series lead with a 2-9-0 record,
the Bobcats have won the last two contests including a 4-1 victory
earlier this season on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Freshman forward
Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) netted her first career hat
trick as the Bobcats knocked off No. 10 Harvard. Junior forward Chelsea
Illchuk (Lockport, Manitoba) scored the game's first goal for
Quinnipiac, helping the Bobcats to their eighth win of the season.
Freshman goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) made 27 saves on the
evening.
Last
Time Out
Quinnipiac is
coming off a weekend split against ECAC Hockey opponents Clarkson
and St. Lawrence on Friday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29. On
Friday against Clarkson, Quinnipiac was defeated in overtime, 3-2.
Despite entering the third period with a 2-0 lead, Quinnipiac
surrendered two third period goals to sophomore forward Danielle
Skirrow to send the game into overtime and set up the Golden
Knights' eventual game-winner. Quinnipiac responded with a 4-2
victory on Saturday against St. Lawrence, as four different Bobcats
scored in the contest. Junior defender Melissa
Perry (Chelsea, Mich.) and freshman forward Kelly
Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) each scored in the second
period, while sophomore forward Brittany
Lyons (Canton, Mass.) and junior forward Kate
Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) each tallied a score in the third
frame. Sophomore goaltender Victoria
Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) stopped 21 shots on the evening
to earn her league-leading 16th victory of the
season.
A
Couple Shorties
Babstock (22
goals, 21 assists) netted a pair of shorthanded goals on
consecutive nights against Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Friday,
Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29. The freshman is now only the second
skater in program history to record two shorthanded goals in one
season. Overall, the goals were the second and third shorthanded
goals of the season for the Bobcats
Lyons Feasting On
Opposition
Sophomore forward
Brittany
Lyons tallied two goals and an assist over the weekend against
Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Lyons, who netted the game-winning goal
against St. Lawrence, now has eight goals and five assists on the
season. She is tied for fourth on the team in goals and is sixth on
the team in total points (13).
Elkins Is An
Animal
Junior defender Jordan
Elkins (Wasilla, Alaska) earned two assists on Saturday, Jan.
29 against St. Lawrence, the most assists she has tallied in a game
this season. Elkins (four goals, seven assists) now has three
multi-point affairs on the year.
Senior Leadership
Senior forward Kelley
Davies (Chesapeake, Va.) netted three assists over the weekend
to give her five on the season. She has recorded at least one
assist in three straight games.
Wheeler In The Mix
Junior forward Kate
Wheeler (Oakville, Ontario) netted a goal and an assist over
the weekend to give her 11 goals and 13 assists on the season.
Wheeler has recorded at least one point in four of the last five
games and has three goals and two assists in that same span of
games.
Four
For Me And None For You
When Quinnipiac
scores four or more goals, as it did against the Saints of St.
Lawrence, it is a perfect 9-0-0 on the season.
Responding Well To
Adversity
Quinnipiac did
well to bounce back after a tough overtime loss to Clarkson and
defeat St. Lawrence. The Bobcats are an impressive 7-1-1 in games
following a loss.
Unstoppable Force
Babstock, who has
22 goals and 21 assists on the season, continues to roll
offensively, as she leads all ECAC Hockey scorers in goals, assists
and points. She also ranks tied for first among all NCAA Division I
Women's Ice Hockey freshman in goals, assists and points. Babstock
is second in the country with seven game-winning goals.
Comin' Home
Quinnipiac returns
home to the TD Bank Sports Center on Tuesday, Feb. 8 when it faces
non-conference opponent New Hampshire at 7 p.m.
