Saturday, November 25
Storrs, Conn.
6:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
UConn
QU Women's Ice Hockey to Face Host UConn in Nutmeg Classic Championship
11/25/2017 9:34:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-7-1, 4-4-0 ECAC) vs. UConn Huskies (4-5-5, 0-4-3 Hockey East)
Date: November 26, 2017 (6 PM)
Location: Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum | Storrs, Connecticut
QU All-Time vs. UConn: 8-10-0
Cassandra Turner All-Time vs. UConn: 3-0-0
QU All-Time in Nutmeg Classic: 16-9-2
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HAMDEN, Connecticut - The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team advanced to the Championship Game of the Nutmeg Classic after defeating the Yale Bulldogs 2-1 in a shootout after skating to a 3-3 tie. The Bobcats will face the UConn Huskies, who also advanced after winning a shootout after skating to a tie. The Huskies defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions.
NUTMEG CLASSIC
Quinnipiac, UConn, Yale, and Penn State will all compete in the 2017 Nutmeg Classic - which will be held at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Connecticut on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25.
NUTMEG CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Date Matchup Time/Result
Nov. 24 Quinnipiac vs. Yale T, 3-3 (QU Advances 2-1 SO)
Nov. 24 Penn State vs. UConn T, 1-1 (UConn Advances 2-1 SO)
Nov. 25 Yale vs. Penn State 3:00 PM
Nov. 25 Quinnipiac vs. UConn 6:00 PM
TOURNAMENT TITLES
Quinnipiac has won the Nutmeg Classic six times, Yale four times, and UConn once. Boston College and Merrimack have also won once each.
LAST TIME OUT
Date: November 26, 2017 (6 PM)
Location: Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum | Storrs, Connecticut
QU All-Time vs. UConn: 8-10-0
Cassandra Turner All-Time vs. UConn: 3-0-0
QU All-Time in Nutmeg Classic: 16-9-2
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Follow on Twitter
HAMDEN, Connecticut - The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team advanced to the Championship Game of the Nutmeg Classic after defeating the Yale Bulldogs 2-1 in a shootout after skating to a 3-3 tie. The Bobcats will face the UConn Huskies, who also advanced after winning a shootout after skating to a tie. The Huskies defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions.
NUTMEG CLASSIC
Quinnipiac, UConn, Yale, and Penn State will all compete in the 2017 Nutmeg Classic - which will be held at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Connecticut on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25.
NUTMEG CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Date Matchup Time/Result
Nov. 24 Quinnipiac vs. Yale T, 3-3 (QU Advances 2-1 SO)
Nov. 24 Penn State vs. UConn T, 1-1 (UConn Advances 2-1 SO)
Nov. 25 Yale vs. Penn State 3:00 PM
Nov. 25 Quinnipiac vs. UConn 6:00 PM
TOURNAMENT TITLES
Quinnipiac has won the Nutmeg Classic six times, Yale four times, and UConn once. Boston College and Merrimack have also won once each.
LAST TIME OUT
- Sophomore Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) found the back of the net twice yesterday against Yale, and is now second on the team with five goals for the year.
- Sophomore Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, Manitoba) scored her first goal of the season.
- Junior Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) and sophomore Kenzie Prater (Hudson, Wisconsin) scored the two goals for the Bobcats in the shootout.
- Sophomore Abby Cleary (Buffalo, New York) tallied two assists.
- Lancaster, senior Shannon Cherpak (Enfield, Connecticut), junior Randi Marcon (Winnipeg, Manitoba), and sophomore Kate MacKenzie (Winnipeg, Manitoba) each recorded an assist.
- UConn is 4-5-5 on the season, and 0-4-3 in Hockey East.
- The Huskies are 3-0-1 against ECAC opponents this season, with two wins over Union and a win and a tie coming against RPI.
- UConn is 3-1-4 at home this season.
- Head Coach Chris MacKenzie returns for his 5th season at the helm.
- The Huskies are led offensively by a pair of underclassmen. Freshman Natalie Snodgrass leads the team with eight goals and 14 points. Sophomore Briana Colangelo leads UConn with eight assists, and she also has four goals.
- Senior Annie Belanger has seen the majority of minutes between the pipes. She is 3-4-3 on the season, with a .930 save percentage and a 2.14 GAA.
- Quinnipiac is 8-10-0 all-time against the University of Connecticut.
- The last time these teams met was in the Consolation Game of last year's Nutmeg Classic. The Bobcats defeated the Huskies, 3-2.
- Head Coach Cassandra Turner has never been defeated by UConn, holding a 3-0-0 record against the Huskies.
- The Bobcats have won six straight meetings with the Huskies.
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