QU Women's Ice Hockey Defeats Vermont 4-1 Behind Bonsteel's First Career Goals

Friday, October 13

Hamden, Conn.

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

3-2-0, 0-0-0ECAC

Vermont

2-2-0, 1-1-0HEA

Vermont

Quinnipiac

QU Women's Ice Hockey Defeats Vermont 4-1 Behind Bonsteel's First Career Goals

10/13/2017 8:59:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team took down Vermont 4-1 behind freshman Brooke Bonsteel's first career goals. The team allowed just 16 shots on net, a season low. Anna Kilponen tallied her first goal at Quinnipiac, as Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout picked up her team-leading third goal of the season.

SCORE
Vermont 1 / Quinnipiac 4

LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Connecticut

RECORDS
Vermont (2-2-0, 1-1-0 Hockey East) / Quinnipiac (3-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

5:32: 1^st Period (QU 1-0) After solid defensive pressure from Vermont on the penalty kill, Kenzie Lancaster got the puck to Anna Kilponen who rifled a shot off from the blue line, her first goal of the year.
4:42: 2^nd Period (QU 2-0) Immediately after winning the faceoff, Laura Lundbald was able to get Brooke Bonsteel the puck who found a hole for the score. The goal was Bonsteel's first of her career.
4:07: 2^nd Period (QU 2-1) Right in the front of the net, Allie Granato got the puck to Val Caldwell, who tapped the puck in past Abbie Ives.
9:54 3^rd Period (QU 3-1) After Kenzie Lancaster's shot bounced off Vermont goalie Sydney Scobee, Randi Marcon found an open Brooke Bonsteel, who netted her second goal of the day.
45.7: 3^rd Period (QU 4-1) Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout picked up her third goal of the season after the Catamounts pulled their goalie.

NOTES

Junior Anna Kilponen (Orivesi, Finland) scored the first goal of the game for the Bobcats. The goal was her first goal of the season, and her first at Quinnipiac.
Freshman Brooke Bonsteel (Mississauga, Ontario) tallied her first two collegiate goals and two points in her first ever multi-goal game. One of the goals came on the power play.
Before Bonsteel, the last Bobcat to score multiple goals in a game was Meghan Turner. She recorded a hat trick against Brown on February 3, 2017.
Sophomore Sarah-Eve Coutu Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) picked up her team leading third goal of the year.
Junior Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) tallied a team-leading seven shots on the day, increasing her season total to 21.
The Bobcats were 2-for-4 on the power play, increasing their season conversion rate to .222 (4-for-18).
On the penalty kill, the Bobcats were perfecting, killing both of Vermont's chances on the advantage. The team now has a 92% PK rate on the year.
Quinnipiac tallied 40 shots on the day, eclipsing its previous season high of 34 against Maine in the second game of the year. The last time Quinnipiac tallied at least 40 shots was February 18, 2017 against Brown, when the team had 50.
The Bobcats allowed just 16 shots on goal, the lowest they've allowed to an opponent all season. The previous low came against Maine in the season opener, when they allowed 17 shots.
Four goals is the most the Bobcats have scored in a single game this season.
Quinnipiac outshot Vermont 40-16. The Bobcats have outshot their opponents 145-119 this season.
In her season debut, junior Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina), notched two assists and two points. It was the junior's first multi-point game of the year.
Four Bobcats (Kilponen, Barry, Lancaster, Bonsteel) recorded their first points of the season.
Senior Alicia Barry (Hanson, Massachusetts) notched an assist, her first of the year.
Sophomore goalie Abbie Ives (Bedford Hills, New York) improved her record to 3-2-0 on the season.
Quinnipiac is now 10-4-3 against non-ECAC opponents dating back to last season.
The Bobcats are 2-0 at home this season following today's win.

UPCOMING GAMES
The Bobcats will return to the ice looking for the series sweep when they face Vermont again tomorrow. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 PM.