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#7/7 Bobcats Prepared to Take on #1/1 Ohio State in NCAA Regional Final
3/11/2022 3:15:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 7/7 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team will face the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, March 12 in the Columbus Regional Final game of the NCAA Tournament. The Bobcats are coming off a 4-0 shutout win over Syracuse in the semifinal regional game. The winner of the Quinnipiac-Ohio State game will advance to the 2022 Women's Frozen Four.
NCAA Regional Final - Columbus, Ohio
No. 1 Ohio State vs No. 7 Quinnipiac Bobcats (national rankings)
5 p.m. | OSU Ice Rink
WATCH (B1G+)
Last Time Out
The Bobcats met the Syracuse Orange in the semifinal game of the Columbus Regional on Thursday night. Quinnipiac took down Syracuse, 4-0, to earn to the team's first NCAA Tournament win in program history. The Bobcats and Orange remained tied at 0-0 until the second period. Taylor House opened the scoring, and tallied her fourth game-winning goal of the year, in the second period with a rebound goal. Sadie Peart later scored her 14th goal of the season to take the score to 2-0. Jess Schryver added the Bobcats' third goal on a tip-in, and Lexie Adzija scored the empty net goal with one minute and 13 seconds left to play. The Bobcats outshot the Orange, 30-16 and dominated the faceoff draws, winning 63%.
Scouting Ohio State
The Buckeyes earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Minnesota Gophers in the WCHA final in a 2-1 overtime win. Ohio State is 29-6 overall this season and are on a seven-game winning streak. Sophie Jaques leads the Buckeyes with 57 points this season on 20 goals and 37 assists. The Buckeyes have 12 players with double-digit points this season. Amanda Thiele has played in 21 games for the Buckeyes in the net, recording a 1.23 goals against average and .944 save percentage.
All-Time vs the Buckeyes
The Bobcats and Buckeyes have met five times since 2004. The Bobcats have never defeated Ohio State. The last time the two teams met was in Columbus on Jan. 24-25 in a two-game series. Both games were one-goal games.
NCAA Tournament History
Quinnipiac captured its first NCAA Tournament win against Syracuse on Thursday, March 10. This is the Bobcats' third tournament appearance in program history. The last time the Bobcats were in the NCAA Tournament came after the team won the ECAC Hockey Championship in a 1-0 win over Clarkson on March 6, 2016. Quinnipiac hosted the Golden Knights the following week in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and lost 1-0. In 2014-15, Quinnipiac traveled to Harvard in the NCAA Tournament and lost 5-0.
Taylor's House
Taylor House has tallied six points in the last four games, including two multi-point games. Her 25 points this season is a career-high. She has recorded three power play goals and four game-winning goals this year, including the game-winner against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
Mobley Movin'
Olivia Mobley has recorded eight points in the last four games, including three multi-point games. She leads the team with 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points.
Unstoppable in the Face-off Circle
The Bobcats have consistently been a great faceoff team. Against Colgate last weekend, the Bobcats won 34 of 57 faceoffs (60%), and senior Lexie Adzija led the team with 13 individual wins and nine losses. In the NCAA Regional Semifinal, the Bobcats won 63% of the faceoffs, and House and Adzija won 24 faceoffs together.
Out of the Box
Quinnipiac is averaging just 4.89 penalty minutes per game, which is the fourth lowest in the country. Ohio State is ranked with the seventh lowest penalty minutes in the country at 6.00.
Team Stats
The Bobcats are ranked seventh in the nation with 196 assists this season. In addition, Quinnipiac is ranked third in scoring defense, averaging 1.45 goals against per game. In addition, the Bobcats finished the regular season with the best scoring defense in ECAC Hockey play with 1.41 goals against per game. The team's 1.41 scoring defense is the fourth best in the program's history. With help from stellar goaltending from Corinne Schroeder and Logan Angers, the Bobcats are tied for second in the nation with 10 team shutouts.
Schroeder on Fire
Graduate student Corinne Schroder was named a finalist for the 2022 Women's Goalie of the Year award. Against Clarkson, Schroeder made 75 saves total to lead the Bobcats in two historic victories over the Golden Knights in the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal games. She is ranked sixth in the country with a 1.36 goals against average and third with a .951 save percentage. Her 4-0 shutout victory over Syracuse was her sixth shutout this season.
Point Picture
The Bobcats have seven skaters with over 20 points this season. Olivia Mobley leads the team with 33 points after tallying two points against the Orange. Lexie Adzija is third on the team with 28 points, which is two 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 25 points on 15 goals and 10 assists.
On the Board
Peart, Mobley, Steigauf and House have all tallied four game-winning goals each. As a team, Quinnipiac has scored 118 goals this season, which ranks eighth in the country. Adzija leads the team with a +29 on-ice rating.
Special Teams
Quinnipiac has scored seven power play goals in the last nine games and is 14-1 this season when scoring at least one power play goal in a game. Mobley and Peart lead the team with four power play goals each this season. 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 an 89.1 penalty kill percentage. The Bobcats went through the entirety of the ECAC Hockey Tournament without allowing a power play goal against.
Faceoff Queens
Senior Lexie Adzija has consistently been one of the best in the country in faceoff wins. She is ranked third in the nation with 507 wins. She is third in the country with a 62% faceoff winning percentage.
Faceoff Matchup of the Year
Adzija will go up against Ohio State's Gabby Rosenthal on Saturday. Rosenthal is ranked second in the nation in faceoff wins (531), and Adzija is ranked third (507).
Scoring All Around
The Bobcats are ranked seventh in country with 196 assists this season as a team and are ranked ninth in the nation in goals with 118. Fourteen different Bobcats have tallied double-digit points this season. In addition, Adzija leads the team with a +29 on-ice rating. Four different Bobcats have recorded a team-high four game-winning goals.
ECAC Hockey Honors
Kendall Cooper and Zoe Boyd both received ECAC Hockey honors at the conclusion of the regular season. Cooper was named a finalist for Best Defenseman and named a member of the Second-Team All-League. Boyd was named to the Third-Team All-League.
Historic Quarterfinal
The Bobcats took down Clarkson in the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal, outscoring the Golden Knights, 9-1 through two games. This was the team's first quarterfinal series sweep since 2015-16 when the Bobcats defeated St. Lawrence twice in the quarterfinals. It was also the first time the team shutout Clarkson in any game since 2015-16 in the ECAC Championship game when Quinnipiac won 1-0. Both the 5-1 and 4-0 victories were the highest margins of victory against Clarkson in program history.
National Polls
Quinnipiac holds the No. 7/7 spots in the USCHO Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll, falling one spot after losing to Colgate. The Bobcats have spent 22 straight weeks in the top ten and have been in the top ten for the entire season.
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 26 points on seven goals and 19 assists. Adzija is the fourth Bobcat to win the award; Kenzie Lancaster '19, Kristen Tamberg '16 and Chelsea Laden '15 also won.
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 14 total games this season against ranked opponents. The Bobcats hold a 7-5-3 record this season against other ranked opponents, including No. 1/1 Wisconsin. The Bobcats have played in eleven games in 2022 alone against teams ranked in the top ten, and this weekend Quinnipiac will take on No. 1 Ohio State in the NCAA Regional final.
NCAA Regional Final - Columbus, Ohio
No. 1 Ohio State vs No. 7 Quinnipiac Bobcats (national rankings)
5 p.m. | OSU Ice Rink
WATCH (B1G+)
Last Time Out
The Bobcats met the Syracuse Orange in the semifinal game of the Columbus Regional on Thursday night. Quinnipiac took down Syracuse, 4-0, to earn to the team's first NCAA Tournament win in program history. The Bobcats and Orange remained tied at 0-0 until the second period. Taylor House opened the scoring, and tallied her fourth game-winning goal of the year, in the second period with a rebound goal. Sadie Peart later scored her 14th goal of the season to take the score to 2-0. Jess Schryver added the Bobcats' third goal on a tip-in, and Lexie Adzija scored the empty net goal with one minute and 13 seconds left to play. The Bobcats outshot the Orange, 30-16 and dominated the faceoff draws, winning 63%.
Scouting Ohio State
The Buckeyes earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Minnesota Gophers in the WCHA final in a 2-1 overtime win. Ohio State is 29-6 overall this season and are on a seven-game winning streak. Sophie Jaques leads the Buckeyes with 57 points this season on 20 goals and 37 assists. The Buckeyes have 12 players with double-digit points this season. Amanda Thiele has played in 21 games for the Buckeyes in the net, recording a 1.23 goals against average and .944 save percentage.
All-Time vs the Buckeyes
The Bobcats and Buckeyes have met five times since 2004. The Bobcats have never defeated Ohio State. The last time the two teams met was in Columbus on Jan. 24-25 in a two-game series. Both games were one-goal games.
NCAA Tournament History
Quinnipiac captured its first NCAA Tournament win against Syracuse on Thursday, March 10. This is the Bobcats' third tournament appearance in program history. The last time the Bobcats were in the NCAA Tournament came after the team won the ECAC Hockey Championship in a 1-0 win over Clarkson on March 6, 2016. Quinnipiac hosted the Golden Knights the following week in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and lost 1-0. In 2014-15, Quinnipiac traveled to Harvard in the NCAA Tournament and lost 5-0.
Taylor's House
Taylor House has tallied six points in the last four games, including two multi-point games. Her 25 points this season is a career-high. She has recorded three power play goals and four game-winning goals this year, including the game-winner against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
Mobley Movin'
Olivia Mobley has recorded eight points in the last four games, including three multi-point games. She leads the team with 17 goals and 16 assists for 33 points.
Unstoppable in the Face-off Circle
The Bobcats have consistently been a great faceoff team. Against Colgate last weekend, the Bobcats won 34 of 57 faceoffs (60%), and senior Lexie Adzija led the team with 13 individual wins and nine losses. In the NCAA Regional Semifinal, the Bobcats won 63% of the faceoffs, and House and Adzija won 24 faceoffs together.
Out of the Box
Quinnipiac is averaging just 4.89 penalty minutes per game, which is the fourth lowest in the country. Ohio State is ranked with the seventh lowest penalty minutes in the country at 6.00.
Team Stats
The Bobcats are ranked seventh in the nation with 196 assists this season. In addition, Quinnipiac is ranked third in scoring defense, averaging 1.45 goals against per game. In addition, the Bobcats finished the regular season with the best scoring defense in ECAC Hockey play with 1.41 goals against per game. The team's 1.41 scoring defense is the fourth best in the program's history. With help from stellar goaltending from Corinne Schroeder and Logan Angers, the Bobcats are tied for second in the nation with 10 team shutouts.
Schroeder on Fire
Graduate student Corinne Schroder was named a finalist for the 2022 Women's Goalie of the Year award. Against Clarkson, Schroeder made 75 saves total to lead the Bobcats in two historic victories over the Golden Knights in the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal games. She is ranked sixth in the country with a 1.36 goals against average and third with a .951 save percentage. Her 4-0 shutout victory over Syracuse was her sixth shutout this season.
Point Picture
The Bobcats have seven skaters with over 20 points this season. Olivia Mobley leads the team with 33 points after tallying two points against the Orange. Lexie Adzija is third on the team with 28 points, which is two 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 25 points on 15 goals and 10 assists.
On the Board
Peart, Mobley, Steigauf and House have all tallied four game-winning goals each. As a team, Quinnipiac has scored 118 goals this season, which ranks eighth in the country. Adzija leads the team with a +29 on-ice rating.
Special Teams
Quinnipiac has scored seven power play goals in the last nine games and is 14-1 this season when scoring at least one power play goal in a game. Mobley and Peart lead the team with four power play goals each this season. 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 an 89.1 penalty kill percentage. The Bobcats went through the entirety of the ECAC Hockey Tournament without allowing a power play goal against.
Faceoff Queens
Senior Lexie Adzija has consistently been one of the best in the country in faceoff wins. She is ranked third in the nation with 507 wins. She is third in the country with a 62% faceoff winning percentage.
Faceoff Matchup of the Year
Adzija will go up against Ohio State's Gabby Rosenthal on Saturday. Rosenthal is ranked second in the nation in faceoff wins (531), and Adzija is ranked third (507).
Scoring All Around
The Bobcats are ranked seventh in country with 196 assists this season as a team and are ranked ninth in the nation in goals with 118. Fourteen different Bobcats have tallied double-digit points this season. In addition, Adzija leads the team with a +29 on-ice rating. Four different Bobcats have recorded a team-high four game-winning goals.
ECAC Hockey Honors
Kendall Cooper and Zoe Boyd both received ECAC Hockey honors at the conclusion of the regular season. Cooper was named a finalist for Best Defenseman and named a member of the Second-Team All-League. Boyd was named to the Third-Team All-League.
Historic Quarterfinal
The Bobcats took down Clarkson in the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal, outscoring the Golden Knights, 9-1 through two games. This was the team's first quarterfinal series sweep since 2015-16 when the Bobcats defeated St. Lawrence twice in the quarterfinals. It was also the first time the team shutout Clarkson in any game since 2015-16 in the ECAC Championship game when Quinnipiac won 1-0. Both the 5-1 and 4-0 victories were the highest margins of victory against Clarkson in program history.
National Polls
Quinnipiac holds the No. 7/7 spots in the USCHO Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll, falling one spot after losing to Colgate. The Bobcats have spent 22 straight weeks in the top ten and have been in the top ten for the entire season.
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 26 points on seven goals and 19 assists. Adzija is the fourth Bobcat to win the award; Kenzie Lancaster '19, Kristen Tamberg '16 and Chelsea Laden '15 also won.
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 14 total games this season against ranked opponents. The Bobcats hold a 7-5-3 record this season against other ranked opponents, including No. 1/1 Wisconsin. The Bobcats have played in eleven games in 2022 alone against teams ranked in the top ten, and this weekend Quinnipiac will take on No. 1 Ohio State in the NCAA Regional final.
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