No. 9 Bobcats To Host Harvard in ECAC Opening Round

Quinnipiac vs. Harvard
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2023 | 3:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 9 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey is set to host Harvard for the ECAC Women’s Ice Hockey Opening Round on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3:00 PM. The Bobcats are the No. 5 seed as Harvard is the 12 seed.

 

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AMONG THE NATION’S BEST

• QU ranks No. 5 nationally in scoring offense (3.62 goals per game) and fourth in total team points (320).  
• First Year Kahlen Lamarche is ranked second nationally among all First Year’s with 30 points. She also leads all First Year’s with 21 total assists.
• Kate Reilly and Kendall Cooper are both in the top 10 nationally for points per game among defenders. Kate Reilly leads all defenders nationally in total points with 38.
• Sadie Peart is No. 2 nationally with 459 faceoff wins this season.
• Logan Angers is also tied for eighth nationally with five shutouts on the year.

CHASING HISTORY

• Kate Reilly comes into the weekend with 97 career points and is trying to become the ninth player in program history to hit 100 points.
• She is already the program leader in career points by a defender and points in a single season by a defender.
• Forward Sadie Peart is currently one point from tying for second all-time in career points by a Bobcat (122).

SCOUTING HARVARD

• Harvard is 5-22-2 this season with wins over BU, St. Lawrence, Sacred Heart, RPI, and Union. Harvard finished as the 12^th team in the ECAC.
• Gwyn Lapp leads the Crimson with 15 points on 11 goals and four assists.
• Alex Pellicci has started 22 games in net for Harvard, posting a 3.76 goals against average and .894 save percentage.
• Sadie Peart and Kahlen Lamarche each have five points against Harvard this season.
• QU is 15-20-3 versus Harvard since 2005. The Bobcats have won the last five straight over the Crimson. In two games this season QU has outscored Harvard 15-1.

NO. 9 IN THE POLLS

• The Bobcats have been ranked No. 9 nationally in each of the latest national polls (USCHO & USA Hockey).

REGULAR SEASON FINALE WINS OVER RPI, UNION

• The Bobcats wrapped up the regular season with two wins in the Capital Region.
• They topped RPI 4-2 on Friday, thanks to three third period goals.
• Maya Labad led QU with two goals and an assist.
• On Saturday, the Bobcats had a dominant 6-1 win at Union.
• Alexa Hoskin had her first multi-goal game of the season and Jess Schryver had three assists.

OVERTIME LOSSES TO ST. LAWRENCE, CLARKSON

• On back-to-back nights the Bobcats overcame deficits to fall short in overtime.
• On Friday night, the Bobcats were down three goals going into the final frame before rattling off three of their own from Nina Steigauf, Jess Schryver, and Sadie Peart.
• The Saints would score a little over a minute into overtime to win.
• On Saturday afternoon, QU played a tight game with Clarkson, going into OT with the game tied at one.
• Despite Logan Angers’ best efforts the Golden Knights scored with 25 seconds left in overtime.

BOUNCE BACK WIN OVER PRINCETON

• On Saturday afternoon, QU snapped its four-game losing streak, beating No. 12 Princeton 3-1 at home.
• Sophie Urban started the scoring off with her first goal of the season with three minutes left in the first period.
• In the second period the Bobcats scored two more goals. Kate Reilly found the back of the net on the power play while Kendall Cooper scored as well.
• Logan Angers made 21 saves and the Bobcats outshot Princeton for the first time in the last three meetings.

LOSSES AT YALE, BROWN

• On Friday night, the Bobcats got the lead from a second period Veronica Bac goal, before Yale was able to come back with a goal of its own.
• The Bulldogs forced overtime and started it with a powerplay and they would score 25 seconds into overtime.
• At Brown on Saturday afternoon the two teams skated scoreless until Zoe Uens scored her first goal of the season with just under four minutes to play in the second period.
• Brown scored four goals in the third period, including two empty net goals, to secure the 4-1 victory.
• Logan Angers made 61 saves over the weekend.

TWO HOMES LOSSES VERSUS COLGATE AND CORNELL

• On Friday night, the Bobcats were shut out for the first time this season, falling 5-0 to No. 4/5 Colgate.
• Saturday afternoon the Bobcats comeback bid fell short. Despite scoring two extra attacker goals in the final three minutes, Cornell would score the game-winner with under a minute left.
• Goaltender Logan Angers made 71 saves over the course of the weekend.

ROAD SWEEP OVER HARVARD AND DARTMOUTH

UNDEFEATED WEEKEND VS. MINN. DULUTH

• QU opened up 2024 with a hard fought series against Minnesota Duluth in Hamden, coming out 1-0-1.
• The Bobcats took game one on Friday with goals from Kendall Cooper and Nina Steigauf while Logan Angers made 36 saves.
• In the second game, Minnesota Duluth took a 2-0 lead in the third period before the Bobcats came roaring back.
• Maddy Samoskevich and Sadie Peart were able to score two third period goals to force overtime, which would end in a tie.

HOME WIN OVER LIU

OVERTIME WIN AT NO. 12 PRINCETON

• On Saturday afternoon QU beat No. 12 Princeton 6-5 in a back-and-forth thriller in New Jersey.
• The Bobcats took a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission despite being outshot 24-5 in the first period.
• Princeton would score four goals in the second period to take a 5-3 lead but the Bobcats would get two power-play from Kendall Cooper and Sadie Peart to knot the game at five in the third period.
• Halfway through overtime Kate Reilly found Sadie Peart in front of the net for the game-winner to complete the comeback.

HOME WEEKEND SWEEP OVER UNION & RPI

• Jess Schryver led the Bobcats with two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Union on Friday, Dec. 1. She also scored both goals in the third period to give extend the Bobcat lead.
• Emerson Jarvis and Kahlen Lamarche chipped in goals as well earlier in the contest.
• Kate Reilly notched her 78^th career point as Bobcat to move into first place all time for Bobcat defenders, passing Regan Boulton ’13.
• On Saturday night, four different Bobcats scored enroute to a 4-2 win over RPI.
• Madison Chantler, Maddy Samoskevich, Veronica Bac, and Emerson Jarvis all scored for the Bobcats.
• Logan Angers made 44 saves combined over the weekend.

FOURTH STRAIGHT NUTMEG CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP

• The Bobcats continued their dominance over the state of Connecticut, topping No. 11 UConn and No. 13/12 Yale on back-to-back nights to capture their fourth straight Nutmeg Classic championship.
• Goaltender Logan Angers was named tournament Most Outstanding Player as she made 68 saves over the two games, including a season-high 36-save shutout over Yale in the Championship game.
• On Friday, Julia Nearis scored two goals in her first Nutmeg Classic game, leading the Bobcats to a 4-2 win over UConn. Kendall Cooper and Nina Steigauf each scored in the game as well.
• With just under a minute left in the first period on Saturday, Veronica Bac forced a turnover and fed Kate Reilly a one-timer to put the Bobcats up one.
• Kendall Cooper continued her hot streak scoring a backhand goal to put the Bobcats up two. Nina Steigauf added an empty net goal to beat the Bulldogs 3-0.

WEEKEND SPLIT AT CORNELL AND COLGATE

• On Friday, Nov. 17, the Bobcats topped No. 6 Cornell 3-1 in Ithaca, N.Y. Three different Bobcats scored in the win.
• Kahlen Lamarche scored off an intercepted pass five minutes into the second period, while Emerson Jarvis scored off a Kendall Cooper rebound later in the period.
• Jess Schryver scored the empty netter to seal the game with just under a minute left.
• On Saturday, Nov. 18, QU fell 4-1 to No. 3 Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y.
• After Colgate took an early, Kate Reilly received a pass from Jess Schryver and shot it to tie the game up in the first period.
• Colgate would score two more first period goals and tacked on an empty netter late in the third to win the game.
• Goaltender Logan Angers made 62 saves over the course of the weekend.

RECORD SETTING WIN OVER POST

• The Bobcats set multiple program records in a 12-1 win over Post. The 12 goals scored by the Bobcats was a program high.
• QU also tallied 32 total points and 20 assists, both program records.
• Six different Bobcats recorded 3+ points, including Nina Steigauf and Kate Reilly each notching four points.
• Veronica Bac had the first multi-point game of her career with two goals and one assist.

HOME WINS OVER DARTMOUTH AND HARVARD

TWO ROAD LOSSES AT CLARKSON AND ST. LAWRENCE

• The Bobcats took their first losses of the season at Clarkson and St. Lawrence Friday and Saturday afternoons.
• Maya Labad scored the lone Bobcat goal on Friday, with assists from Kahlen Lamarche and Madison Chantler.
• Sadie Peart scored the only Bobcat goal on Saturday, on a tip in front from a Maya Labad pass.
• Logan Angers made 43 saves over the course of the weekend.

ECAC OPENING WEEKEND SWEEP

• On Friday night, the Bobcats won 1-0 over Brown in Hamden. Nina Steigauf scored the lone goal for the Bobcats, while Logan Angers made 18 saves to record the 15^th shutout of her career.
• On Saturday the Bobcats came out flying, scoring four goals in the first period. Emerson Jarvis and Kahlen Lamarche scored two goals in a span of 28 seconds to get the Bobcats going.
• Maya Labad and Sadie Peart each scored in the first period as well.
• The Bulldogs came back with three goals of their own before Emerson Jarvis and Nina Steigauf each netted an empty net goal to seal the 6-3 victory.

HOME-AND-HOME SWEEP OVER PROVIDENCE

• QU won both games of a home-and-home with Providence, taking the first one at home 4-1, and the second 2-1 in OT on the road.
• Sadie Peart recorded her 100^th point while the Bobcats also got goals from Julia Nearis, Nina Steigauf, and Jess Schryver.
• On Saturday, Madison Chantler broke the scoreless tie early in the third period before Providence was able to make it 1-1. Jess Schryver netted the game-winner just 54 seconds in the extra frame.

TWO ROAD WINS AT UNH

• The Bobcats won both games at New Hampshire this past weekend, topping the Wildcats, 3-2, in overtime on Friday before earning a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
• Nina Steigauf scored the game-winner in overtime on Friday, while the Bobcats also got goals from both Sadie Peart and Madison Chantler.
• Peart, Steigauf, Jess Schryver and Maya Labad all scored on Saturday to send QU back to Hamden with a pair of non-league victories.

BOBCATS SWEEP OPENING WEEKEND

• Quinnipiac opened the regular season with a two-game sweep of Maine in Hamden, topping the Black Bears 3-0 on Friday night in Hamden, then 5-1 on Saturday.
• Graduate student Logan Angers made 20 saves to complete a 3-0 shutout victory over Maine on Friday night in Hamden. The Bobcats jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Nina Steigauf hit a streaking Sadie Peart and she fired a wrister past the Maine goaltender 49 seconds in. Early in the second period Julia Nearis scored her first goal as a Bobcat on a breakaway after Kate Reilly found her open in the middle of the ice. Kendall Cooper finished the win off with an empty-net goal with just under 30 seconds remaining.
• Five different Bobcats tallied goals as Quinnipiac completed the weekend sweep of Maine on Saturday afternoon by the final score of 5-1. Maya Labad, Kendall Cooper, Jess Schryver, Emerson Jarvis and Nina Steigauf all scored in the victory.

OT WIN in EXHIBITION

• Graduate student Kate Reilly scored 2:17 into overtime to complete a three-goal run for the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team, as the Bobcats erased a 3-1 third-period deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over UConn in a Saturday exhibition contest at M&T Bank Arena.
• The Bobcats trailed 3-1 with just under 12:00 to go, but Madison Chantler’s goal at the 8:13 mark cut the deficit in half.
• After a body-checking penalty on UConn late in the frame, Maddy Samoskevich fired a wrister from the point into the top corner, knotting the contest and sending it to the extra frame.
• Chantler also started the scoring in the second, deflecting a Zoe Uens point shot to the ice as it skipped past the UConn netminder.
• The goalies split each 20-minute period in the contest, with Logan Angers taking back over in overtime to earn the victory. Lucy Phillips made 11 saves in her first collegiate action, while Tatum Blacker and Angers each compiled nine stops. 

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

QU SELECTED NO. 3 in ECAC HOCKEY POLL

BOBCATS ANNOUNCE 2023-24 LEADERSHIP GROUP

• Graduate defender Kate Reilly and graduate forward Sadie Peart will serve as the Bobcat’s Co-Captains while senior defender Kendall Cooper and graduate forward Alexa Hoskin have been tabbed Assistant Captains.
• Peart is back in action in the leadership group after serving as an assistant captain for the Bobcats last season. Reilly, Peart, and Hoskin each announced their return for a fifth season this year in March.
• Kate Reilly, Co-Captain – Kate Reilly was the 2023 Sarah Devens Award Co-Recipient and played in all 40 contests during the 2022-23 season. She posted eight goals and 10 assists last season, including the game-tying goal in the third to force the historic triple overtime against Penn State in the NCAA Regional Tournament. Reilly led the team in blocked shots, led the defenders in goals scored, and posted a +18 through 40 games. She has a career record of 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points through four years.
• Sadie Peart, Co-Captain – Sadie Peart served as an assistant captain during her senior year with the Bobcats, she tied for first on the team for game-winning goals and scored the overtime winner against St. Lawrence to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals. Peart saw action in all 40 matchups last season, posting 14 goals and 14 assists ranking fourth on the team in points. She has played in 132 games during her four years as a Bobcat with a 45G-48A-93P record.
• Alexa Hoskin, Assistant Captain – Alexa Hoskin tallied 24 points during last season’s campaign, ranking fifth on the team in total points. She scored the lone goal against Colgate in the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals and recorded seven goals and 17 assists through 36 matchups, a career-high season. Peart posted two powerplay goals and two game-winners. Hoskin has seen action in 107 games throughout her career and recorded 19 goals, 41 assists and 60 total points.
• Kendall Cooper, Assistant Captain – Kendall Cooper was named to the ECAC All-Conference Second Team in 2023, lead the defense in goals scored with six, and tallied two game-winners. Cooper scored a goal against Ohio State in the NCAA Regional Final this past season. Cooper enters her fourth year with the Bobcats and has posted 15G-42A-57P through 84 career games. She saw action in 33 games this past season and posted a +15 with two powerplay goals. She was named to the 2021 ECAC All-Rookie Team in her first year.

LAST YEAR (2022-23)

• The Bobcats recently completed a stellar 2022-23 season, tying a program record with 30 wins.
• The Bobcats reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time and won an NCAA Tournament matchup for the second consecutive year under head coach Cassandra Turner.
• QU went 17-5-0 in ECAC action and boasted a 17-4-0 mark at home games in Hamden.
• Olivia Mobley and Kendall Cooper were named to the All-ECAC Second Team for their performance on the ice. Mobley led the Bobcats with 43 total points (15 goals, 28 assists) and Cooper helped anchor the Bobcats’ defensive unit while chipping in with 23 points. 
• Head Coach Cassandra Turner was named an ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year finalist. In 2022-23, she coached the team to a 17-5-0 league record (27-7-0 overall) and a third-place finish at the end of the regular season. Turner has led the Bobcats to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons.  

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