Sydney Rossman Picks Up 13th Shutout as No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey blanks St. Lawrence, 3-0

Friday, February 12

Hamden, Conn.

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

24-2-4 (14-2-3ECAC)

St. Lawrence University

14-12-5 (8-7-4ECAC)

St. Lawrence

Quinnipiac

Sydney Rossman Picks Up 13th Shutout as No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey blanks St. Lawrence, 3-0

2/12/2016 8:23:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Connecticut – Junior goaltender Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) recorded 25 saves to pick up her 13^th shutout of the season Friday night as the nationally-ranked No. 4/4 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team blanked the St. Lawrence Saints, 3-0, at High Point Solutions Arena.

Rossman stood on her head through the first two periods on her way to 22 saves before finishing the game with 25, needing just three saves in the third period to preserve her shutout. The win was also Rossman's 24^th of the season, one shy of tying Chelsea Laden's program record set just one season ago.

Quinnipiac rebounded for the victory after losing just their second game of the season last Saturday at nationally-ranked No. 10/10 Colgate. The Bobcat improved to 24-2-4 (14-2-3 ECAC Hockey) on the season while the Saints (14-12-5, 8-7-4 ECAC Hockey) snapped a three-game unbeaten streak in the loss.

Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) tallied her 15^th goal and 15^th assist of the season in the victory in her seventh career multiple-point game. She now recorded a goal in five of the last six games. Credited with the game-winning goal, Samoskevich takes over the national lead with her eighth game-winning goal of the season. Samoskevich's 30 points tie Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) for the third most points by a freshman in program history.

Nicole Brown (Oshawa, Ontario) netted her fifth goal of the season for the Bobcats as the senior picked up her 19^th point of the season. Brown's five goals are one shy of tying her single-season career-high of six set during her freshman season.

Emma Woods (Burford, Ontario) also picked up a multiple-point game with an empty-net goal while picking up her 20^th assist of the season on Samoskevich's game-winning goal. Woods' two points on Friday night give her 27 this season, the most she has scored in a single season in her career.

Both teams were scoreless on the power play with St. Lawrence going 0 for 2, including a five-on-three opportunity while Quinnipiac was just 0 for 1 to snap a streak of eight games with a power-play goal.

Cianfarano picked up her 19^th assist of the season on Woods' empty net goal to give her 42 points, good for the most in ECAC Hockey while her 19 assists are tied for third in the conference. Kristen Tamberg (North Toronto, Ontario) tallied her 15^th assist of the season while Nicole Kosta (Mississauga, Ontario) picked up her eighth assist of the season and 115^th point of her career.

Samoskevich gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead just 5:31 into the first period to give her a goal in five of the last six games. After a turnover in the offensive zone, Woods took control of the puck just by the blue line and skated down the slot. Woods dangled the puck between her legs before working a pass to Samoskevich on her right. Samoskevich fired a shot past St. Lawrence goaltender Grace Harrison's blocker side.

Later in the first period, Woods kept the Bobcats ahead 1-0 with huge defensive play. After Rossman struggled to cover up the puck in front of the net, St. Lawrence gained control of the puck with Rossman still sprawled on the ice. Justine Reyes fired a shot towards the open goal, but Woods slid in front of the puck on the goal line to block the shot.

The Bobcats took at 2-0 lead with 9:44 to go in the second period with Brown's tally. Tamberg fired a pass across the offensive zone from the right point to Kosta on the weak side. Her initial shot was slowed down by Harrison but the puck skidded into the crease where Brown swiped the puck into the net as she skated past the goal.

Quinnipiac's defense stepped up once again with just under seven minutes to play in the second period when Rossman initially stopped an Amanda McClure shot but the rebound ricocheted off the end boards out to a St. Lawrence skater and Rossman quickly slid to the left post to make another huge save.

Woods added an empty net goal with 3:59 left in the third period to secure the 3-0 win for the Bobcats. After Cianfarano's shot from the blue line went just wide left, she chased down her own rebound in the corner and fired a pass to the front of the net for Wood to tap home.

The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 13 when they welcome the nationally-ranked No. 5/5 Clarkson Golden Knights to Hamden for a top 10 showdown at 4 P.M. With a win, the Bobcats could clinch at least a share of their first regular season championship in program history. Following the game, Quinnipiac will host its final "Skate with the Bobcats of the 2015-16 season.