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Quinnipiac Women’s Ice Hockey 2016-17 Schedule 2016-17 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY Date Opponent Time/Result GAME #19: NO. 8/8 QUINNIPIAC VS. UNION September Sun 25 Guelph (Exhibition) W, 6-1 Date: Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 (6 p.m.) Fri 30 Maine W, 5-4 Location: Messa Rink | Schenectady, NY October All-Time Series vs. Union: 25-0-4 Sat 1 Maine W, 3-0 Last 5 vs. Union: 5-0-0 Fri 7 at UConn W, 3-0 Sat 8 at New Hampshire W, 3-0 No. 8/8 Quinnipiac Union Last Meeting: W, 9-0 (Feb. 19, 2016) 11-4-3 Overall 2-12-0 Overall Fri 14 at Mercyhurst L, 2-3 Head Coach Cassie Turner vs. Union: 2-0 Sat 15 at Mercyhurst W, 1-0 5-2-1 ECAC 0-6-0 ECAC Fri 21 at Boston College T, 0-0 Sat 22 Boston College L, 4-1 Fri 28 at Yale * W, 4-1 GAME #20: NO. 8/8 QUINNIPIAC VS. RPI Sat 29 at Brown * W, 8-0 Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 (3 p.m.) November Location: Houston Field House | Troy, NY Fri 4 Clarkson * L, 4-1 All-Time Series vs. RPI: 14-12-2 Sat 5 St. Lawrence * L, 1-0 Fri 11 at Dartmouth * W, 2-1 Last 5 vs. RPI: 4-0-1 Sat 12 at Harvard * W, 2-1 No. 8/8 Quinnipiac Rensselaer Last Meeting: W, 2-1 ( 2OT - Feb. 27, 2016) 11-4-3 Overall 5-12-1 Overall Fri 18 Cornell * T, 3-3 3-0-1 Sat 21 Colgate * W, 3-1 5-2-1 ECAC 2-4-0 ECAC Head Coach Cassie Turner vs. RPI: Fri 25 Merrimack (Nutmeg Classic) T, 1-1 Sat 26 UConn (Nutmeg Classic) W, 3-2 December THE LATEST IN BOBCAT HOCKEY Fri 2 at Union * 6:00 P.M. Sat 3 at Rensselaer * 3:00 P.M. • HAMDEN, Connecticut – No. 8/8 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey will resume ECAC Fri 30 Penn. State 6:00 P.M. Hockey play this weekend, traveling to Union and Rensselaer before a 27-day break from January. action. Sun 1 at Princeton * 3:00 P.M. • The Bobcats are coming off a 1-0-1 weekend at the 2016 Nutmeg Classic – which was Fri 6 Harvard * 6:00 P.M. Sat 7 Dartmouth 3:00 P.M. hosted at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden. Quinnipiac played to a 1-1 tie vs. Mer- Fri 13 at Colgate * 6:00 P.M. - Sat 14 at Cornell * 3:00 P.M. Fri 20 at Merrimack 7:00 P.M. out, advancing to the Nutmeg Classic Championship. Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Tue 31 Princeton * 12:00 P.M. Carolina)rimack in scoredthe first her round sixth of goal the ofNutmeg the season Classic in onthe Nov. tie, and 25. TheSydney Warriors Rossman won (Excelsior the shoot February Minnesota) made 11 saves in net. The Bobcats then earned a 3-2 win against UConn on Fri 3 Brown * 6:00 P.M. Saturday, Nov. 26 in the tournament’s consolation game. Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Sat 4 Yale * 3:00 P.M. Fri 10 at St. Lawrence * 6:00 P.M. Hook, Connecticut) scored the game-winning goal just 18 seconds into the third period. Sat 11 at Clarkson * 3:00 P.M. Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) and Randi Marcon (Winnipeg, Manitoba) also re- Fri 17 Rensselaer * 6:00 P.M. Sat 18 Union * 3:00 P.M. corded goals for the Bobcats – who had 45 shots on goal in the win. Fri 24 ECAC Hockey Tournament 3:00 P.M. • Quinnipiac was ranked No. 8 overall in the latest USCHO.com Division Women’s Poll, as Sat 25 ECAC Hockey Tournament 3:00 P.M. Sun 26 ECAC Hockey Tournament 3:00 P.M. announced on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. The Bobcats were also ranked No. 8 nationally in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll, as announced Games Home games in bold. *ECAC Hockey game on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Quinnipiac is currently 9th in the PairWise Rankings. • Sophomore forward Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Carolina) was named ECAC ^Nutmeg Classic, games will be played at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden, CT. Hockey Player of the Week on Tuesday, November 29. She registered a goal and two as- sists during the Bobcats’ two Nutmeg Classic games this past weekend. - ishing No. 1 overall in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll. • The Bobcats were picked as ECAC Hockey’s favorite entering the 2016-17 season, fin STATISTICAL 2016-17LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS FORWARDS GP G A PTS SH +/- GWG #22 Taylar Cianfarano 18 10 5 15 73 +8 5 #6 Meghan Turner 18 4 10 14 36 +8 1 2016-17 Standings (as of 11/17/16) #11 M. Samoskevich 18 5 7 12 86 +7 1 Team Pts. ECAC Overall #18 Emma Woods 18 3 8 11 48 +3 0 St. Lawrence 16 8-0-0 15-0-1 #13 Kenzie Lancaster 18 6 4 10 48 +9 2 Clarkson 16 8-0-0 13-3-2 Quinnipiac 11 5-2-1 11-4-3 Colgate 10 5-2-0 14-2-1 DEFENSE GP G A PTS SH +/- BLK Cornell 9 4-2-1 6-4-1 #10 Taryn Baumgardt 18 3 4 7 21 +11 21 Princeton 7 3-6-1 5-6-1 #25 Emma Greco 18 0 5 5 23 +4 30 Yale 5 2-5-1 4-6-2 Rensselaer 4 2-4-0 5-12-1 #12 Kati Tabin 18 2 4 6 20 +7 12 Dartmouth 2 1-4-0 2-6-0 #4 Kate MacKenzie 18 2 3 5 15 +4 24 Harvard 2 1-4-0 1-8-0 Brown 2 1-7-0 3-10-0 GOALTENDER W-L-T MIN GA GAA SV SV% Union 0 0-6-0 2-12-0 #34 Sydney Rossman 10-4-2 955:00 18 1.51 267 .918 /quwih @QU_WIH @QU_WIH *Stats updated as of Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016* Nov. 18 & Nov. 19, 2016 No. 8/8 Quinnipiac vs. Cornell & Colgate Nov. 18 & Nov. 19, 2016 GAME NOTES HAMDEN, Connecticut – No. 8/8 Quin- against average in 16 games so far this is third in the country in shutouts (5). nipiac women’s ice hockey will resume year. ECAC Hockey play this weekend, travel- MILESTONE WATCH ing to Union and Rensselaer before a 27- ALL-TIME vs. RPI Taylar Cianfarano has 55 career goals and day break from action. Quinnipiac is 14-12-2 all-time vs. the 42 career assists, putting her three points Engineers, and 5-0-1 in the last six away from 100. LAST WEEKEND meetings. Emma Woods has 38 goals and 56 assists for The Bobcats are coming off a 1-0-1 week- 94 career points. She needs just six more for end at the 2016 Nutmeg Classic – which matchups from 2003-2008. 100. was hosted at High Point Solutions Arena RPIQU iswon 1-1-1 seven in itsof lastthe firstthree eight road all-time games Sydney Rossman has 23 career shutouts. She in Hamden. at RPI. needs three more for the program record. Quinnipiac played to a 1-1 tie vs. Mer- ECAC HOCKEY AWARDS PENALTY KILL Sophomore forward Kenzie Lancaster Quinnipiac ranked No. 2 in the nation in PK Classic on Nov. 25. The Warriors won (Waxhaw, North Carolina) was named percentage last season, killing off 98-of-106 rimackthe shootout, in the firstadvancing round toof thethe Nutmeg ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on penalties (92.5 percent). This year, the Bob- Classic Championship. Kenzie Lancaster Tuesday, November 29. She registered cats have successfully killed 51-of-60 PK (Waxhaw, North Carolina) scored her a goal and two assists during the Bob- chances, good for 85.0 percent. sixth goal of the season in the tie, and cats’ two Nutmeg Classic games this past Sydney Rossman (Excelsior Minnesota) weekend. She has six goals and four as- POWER PLAY made 11 saves in net. sists for 10 points on the season. All of Quinnipiac has scored on 12-of-68 power Lancaster’s six career goals have come play chances thus far in 2016-17, a rate of The Bobcats then earned a 3-2 win in the last 10 games. 17.65 percent – which ranks No. 10 in the against UConn on Saturday, Nov. 26 in country. Cianfarano is tied for No. 2 in the the tournament’s consolation game. The Bobcats have won an ECAC Hockey Melissa Samoskevich (Sandy Hook, Con- Weekly Award this year: necticut) scored the game-winning goal Sydney Rossman (Excelsior, Minnesota) JUSTcountry SCORE with FIRSTfive goals on the advantage. just 18 seconds into the third period. – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week Taryn Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alberta) and – Oct. 11, 2016 34 regular season games – going 22-0-3 in Randi Marcon (Winnipeg, Manitoba) also Taylar Cianfarano (Oswego, New York) – Last year, Quinnipiac scored first in 25 of its recorded goals for the Bobcats – who had ECAC Hockey Player of the Week – Oct. in 11 of 18 games so far in the 2016-17 sea- 45 shots on goal in the win. 18, 2016 those games. The Bobcats have scored first Kenzie Lancaster (Waxhaw, North Caro- SCOUTING UNION lina) – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week SHOOTson, going TO 10-0-1 THRILL when scoring first. Union is 2-12-0 this year, and has lost its – Nov. 29, 2016 The Bobcats are 34-2-6 in games where they last eight games.