Friday, October 14
Ice Center // Erie, Pa.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Mercyhurst
No. 2/3 Quinnipiac Women's Ice Hockey Travels to Mercyhurst This Weekend
10/12/2016 10:32:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
No. 2/3 Quinnipiac University Bobcats (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) vs. Mercyhurst
Lakers (0-1-1, 0-0-0 College Hockey America)
Date: Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 (7 p.m.) & Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 (2 p.m.)
Location: Mercyhurst Ice Center | Erie, PA
All-Time Series vs. Mercyhurst: 2-12-2
Last 5 vs. Mercyhurst: 2-1-2
Last 10 vs. Mercyhurst: 2-6-2
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (Oct. 3, 2015)
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Mercyhurst
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HAMDEN, Connecticut - Quinnipiac women's ice hockey travels to Erie, Pennsylvania this weekend to square off with Mercyhurst on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15. The Bobcats are a perfect 4-0-0 to start the 2016-17 season.
LAST WEEKEND
Quinnipiac used road wins over Connecticut and New Hampshire this past weekend to help improve to 4-0-0 for the first time in a season since 2010-11. The Bobcats first topped Connecticut, 3-0, in its first road game of the year from Storrs on Friday, Oct. 7. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) scored twice in the win, while goalie Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, MN) recorded a 21-save shutout. Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) chipped in with a goal of her own, and Emma Greco (Burlington, Ontario), Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) and Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) each added a helper.
A day later, Quinnipiac used three third-period goals to route New Hampshire, 3-0, from Whittemore Center in Durham. Senior forward Meghan Turner (Bedford, New Hampshire) paced Quinnipiac's scoring attack with a goal and an assist in the win. Rossman recorded her third straight shutout, making 14 total stops. She now has 21 career shutouts, inching closer to the program's all-time record of 25 career clean sheets. Freshman Kenzie Prater (Hudson, Wisconsin) and Woods also had a goal.
ALL-TIME vs. MERCYHURST
Quinnipiac is 2-12-2 all-time vs. the Lakers, but the Bobcats have gone 2-1-2 in the last five meetings between the two teams. Quinnipiac hosted Mercyhurst in a two-game series to begin the regular season last year, playing to a 3-3 tie in the opener on Oct. 2, 2013, then topped the Lakers, 2-1, the following day on Oct. 3, 2016. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) had one goal and two assists in the two games, Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) recorded two goals, Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) had a goal and an assist, and Meghan Turner (Bedford, New Hampshire) registered a goal. Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, MN) made a combined 45 saves in the two games. Mercyhurst won the first 11 matchups in the series, dating back to 2004.
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
Mercyhurst tied and lost to No. 10 North Dakota in its first regular season action on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The Lakers played to a 3-1 loss on Friday, then a 1-1 tie on Saturday. Sophomore Rachael Smith returns for Mercyhurst after leading the team with 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) last year. Captain Paige Horton returns in 2016-17, as well, after recording 14 points last year. Sophomore Sarah Hine and freshman Sam Isbell have recorded a goal each for the Lakers this year. Sarah McDonnell returns in goal, coming off a freshman season where she recorded 17 wins, had a 1.75 goals against average and was awarded CHA Goaltender of the Year. McDonnell allowed three goals in one period vs. North Dakota, then Jessica Convery played in net for the rest of the series – allowing one goal in over 103 minutes.
RISING THE RANKS
AMONG THE BEST
Four games into its season, Quinnipiac ranks tied for No. 6 (3.5 goals per game) in team offense and tied for No. 2 (1.0 goal allowed per game) in team defense. Rossman currently leads Division I hockey with three shutouts, while Cianfarano is tied for No. 3 nationally with eight points.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Taylar Cianfarano has 50 career goals and 40 career assists, putting her 10 points away from 100.
- Emma Woods is one assist away from 50 for her career, and 14 career points away from 100.
- Sydney Rossman has 21 career shutouts. She needs five more for the program record.
JUST SCORE FIRST
Last year, Quinnipiac scored first in 25 of its 34 regular season games – going 22-0-3 in those games. The Bobcats have scored first in all four games of the 2016-17 season, going 4-0-0 in that span.
PENALTY KILL
Quinnipiac ranked No. 2 in the nation in PK percentage last season, killing off 98-of-106 penalties (92.5 percent). This year, the Bobcats have successfully killed 15-of-17 PK chances, good for 88.2 percent.
GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Quinnipiac is 15-0-4 in games on Friday. So far this season Quinnipiac bested Maine, 5-4 on Friday, Sept. 30, then topped New Hampshire, 3-0, on Friday Oct. 8.
SHOOT TO THRILL
The Bobcats are 29-2-4 in games where they outshoot their opponent, dating back to the start of last season. Quinnipiac has recorded more shots in each of its first four games in 2016-17.
GAME-WINNERS
Three current Bobcats rank in the Top 10 list of the program's career game-winning goals: With three game-winners already this season, Cianfarano ranks No. 2 all-time (14 game-winning goals), Melissa Samoskevich is tied for No. 4 (8-game-winning goals), and Emma Woods currently ranks No. 8 on the list (7 game-winning goals).
IN THE ECAC
The Bobcats were picked as ECAC Hockey's favorite entering the 2016-17 season, finishing No. 1 overall in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll. Junior forward Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) was selected to the Preseason All-ECAC First Team. Last year as a sophomore, Cianfarano led the ECAC with 52 points.
OFFENSIVE ATTACK
Quinnipiac returns three of its top five scorers from 2015-16. Cianfarano led the team with 52 points on 28 goals and 24 assists, Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) recorded 34 points via 11 goals and 23 assists, and Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, CT) 16 goals and 16 assists for 32 points. Nicole Connery (13g, 14a) and Nicole Kosta (10g, 15a) both graduated following the end of last season.
LAST SEASON
As a team, Quinnipiac is on the heels of perhaps its most impressive season in program history, which ended with an ECAC Hockey Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bobcats went 30-3-5 in 2015-16, earning the most wins and highest win percentage (.885) in team history. Head coach Cassandra Turner also set the NCAA Record for most wins by a first-year women's ice hockey head coach.
BENCHMARK YEAR
Other program records set in 2015-16 included: most goals scored (118), most assists (188), highest power play percentage (25 percent), highest penalty kill (92.5 percent), fewest goals allowed (35), lowest GAA (0.92), most home wins (18), longest winning streak (10 games), and longest unbeaten streak (21 games).
NEXT UP
Following the series vs. Mercyhurst, Quinnipiac takes on No. 5 Boston College in a home-and-home slate. The Bobcats travel to Conte Forum on Friday, Oct. 21 (2 p.m.), then host the Eagles at High Point Solutions Arena on Oct. 22 (3 p.m.).
Player Notes
Lakers (0-1-1, 0-0-0 College Hockey America)
Date: Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 (7 p.m.) & Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 (2 p.m.)
Location: Mercyhurst Ice Center | Erie, PA
All-Time Series vs. Mercyhurst: 2-12-2
Last 5 vs. Mercyhurst: 2-1-2
Last 10 vs. Mercyhurst: 2-6-2
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (Oct. 3, 2015)
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Mercyhurst
MULTIMEDIA
Follow the Bobcats vs. Mercyhurst on Friday/Saturday:
HAMDEN, Connecticut - Quinnipiac women's ice hockey travels to Erie, Pennsylvania this weekend to square off with Mercyhurst on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15. The Bobcats are a perfect 4-0-0 to start the 2016-17 season.
LAST WEEKEND
Quinnipiac used road wins over Connecticut and New Hampshire this past weekend to help improve to 4-0-0 for the first time in a season since 2010-11. The Bobcats first topped Connecticut, 3-0, in its first road game of the year from Storrs on Friday, Oct. 7. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) scored twice in the win, while goalie Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, MN) recorded a 21-save shutout. Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) chipped in with a goal of her own, and Emma Greco (Burlington, Ontario), Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) and Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) each added a helper.
A day later, Quinnipiac used three third-period goals to route New Hampshire, 3-0, from Whittemore Center in Durham. Senior forward Meghan Turner (Bedford, New Hampshire) paced Quinnipiac's scoring attack with a goal and an assist in the win. Rossman recorded her third straight shutout, making 14 total stops. She now has 21 career shutouts, inching closer to the program's all-time record of 25 career clean sheets. Freshman Kenzie Prater (Hudson, Wisconsin) and Woods also had a goal.
ALL-TIME vs. MERCYHURST
Quinnipiac is 2-12-2 all-time vs. the Lakers, but the Bobcats have gone 2-1-2 in the last five meetings between the two teams. Quinnipiac hosted Mercyhurst in a two-game series to begin the regular season last year, playing to a 3-3 tie in the opener on Oct. 2, 2013, then topped the Lakers, 2-1, the following day on Oct. 3, 2016. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) had one goal and two assists in the two games, Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) recorded two goals, Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) had a goal and an assist, and Meghan Turner (Bedford, New Hampshire) registered a goal. Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, MN) made a combined 45 saves in the two games. Mercyhurst won the first 11 matchups in the series, dating back to 2004.
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
Mercyhurst tied and lost to No. 10 North Dakota in its first regular season action on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The Lakers played to a 3-1 loss on Friday, then a 1-1 tie on Saturday. Sophomore Rachael Smith returns for Mercyhurst after leading the team with 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) last year. Captain Paige Horton returns in 2016-17, as well, after recording 14 points last year. Sophomore Sarah Hine and freshman Sam Isbell have recorded a goal each for the Lakers this year. Sarah McDonnell returns in goal, coming off a freshman season where she recorded 17 wins, had a 1.75 goals against average and was awarded CHA Goaltender of the Year. McDonnell allowed three goals in one period vs. North Dakota, then Jessica Convery played in net for the rest of the series – allowing one goal in over 103 minutes.
RISING THE RANKS
- Quinnipiac has risen to No. 2 overall in USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll for the first time in program history, as announced on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The Bobcats received 130 points in the poll and earned a first-place vote for the first time in program history, as well.
- The Bobcats were also ranked No. 3 nationally for the second week in a row in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, receiving 154 total votes.
- QU is currently No. 2 in RPI and the Pairwise Rankings.
AMONG THE BEST
Four games into its season, Quinnipiac ranks tied for No. 6 (3.5 goals per game) in team offense and tied for No. 2 (1.0 goal allowed per game) in team defense. Rossman currently leads Division I hockey with three shutouts, while Cianfarano is tied for No. 3 nationally with eight points.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Taylar Cianfarano has 50 career goals and 40 career assists, putting her 10 points away from 100.
- Emma Woods is one assist away from 50 for her career, and 14 career points away from 100.
- Sydney Rossman has 21 career shutouts. She needs five more for the program record.
JUST SCORE FIRST
Last year, Quinnipiac scored first in 25 of its 34 regular season games – going 22-0-3 in those games. The Bobcats have scored first in all four games of the 2016-17 season, going 4-0-0 in that span.
PENALTY KILL
Quinnipiac ranked No. 2 in the nation in PK percentage last season, killing off 98-of-106 penalties (92.5 percent). This year, the Bobcats have successfully killed 15-of-17 PK chances, good for 88.2 percent.
GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Quinnipiac is 15-0-4 in games on Friday. So far this season Quinnipiac bested Maine, 5-4 on Friday, Sept. 30, then topped New Hampshire, 3-0, on Friday Oct. 8.
SHOOT TO THRILL
The Bobcats are 29-2-4 in games where they outshoot their opponent, dating back to the start of last season. Quinnipiac has recorded more shots in each of its first four games in 2016-17.
GAME-WINNERS
Three current Bobcats rank in the Top 10 list of the program's career game-winning goals: With three game-winners already this season, Cianfarano ranks No. 2 all-time (14 game-winning goals), Melissa Samoskevich is tied for No. 4 (8-game-winning goals), and Emma Woods currently ranks No. 8 on the list (7 game-winning goals).
IN THE ECAC
The Bobcats were picked as ECAC Hockey's favorite entering the 2016-17 season, finishing No. 1 overall in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll. Junior forward Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) was selected to the Preseason All-ECAC First Team. Last year as a sophomore, Cianfarano led the ECAC with 52 points.
OFFENSIVE ATTACK
Quinnipiac returns three of its top five scorers from 2015-16. Cianfarano led the team with 52 points on 28 goals and 24 assists, Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) recorded 34 points via 11 goals and 23 assists, and Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, CT) 16 goals and 16 assists for 32 points. Nicole Connery (13g, 14a) and Nicole Kosta (10g, 15a) both graduated following the end of last season.
LAST SEASON
As a team, Quinnipiac is on the heels of perhaps its most impressive season in program history, which ended with an ECAC Hockey Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bobcats went 30-3-5 in 2015-16, earning the most wins and highest win percentage (.885) in team history. Head coach Cassandra Turner also set the NCAA Record for most wins by a first-year women's ice hockey head coach.
BENCHMARK YEAR
Other program records set in 2015-16 included: most goals scored (118), most assists (188), highest power play percentage (25 percent), highest penalty kill (92.5 percent), fewest goals allowed (35), lowest GAA (0.92), most home wins (18), longest winning streak (10 games), and longest unbeaten streak (21 games).
NEXT UP
Following the series vs. Mercyhurst, Quinnipiac takes on No. 5 Boston College in a home-and-home slate. The Bobcats travel to Conte Forum on Friday, Oct. 21 (2 p.m.), then host the Eagles at High Point Solutions Arena on Oct. 22 (3 p.m.).
Player Notes
THE CAPTAIN
Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) was unanimously voted by her teammates to be the Bobcats' captain for 2016-17 season, the team announced on Sunday, April 3. Woods will be the 15th different player to be named captain in the program's 16-year history. As a junior, she served as an assistant captain alongside Kristen Tamberg (North Toronto, Ontario) - with Cydney Roesler (Stittsville, Ontario) as the captain. Forward Meghan Turner and goaltender Sydney Rossman have been selected as assistant captains. Woods has two goals and an assist so far this year for the Bobcats, and 37 career goals to go along with 49 assists.
ROSSMAN
Bobcats' goaltender Sydney Rossman returns for 2016-17. She had a .949 save percentage a season ago, allowing just .90 goals per game in 39 games (second-best in the nation). The 2016 ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Year recorded 16 shutouts in 2015-16, which is tied with former Bobcat netminder Chelsea Laden's single-season record from 2014-15. Her current .946 save percentage and .95 goals-against average for her career rank No. 1 in program history. She has three shutouts so far in 2016-17, with a .944 save percentage. She is also an assistant captain for Quinnipiac this year.
CIANFARANO
T.T. Cianfarano recorded 28 goals and 24 assists last year, winning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors. She owns the Quinnipiac program record for most goals and most points in a single-season for a sophomore. She was selected to the Preseason 2016-17 All-ECAC First Team, and has recorded a team high eight points on five goals and three assists so far this season. Cianfarano has 50 career goals and 40 career assists, putting her 10 points away from 100.
SAMOSKEVICH
Melissa Samoskevich has two goals and three assists for five points so far this year. She was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team last season, after putting up 16 goals and 16 assists as a freshman. Samoskevich has 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 career points.
TURNER
Meghan Turner, an assistant captain for the Bobcats in 2016-17, has two goals and three assists for five points so far this season. She has 19 career goals and 16 career assists over four years with the Bobcats – including a career-high eight goals in 2015-16.
FRESH FACES
The Bobcats have added five freshmen to their roster to begin the 2016-17 season. Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, MB) and Allison Roethke (Buffalo, MN) join the defensive core, Abby Cleary (Buffalo, NY) and Kenzie Prater (Hudson, WI) join as forwards, and Abbie Ives(Bedford Hills, NY) will be one of Quinnipiac's three goalies this year. Prater recorded two assists last weekend in her first collegiate action for the Bobcats.
Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) was unanimously voted by her teammates to be the Bobcats' captain for 2016-17 season, the team announced on Sunday, April 3. Woods will be the 15th different player to be named captain in the program's 16-year history. As a junior, she served as an assistant captain alongside Kristen Tamberg (North Toronto, Ontario) - with Cydney Roesler (Stittsville, Ontario) as the captain. Forward Meghan Turner and goaltender Sydney Rossman have been selected as assistant captains. Woods has two goals and an assist so far this year for the Bobcats, and 37 career goals to go along with 49 assists.
ROSSMAN
Bobcats' goaltender Sydney Rossman returns for 2016-17. She had a .949 save percentage a season ago, allowing just .90 goals per game in 39 games (second-best in the nation). The 2016 ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Year recorded 16 shutouts in 2015-16, which is tied with former Bobcat netminder Chelsea Laden's single-season record from 2014-15. Her current .946 save percentage and .95 goals-against average for her career rank No. 1 in program history. She has three shutouts so far in 2016-17, with a .944 save percentage. She is also an assistant captain for Quinnipiac this year.
CIANFARANO
T.T. Cianfarano recorded 28 goals and 24 assists last year, winning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors. She owns the Quinnipiac program record for most goals and most points in a single-season for a sophomore. She was selected to the Preseason 2016-17 All-ECAC First Team, and has recorded a team high eight points on five goals and three assists so far this season. Cianfarano has 50 career goals and 40 career assists, putting her 10 points away from 100.
SAMOSKEVICH
Melissa Samoskevich has two goals and three assists for five points so far this year. She was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team last season, after putting up 16 goals and 16 assists as a freshman. Samoskevich has 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 career points.
TURNER
Meghan Turner, an assistant captain for the Bobcats in 2016-17, has two goals and three assists for five points so far this season. She has 19 career goals and 16 career assists over four years with the Bobcats – including a career-high eight goals in 2015-16.
FRESH FACES
The Bobcats have added five freshmen to their roster to begin the 2016-17 season. Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, MB) and Allison Roethke (Buffalo, MN) join the defensive core, Abby Cleary (Buffalo, NY) and Kenzie Prater (Hudson, WI) join as forwards, and Abbie Ives(Bedford Hills, NY) will be one of Quinnipiac's three goalies this year. Prater recorded two assists last weekend in her first collegiate action for the Bobcats.
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