No. 10 Bobcats, No. 12 UConn Exhibition Saturday at M&T Bank Arena

Saturday, September 20

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

University of Connecticut

Emerson Jarvis Carries the Puck Against Harvard (Feb. 22, 2024 in Hamden, Conn.)

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No. 10 Bobcats, No. 12 UConn Exhibition Saturday at M&T Bank Arena

9/19/2025 4:50:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

No. 10 Quinnipiac vs. Harvard
Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 3:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 10 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey is set to host No. 12 UConn in an exhibition matchup on Saturday afternoon at M&T Bank Arena. Puck drop is slated for 3 p.m. and admission is free for all fans to check out a ranked, in-state matchup.

SCOUTING UCONN

The Huskies finished 22-12-2 last season, including 19-6-2 in Hockey East en route to the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
They fell in the conference semifinals to Northeastern, ending their season in a 3-1 defeat to their namesakes.
They were picked to finish first in the 2025-26 Hockey East Preseason Poll and to win their third consecutive Hockey East Regular Season title.
They return the league's Goaltender of the Year in Tia Chan and the Rookie of the Year in Claire Murdoch.

IN THE POLLS

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

PRESEASON ECAC STANDINGS

Cass Turner's squad was picked tied for fourth in the preseason coaches' poll.
Cornell, Colgate, and Clarkson were picked as the top three.

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

QU returns 55% of its scoring from a season ago, with their rising sophomore class accounting for over a third of that production.
ECAC All-Rookie Team selection Makayla Watson will be back on the blueline after notching 16 points a season ago.
Last season's leading scorer, Kahlen Lamarche, returns for her junior year in Hamden after two-straight 30+ point seasons.
Laurence Frenette, Tessa Holk, Emerson Jarvis, and Bryn Prier each return after having double digits points as well last season.

NEW FACES, SAME GOAL

The Bobcats welcome 11 newcomers this season including nine first year players and two transfers.
Calli Hogarth joins the Bobcats after three years as a goaltender at Merrimack, appearing 75 games for the warriors.
Alex Law transfers to Hamden from Boston University as junior, where she played in 58 games, scoring 16 points.
The first year class is made up of seven forwards, one defender, and one goalie.
Three first years, Ruby Rauk, Regan Berglund, and Ella Pasqua each hail from Minnesota.
QU adds four more Americans in Sophie Rousseau (North Carolina), Lincoln Brown (California), Ella Johnson (Alaska), and Casey Clausen (New York).
The class also features two international students, Peyton Cormier from Ontario, Canada and Jade Barbirati from Savoie, France.

QU REVEALS CAPTAINS

Graduate defender Mia Lopata returns for her fifth year in Hamden and will lead the Bobcats.
Lopata is joined by returners, Tessa Holk, Emerson Jarvis, Zoe Uens, and Tatum Blacker in the leadership group.

LAST YEAR (2024-25)

The Bobcats finished the season with 22 wins and finished 5th in the ECAC for the second straight season.
They defeated Harvard in the Opening Round of ECAC playoffs 2-0 before falling to 4th-seeded Clarkson in a three-game quarterfinal series.
Kendall Cooper was named to the All-ECAC Second Team for the third time in her career as well as the receiving the Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award.
Cooper and goaltender Kaley Doyle were each named to the USCHO Third Team.
Makayla Watson returns for her second year after being named to the All-ECAC Rookie Team.

BOBCATS IN THE PWHL

QU saw four players get drafted in the 2025 PWHL Draft.
Kendall Cooper made history becoming the program's first-ever First Round PWHL Draft Pick, being selected 6th overall by the back-to-back Walter Cup Champion Minnesota Frost.
Maya Labad was selected in the fifth round by her hometown team, the Montreal Victoire.
Maddy Samoskevich is heading out west after being selected three picks after Labad to PWHL Vancouver.
Lastly, Kaley Doyle was picked first in the 6th round to the New York Sirens and was the fourth goalie of the board.
In addition to draft picks, QU also saw alum Meghan Turner '17 announced as General Manager of PWHL Seattle, a new expansion franchise for the league. She becomes the second Bobcat alum to lead the front office of a PWHL team, joining classmate Danielle Marmer '17.

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_WIH or go to gobobcats.com/wih.