Quinnipiac University
Cornell
QU Women's Ice Hockey Upsets No. 5/5 Cornell, 4-0
1/6/2018 5:52:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Lancaster Scores Twice, Ives Makes 23 Saves
HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team defeated No. 5/5 Cornell, 4-0. Sophomore Abbie Ives (Bedford Hills, New York) recorded her second shutout of the season, as Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) recorded two goals. Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, Manitoba) scored the game-winner for the Bobcats, and Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) added an empty netter.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 4 / Cornell 0
LOCATION
Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena / Hamden, CT
RECORDS
Cornell (8-6-1, 6-4-0 ECAC) / Quinnipiac (12-10-2, 8-6-0 ECAC)
SCORING SUMMARY
- 16:35 1st Period (QU 1-0) On the power play, Kati Tabin sniped a wrist shot from the blue line for the score after getting the feed from Kenzie Lancaster. Melissa Samoskevich also assisted on the play.
- 12:46 3rd Period (QU 2-0) Kenzie Lancaster found the rebound from Olivia Konigson right in front of the net for the insurance goal.
- 15:35 3rd Period (QU 3-0) After some back and forth passing, Melissa Samoskevich found Kenzie Lancaster for the goal and her second of the game.
- 18:22 3rd Period (QU 4-0) On the empty net, Sarah-Eve Coutu Godbout was able to put the puck home for the final goal of the game.
NOTES
- Sophomore Kati Tabin (Winnipeg, Manitoba) tallied her second goal of the season, her first since scoring against Yale in the Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 24, 2017.
- ?????Tabin's goal was the Bobcats' first power play goal since Brooke Bonsteel (Mississauga, Ontario) scored against Princeton in a 3-1 win on Dec. 9, 2017.
- Tabin also tallied an assist on Kenzie Lancaster's (Waxhaw, North Carolina) second goal.
- Kenzie Lancaster added her sixth and seventh goals of the season. In addition to being the team leader in points (18), Lancaster added her team-leading 11th assist of the year.
- Lancaster is the first Bobcat with a multi-goal game since Brooke Bonsteel (Mississauga, Ontario) tallied two against Harvard on Dec. 1, 2017.
- Junior captain Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) recorded her 6th and 7th assists of the season and is now second on the team in points (16).
- Sophomore Sarah-Eve Coutu Godbout (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) tallied her seventh goal of the season on an empty-netter.
- The goal was the team's first empty-netter since Coutu-Godbout scored in the team's 4-1 victory over Vermont on Oct. 10, 2017.
- Freshman Olivia Konigson (Stillwater, Minnesota) recorded her first ever collegiate point with an assist on Lancaster's goal.
- Sophomore Abbie Ives (Bedford Hills, New York) recorded her second shutout of the season and fourth of her career. Her last shutout came against Providence in a 1-0 win on Oct. 7, 2017.
- The last time the Bobcats had three players with multiple points came on Feb. 17, 2017 in a 5-0 victory of RPI (Emma Woods, Kenzie Lancaster, Melissa Samoskevich).
- The victory marks the Bobcats first victory over a ranked opponent since the team defeated No. 3/3 Clarkson, 3-2, on Nov. 17, 2017.
- Quinnipiac is now 4-3 in its last seven games against ECAC opponents.
- The Bobcats are now 8-2-0 at home this season.
- Head coach Cassandra Turner is now 3-2-1 all-time against Cornell.
UPCOMING GAME
The Bobcats will return to the ice on Friday, January 12, to face Yale in the friendly confines of Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 PM.
