Bobcats Win OT Thriller to Advance to ECAC Hockey Semifinals

Sunday, February 26

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

29-8-0

#6 St. Lawrence

17-19-3

OT 1

St. Lawrence

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Bobcats Win OT Thriller to Advance to ECAC Hockey Semifinals

2/26/2023 7:49:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn.-- The No. 8 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team defeated St. Lawrence, 2-1 in an overtime thriller at M&T Bank Arena to advance to the ECAC Hockey semifinals. Senior defender Kate Reilly tied the game unassisted and shorthanded after St. Lawrence held a 1-0 lead through the majority of play.

Assistant captain Sadie Peart scored the game winner in OT from the slot over Saints netminder Lucy Morgan's glove side shoulder.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 1 | OT

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (29-8-0 ECAC) | St. Lawrence (17-19-3 ECAC)

LOCATION
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.

SCORING SUMMARY

(11:32, 1^st period, EV) Quinnipiac 0, St. Lawrence 1: The Saints took a 1-0 lead in the first period. Julia Gosling picked up a loose puck off a rebound and tucked it behind graduate netminder Logan Angers.
(9:00, 3^rd period, SH) Quinnipiac 1, St. Lawrence 1: Senior defender Kate Reilly evened the score at one in the third period. Reilly sniped one past Lucy Morgan on a 3-on-1 breakaway in the near circle.
(3:05, Overtime, EV) Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 1: Senior assistant captain Sadie Peart ended the Saints post-season run just three minutes into overtime. Peart put a shot towards the net, but it was blocked in front by a Saint. The puck bounced back to Peart in the slot, and she buried it over Morgan's glove side to advance the Bobcats into the ECAC Hockey semifinals.

NOTES

Reilly's shorthanded goal marked the Bobcats fifth of the season.
This is only the third time this season that the Bobcats have had an overtime game.
All three overtime matchups ended in a Bobcat's victory.
Peart's game winning goal ties her with Olivia Mobley for most game winning goals on the year (5).
Logan Angers made 24 saves on 25 shots.
The Bobcats outshot the Saints 33-25 through 60 minutes.
QU also won in the faceoff circle going 33-28 at the dot.

UP NEXT

The Bobcats will head to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals and will face the Colgate Raiders in New Haven. The single elimination matchup will take place on Friday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.