No. 5 Quinnipiac Hosts No. 14 Yale, Brown for Pair of ECAC Matchups

Friday, October 30

Hamden, Conn.

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Yale University

Ilsa Lindaman, Makayla Watson, and Alex Law end of intermission (Oct. 17, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

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10/29/2026 9:10:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Game #10: No. 5 Quinnipiac vs No. 14 Yale
Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 | 6:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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Game #11: No. 5 Quinnipiac vs Brown
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | 4:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 5 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey returns home for a pair of ECAC Hockey matchups on Halloweekend. The Bobcats welcome No. 14 Yale on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. before hosting Brown on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m.

PUTTING THE NATION ON NOTICE

Quinnipiac ranks first nationally in penalty kill percentage (100%), second in faceoff win percentage (60.6%), fifth in goals (35) and assists (57), sixth in power-play percentage (28%) and seventh in goals per game (3.9) among teams that have played at least six games.
Ella Johnson ranks fourth nationally with 118 faceoff wins.
Goaltender Natalia Dilbone ranks seventh nationally in goals-against average (0.87) and 10th in save percentage (.953).

A WINNING WEEKEND

The Bobcats opened ECAC Hockey play with a sweep of Union and RPI.
First-year defender Rosalie Breton dished out four assists against Union, tying Quinnipiac's highest single-game assist total in records dating back to the 2015-16 season.
Breton was named ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week after recording five assists over the weekend.
Taylor Brueske scored in back-to-back games, including a power-play goal.
Kahlen Lamarche recorded two assists against RPI, marking the 42nd multi-point game of her career.
Natalia Dilbone and Casey Clausen split time in goal, helping the Bobcats finish the weekend with a 2-0-0 record. Dilbone made 21 saves in a 4-2 win over Union, while Clausen stopped 11 shots in a 3-1 victory over RPI.

BAIROS IS BUZZING

Avery Bairos leads the Bobcats with seven goals, including two power-play goals, two game-winning goals and three opening goals.
Bairos scored against RPI on Oct. 24, returning to the same opponent against which she recorded her first collegiate goal on Jan. 9, 2026.
The junior recorded her first collegiate back-to-back multi-goal performances on Oct. 3 and Oct. 6.
Bairos earned a spot on the 2026 ECAC All-Tournament Team after scoring the overtime game-winner against Princeton in the ECAC semifinals and a goal against Yale in the title game.
The forward finished last season with three game-winning goals, ranking third on the team.

TWO-WAY TALENT

First-year defender Rosalie Breton and junior defenders Makayla Watson and Aynsley D'Ottavio rank among Quinnipiac's top six point scorers through nine games, highlighting the Bobcats' offensive from the blue line.
Breton is tied for the team lead with eight assists and ranks second with nine points. She recorded five assists in her first weekend against ECAC Hockey opponents.
Watson leads the team with a plus-eight rating and ranks third in points with eight, while her six assists are tied for fourth on the team.
Watson has tallied six points over her last five games, including two multi-point performances.
D'Ottavio is tied for second on the team with four goals and ranks third with a plus-six rating. She has recorded seven points this season.
D'Ottavio has tallied at least one point in four of her last seven games, including back-to-back multi-point performances.
The junior also ranks second on the team with 15 blocked shots.
Both D'Ottavio and Watson made significant offensive strides in their sophomore seasons. D'Ottavio increased her production from six points as a rookie to 28, while Watson improved from 16 points to 26.

GOALTENDERS GALORE

Casey Clausen and Natalia Dilbone have combined for a 7-1-1 record in their collegiate debut seasons.
Dilbone has appeared in four games, starting in three. The rookie picked up back-to-back wins to open her collegiate career and posted a 0.41 GAA and a .976 save percentage after recording her first career shutout against Post on Oct. 6.
Dilbone earned her first collegiate win on Oct. 3 against Providence, making 14 saves.
Clausen moved to 4-1-1 on the season after a 3-1 win against RPI.
The sophomore opened her collegiate career with three consecutive victories, stopping 63 of 66 shots faced.
Clausen was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week on Sept. 29 after posting a .966 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average during opening weekend.

IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats have been ranked No. 5 nationally in each of the latest national polls and in the preseason (USCHO & USA Hockey).

ECAC PRESEASON FAVORITES

Cass Turner's squad has been selected as the favorite in the preseason coaches' poll for the first time in a decade.
The Bobcats received 112 points in the preseason poll with six first-place votes, following the program's second ECAC Championship title last season.
Senior assistant captain Kahlen Lamarche and junior goaltender Felicia Frank were both named to the ECAC Hockey Preseason All-League Team.

BELIEVE IN THE BOBCATS

The Bobcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2023, earning a 4-0 shutout victory over Franklin Pierce before falling to No. 1 Wisconsin in the Regional Final.
Quinnipiac finished the season with 29 wins and captured its first ECAC Hockey Championship since 2016, defeating top-seeded Yale 5-1 in the title game.
The tournament was also historic, marking the first time the women's championship was played at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid.
Goaltender Felicia Frank was named the ECAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after stopping 61 shots and allowing just two goals. Frank was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Avery Bairos, Makayla Watson, and Zoe Uens.
Bairos played a key role in QU's postseason run, scoring twice, including the overtime game-winner against No. 2 Princeton. The goals were the third and fourth of her collegiate career.
Kahlen Lamarche and Felicia Frank earned All-ECAC First Team honors, while Watson was named to the All-ECAC Second Team.

THE KAHLEN EFFECT

Kahlen Lamarche became the first Bobcat in program history to be named a top-10 finalist for the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
Lamarche earned ACHA Second Team All-American, All-USCHO Second Team and All-ECAC Hockey First Team honors following her record-setting season.
The forward tallied 42 goals and 22 assists for 64 points in 2025-26, leading the NCAA in goals and ranking third nationally in points.
Lamarche broke two of Quinnipiac's Division I single-season records, setting new program marks for goals and points. Both records had previously been held by Kelly Babstock '14 for 15 years.

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

QU returns 68% of its scoring from a season ago, with the rising junior class accounting for nearly half of that production.
Last season's NCAA goal-scoring leader, Kahlen Lamarche, returns for her senior year in Hamden after three-straight 30+ point seasons.
Junior defenders Aynsley D'Ottavio and Makayla Watson return to the Bobcats' blueline after tallying 28 and 26 points, respectively, last season.
Ella Johnson, Bryn Prier, Ella Sennick, Taylor Brueske and Peyton Cormier also return after each recorded double-digit points in 2025-26.