Friday, February 25
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Clarkson
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#9 Women's Ice Hockey Set to Host #10 Clarkson in ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals
2/24/2022 6:12:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. - The No. 9/9 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey is set to host the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals against the No. 10 Clarkson Golden Knights in a best-of-three game series this weekend. The Bobcats ended the regular season as the fourth seed in the ECAC Hockey standings and will host the fifth seeded Golden Knights.
Quinnipiac finished the regular season with a 23-8-3 overall record and a 15-7-0 ECAC Hockey record. The Bobcats' overall record was the best record for the team since 2015-16, and the team was one win away from tying the program record for conference wins in a season.
Game 1 - Friday, Feb. 25 | 3 PM | People's United Center
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
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Game 2 - Saturday, Feb. 26 | 3 PM | People's United Center
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
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Game 3 - Sunday, Feb. 27 | 3 PM | People's United Center (If necessary)
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
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Last Time Out
The Bobcats played the last regular season games Feb. 18-19 against No. 6/6 Yale and Brown. The Bobcats took the first game against Yale in a 4-1 victory for the team's fifth top-ten win of the season. On Saturday, Quinnipiac was edged by Brown in a 1-0 loss.
Against the Bulldogs, Renee Saltness tallied the game's first goal in the first period to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Yale responded with a goal of its own three minutes later, but the Bobcats dominated the rest of the period. Kendall Cooper gave the Bobcats a 2-1 lead in the first period with a shot from close to the blue line on the right side. Jess Schryver scored in the second period to make it 3-1, and then Olivia Mobley scored an empty-net goal to give Quinnipiac the 4-1 win.
The Bobcats struggled to find the back of the net on Saturday against the Brown Bears. Brown's Kaley Doyle made 36 saves to lead Brown in the shutout victory. This was the Bears' second top-ten win of the season. Quinnipiac outshot Brown 36-13 in the loss.
Scouting Clarkson (#10 nationally, #5 ECAC Tournament)
The Golden Knights hold a 22-9-3 overall record and finished conference play with a 13-8-1 record, which was good for the fifth seed in the tournament. Clarkson is coming off a 0-2 weekend to finish the regular season. The Golden Knights dropped two home games to Colgate and Cornell to fall in the standings. Since losing to Quinnipiac in overtime on Feb. 4, the Golden Knights have gone 2-4 through the final stretch of the season.
Caitrin Lonergan leads the team with 47 points on 17 goals and 30 assists. Eleven Golden Knights have tallied double-digit points this season, and the team has recorded 104 goals total, which is ranked ninth in the country. Michelle Pasiechnyk has started in the net in 30 games for Clarkson, recording a 1.60 goals against average with a .932 save percentage. She was also named a semifinalist for the Women's Goalie of the Year award.
The Golden Knights have killed off 80% of penalties this season against ECAC Hockey opponents, which is ranked ninth in the conference. Clarkson's 22.8 power play percentage is ranked third in the conference.
All-Time vs the Golden Knights
The Bobcats split the season series with Clarkson this year. The Golden Knights took the first game, 3-2, in Hamden, and the Bobcats bounced back and took game two in Potsdam, 2-1, in overtime. The last time Quinnipiac and Clarkson faced off in the playoffs was March 1-2, 2019 on the road. The last time Clarkson came to Hamden for a playoff game was the ECAC Championship game on March 6, 2016 and the Bobcats won, 1-0.
Adzija the All-Star
Lexie Adzija was awarded the prestigious Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award on Saturday, Feb. 19 after the conclusion of the regular season. She is ranked third on the team with 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists. Adzija is the fourth Bobcat to win the award; Kenzie Lancaster '19, Kristen Tamberg '16 and Chelsea Laden '15 also won.
A Look at the Playoffs
After a tight finish, the Bobcats finished in the fourth seed for the ECAC Hockey playoffs and will host a playoff series for the first time since the 2015-16 season. It will also be the first time since the 2015-16 season that Quinnipiac will host Clarkson for a playoff game. Harvard claimed the first-place seed, followed by Yale and Colgate in second and third. Clarkson, Cornell, St. Lawrence and Princeton makeup the bottom half of the playoff teams. The winners of the best-of-three game series will advance to the semifinal game, which will be played at the highest remaining seed's home site.
Team Stats
Quinnipiac is averaging just 5.00 penalty minutes per game, which is ranked the fourth lowest in the country behind St. Thomas, UConn and Wisconsin. The Bobcats' average of 5.00 penalty minutes is the lowest in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats are also ranked ninth in the nation with 168 assists this season. In addition, Quinnipiac is ranked fourth in scoring defense, averaging 1.50 goals against per game. With help from stellar goaltending from Corinne Schroeder and Logan Angers, the Bobcats are ranked fourth in the nation with eighth team shutouts.
Bobcats in the Net
Graduate student Corinne Schroder was named a semifinalist for the 2022 Women's Goalie of the Year award. Both Schroeder and Logan Angers are ranked in the top ten in the country in goals against average. Angers has recorded a 1.45 goals against average, which is ranked eighth in the nation. In addition, Angers has recorded just two losses this season with a 0.821 winning percentage, which is ranked fourth in the nation. Schroeder is ranked sixth in the country in goals against average (1.43) and fourth in save percentage (.946).
Point Picture
The Bobcats have five skaters with over 20 points this season. Sadie Peart has tallied a career-high 28 points on 11 goals and 17 assists to lead the team. Olivia Mobley has tallied 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 points, which is good for second on the team. Lexie Adzija is third on the team with 25 points, which is four off from tying her career high. In the sophomore class, Kendall Cooper, Nina Steigauf, Sophie Urban, Maddy Samoskevich and Mobley have all recorded career-high point totals. Taylor House also has notched a career-high 19 points on 12 goals and seven assists.
On the Board
Peart, Mobley and Steigauf have all tallied four game-winning goals each. As a team, Quinnipiac has scored 103 goals this season, which ranks 10th in the country. Adzija leads the team with a +25 on-ice rating.
Special Teams
Quinnipiac has scored four power play goals in the last five games, and the team is 12-0 when scoring a power play goal. The goals came from Peart, Samoskevich, Adzija and Taylor Hosue. On the penalty kill, the Bobcats have allowed just three power play goals since Jan. 1, 2022. In the ECAC play, Quinnipiac finished first in the conference with a 89.1 penalty kill percentage.
Comparing the PairWise
Quinnipiac is ranked ninth in the USCHO's PairWise Rankings with a 0.5907 RPI. Yale leads the conference tied for fourth place. Five different ECAC Hockey teams are ranked in the top ten in the PairWise Rankings.
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 454 wins. She is second in the country with a 63% faceoff winning percentage.
Scoring All Around
The Bobcats are ranked ninth in country with 168 assists this season as a team and are ranked 10th in the nation in goals with 103. Fourteen different Bobcats have tallied double-digit points this season. In addition, Adzija leads the team with a +25 on-ice rating. Three different Bobcats have recorded a team-high four game-winning goals. Kate Reilly, Olivia Mobley and Sadie Peart lead the team with three power play goals.
National Polls
Quinnipiac holds the No. 9/9 spots in the USCHO Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The Bobcats have spent 20 straight weeks in the top ten and have been in the top ten for the entire season. Clarkson is ranked No. 10 in the USCHO poll.
Top Ten Opponents
Quinnipiac has faced seven other teams this season who were also ranked in the top ten at the time and have played 12 total games this season against ranked opponents. The Bobcats hold a 5-4-3 record this season against other ranked opponents, including No. 1/1 Wisconsin. The Bobcats have played in eight games in 2022 alone against teams ranked in the top ten, and this weekend Quinnipiac will face off against No. 10 Clarkson to begin the postseason.
Conference Wins
Quinnipiac was one win away from tying the program record of 16 ECAC Hockey wins in one season. The Bobcats finished the season at 15-7-0 in conference play. The record was season in 2015-16 when the Bobcats won the regular season and ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship.
Quinnipiac finished the regular season with a 23-8-3 overall record and a 15-7-0 ECAC Hockey record. The Bobcats' overall record was the best record for the team since 2015-16, and the team was one win away from tying the program record for conference wins in a season.
Game 1 - Friday, Feb. 25 | 3 PM | People's United Center
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 2 - Saturday, Feb. 26 | 3 PM | People's United Center
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 3 - Sunday, Feb. 27 | 3 PM | People's United Center (If necessary)
#4 Quinnipiac vs #5 Clarkson
WATCH | LIVE STATS
Last Time Out
The Bobcats played the last regular season games Feb. 18-19 against No. 6/6 Yale and Brown. The Bobcats took the first game against Yale in a 4-1 victory for the team's fifth top-ten win of the season. On Saturday, Quinnipiac was edged by Brown in a 1-0 loss.
Against the Bulldogs, Renee Saltness tallied the game's first goal in the first period to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Yale responded with a goal of its own three minutes later, but the Bobcats dominated the rest of the period. Kendall Cooper gave the Bobcats a 2-1 lead in the first period with a shot from close to the blue line on the right side. Jess Schryver scored in the second period to make it 3-1, and then Olivia Mobley scored an empty-net goal to give Quinnipiac the 4-1 win.
The Bobcats struggled to find the back of the net on Saturday against the Brown Bears. Brown's Kaley Doyle made 36 saves to lead Brown in the shutout victory. This was the Bears' second top-ten win of the season. Quinnipiac outshot Brown 36-13 in the loss.
Scouting Clarkson (#10 nationally, #5 ECAC Tournament)
The Golden Knights hold a 22-9-3 overall record and finished conference play with a 13-8-1 record, which was good for the fifth seed in the tournament. Clarkson is coming off a 0-2 weekend to finish the regular season. The Golden Knights dropped two home games to Colgate and Cornell to fall in the standings. Since losing to Quinnipiac in overtime on Feb. 4, the Golden Knights have gone 2-4 through the final stretch of the season.
Caitrin Lonergan leads the team with 47 points on 17 goals and 30 assists. Eleven Golden Knights have tallied double-digit points this season, and the team has recorded 104 goals total, which is ranked ninth in the country. Michelle Pasiechnyk has started in the net in 30 games for Clarkson, recording a 1.60 goals against average with a .932 save percentage. She was also named a semifinalist for the Women's Goalie of the Year award.
The Golden Knights have killed off 80% of penalties this season against ECAC Hockey opponents, which is ranked ninth in the conference. Clarkson's 22.8 power play percentage is ranked third in the conference.
All-Time vs the Golden Knights
The Bobcats split the season series with Clarkson this year. The Golden Knights took the first game, 3-2, in Hamden, and the Bobcats bounced back and took game two in Potsdam, 2-1, in overtime. The last time Quinnipiac and Clarkson faced off in the playoffs was March 1-2, 2019 on the road. The last time Clarkson came to Hamden for a playoff game was the ECAC Championship game on March 6, 2016 and the Bobcats won, 1-0.
Adzija the All-Star
Lexie Adzija was awarded the prestigious Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award on Saturday, Feb. 19 after the conclusion of the regular season. She is ranked third on the team with 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists. Adzija is the fourth Bobcat to win the award; Kenzie Lancaster '19, Kristen Tamberg '16 and Chelsea Laden '15 also won.
A Look at the Playoffs
After a tight finish, the Bobcats finished in the fourth seed for the ECAC Hockey playoffs and will host a playoff series for the first time since the 2015-16 season. It will also be the first time since the 2015-16 season that Quinnipiac will host Clarkson for a playoff game. Harvard claimed the first-place seed, followed by Yale and Colgate in second and third. Clarkson, Cornell, St. Lawrence and Princeton makeup the bottom half of the playoff teams. The winners of the best-of-three game series will advance to the semifinal game, which will be played at the highest remaining seed's home site.
Team Stats
Quinnipiac is averaging just 5.00 penalty minutes per game, which is ranked the fourth lowest in the country behind St. Thomas, UConn and Wisconsin. The Bobcats' average of 5.00 penalty minutes is the lowest in ECAC Hockey. The Bobcats are also ranked ninth in the nation with 168 assists this season. In addition, Quinnipiac is ranked fourth in scoring defense, averaging 1.50 goals against per game. With help from stellar goaltending from Corinne Schroeder and Logan Angers, the Bobcats are ranked fourth in the nation with eighth team shutouts.
Bobcats in the Net
Graduate student Corinne Schroder was named a semifinalist for the 2022 Women's Goalie of the Year award. Both Schroeder and Logan Angers are ranked in the top ten in the country in goals against average. Angers has recorded a 1.45 goals against average, which is ranked eighth in the nation. In addition, Angers has recorded just two losses this season with a 0.821 winning percentage, which is ranked fourth in the nation. Schroeder is ranked sixth in the country in goals against average (1.43) and fourth in save percentage (.946).
Point Picture
The Bobcats have five skaters with over 20 points this season. Sadie Peart has tallied a career-high 28 points on 11 goals and 17 assists to lead the team. Olivia Mobley has tallied 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 points, which is good for second on the team. Lexie Adzija is third on the team with 25 points, which is four off from tying her career high. In the sophomore class, Kendall Cooper, Nina Steigauf, Sophie Urban, Maddy Samoskevich and Mobley have all recorded career-high point totals. Taylor House also has notched a career-high 19 points on 12 goals and seven assists.
On the Board
Peart, Mobley and Steigauf have all tallied four game-winning goals each. As a team, Quinnipiac has scored 103 goals this season, which ranks 10th in the country. Adzija leads the team with a +25 on-ice rating.
Special Teams
Quinnipiac has scored four power play goals in the last five games, and the team is 12-0 when scoring a power play goal. The goals came from Peart, Samoskevich, Adzija and Taylor Hosue. On the penalty kill, the Bobcats have allowed just three power play goals since Jan. 1, 2022. In the ECAC play, Quinnipiac finished first in the conference with a 89.1 penalty kill percentage.
Comparing the PairWise
Quinnipiac is ranked ninth in the USCHO's PairWise Rankings with a 0.5907 RPI. Yale leads the conference tied for fourth place. Five different ECAC Hockey teams are ranked in the top ten in the PairWise Rankings.
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 454 wins. She is second in the country with a 63% faceoff winning percentage.
Scoring All Around
The Bobcats are ranked ninth in country with 168 assists this season as a team and are ranked 10th in the nation in goals with 103. Fourteen different Bobcats have tallied double-digit points this season. In addition, Adzija leads the team with a +25 on-ice rating. Three different Bobcats have recorded a team-high four game-winning goals. Kate Reilly, Olivia Mobley and Sadie Peart lead the team with three power play goals.
National Polls
Quinnipiac holds the No. 9/9 spots in the USCHO Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The Bobcats have spent 20 straight weeks in the top ten and have been in the top ten for the entire season. Clarkson is ranked No. 10 in the USCHO poll.
Top Ten Opponents
Quinnipiac has faced seven other teams this season who were also ranked in the top ten at the time and have played 12 total games this season against ranked opponents. The Bobcats hold a 5-4-3 record this season against other ranked opponents, including No. 1/1 Wisconsin. The Bobcats have played in eight games in 2022 alone against teams ranked in the top ten, and this weekend Quinnipiac will face off against No. 10 Clarkson to begin the postseason.
Conference Wins
Quinnipiac was one win away from tying the program record of 16 ECAC Hockey wins in one season. The Bobcats finished the season at 15-7-0 in conference play. The record was season in 2015-16 when the Bobcats won the regular season and ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship.
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