No. 6 Quinnipiac Heads to Sacred Heart for Midweek Matchup

Tuesday, November 10

Fairfield, CT

11:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

Sacred Heart

Group celebration after Avery Bairos' goal against Cornell (Nov. 6, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

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11/9/2026 8:44:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Game #14: No. 6 Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 | 11:00 AM
Martire Family Arena | Fairfield, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 6 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey hits the road for a midweek non-conference matchup at Sacred Heart. Puck drop is set for 11 a.m.

PUTTING THE NATION ON NOTICE

Quinnipiac ranks first nationally in faceoff win percentage (59.9%), second in goals (53) and assists (87), tied for third in penalty kill percentage (94.3%), fifth in power-play goals (10), tied for fifth in scoring offense (4.08 goals per game), and sixth in power-play percentage (25%) among teams with at least eight games played.
Avery Bairos ranks tied for second in power-play goals (3), fourth in game-winning goals (3), eighth in total goals (9), and 18th in goals per game (0.69).
Alex Law ranks 12th in goals per game (0.73).
Ella Johnson ranks third with 177 faceoff wins.
Goaltender Natalia Dilbone is one of three goaltenders nationally with a 1.000 winning percentage. Dilbone also ranks third in goals-against average (1.01) and fourth in save percentage (.954).

ROAD TO 250

Head Coach Cass Turner recorded her 250th career victory on Nov. 6, where the Bobcats earned a 4-0 shutout win over Cornell.
Across 12 seasons at the helm, Turner has guided Quinnipiac to eight 22+ win seasons, two ECAC Tournament Championships, and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

SIX POINT SWEEP

Quinnipiac secured its second ECAC sweep of the season and first on home ice, defeating No. 14 Cornell and No. 8 Colgate.
The Bobcats matched their scoring totals from the 2025-26 season with four goals against the Big Red and five against the Raiders in both meetings.
Five different Bobcats recorded multi-point performances during the weekend.
Aynsley D'Ottavio and Alex Law each recorded multi-goal games, marking Law's third of the season.
Makayla Watson and Ella Johnson each dished out three assists, while Kahlen Lamarche added a pair.
Watson has recorded at least one point in eight of her last nine games, totaling 12 points and a +18 rating during that stretch.
Natalia Dilbone improved to 6-0-0 on the season after making 51 saves over the weekend, including a 24-save shutout against Cornell.

LAW AND ORDER

Alex Law ranks second on the team with 14 points through 11 games, totaling eight goals and six assists with a +11 rating. Three of her goals have opened the scoring for the Bobcats.
Law recorded multi-goal performances in back-to-back contests against Brown and Cornell, including the game-winner against the Big Red.
The forward extended her point streak to three games, recording six points during that span.
Law joins Avery Bairos as the only Bobcats with multiple multi-goal games this season.
The senior has recorded at least one point in nine of her 11 games.
Law recorded her first multi-point performance of the season against Providence on Oct. 3, finishing with two goals and an assist.

BAIROS IS BUZZING

Avery Bairos leads the Bobcats with nine goals, including three power-play goals, three game-winning goals, and five opening goals.
Bairos scored just 29 seconds into the contest against Colgate, marking Quinnipiac's fastest goal of the season.
The junior recorded her first career multi-assist game against Brown on Oct. 31, earning her third multi-point performance of the season.
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 forward recorded her first collegiate back-to-back multi-goal performances on Oct. 3 and Oct. 6.

IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats have been ranked No. 6 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.