2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster
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Samoskevich, Melissa
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Jersey Number 11
Melissa Samoskevich
- Position:
- FORWARD
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sandy Hook, Conn.
- High School:
- Shattuck-St. Mary's / USA U-18 National Team
- Position:
- FORWARD
Bio
As a Junior in 2017-18:
• Recorded a team-high 15 goals
• Tallied a team-high 25 points
• Recorded a team-high 5 game-winning goals
• Four of her 5 game-winning goals came in one-goal wins, and three were in consecutive games
• Had 10 assists, good for third on the team
• Played in 35 games
As a Sophomore in 2016-17:
• Played in all 37 games
• Recorded 10 goals
• Had a team-high 19 assists and 29 points
• Tallied 3 game winning goals against UConn on Nov. 26, Penn State Dec. 30, and Rensselaer Feb. 17
• Had 6 games with multiple points
• Tallied two assists in an ECAC Playoff win over Princeton on Feb. 24
• Had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Yale on Feb. 4
• Was second on the team for +/- with +19 rating
• Was invited to U.S. Women's National Team Camp
As a Freshman in 2015-16:
• Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
• Named the team Rookie of the Year
• Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in October
• Was a four-time ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week Selection on Nov. 3, Dec. 8, Feb. 2 and Feb. 16
• Her 32 points were the third most by a recorded in a season in program history
• Scored 16 goals, which were second on the team, and tallied 16 assists
• Second in the country with eight game-winning goals
• Recorded the second most shots on goal on the team with 139 in 38 games played
• Tallied a +28 plus/minus rating, tied for fourth on the team
• Tied for the seventh most goals in ECAC Hockey and third most by a rookie
• Tied for the 11th most points in ECAC Hockey and tied second most by a rookie
• Had the fourth most points and fifth most goals by a rookie in the country
• Opened up her career with a seven-game point streak, the second longest by a rookie in program history and the second longest to open a season in program history
• The Bobcats were 13-0-2 when Samoskevich scored a goal
• Scored a goal in her first career game on Oct. 2, a 3-3 tie with Mercyhurst
• Picked up an assist the following day in a 2-1 win over Mercyhurst
• Tallied the game-winning assist at Maine on Oct. 9 in a 3-1 win
• Recorded her first career three-assist and three-point game in a 5-1 win at Maine on Oct. 10
• Recorded her second straight three-point game with a game-winning goal and two assists against Yale in a 6-3 win on Oct. 24
• Had a third straight multiple-point game with a game-winning goal and an assist at Brown a 4-0 win
• Tallied one assist at Yale on Oct. 31
• Picked up another assist against Cornell on Nov. 7
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win at St. Lawrence on Nov. 21
• Scored a goal and picked up the game-winning assist in the Nutmeg Classic Championship Game at Yale on Nov. 28 in a 3-0 win
• Scored her first multiple-goal game with two goals on Dec. 4 in a 7-1 win against Dartmouth
• Scored the game• winning goal in overtime in a 2-1 win vs. Harvard on Dec. 5
• Scored the game• winning goal on New Year’s Day against Yale in a 1-0 win
• Picked up a goal in a second straight game in a 5-1 win over Brown on Jan. 2
• Tallied two assists, including one on the game-winning goal, at Union on Jan. 9 in a 5-0 win
• Recorded another assist against Robert Morris in a 3-2 win on Jan. 15
• Opened up a four-game goal scoring streak with one goal against Boston University on Jan. 20 in a 6-1 win
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Harvard on Jan. 29, Quinnipiac’s first win at Harvard in program history
• Scored her second straight game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 30
• Tallied her fourth straight game with a goal on Feb. 6 in a 4-1 at Cornell on Feb. 5
• Picked up another two-point game with the game-winning goal and an assist in a 3-0 win vs. St. Lawrence on Feb. 12
• Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie with Clarkson on Feb. 13
• Picked up an assist in a 9-0 win against Union on Feb. 19 for the first ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship in program history
Before Quinnipiac:
• All-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year
• Captain of Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres
• Attended United States U14 to U18 National Development Camps
• Played Two Seasons on the United States Women’s U-18 Team
• YouthOne Player of the Year
• Won the gold medal at 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships in Buffalo, New York
• Named to the Media All-Star Team at the 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships
• Named the top U.S. Player at the 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships
• Scored a tournament-high six goals with two assists for eight points in five games
• Her eight assists tied for third among all participants
• Named Player of the Game in 7-1 win against Russia
• Scored 56 goals and 38 assists for 94 points in 50 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s
• Led Shattuck-St Mary’s in all three statistical categories
Personal:
• Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Sandy Hook, Connecticut
• Daughter of Fred and Patty Samoskevich
• Has one brother, Mackie, and one sister, Madison
• Majoring in History with a minor in Psychology
• Spent summer training with teammates and traveling to Mexico and Maine
• Lists "Sociology of Sport" as the most interesting course she’s taken at Quinnipiac ("It was interesting to learn about how the human mind and sports can interact and relate to one another.")
Career Highs:
Goals: 3, in 4-3 win vs. Union (Nov. 10, 2017)
Assists: 3, at Maine (Oct. 10, 2015)
Points: 3, three times, last vs. Union (Nov. 10, 2017)
• Recorded a team-high 15 goals
• Tallied a team-high 25 points
• Recorded a team-high 5 game-winning goals
• Four of her 5 game-winning goals came in one-goal wins, and three were in consecutive games
• Had 10 assists, good for third on the team
• Played in 35 games
As a Sophomore in 2016-17:
• Played in all 37 games
• Recorded 10 goals
• Had a team-high 19 assists and 29 points
• Tallied 3 game winning goals against UConn on Nov. 26, Penn State Dec. 30, and Rensselaer Feb. 17
• Had 6 games with multiple points
• Tallied two assists in an ECAC Playoff win over Princeton on Feb. 24
• Had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Yale on Feb. 4
• Was second on the team for +/- with +19 rating
• Was invited to U.S. Women's National Team Camp
As a Freshman in 2015-16:
• Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
• Named the team Rookie of the Year
• Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in October
• Was a four-time ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week Selection on Nov. 3, Dec. 8, Feb. 2 and Feb. 16
• Her 32 points were the third most by a recorded in a season in program history
• Scored 16 goals, which were second on the team, and tallied 16 assists
• Second in the country with eight game-winning goals
• Recorded the second most shots on goal on the team with 139 in 38 games played
• Tallied a +28 plus/minus rating, tied for fourth on the team
• Tied for the seventh most goals in ECAC Hockey and third most by a rookie
• Tied for the 11th most points in ECAC Hockey and tied second most by a rookie
• Had the fourth most points and fifth most goals by a rookie in the country
• Opened up her career with a seven-game point streak, the second longest by a rookie in program history and the second longest to open a season in program history
• The Bobcats were 13-0-2 when Samoskevich scored a goal
• Scored a goal in her first career game on Oct. 2, a 3-3 tie with Mercyhurst
• Picked up an assist the following day in a 2-1 win over Mercyhurst
• Tallied the game-winning assist at Maine on Oct. 9 in a 3-1 win
• Recorded her first career three-assist and three-point game in a 5-1 win at Maine on Oct. 10
• Recorded her second straight three-point game with a game-winning goal and two assists against Yale in a 6-3 win on Oct. 24
• Had a third straight multiple-point game with a game-winning goal and an assist at Brown a 4-0 win
• Tallied one assist at Yale on Oct. 31
• Picked up another assist against Cornell on Nov. 7
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win at St. Lawrence on Nov. 21
• Scored a goal and picked up the game-winning assist in the Nutmeg Classic Championship Game at Yale on Nov. 28 in a 3-0 win
• Scored her first multiple-goal game with two goals on Dec. 4 in a 7-1 win against Dartmouth
• Scored the game• winning goal in overtime in a 2-1 win vs. Harvard on Dec. 5
• Scored the game• winning goal on New Year’s Day against Yale in a 1-0 win
• Picked up a goal in a second straight game in a 5-1 win over Brown on Jan. 2
• Tallied two assists, including one on the game-winning goal, at Union on Jan. 9 in a 5-0 win
• Recorded another assist against Robert Morris in a 3-2 win on Jan. 15
• Opened up a four-game goal scoring streak with one goal against Boston University on Jan. 20 in a 6-1 win
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Harvard on Jan. 29, Quinnipiac’s first win at Harvard in program history
• Scored her second straight game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 30
• Tallied her fourth straight game with a goal on Feb. 6 in a 4-1 at Cornell on Feb. 5
• Picked up another two-point game with the game-winning goal and an assist in a 3-0 win vs. St. Lawrence on Feb. 12
• Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie with Clarkson on Feb. 13
• Picked up an assist in a 9-0 win against Union on Feb. 19 for the first ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship in program history
Before Quinnipiac:
• All-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year
• Captain of Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres
• Attended United States U14 to U18 National Development Camps
• Played Two Seasons on the United States Women’s U-18 Team
• YouthOne Player of the Year
• Won the gold medal at 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships in Buffalo, New York
• Named to the Media All-Star Team at the 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships
• Named the top U.S. Player at the 2015 U-18 Women’s World Championships
• Scored a tournament-high six goals with two assists for eight points in five games
• Her eight assists tied for third among all participants
• Named Player of the Game in 7-1 win against Russia
• Scored 56 goals and 38 assists for 94 points in 50 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s
• Led Shattuck-St Mary’s in all three statistical categories
Personal:
• Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Sandy Hook, Connecticut
• Daughter of Fred and Patty Samoskevich
• Has one brother, Mackie, and one sister, Madison
• Majoring in History with a minor in Psychology
• Spent summer training with teammates and traveling to Mexico and Maine
• Lists "Sociology of Sport" as the most interesting course she’s taken at Quinnipiac ("It was interesting to learn about how the human mind and sports can interact and relate to one another.")
Career Highs:
Goals: 3, in 4-3 win vs. Union (Nov. 10, 2017)
Assists: 3, at Maine (Oct. 10, 2015)
Points: 3, three times, last vs. Union (Nov. 10, 2017)
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