No. 8 Bobcats Set for Home-and-Home with Princeton

Friday, November 12

Princeton, NJ / Hobey Baker Rink

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Princeton

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

11/11/2021 3:43:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - The No. 8 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team is set to take on the Princeton Tigers in a home-and-home series starting on Friday night in Princeton, N.J. The Bobcats and Tigers will play each other for the first time since the 2020 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series, Feb. 28-March 1. Quinnipiac and Princeton are both coming off conference weekend sweeps.

No. 8 Quinnipiac at Princeton - Game Notes QU
Friday, Nov. 12 | 6 PM
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No. 8 Quinnipiac vs Princeton
Saturday, Nov. 13 | 3 PM
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Last Time Out
The Bobcats' unbeaten streak remains intact after a 2-0 weekend against RPI and Union at home. The Bobcats and Dutchwomen played Friday night in Hamden, and the home team won the tilt, 2-1. The Dutchwomen took a 1-0 lead in the second period with a goal from Ashley Adams, but graduate student Taylor House scored the equalizer with three minutes remaining in the second. With 1:24 seconds to play in regulation, sophomore Olivia Mobley netted the game-winning goal to lift the Bobcats over the Dutchwomen.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, the Bobcats hosted the RPI Engineers and skated away with a 1-0 shutout win. House also netted a goal against the Engineers for her second of the weekend. Netminder Corinne Schroeder made 16 saves and recorded her second shutout of the season.

Scouting Princeton
The Tigers hold a 4-0 overall record after starting the 2021-22 season on Oct. 29 on the road at Yale and Brown. Princeton jumped right into ECAC Hockey play, tallying a 4-0 record to begin the season in the conference. The Tigers swept Brown and Yale and RPI and Union to match Quinnipiac's record in conference play. Princeton, Clarkson and Quinnipiac are the only teams left undefeated in conference play this season.

Maggie Connors leads the Tigers with six points on five goals and one assists this season, including two game-winning goals. Rachel McQuigge has played and started in three games in the net for Princeton. She has allowed three goals against and has tallied one shutout against Yale. The Tigers recorded a season-high 39 shots against Union and had three power play goals in the 4-2 win against the Dutchwomen.

All-Time vs the Tigers
The Bobcats hold a 16-21-4 all-time record against the Tigers. The last win against Princeton came in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinal series on Feb. 29 in a 3-2 overtime win. Peart and House both scored in the overtime win – Peart netted two goals in the second period to give the Bobcats a 2-1 lead, and House scored the overtime game-winner to give the Bobcats the 3-2 win.

Unbeaten Streak Stays Alive
The Bobcats are 10-0-2 this season, which is the best start for the program ever. Quinnipiac is one of three teams in ECAC Hockey with an undefeated conference record – Princeton and Clarkson also hold 4-0 records. The Bobcats have recorded three shutouts this season.

In 2015-16, the team went 5-0-2 to start the season and eventually finished with a 30-3-5 record while also winning the ECAC Tournament Championships and appearing in the team's first ever NCAA Tournament game. The Bobcats also went 6-1 in 2016-17.

Human Highlight Reel
Graduate student Taylor House continues her stellar play and is on a six-game point streak. House tallied the game-winner in the RPI win this past weekend and the equalizer against Union. On Oct. 29, she netted a highlight-reel short-handed goal against Brown, recording her third career short-handed goal. House has nine points this year on six goals and three assists.

Peart-Hoskin Pair
The two junior forwards have scored 25 points this season. Peart tallied two assists against Brown and Yale, while Hoskins scored the game-winner against the Bulldogs. Their on-ice rating is +8 and they both have tallied one power play goal, each.

Helper Helper
Junior Jess Schryver leads the team with 10 assists so far this season. She tallied two helpers against Brown in the 5-3 win. Schryver is averaging 0.83 assists per game, which ranks 22nd in the country.

Faceoff Queen
Senior Lexie Adzija has consistently been one of the best in the country in faceoff wins. She is ranked first in the nation behind with 173 wins. She leads the country with a 69% faceoff winning percentage. In addition, Quinnipiac is leading the nation as a team for faceoff winning percentage (62%).

Scoring All Around
Twenty Bobcats have scored at least one point this season. Three first-years, Veronica Bac, Ann-Frederik Naud and Maya Labad, have all recorded at least one point, as well. Quinnipiac has recorded 117 team points, which is ranked fourth in the country behind Colgate, Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Bobcats' 44 team goals rank fourth in the country.

Angers & Schroeder Standing Tall
Goaltenders Logan Angers and Corinne Schroeder continue to perform well between the pipes for the Bobcats. Schroeder's 0.658 goals against average is ranked second in the country, as she has allowed just four goals against. Both Angers and Schroeder have a .900 winning percentage, which is ranked in the top five in the nation.

National Polls
Quinnipiac remained in the No. 8 spot in both the USCHO poll the USA Hockey/USA Today Magazine College Hockey Poll.

Returners Ready
Quinnipiac will return 19 letter-winners from last season. Olivia Konigson, Renee Saltness and Taylor House all returned for a fifth-year season at Quinnipiac and are set to lead the group as true veterans. In the senior class, Lexie Adzija, Courtney Vorster, Logan Angers and Zoe Boyd are also set to lead the team as their fourth years as Bobcats begin.

First-Year Bobcats
The Bobcats will welcome six first years to the team and are excited to see their immediate impacts on the ice. Maya Labad (Montreal, Quebec) and Ann-Frédérik Naud (Montreal, Quebec) join the team with Hockey Canada experience and a dynamic duo mentality. The two Canadians have played hockey together since they were little and will look to bring their familiarity and cohesiveness to the ice on offense. Veronica Bac comes to Hamden from Huntley, Ill., and was a member of the Chicago mission team. Kate Helgeson is a forward hailing from Roseau High School in Roseau, Minn. Mallory Mauracher and Mia Lopata complete the first-year group, and come from Dublin, Ohio and Clinton, N.Y., respectively.

Two Transfers Join the Squad
Fifth-year graduate student Corinne Schroeder and junior Jessica Schryver transferred to Quinnipiac during the offseason. Schroeder joins the Bobcats after a decorated career at Boston University. With the Terries, Schroeder tallied a 1.98 goals against average and a .929 save percentage, which were both BU program records. She recorded eight shutouts through 91 career games played. She was named Hockey East Second Team All-Star (2019-20), Third Team All-Star (2018-19), All-Rookie Team, All-Academic Team, Goaltender of the Month (Oct. 2019, Dec. 2018) and Defensive Player of the Week (seven times) while playing for BU. Schryver comes to Hamden from Northeaster, who played in the National Championship game this past season. While playing for the Huskies, Schryver played in 35 games, recording six goals and 19 assists. She led all Northeastern first years with 19 assists in 2019-20.

Bobcats in the Net
Quinnipiac returns sophomore netminder Catie Boudiette and redshirt-junior Logan Angers to the team this year, in addition to adding Schroeder. Boudiette played in six games during her first-year campaign. She tallied a 1.000 save percentage, allowing no goals in her six games played. Angers played in 12 games, recording a .908 save percentage with a 2.44 goals against average.

Leadership Group
Olivia Konigson is set to lead the Bobcats as the captain for the second year in a row. Joining Konigson, Renee Saltness, Lexie Adzija and Zoe Boyd will all wear the As, as assistant captains.

Non-Conference Breakdown
The Bobcats will face five different non-conference teams this season – two from Hockey East, one from the WCHA and two from NEWHA. Maine will come to Hamden this weekend to kick-off non-conference place. Next weekend, Quinnipiac will host the LIU Sharks for two games. To continue play against the NEWHA conference, the Bobcats will host Saint Anselm, Oct. 8-9. Before beginning conference play, the Bobcats will play a home-and-home series with Providence, Oct 15-16. To begin the New Year, Quinnipiac will travel to Madison, Wisc., to play the Wisconsin Badgers. In addition, the Bobcats will also compete in the Nutmeg Classic, hosted by UConn.

Hockey Canada Summer
Quinnipiac had a great showing at Hockey Canada's 2021 BFL National Women's Development Team Summer Camp, July 29-Aug. 9. Lexie Adzija, Kendall Cooper, Ann- Frédérik Naud, Corinne Schroeder, Zoe Boyd and Zoe Uens (Class of 2022 signee) were all invited to attend the camp this past summer. In addition, head coach Cass Turner attended camp as the assistant coach for the Under-18 NextGen camp participants. Adzija and Cooper were then asked to stay at the camp longer to compete in two scrimmages against Canada's National Women's team on Aug. 7-9 ahead of the World Championships.

Alessi in Las Vegas
Assistant coach Amanda Alessi participated in a coaching clinic in August that was conducted by the Las Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. Coaches from Northeaster, Princeton, Brown, BU, St. Thomas, Dartmouth and Quinnipiac all came together to put local players through a clinic. The theme of growing the game and the love of hockey around the country sparked the clinic, and Alessi was proud to represent Quinnipiac out in the desert.

Brent Hill Joins the Coaching Staff
Quinnipiac hired Brent Hill as a new assistant coach in May 2021. Hill comes to Quinnipiac with an extensive resume in coaching and was most recently the program director and head coach of Selects Academy (U16 & U19) in Rochester, N.Y. As a head coach, Hill posted an overall record of 173-51 and was responsible for scheduling, practice planning, game management, scheduling, and travel logistics. He also coached at Merrimack in 2013-2017 and RPI from 2009-2013.

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