QU Women's Ice Hockey Hosts Yale and Brown

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (12-10-2, 8-6-0 ECAC) vs. Yale University Bulldogs (4-9-4, 2-6-2 ECAC)
Date: Friday, January 12, 2018 (6 P.M.)
Location: Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena | Hamden, Connecticut
QU All-Time Against Yale: 16-16-7
Cassandra Turner All-Time vs. Yale: 5-2-1

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (12-10-2, 8-6-0 ECAC) vs. Brown University Bears (2-15-0, 1-9-0 ECAC)
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2018 (3 P.M.)
Location: Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena | Hamden, Connecticut
QU All-Time Against Brown: 17-6-3
Cassandra Turner All-Time vs. Brown: 4-0-0

Hamden, Connecticut - The Quinnipiac University women's ice hockey team continues their six-game homestand this weekend as they face ECAC opponents Yale and Brown.

PROMOTIONS
Be sure to get to come out and see the Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team this Friday and Saturday. The first 200 fans at Friday's game will receive a free Quinnipiac Ice Hockey T-shirt. On Saturday, make sure to bring your skates, because you can Skate With the Bobcats after the game has concluded.

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LAST WEEKEND IN HAMDEN

Quinnipiac ended last weekend's series 1-1, falling to Colgate but defeating Cornell a day later.
In the teams 2-1 loss to Colgate, Raquel Pennoyer (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) tallied her second goal of the season. Abbie Ives (Bedford Hills, New York) recorded a career-high 38 saves.
Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda) and Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) all tallied goals in the teams 4-0 victory over Cornell.
Junior captain Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) recorded two assists in the win, becoming second on the team in points (16).
Lancaster tallied two goals in the win and became the team leader in points (18) and assists (11).
Abbie Ives recorded her second shutout of the season and fourth of her career in the win against Cornell.
Freshman Olivia Konigson (Stillwater, Minnesota) recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on Lancaster's goal.
The win against Cornell had three Bobcats with multiple points. The last time this happened was in a 5-0 win over RPI on Feb. 17, 2017.

SCOUTING YALE

The Bulldogs come into the game with a 4-9-4 overall record with a 2-6-2 mark in ECAC play.
Yale is 2-3 in its last five games and 2-3-2 on the road this season.
Freshman Greta Skarzynski is the team leader in goals (8) and points (16).
Senior Mallory Souliotis is the team leader in assists (18) and second in points (12).
In net, Tera Hoffman has recorded the most minutes, compiling a .924 save percentage and a 3-5-3 record.
The team's penalty kill sits at 84% (64-for-76)

SCOUTING BROWN

Brown comes into the game 2-15-0 and 1-9-0 in conference play.
The Bears are 1-4 in their last five games and 2-7 on the road.
Sophomore Sena Hanson has led the team in goal scoring this season, with eight so far on the year.
Sam Donovan has tallied six goals and seven assists this season, good enough for the team lead in points (13).
Calla Issac and Lauren Rippy have split time in net this season, with Issac putting together a .889 save percentage and an average of 4.32 goals allowed.

ALL-TIME AGAINST YALE

Quinnipiac is 16-15-7 against Yale all-time.
Cassandra Turner is 5-1-1 against Yale in her career at Quinnipiac.
The Bobcats were defeated by Yale on Jan. 2, 2017, 1-0, in a non-conference game.

ALL-TIME AGAINST BROWN

The Bobcats are 17-6-3 against Brown all-time.
Cassandra Turner is 4-0-0 in her career against Brown.
Quinnipiac defeated Brown, 9-0, on Feb. 3, 2017.
The Bobcats defeated the Bears by a combined score of 17-0 in their two contests last season.

IN THE ECAC

Quinnipiac is tied for first in the ECAC in points (16).
#3/3 Clarkson is and #4/4 Colgate are tied with Quinnipiac, with identical 17-3-1 overall records.

LANCASTER LOCKED IN

With her two goal performance against Cornell last weekend, Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) is the team leader in points (18) and assists (11).
She is also tied for second in goals (7) with Sarah-Eve Coutu Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) and Brooke Bonsteel (Mississauga, Ontario)

IVES IN NET

After a stellar weekend against #4/4 Colgate and #6/6 Cornell, Abbie Ives now flashes a .919 save percentage and an average of 1.83 goals allowed.
Her 1.83 GAA ranks as the fourth-best in the ECAC.

HOME SWEET HOME

The Bobcats are 8-2-0 this season when playing in the friendly confines of the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena.
Quinnipiac's losses at home both came by a one-goal margin. They put a season high 61 shots on net against Dartmouth and Abbie Ives made a career high 38 saves against Colgate.

JUST SCORE FIRST

After scoring first against Princeton on December 9, the Bobcats improved to 10-2-1 this season when scoring first.
Quinnipiac is 7-1-0 in ECAC contests in which they find the back of the net first.

BOBCAT SPECIAL TEAMS

Quinnipiac has done an excellent job of not finding themselves down a player, as they have the 4th fewest penalty minutes per game in the country (5.6).
When the Bobcats are on the penalty kill, they are amongst the best in the nation. The Bobcat penalty kill sits at 89.1%, tied for the 6th best in the country.

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Players Mentioned

Brooke Bonsteel

Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout

Abbie Ives

Olivia Konigson

Kenzie Lancaster

Raquel Pennoyer

Melissa Samoskevich

Kati Tabin

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