No. 9 Bobcats Beginning ECAC Play at Brown, Yale

Friday, October 25

Providence, RI

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Brown

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10/24/2024 12:36:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

No. 9 Quinnipiac at Brown
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 | 6:00 PM
Meehan Auditorium | Providence, R.I.
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No. 9 Quinnipiac at Yale
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 | 3:00 PM
Ingalls Rink | New Haven, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 9 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey is set to begin ECAC play this weekend, traveling to face Brown in Providence, R.I. on Friday night, before coming home to make the short ride down Whitney Ave to face the Yale Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.

SCOUTING BROWN

Brown is 2-0 with wins over Franklin Pierce.
The Bears are led by Melanie Ruzzi, in her third season.
Cameron Sikich leads Brown with five points on the year.
The Bobcats are 26-8-4 versus Brown since 2002.

SCOUTING YALE

Yale is 1-0 with a 9-0 win over Saint Anselm this week.
The Bulldogs are led by head coach Mark Bolding, in his fifth season.
Anja Trummer leads Yale with four points.
QU is 25-22-8 versus Yale since 2001.

NATIONAL LEADERS

The Bobcats currently lead all teams in shutouts with five between goalies Kaley Doyle (3) and Felicia Frank (2). Doyle leads all goaltenders nationally in individual shutouts.
After her four-goal outburst this weekend, Maya Labad is tied for the nation's lead in goals with eight.
Maddy Samoskevich is also tied for the nation's lead on power-play goals with four.

HOME SWEEP OVER SYRACUSE

Last weekend the Bobcats outscored Syracuse 8-1 over two games in Hamden.
Maya Labad had a four-goal weekend, including her first career hat trick in Saturday's contest, to garner her ECAC Forward of the Week honors.
Felicia Frank got her second consecutive shutout in Friday's 4-0 win.
Makayla Watson dished three assists over the two games.

BOBCATS SPLIT WITH PROVIDENCE

In the first half of the home-and-home with Providence, QU struck late to win 1-0 last Tuesday night.
Maddy Samoskevich ripped a shot from the slot with less than four minutes to go to win it for the Bobcats.
First year goaltender Felicia Frank made 23 saves in her first collegiate start to shutout the Friars.
In the second game of the home-and-home, a week later, the Bobcats fell 3-2 in Providence, RI.
Kendall Cooper and Emerson Jarvis scored for the Bobcats.

BOUNCE BACK WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN

After falling 4-2 on Friday evening, the Bobcats bounced back to win 3-0 over the Huskies.
Kaley Doyle notched her third shutout of the season, making 28 saves.
Maya Labad kept her scoring touch, finding the back of the net on the first goal of the Bobcats three in their win on Saturday.

DOMINANT WINS OVER MAINE

The Bobcats outscored Maine 11-0 in their opening weekend series against the Black Bears.
Kaley Doyle made 44 saves combined.
Maya Labad and Kahlen Lamarche each tallied four points on the weekend.

LABAD AND DOYLE TABBED FOR ECAC WEEKLY AWARDS

After a dominant weekend, Kaley Doyle was named ECAC Hockey's MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week, while Maya Labad was named Forward of the Week.
Doyle made 44 saves for the first back-to-back shutouts of her career.
Labad tallied the seventh multi-goal game of her career before adding another one on Saturday afternoon.

COOP'S CHASIN' HISTORY

Bobcat captain Kendall Cooper currently sits in 11th place in all-time points and just one point behind Kate Reilly '24 for most points by a defender.
Reilly set the record at 98 a season ago.
Cooper also just passed Reilly last weekend for third place on the all-time assist list, she currently sits at 69.

SAMO'S NEW LOOK

Former Bobcat defender Maddy Samoskevich has moved to forward and changed her number from No. 7 to No. 11 ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Her older sister, former Bobcat captain Melissa Samoskevich '19 wore No. 11 in her time at Quinnipiac.

#9 IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats have been ranked No. 9 nationally in each of the latest national polls and in the preseason (USCHO & USA Hockey).

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

The Bobcats will return two of their top three scorers as well as seven of the top 15 from a year ago.
Kahlen Lamarche leads the pack, scoring 11 goals and dishing 23 assists for 34 points in her rookie season while Kendall Cooper was right behind her with 33 points.
Maya Labad (27 points), Maddy Samoskevich (21 points), Sophie Urban (12 points), Zoe Uens (11 points), and Emerson Jarvis (8 points) round out the top scoring returners.

NEW FACES, SAME GOAL

The Bobcats welcome 14 newcomers this season including eight first year players and six transfers. Of the six transfers there are four graduate students.
Kaley Doyle (Brown), Jenna Donohue (Dartmouth), Meg Rittenhouse (Colby), and Kathryn Stockdale(UConn) each transferred with one year of eligibility left.
Laurence Frenette (Clarkson) and Tessa Holk (Colgate) round out the transfer group.
The first year class includes four international players, Felicia Frank (Sweden), Makayla Watson (Canada), Avery Bairos (Canada) and Aynsley D'Ottavio (Canada).
Taylor Brueske and Hailey Jussila are each from Minnesota while Ella Sennick is from Pennsylvania and Bryn Prier is from Florida.

QU REVEALS CAPTAINS

Graduate defender Kendall Cooper will serve as the Bobcats' captain, stepping up from her assistant captain position a season ago.
She is joined by graduate forwards Maddy Samoskevich and Sophie Urban who each announced their returns to Hamden in the spring.

LAST YEAR (2023-24)

The Bobcats recently completed a stellar 2023-24 season, with a third-straight 25 or more win season.
QU finished 5th in the ECAC, securing a home game for the opening round in the playoff format where they defeated Harvard 9-0.
Kate Reilly and Kendall Cooper were named to the All-ECAC Third Team for their performance on the ice. Reilly led the Bobcats with 39 total points (10 goals, 29 assists). Cooper was also a weapon in the offensive zone with 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists).
Kahlen Lamarche was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team after finishing second in points on last year's squad (11 goals, 23 assists). She was named ECAC Rookie of the Week twice as well as ECAC Rookie of the Month for December.

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