No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey Extends Unbeaten Streak to 21 Games with 4-1 Win at Cornell

Friday, February 5

Ithaca, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

23-1-4 (13-1-3ECAC)

Cornell University

9-11-4 (5-8-4ECAC)

Quinnipiac

Cornell

No. 4/4 QU Women's Ice Hockey Extends Unbeaten Streak to 21 Games with 4-1 Win at Cornell

2/5/2016 10:11:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

Box Score

ITHACA, New York – Kristen Tamberg (North Toronto, Ontario) led the nationally-ranked No. 4/4 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team with the game-winning power-play goal and an assist as the Bobcats knocked off the Cornell Big Red, 3-1, at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

The Bobcats extended their program record unbeaten streak to 21 games with the victory, a streak that also ties the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team's school record unbeaten streak set during the 2012-13 season. The win also extends the Bobcats current winning streak to seven games, as their record improves to 23-1-4 (13-1-3 ECAC Hockey) while the Big Red fall to 9-11-4 (5-8-4 ECAC Hockey).

Tamberg's power-play goal in the second period gives the Bobcats a power-play goal in seven straight games now, as well as a game-winning power-play goal in three straight games. The Bobcats power play was 1 for 2 while they held the Big Red without a power-play goal, going 2 for 2 on the penalty kill.

With two points, Tamberg recorded her fifth multiple-point game of the season after her goal and an assist. Tamberg's third goal and 14^th assist of the season both mark single-season career-highs as she extended her point total to 17 in the game, and now points in three of the last four games.

Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) also added a goal and an assist in the third period for the Bobcats to give her 15 multiple-point games this season as she surpassed the 70 career mark in just her 64^th career game. Cianfarano's two points also gives her the program record for points by a sophomore, breaking Kelly Babstock's record of 40 from the 2011-12 season. Cianfarano now has 23 goals and 18 assists after her two-point performance.

Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) scored a goal in her fourth consecutive game to increase her season total to 14 on Friday night. Samoskevich's goal was also her 28^th point of the season, the second most on the team.

Danielle Marmer (Dorset, Vermont) scored her first goal of the season and second of her career with the game-tying goal early in the first period. Marmer scored her first career goal last season on Oct. 24 at New Hampshire. With four points this season, Marmer has set a new single-season career-high.

Nicole Connery (Newmarket, Ontario) picked up her 16^th assist of the season for her 90^th career point while Emma Greco (Burlington, Ontario) picked up an assist for the second straight game. Nicole Brown (Oshawa, Ontario) set a new single-season career-high with her 13^th assist of the season and Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) picked up her eighth assist of the season. Cydney Roesler (Stittsville, Ontario) picked up her eighth assist of the season, her first assist since Nov. 21 at St. Lawrence.

Netminder Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) made 26 saves in the victory for the Bobcats, the second most saves she has recorded in a single game in her career to extend her unbeaten streak to 23 games. The Bobcats and Big Red each registered 27 shots in the game.

Cornell took a 1-0 lead just 1:45 into the first period when Christian Higham scored her fifth goal of the season. After the Bobcats knocked the puck loose behind their own goal, Anna Zorn chased down the puck and backhanded a pass to Higham. Higham proceeded to chip the puck on goal and it squeezed past Rossman on the post.

Marmer answered right back for the Bobcats less than three minutes later when she tied the game with 16:17 to play in the first period. Connery stole the puck away from a Big Red defender and passed the puck from behind the end line to Greco at the point. Greco then fired a shot that was blocked in front but the rebound kicked to Marmer all alone on the backdoor with Cornell goaltender Paula Voorheis still in position to save Greco's initial shot.

Quinnipiac took a 2-1 lead late in the second period on Tamberg's power-play goal. After the puck exited the offensive zone, Tamberg chased it down before feeding it across the neutral zone to Brown, who passed it to Baumgardt once she entered the neutral zone. Baumgardt shifted the puck back to Brown on the right wing before Brown passed it back to Baumgardt at the point. Baumgardt then worked the puck to Tamberg at the top of the left faceoff circle where she blasted a one-timer through a perfect screen from Connery past Voorheis.

Samoskevich gave the Bobcats a 3-1 lead with 15:12 to play in the third period. Tamberg chased down the puck in the left corner in the defensive zone for the Bobcats to gain control of the puck. She fired a pass to Cianfarano at the blue line before Cianfarano touched the puck to Samoskevich. Samoskevich raced down the right boards before cutting on goal, deking out Voorheis and roofing the shot for the goal.

Cianfarano wrapped up the scoring for the Bobcats with five minutes left in the game to make it 4-1 Quinnipiac. Roesler chased down the puck in the nearside corner before wrapping it up the boards to Cianfarano who turned up the jets on the right boards. Cianfarano pushed the puck off the boards in the neutral zone and skated around the Cornell defender before zipping into the slot and jumping past another defenseman where she wrapped the puck around Voorheis.

The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team returns to action Saturday evening when it travels to Hamilton, New York to face the Colgate Raiders at Starr Rink with puck drop scheduled for 4 P.M.