No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey Blanks New Hampshire, 6-0

Friday, December 11

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

14-1-3 (7-1-2ECAC)

University of New Hampshire

7-14-1 (5-8-0WHEA)

New Hampshire

Quinnipiac

No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey Blanks New Hampshire, 6-0

12/11/2015 10:35:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

Box Score

HAMDEN, Connecticut – The nationally-ranked No. 4/4 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team extended their winning streak to eight games, tying the longest winning streak in program history, with a 6-0 drubbing of the New Hampshire Wildcats Friday night at High Point Solutions Arena in the final game of the 2015 calendar year.

Quinnipiac also tied its program record for wins in the first half of a season with 14 as they improve to 14-1-3 (7-1-2 ECAC Hockey) with the victory over New Hampshire while the Wildcats fall to 7-14-1 (5-8-0 Hockey East). Previously, the Bobcats had won 14 games on their way to 14-2-5 first half record in the 2013-14 season. The Bobcats also extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games, the second longest unbeaten streak in program history.

The Bobcats scored six goals in a game for the third time this season, and for the second consecutive Friday after pouring seven goals on the Dartmouth Big Green on Dec. 4. Even more impressive than the Dartmouth game, the Bobcats held the Wildcats to just seven shots, the second lowest shot total on the season after allowing just three shots on goal to Brown on Oct. 30. Quinnipiac outshot New Hampshire 26-7 in the game.

Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) and Nicole Connery (Newmarket, Ontario) each tallied three point games to lead the Bobcats while Nicole Brown (Oshawa, Ontario), Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) and Nicole Kosta (Mississauga, Ontario) each recorded two-point games.

With one goal and two assists, Cianfarano tied her freshman year totals from last season in goals with 17, assists with 13 and points with 30. Cianfarano's sophomore campaign is one of the best in ECAC Hockey as she is leading the league in goals and is tied for the league lead in points. Her three-point game was her league-leading fourth three-point game of the season and 11^th multiple-point game in 2015-16. Cianfarano is riding a four-game multiple point streak and has record multiple points in six of the last seven games, resulting in 10 points in the last four games and 15 in the past seven.

Connery led the Bobcats in goals with two on the night, the only player to record multiple goals in the game. Friday night marked the fifth time in her career in which she scored two goals in a game and the first time this season. Connery also tied her career-high for points in a game with three, the fourth time she has recorded three points in a game and first this season. Connery is tied for third on the team with five goals and is fourth with 10 assists and 15 points.

Woods kept pace with Cianfarano for the team lead in assists by picking up two helpers for her 12^th and 13^th assists of the season. It is the 13^th time in Woods' career in which she has recorded two points in a game and fifth time this season. Woods extended her point streak to four games, recording five points over the streak with one goal and four assists.

Kosta picked up her first multiple point game of the season since Nov. 7 against Cornell with a goal and an assists against New Hampshire on Friday night. Kosta now has four multiple point games this season as she recorded her seventh goal and fifth assist for 12 points.

The Bobcats' final multiple point scorer was Brown as she netted a goal and tallied an assist to reach the 10 point plateau with three goals and seven assists. Brown's two-point game was the fifth of her career, three of which have come during the 2015-16 season.

Four defenseman factored into the scoring for the Bobcats on Friday night as Lindsey West (Ajax, Ontario) recorded her first goal of the season in the victory, scoring the game-winning goal with her first period goal. Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta), Kristen Tamberg (North Toronto, Ontario) and Alicia Barry (Hanson, Massachusetts) each picked up assists for the Bobcats.

Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) needed just seven saves to record her league-leading seventh shutout of the season and ninth of her career to lead the Bobcats to her league-leading 14^th victory of the season.

West gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead just 3:56 into the game and they wouldn't look back. Woods wrapped the puck from behind the goal around the boards to West at the point. West then shifted the puck to Connery at the half wall, where the puck jumped off her stick back to West at the point. West blasted a shot high past New Hampshire starting goaltender Kyra Smith's glove for her first tally of the season.

Nearly three minutes later, Kosta doubled the Bobcats lead with 13:07 to play in the first period and give Quinnipiac a 2-0 lead. After skating around the offensive zone, Kosta dropped a back hand pass from the right boards to Brown in the corner. Brown then fed the puck to Kosta at the right face-off dot after breaking free and sniped a shot top shelf past Smith's blocker for the goal.

Cianfarano got into the scoring action just 13 seconds after Kosta's goal to put the Bobcats ahead 3-0. Baumgardt ripped a pass from the right point across the offensive zone to Woods in the left face-off circle before centering a pass from Cianfarano skating across the slot. Cianfarano continued across the mouth of the goal where she slid the puck into the open net after Smith tried to cut off the pass at the top of the crease.

Connery finished off the Bobcats four-goal first period with her first of the game with 7:56 to play in the period to score the only power play goal of the game. Kosta worked the puck from the point to Cianfarano on the right wing where she circled with the puck before dropping off a pass for Connery. Connery circled into the high slot and wristed a shot high past Smith's glove for the goal which knocked Smith out of the game in favor of Hilary Cashin.

Midway through the second period, Connery gave the Bobcats a 5-0 lead with her second goal of the game and continue the Bobcats monster game. Tamberg shot the puck from the right point where it was deflected by Cianfarano into Cashin's pad for the save. The rebound kicked out to Connery on the end line where she ripped a shot and found the back of the net with virtually no angle to shoot from.

Brown capped off the scoring for Quinnipiac with 2:28 to play in the second period and give the Bobcats a 6-0 lead, their third game of at least six goals this season. Barry started the breakout in the defensive zone to Woods at center ice, who skated the puck to the right boards and into the offensive zone. Woods looked back and found Brown just entering the offensive zone with a pass where Brown skated to the top of the slot and wristed a shot past Cashin's glove for the goal.

The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team will be off for three weeks before returning to action on Friday, Jan. 1 when they host the Yale Bulldogs in the first ECAC Hockey game of the 2016 calendar year at High Point Solutions arena with puck drop set for 7 P.M.