Two Top Ten Matchups for Bobcats This Weekend

Friday, October 27

Potsdam, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Clarkson

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10/26/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Quinnipiac at Clarkson
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Cheel Arena | Potsdam, N.Y.
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Quinnipiac at St. Lawrence
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Appleton Arena | Canton, N.Y.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 6 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey is set to hit the road for its first ECAC road trip of the 2023-24 campaign.

Friday afternoon's game at Clarkson is set for a 3:00 PM puck drop on ESPN+ while Saturday's matchup with St. Lawrence will stream on ESPN+ at 3:00 PM.

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST

QU ranks No. 8 nationally in scoring (3.5 goals per game), and No. 6 nationally in goals allowed (1.12 goals allowed per game) through eight contests.
The Bobcats are also one of five teams nationally to not surrender a goal on the penalty kill this season.

ECAC OPENING WEEKEND SWEEP

On Friday night, the Bobcats won 1-0 over Brown in Hamden. Nina Steigauf scored the lone goal for the Bobcats, while Logan Angers made 18 saves to record the 15^th shutout of her career.
On Saturday the Bobcats came out flying, scoring four goals in the first period. Emerson Jarvis and Kahlen Lamarche scored two goals in a span of 28 seconds to get the Bobcats going.
Maya Labad and Sadie Peart each scored in the first period as well.
The Bulldogs came back with three goals of their own before Emerson Jarvis and Nina Steigauf each netted an empty net goal to seal the 6-3 victory.

HOME-AND-HOME SWEEP OVER PROVIDENCE (10/13 & 10/14)

QU won both games of a home-and-home with Providence, taking the first one at home 4-1, and the second 2-1 in OT on the road.
Sadie Peart recorded her 100^th point while the Bobcats also got goals from Julia Nearis, Nina Steigauf, and Jess Schryver.
On Saturday, Madison Chantler broke the scoreless tie early in the third period before Providence was able to make it 1-1. Jess Schryver netted the game-winner just 54 seconds in the extra frame.

TWO ROAD WINS AT UNH (10/6 & 10/7)

The Bobcats won both games at New Hampshire this past weekend, topping the Wildcats, 3-2, in overtime on Friday before earning a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
Nina Steigauf scored the game-winner in overtime on Friday, while the Bobcats also got goals from both Sadie Peart and Madison Chantler.
Peart, Steigauf, Jess Schryver and Maya Labad all scored on Saturday to send QU back to Hamden with a pair of non-league victories.

BOBCATS SWEEP OPENING WEEKEND (9/29 & 9/30)

Quinnipiac opened the regular season with a two-game sweep of Maine in Hamden, topping the Black Bears 3-0 on Friday night in Hamden, then 5-1 on Saturday.
Graduate student Logan Angers made 20 saves to complete a 3-0 shutout victory over Maine on Friday night in Hamden. The Bobcats jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Nina Steigauf hit a streaking Sadie Peart and she fired a wrister past the Maine goaltender 49 seconds in. Early in the second period Julia Nearis scored her first goal as a Bobcat on a breakaway after Kate Reilly found her open in the middle of the ice. Kendall Cooper finished the win off with an empty-net goal with just under 30 seconds remaining.
Five different Bobcats tallied goals as Quinnipiac completed the weekend sweep of Maine on Saturday afternoon by the final score of 5-1. Maya Labad, Kendall Cooper, Jess Schryver, Emerson Jarvis and Nina Steigauf all scored in the victory.

OT WIN in EXHIBITION (9/23)

Graduate student Kate Reilly scored 2:17 into overtime to complete a three-goal run for the Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team, as the Bobcats erased a 3-1 third-period deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over UConn in a Saturday exhibition contest at M&T Bank Arena.
The Bobcats trailed 3-1 with just under 12:00 to go, but Madison Chantler's goal at the 8:13 mark cut the deficit in half.
After a body-checking penalty on UConn late in the frame, Maddy Samoskevich fired a wrister from the point into the top corner, knotting the contest and sending it to the extra frame.
Chantler also started the scoring in the second, deflecting a Zoe Uens point shot to the ice as it skipped past the UConn netminder.
The goalies split each 20-minute period in the contest, with Logan Angers taking back over in overtime to earn the victory. Lucy Phillips made 11 saves in her first collegiate action, while Tatum Blacker and Angers each compiled nine stops.

SCOUTING NO. 6 CLARKSON

Clarkson is 7-0-1 and ranked sixth nationally coming into the weekend. They are coming off two wins over Robert Morris University.
Anne Cherkowski leads the Golden Knights with nine points on six goals and three assists through eight games.
Michelle Pasiechnyk has started six games for Clarkson between the pipes, posting a 1.14 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. Julia Minotti has seen action in three games for the Golden Knights, recording a .73 goals against average and .953 save percentage.
The Bobcats are 17-28-6 versus Clarkson since 2003. The two teams split their series last year.

SCOUTING NO. 10 St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence enters the weekend ranked 10^th nationally with a record of 6-1-0. They are coming off a 2-1 win over RIT and a 3-0 win over #12 Vermont.
Julia Gosling leads the Saints with 12 points on the year on six goals and six assists.
Emma Sofie-Nordström has started all seven games in goal for St. Lawrence, posting a 1.85 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.
The Bobcats are 17-24-7 versus St. Lawrence since 2005. The Bobcats won the last matchup 2-1 in overtime in the 2023 ECAC quarterfinals.

NO. 5 IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats have been ranked No. 5 nationally in each of the latest national polls (USCHO & USA Hockey).

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

The Bobcats return 9 of their top 11 scorers for the upcoming year. Maya Labad (31 points in '22-23), Sadie Peart (28 points in '22-23), Alexa Hoskin (24 points in '22-23), Kendall Cooper (23 points in '22-23), Maddy Samoskevich (21 points in '22-23), Jess Schryver (21 points in '22-23), Nina Steigauf (20 points in '22-23), Kate Reilly (18 points in '22-23) and Madison Chantler (17 points in '22-23) are all back with the Bobcats for 2023-24.

QU SELECTED NO. 3 in ECAC HOCKEY POLL

The Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team ranked third in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the conference on Wednesday, September 13. The Bobcats received 96 points in the poll.

Rank - Team | Points (First-Place Votes)
1. Colgate | 121 (11)
2. Yale | 101
3. Quinnipiac | 96
4. Cornell | 94 (1)
5. Clarkson | 92
6. St. Lawrence 67
7. Princeton | 66
8. Harvard | 46
9. Brown | 41
10. Rensselaer | 25
11. Dartmouth | 23
12. Union | 20

BOBCATS ANNOUNCE 2023-24 LEADERSHIP GROUP

Graduate defender Kate Reilly and graduate forward Sadie Peart will serve as the Bobcat's Co-Captains while senior defender Kendall Cooper and graduate forward Alexa Hoskin have been tabbed Assistant Captains.
Peart is back in action in the leadership group after serving as an assistant captain for the Bobcats last season. Reilly, Peart, and Hoskin each announced their return for a fifth season this year in March.
Kate Reilly, Co-Captain - Kate Reilly was the 2023 Sarah Devens Award Co-Recipient and played in all 40 contests during the 2022-23 season. She posted eight goals and 10 assists last season, including the game-tying goal in the third to force the historic triple overtime against Penn State in the NCAA Regional Tournament. Reilly led the team in blocked shots, led the defenders in goals scored, and posted a +18 through 40 games. She has a career record of 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points through four years.
Sadie Peart, Co-Captain - Sadie Peart served as an assistant captain during her senior year with the Bobcats, she tied for first on the team for game-winning goals and scored the overtime winner against St. Lawrence to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals. Peart saw action in all 40 matchups last season, posting 14 goals and 14 assists ranking fourth on the team in points. She has played in 132 games during her four years as a Bobcat with a 45G-48A-93P record.
Alexa Hoskin, Assistant Captain - Alexa Hoskin tallied 24 points during last season's campaign, ranking fifth on the team in total points. She scored the lone goal against Colgate in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals and recorded seven goals and 17 assists through 36 matchups, a career-high season. Peart posted two powerplay goals and two game-winners. Hoskin has seen action in 107 games throughout her career and recorded 19 goals, 41 assists and 60 total points.
Kendall Cooper, Assistant Captain - Kendall Cooper was named to the ECAC All-Conference Second Team in 2023, lead the defense in goals scored with six, and tallied two game-winners. Cooper scored a goal against Ohio State in the NCAA Regional Final this past season. Cooper enters her fourth year with the Bobcats and has posted 15G-42A-57P through 84 career games. She saw action in 33 games this past season and posted a +15 with two powerplay goals. She was named to the 2021 ECAC All-Rookie Team in her first year.

LAST YEAR (2022-23)

The Bobcats recently completed a stellar 2022-23 season, tying a program record with 30 wins.
The Bobcats reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time and won an NCAA Tournament matchup for the second consecutive year under head coach Cassandra Turner.
QU went 17-5-0 in ECAC action and boasted a 17-4-0 mark at home games in Hamden.
Olivia Mobley and Kendall Cooper were named to the All-ECAC Second Team for their performance on the ice. Mobley led the Bobcats with 43 total points (15 goals, 28 assists) and Cooper helped anchor the Bobcats' defensive unit while chipping in with 23 points.

Head Coach Cassandra Turner was named an ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year finalist. In 2022-23, she coached the team to a 17-5-0 league record (27-7-0 overall) and a third-place finish at the end of the regular season. Turner has led the Bobcats to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons.

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