No. 10/9 Bobcats Set for Home Opener vs. Providence

Tuesday, October 8

Hamden, Conn.

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Providence

Tickets

Photo by: Jas Pierce

No. 10/9 Bobcats Set for Home Opener vs. Providence

10/7/2024 6:19:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

No. 10/9 Quinnipiac vs. Providence
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 | 6:00 PM
M & T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 10/9 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey is set to host its home opener against Providence College on Tuesday night. The game will begin at 6:00 PM and will be streamed on ESPN+.

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Providence is 2-0 with two wins over St. Michael's.
Matt Kelly is the head coach of Providence, in his seventh season.
Audrey Knapp leads the Friars with five points.
QU is 5-10-2 against Providence since 2002, but won both games a season ago.

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 four points behind Kate Reilly '24 for most points by a defender.
Reilly set the record at 98 a season ago.
Cooper is also tied with with Reilly for third on the all-time assist list with 67 after dishing an assist on Saturday.

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.

#10/9 IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats have been ranked No. 10/9 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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