Bobcats Kick Off New Year vs. Terriers in 2026 Friendship Four

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BELFAST – No. 8 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey travels across the pond to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to compete in the Friendship Four Tournament alongside Boston University, Minnesota Duluth, and Harvard.

The Bobcats open the tournament against the Boston Terriers at 2:00 p.m. ET, streaming live on the Belfast Giants YouTube channel.

HISTORY

The Friendship Series is the first and only NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament to take place outside of North America.
For the first time ever, four women's teams will take part in the Friendship Series, set to make history in January 2026.

SCOUTING BU

To finish off the first half, the Terriers played No. 7 UConn (T 1-1, L 2-3).
BU is currently ranked sixth in the Hockey East standings with a 4-6-2 record.
Senior Sydney Healey leads the team in goals (8), assists (7), and points (15).
Goaltender Mari Pietersen leads time on ice, recording 1 shutout and averaging a 0.924 SV%.

BOBCATS OLYMPIC BOUND

First-year forward Jade Barbirati has been selected to Team France for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. In eight games, she has recorded three goals and four assists for the Bobcats.

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST

Junior Kahlen Lamarche is 1st in the NCAA in goals (22), tied for 1st in power-play goals (5), tied for 2nd in game-winning goals (5) and 6th in points (31).
Sophomore goaltender Felicia Frank is tied for 1st in the NCAA in SHO (6), 2nd in SV% (0.944) and 3rd in wins (14) and GAA (1.41) among goalies who have played 10+ games.

CATS CLAIM ECAC HONORS

Kahlen Lamarche and Makayla Watson picked up forward and defender of the month in October after their stellar performances to open the season. The junior had scored 22 points in 11 games, while the sophomore defender had 9 points and 12 blocks.

MARCHY MADNESS

Kahlen Lamarche leads the Bobcats with 22 goals and 31 points, currently ranking fifth on Quinnipiac's all-time single-season goal leaderboard in Division I.
Lamarche is 2 points and 3 goals shy of hitting the 100 and 50 milestones.
She earned ECAC Forward of the Week for the second time this season after recording her third hat trick of the year against RPI on 11/1.
The junior tallied 8 points against Northeastern, scoring seven goals and an assist. The most goals by any player (men's or women's) in a single weekend in at least 7 years.

Lets Be FRANK

Sophomore Felicia Frank has been dominant in net, leading the Bobcats to 14 wins, including six shutouts.
She recorded a career-high 34 saves in a 3-0 shutout against Cornell on 12/6.
Frank earned ECAC Goaltender of the Week honors between 9/30-10/14, and most recently on 11/11.

IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats are ranked No. 8 in the latest USCHO and USA Hockey national polls.

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.

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