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#4 Bobcats Host #9 Clarkson for a Top-Ten Showdown Saturday
1/7/2022 1:53:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. - The No. 4/4 Quinnipiac Bobcats are set to return home to host No. 9/9 Clarkson on Jan. 8. The Bobcats are coming off a 0-1-1 weekend at No. 1/1 Wisconsin. Quinnipiac will be playing its first home game since Nov. 13. The Bobcats were going to play St. Lawrence on Friday, Jan. 7, but the game has been postponed due to health and safe measures within the Saints' program.
No. 4/4 Quinnipiac vs No. 9/9 Clarkson
Saturday, Jan. 8 | 3 PM | People's United Center
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Last Time Out
The Bobcats traveled to Madison, Wis., to take on the No. 1/1 Wisconsin Badgers in a two-game series. Wisconsin took the first game, 5-2, and the teams skated to a 1-1 tie on the second day. The Bobcats recorded the team's first loss of the season in the first game against the Badgers. In game one, sophomore Nina Steigauf scored the first goal of the game to give Quinnipiac a 1-0 lead. Wisconsin would later come back and net two goals in a row, before graduate student Taylor House scored the equalizer in the second period. The Badgers would go on to score two goals and later tally an empty-net goal to secure the 5-2 win.
On Sunday, Jan. 2, the Badgers scored first, but sophomore Maddy Samoskevich tallied a game-tying goal in the second period. The game would go into overtime, but neither team could find the back of the net to secure the victory. Graduate student Corinne Schroeder made a season-high 41 saves in the tie to lead the Bobcats.
Scouting No. 9 Clarkson
The Golden Knights will travel down to Connecticut with the same overall record as Quinnipiac. Clarkson has also not played a game in 2022 yet and is coming off a 1-0-1 weekend against St. Lawrence on Dec. 2 and 4. The Golden Knights will play Princeton on Friday, Jan. 7 before facing the Bobcats on Saturday. Caitrin Lonergan leads the team with 32 points on 12 goals and 20 assists. Seven different Golden Knights have recorded double-digit points so far this season. In the net, Michelle Pasiechnyk has played and started in 19 games for Clarkson, recording a 1.33 goals against average and a .940 save percentage. Clarkson is ranked third in the conference standings with 18.5 points through eight games played. Clarkson and Quinnipiac are almost tied with 65 and 64 total goals this season, respectively.
All-Time vs the Golden Knights
The Bobcats hold a 13-26-6 overall record against Clarkson. Last season, the Bobcats and Golden Knights split the season series in Hamden.
Bobcats in Madison
Quinnipiac recorded a loss and a tie against the top-ranked team in the country this past weekend. With the tie, Quinnipiac joined Clarkson as the only two non-conference teams to leave Wisconsin with a result that was not a loss. Wisconsin has never lost a non-conference game at La Bahn Arena. Three different Bobcats scored against the Badgers, and Schroeder made 74 saves total through two games.
Schroeder the Star
Graduate student Corinne Schroeder was named the ECAC Hockey MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week for her performances in Madison. She allowed just one goal against in the second game to lead the Bobcats. Schroeder is ranked third in the country with a 1.07 goals against average.
First Half Recap
The Bobcats finished the first half of the season with a 15-1-2 record, which is the best first half start for the program ever. In 2015-16, which was the year the Bobcats won the ECAC Regular Season title and Tournament Championship, the team went 11-1-4 in the first half of the season. In 2015-16, the team eventually finished with a 30-3-5 record while also winning the ECAC Tournament Championship and appearing in the team's second NCAA Tournament game.
Comparing the PairWise
Quinnipiac is ranked third in the USCHO's PairWise Rankings with a 0.6403 RPI. Clarkson stands in ninth with a .5905 RPI.
On the Board
Junior Sadie Peart leads the Bobcats with 18 points on six goals and 12 assists. Senior Lexie Adzija is second on the team with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points. Graduate student Taylor House netted one goal against the Badgers this past weekend. She has notched four points in the last four games. Sophomore Nina Steigauf also scored against Wisconsin to open her scoring in 2022.
Faceoff Queen
Senior Lexie Adzija has consistently been one of the best in the country in faceoff wins. She is ranked third in the nation with 271 wins. She is third in the country with a 64% faceoff winning percentage. In addition, Quinnipiac is third in nation as a team for faceoff winning percentage (58%). Against the Badgers, Adzija won 55% of her faceoffs.
Scoring All Around
The Bobcats are ranked seventh in country with 102 assists this season as a team and are ranked seventh in the nation in goals with 64. Seven different Bobcats have tallied double-digit points this season. In addition, redshirt junior Country Vorster leads the team with a +17 on-ice rating. Graduate student Taylor House has scored three game-winning goals this season, which is ranked second in the ECAC and tied for sixth in the nation. Mobley's three power play goals this season ranks tied for thirdd in the ECAC and is tied for 13th in the nation.
National Polls
Quinnipiac holds the No. 4/4 spots in the USCHO Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. This is the highest ranking for the program since the 2016-17 season in which the team was also ranked fourth. The Bobcats have spent 12 straight weeks in the top ten.
Out in Front
Quinnipiac is the highest-ranked ECAC Hockey team in the country. Coming in at No. 4/4, Quinnipiac surpassed the Colgate Raiders to take the top spot in the national polls to represent ECAC Hockey. This is the first time the Bobcats have been ranked as the highest team in the conference in the national polls since Oct. 31, 2016.
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.
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.
