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10th Annual 2013 Nutmeg Classic Hosted by University

Friday - Saturday, November 29-30, 2013 High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Conn.

Quinnipiac Bobcats • • UConn Huskies • RIT Tigers

Nutmeg Classic History 2004 2009 Champion: UConn Champion: UConn Runner-Up: Yale Runner-Up: Yale MVP: Tiffany Owens (Jr., F, UConn) MVP: Michelle Binning (Sr., F, UConn) Laurie Belliveau Award: Shannon Murphy (Sr., G, UConn) Laurie Belliveau Award: Alexandra Garcia (So., G, UConn)

2005 2010 Champion: Quinnipiac Champion: Quinnipiac Runner-Up: UConn 4 Time Champion Runner-Up: Yale MVP: Hayley McKeekin (Fr., F, QU) MVP: Kate Wheeler (Jr., F, QU) Laurie Belliveau Award: Connie Craig (Fr., G, QU) Laurie Belliveau Award: Jackee Snikeris (Sr., G, Yale)

2006 2011 Champion: Yale Champion: Quinnipiac Runner-Up: Quinnipiac Runner-Up: Robert Morris MVP: Cristi Houser (So., F, Yale) MVP: (So., F, QU) Laurie Belliveau Award: Shivon Zilis (Jr. G, Yale) Laurie Belliveau Award: Victoria Vigilanti (Jr., G, QU)

2007 3 Time Champion 2012 Champion: UConn Champion: Boston College Runner-Up: Yale Runner-Up: Yale MVP: Sarah Tittman (Jr., F, Yale) MVP: Corinne Boyles (Sr., G, Boston College) Laurie Belliveau Award: Jaime Miller (Fr., G, QU) Laurie Belliveau Award: Corinne Boyles (Sr., G, B.C.)

2008 All-Time Records at Nutmeg Classic: Champion: UConn Boston College: 2-0 Quinnipiac: 8-8-2 Runner-Up: Yale UConn: 11-7 Wayne State: 1-1 MVP: Nicole Tritter (Sr., F, Yale) Robert Morris: 1-1 Niagara: 0-0-2 Laurie Belliveau Award: Jackee Snikeris (So., G, Yale) 1 Time Champion Yale: 7-9-2 Sacred Heart: 0-4 Nutmeg classic HosteD BY Nov. 29-30, 2013

Team Notes

University of Huskies (4-8-2, 1-4-1 ) 4 Titles, 1 Runner-Up at Nutmeg Classic (10th appearance)

• Dominated the Nutmeg Classic with more titles (4) than any other team • All four of the Huskies’ victories this season have come from home • UConn is winless (0-4-2) in six games on the road this season • Of the Huskies’ eight losses, six have come against ranked opponents • JR Sarah MacDonnell (5 G, 8 A) is 39th in the nation in PPG (0.93) • Tallied a 3-3-1 record against ECAC Hockey competition • Head coach Chris MacKenzie is in his first year with the Huskies

Yale University Bulldogs (2-7-1, 2-3-1 ECAC Hockey) 1 Title, 6 Runner-Ups at Nutmeg Classic (10th appearance)

• Advanced to the Nutmeg Championship more times than any other team (7) • After starting season 0-5, Bulldogs are 2-2-1 in last five games • Only two losses in that span came against No. 1 Minnesota • SO Jamie Haddad leads Yale with 8 points (3 G, 5 A) • JR Goalie Jamie Leonoff averages most saves per game (35.2) in NCAA • FR Phoebe Staenz (1 G, 7 A) is 7th in NCAA in points per game (0.88) among freshmen • Seven of the top eight Yale scorers are either freshman or sophomores

Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers (8-6-1, 4-1-1 ) First Appearance in Nutmeg Classic

• Recently had their Div. I team record five-game unbeaten streak snapped • Tigers are a perfect 7-0 on Fridays this season, 1-6-1 on Saturday • RIT has never played Quinnipiac or UConn, 4-0 lifetime against Yale • SR Kourtney Kunichika tied for 4th among active players with 124 career pts. • JR Kolbee McCrea’s 51 career goals is good for 4th among active players • JR Ali Binnington is 6-1-1 with a 1.13 GAA and .958 save percentage in last 8 games • Kunichika (5 G, 7 A) leads Tigers in points while McCrea (7 G, 3 A) leads in goals

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (10-2-5, 3-2-4 ECAC Hockey) 3 Titles, 1 Runner-Ups at Nutmeg Classic (10th appearance)

• Nationally-ranked No. 7 (USA Today) and No. 8 (USCHO.com) in polls • Bobcats allow the third-fewest shots-on-goal per game (20.5) in the country • Quinnipiac has outshot their opponent in 16 of 17 games this season • Have more results ending in ties (5) this season than any other team in the country • JR Chelsea Laden is 3rd in NCAA in GAA (1.06), 3rd in SV % (.948) and 1st in SH (5) • Every game Kelly Babstock has scored a point the Bobcats are undefeated (10-0-2) • Babstock (10 G, 13 A) tied for 3rd in nation in scoring, 2nd in career points (177)

Nutmeg classic HosteD BY QuinnipiaC University Nov. 29-30, 2013