Friday, February 2
Troy, NY
6:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
RPI
QU Women's Ice Hockey Travels to New York to Face RPI / Union
2/1/2018 11:55:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (13-13-2, 9-7-0 ECAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers (8-15-5, 5-9-2 ECAC)
Date: February 2, 2018 – 6 PM
Location: Houston Field House – Troy, NY
All-Time Series vs. RPI: 17-12-2
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (Nov. 11, 2017)
Head Coach Cassandra Turner vs. RPI: 6-0-1
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (13-13-2, 9-7-0 ECAC) at Union College Dutchwomen (7-17-4, 5-10-1 ECAC)
Date: February 3, 2018 – 3 PM
Location: Meesa Rink – Schenectady, NY
All-Time Series vs. Union: 28-0-4
Last Meeting: W, 4-3 (OT) (Nov. 10, 2017)
Head Coach Cassandra Turner vs. Union: 5-0-0
HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team will hit the road this weekend to take on Rensselaer and Union. This is the first time the Bobcats will be on the road for a two-game series since the beginning of December, when they swept Harvard and Dartmouth.
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LAST WEEKEND IN HAMDEN
Date: February 2, 2018 – 6 PM
Location: Houston Field House – Troy, NY
All-Time Series vs. RPI: 17-12-2
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (Nov. 11, 2017)
Head Coach Cassandra Turner vs. RPI: 6-0-1
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (13-13-2, 9-7-0 ECAC) at Union College Dutchwomen (7-17-4, 5-10-1 ECAC)
Date: February 3, 2018 – 3 PM
Location: Meesa Rink – Schenectady, NY
All-Time Series vs. Union: 28-0-4
Last Meeting: W, 4-3 (OT) (Nov. 10, 2017)
Head Coach Cassandra Turner vs. Union: 5-0-0
HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team will hit the road this weekend to take on Rensselaer and Union. This is the first time the Bobcats will be on the road for a two-game series since the beginning of December, when they swept Harvard and Dartmouth.
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LAST WEEKEND IN HAMDEN
- The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team took on the University of New Hampshire Wildcats last weekend in a two-game set, concluding a six game homestand.
- The Bobcats were defeated by the Wildcats on Friday night, 4-2. They would fall again on Saturday afternoon, 2-1.
- Junior captain Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) and freshman Brooke Bonsteel (Mississauga, Ontario) provided the scoring in the first game.
- For Samoskevich, it was her team leading 11th goal of the year. Bonsteel now has eight goals on the season and leads all Bobcat freshmen in goals and points (10).
- Freshman Grace Markey (West Bloomfield, Michigan) recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on Friday night.
- Junior Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) and freshman Taylor House (Joliet, Illinois) also added assists. Lancaster leads Quinnipiac in assists (12) and points (20).
- In the second game, sophomore Kate MacKenzie (Winnipeg, Manitoba) scored her third goal of the season.
- Senior captain Alicia Barry (Hanson, Massachusetts) and junior Anna Kilponen (Orivesi, Finland) picked up an assist.
- Freshman Allison Small (Nestleton, Ontario) made a career-high 35 saves on Saturday afternoon.
- Rensselaer is 8-15-5 overall for the season, and is 5-9-2 in ECAC action.
- The Engineers are led offensively by Jaimie Grigsby and Shayna Tomlinson. Grigsby leads the team with eight goals and 17 points. Tomlinson is the team leader in assists with 11.
- Lovisa Selander has spent the majority of time between the pipes for Rensselaer. She has a .932 save percentage and 2.22 GAA. In conference play, her save percentage rises to .938 and her GAA falls to 2.02.
- The Engineers have not fared well at home this season, holding a 1-5-4 record in games played at the Houston Field House.
- Rensselaer is coming off a series split with Union last weekend. They picked up a 2-1 victory on Saturday.
- Union is 7-17-4 overall for the season, and is 5-10-1 in ECAC play.
- The Dutchwomen's leading scorer is Katelynn Russ. Russ has 12 goals, including 10 in conference play, and 18 points for the year.
- Cheyenne Harris leads the team with 13 assists. Caitlyn McLaren and Arianna Kosakowski are not for behind with 12 and 11 helpers, respectively.
- Coco Francis has seen the most minutes in net for the Dutchwomen. She holds a .923 save percentage and a 2.77 GAA for the year. In ECAC action, her save percentage is .910 and her GAA is 3.36.
- Union is 6-6-2 at home this season.
- Union and Rensselaer split a two-game series last weekend. Union won the first game, 2-1.
- Quinnipiac is 17-12-2 all-time against Rensselaer.
- Head Coach Cassandra Turner has never lost to the Engineers, holding a 6-0-1 record against them.
- The last time these teams met was on November 11, 2017. The Bobcats were victorious, 2-1, after a game-winner from Melissa Samoskevich in the third period.
- Quinnipiac has never been defeated by Union, holding a 28-0-4 record against the Dutchwomen.
- Head Coach Cassandra Turner is 5-0-0 against them.
- The last time these teams met was on November 10, 2017. The Bobcats defeated the Dutchwomen in a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory. Melissa Samoskevich recorded a hat trick and netted the game winning goal during the extra period.
- Quinnipiac is currently 5th in the ECAC standings with 18 points. #5/5 Cornell and #8/8 St. Lawrence sit just above the Bobcats with 21 points, tied for 3rd place.
- #2/3 Clarkson is currently atop the standings with 28 points, followed by #4/4 Colgate with 26.
- The top eight teams will qualify for the ECAC Tournament, with quarterfinal play set for February 23-25.
- The matchup against Rensselaer will be the first time Quinnipiac has played a road game since January 2, when the Bobcats went to New Haven to take on Yale.
- This two-game road series will be the first one for the Bobcats since December 1-2, when they traveled to take on Harvard and Dartmouth. The Bobcats swept the road trip, winning both games 2-1.
- Quinnipiac has four road wins on the season.
- Quinnipiac is 11-4-1 in games in which they score first this season.
- The Bobcats are 9-3-0 in ECAC contests when they score first.
- Junior Kenzie Lancaster has continued her rise as one of the Bobcat's top scoring options, with four goals in her last seven games and eight on the season.
- Lancaster is the team leader in both points (20) and assists (12).
- With a goal against New Hampshire last weekend, Melissa Samoskevich kept her spot as the team leader in goals (11).
- The forward also connected on her fourth assist in her last five games.
- Sophomore goalie Abbie Ives continues her first full season in net in impressive fashion, crafting a 12-10-2 record and .917 save percentage.
- Her 1.86 GAA ranks fifth best in the ECAC.
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