Tuesday, October 6
Hamden, Conn.
6:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Post University
Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics
No. 5 Quinnipiac Welcomes Post for Midweek Matchup
10/5/2026 7:44:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Game #5: No. 5 Quinnipiac vs Post
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 | 6:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, CT
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 5 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey welcomes in-state opponent Post for a midweek matchup at M&T Bank Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
SCOUTING POST
GOALTENDERS GALORE
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Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 | 6:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, CT
WATCH: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 5 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey welcomes in-state opponent Post for a midweek matchup at M&T Bank Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
SCOUTING POST
- Wednesday marks just the second all-time meeting between the programs. Quinnipiac scored a program-record 12 goals in a 12-1 victory over the Eagles on Nov. 8, 2023.
- The Bobcats recorded program records with 32 points and 20 assists in that contest.
- Post enters the week with a 1-3 record, earning its lone victory against Robert Morris.
- First-year Kingston Golding leads the Eagles with four points on one goal and three assists.
- Sophomore Alex Young has logged the majority of minutes in goal, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.99 GAA and .901 SV%.
LAW AND ORDER
- Alex Law leads the Bobcats with five points in four games, recording four goals and an assist.
- Law recorded her first multi-point game of the season against Providence, scoring two goals and an assist.
- The senior has scored five goals in her last two appearances at Providence's Schneider Arena, previously recording her first career hat trick.
- Avery Bairos recorded her first career multi-goal game on Oct. 3 and has scored three goals through four games.
- The junior is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign in which she recorded a career-high nine points on four goals and five assists.
- Bairos was named to the 2026 ECAC All-Tournament Team after scoring the overtime game-winner against Princeton in the ECAC semifinals.
- She finished last season with three game-winning goals, ranking third on the team.
- First-years Cassidy Lobisser and Clara-Mai Van Houtte-Cachero recorded their first collegiate points over the weekend against Providence.
- Lobisser scored her first career goal, while Van Houtte-Cachero registered a pair of assists.
- Fellow first-year Natalia Dilbone earned her first collegiate victory in net, stopping 14 of 15 shots in her debut.
GOALTENDERS GALORE
- Casey Clausen and Natalia Dilbone have combined for a 4-0 record, 1.00 goals-against average and .951 save percentage this season.
- Clausen opened her collegiate career with three consecutive victories, stopping 63 of 66 shots faced.
- The rookie was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week on Sept. 29 after posting a .966 save percentage and 1.00 goals-against average during opening weekend.
- Dilbone picked up her first collegiate win on Oct. 3 against Providence, making 14 saves.
- The Bobcats have been ranked No. 6 nationally in each of the latest national polls and in the preseason (USCHO & USA Hockey).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Bobcats welcome nine newcomers this season, including six first-year players and three transfers.
- Ellie Gauvin joins QU after spending four seasons on the blueline at Brown, where she appeared in 64 games and recorded 12 points.
- Senior Keara Parker and junior Ilsa Lindaman join the Bobcats after transferring from St. Thomas.
- Parker played in 105 games for the Tommies, tallying 24 points, while Lindaman recorded 21 points across 63 career games.
- The first year class features three forwards, two defenders, and one goalie.
- QU adds three Americans in Cassidy Lobisser (Massachusetts), Natalia Dilbone (Michigan), and Annika Stock (Alaska).
- The class also features three international students, Annabell Kruzich from Ottawa, Canada, Rosalie Breton and Clara-Mai Van Houtte-Cachero from Québec, Canada.
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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