Samoskevich Scores Twice in Exhibition Win vs. Guelph

Saturday, September 22

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

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Guelph (Exhibition)

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Samoskevich Scores Twice in Exhibition Win vs. Guelph

9/22/2018 6:43:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Bobcats Take Down Gryphons, 4-1, in Tune-Up Before Season Opener

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team got things off on a strong note in the 2018-19 season as the Bobcats defeated the Guelph Gryphons, 4-1, in an exhibition game Saturday afternoon.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 4, Guelph

LOCATION
Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena | Hamden, Conn.

SCORING SUMMARY

(3:37, 1^st period) – Quinnipiac 1, Guelph 0): Quinnipiac opened the scoring up when Grace Markey (West Bloomfield, Michigan) retrieved a pass from Renee Saltness (Rochester, Minnesota) and scored five-hole on the Guelph goaltender to give the Bobcats the 1-0 lead
(8:17, 1st – Quinnipiac 2, Guelph 0): Quinnipiac extended its lead to two when Courtney Vorster (Richmond, British Columbia) corralled a shot from Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) and found the back of the net
(14:14, 1st – Quinnipiac 2, Guelph 1): The Gryphons pulled within one when Kaitlin Lowy took a pass from Claire Merrick and scored for Guelph's first goal of the game
(15:03, 1st – Quinnipiac 3, Guelph 1): The Bobcats wasted no time in responding to the Gryphons as Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Connecticut) received a pass from Lancaster and fired one past the goaltender for her first goal of the game
(14:25, 3rd Period – Quinnipiac 4, Guelph 1): The Bobcats added an insurance goal in the third period when Samoskevich corralled her own rebound and skated around the net to deposit her second goal of the game.

NOTES

The Bobcats allowed just three shots on goal in the game, including none in the second frame and just one over the final 40 minutes of the game
Samoskevich led all scorers with two goals in the tune-up and added an assist for a three-point effort
Lancaster picked up a pair of assists as the only other Bobcat with multiple points
Vorster and Markey also found the back of the net for the Bobcats with tallies, with Markey following up her freshman campaign after three points

UPCOMING GAME

Quinnipiac officially kicks off the 2018-19 season on Friday night when the Bobcats host the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes at 6 p.m. followed by the series finale Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.