QU Women's Ice Hockey Ranked No. 8 in USCHO.com and USA Today Polls
1/17/2017 12:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Connecticut - Quinnipiac women's ice hockey has been ranked No. 8 nationally in both the latest USCHO.com Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, as announced on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17, 2017.
The Bobcats moved up one spot in this week's USCHO.com poll after going 1-1-0 this past weekend. Quinnipiac first topped No. 8 Colgate on Friday afternoon, then fell to Cornell on Saturday on the road. The program is now 16-6-4 (9-4-2 ECAC) so far in the 2016-17 season.
Clarkson (No. 3), St. Lawrence (No. 5) and Cornell (No. 10) were the other three ECAC Hockey teams featured in the USCHO Poll.
The Bobcats first downed Colgate, 2-0, on the road in a matchup between two Top 10 teams on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) and Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) each scored in the win for the Bobcats, while Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut), Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) and Randi Marcon (Winnipeg, Manitoba) grabbed assists. Goaltender Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) made 27 saves in net, collecting her sixth shutout of the season. Rossman now has 24 career clean sheets, just one shy of tying the program's career record set by both Chelsea Laden ('15) and Victoria Vigilanti ('13).
Quinnipiac then fell in overtime to Cornell, 3-2, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 in Ithaca, NY. Kate MacKenzie (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) each scored a goal in the loss. Danielle Marmer (Dorset, Vermont) and Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) both picked up two assists.
Quinnipiac is back in action next weekend for just one game, traveling to North Andover, Massachusetts to square off with Merrimack at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
The Bobcats moved up one spot in this week's USCHO.com poll after going 1-1-0 this past weekend. Quinnipiac first topped No. 8 Colgate on Friday afternoon, then fell to Cornell on Saturday on the road. The program is now 16-6-4 (9-4-2 ECAC) so far in the 2016-17 season.
Clarkson (No. 3), St. Lawrence (No. 5) and Cornell (No. 10) were the other three ECAC Hockey teams featured in the USCHO Poll.
The Bobcats first downed Colgate, 2-0, on the road in a matchup between two Top 10 teams on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) and Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) each scored in the win for the Bobcats, while Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut), Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) and Randi Marcon (Winnipeg, Manitoba) grabbed assists. Goaltender Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) made 27 saves in net, collecting her sixth shutout of the season. Rossman now has 24 career clean sheets, just one shy of tying the program's career record set by both Chelsea Laden ('15) and Victoria Vigilanti ('13).
Quinnipiac then fell in overtime to Cornell, 3-2, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 in Ithaca, NY. Kate MacKenzie (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) each scored a goal in the loss. Danielle Marmer (Dorset, Vermont) and Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) both picked up two assists.
Quinnipiac is back in action next weekend for just one game, traveling to North Andover, Massachusetts to square off with Merrimack at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
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