By Marty Joseph, QBSN Staff Writer
The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team rolled passed the Durham Jr. Lightning Saturday night in their lone exhibition contest, 7-0. Six different players found the back of the net for the Bobcats, with all three goaltenders seeing game time in the shutout of the Lightning. Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass) led the way with two goals and an assist, along with freshman Nicole Kosta (Mississauga, Ontario) who netted a goal and two assists.
The Bobcats had control of the puck from the opening face-off throughout the first period, as they out shot Durham 15-3 in the first. Durham’s three chances were all quality-scoring chances, but Quinnipiac’s Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario) made three quality stops, keeping the Lightning off the scoreboard. On the other side, Durham goaltender Jackie Rochefort (Ajax, Ontario) was phenomenal in the first period stopping 13 of 15 shots.
The Bobcats finally beat Rochefort at the 16:37 mark on a goal by Breann Frykas (East St. Paul, Manitoba). Frykas took the pass from Olivia Brackett (Coopersville, Michigan) and put a shot on the net. Rochefort was screened on the play and never got a good look on the shot, as it beat her under her left pad. 57 seconds later, Amanda Colin (Burnsville, Minn.) was able to break through the Durham defense and put a point-blank shot on Rochefort, which trickled by her to make it 2-0 Bobcats.
The Bobcats picked up where they left off in the second period, as they were able to extend their lead to 5-0. The Bobcats continued to dominate play as they controlled the puck in both the offensive and defensive zones. Brittany Lyons scored to make it 3-0 at the 7:06 mark off a great setup from Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario) and Amanda Colin.
Both teams switched goaltenders at the halfway point of the 2nd period, as Kimberly Keller (Stouffville, Ontario) came into the game for Durham and Chelsea Laden (Lakeville, Minn.) for the Bobcats. Anna Borgfeldt (Kristianstad, Sweden) got a pass from Nicole Kosta in the slot and fired a shot passed Keller to put the Bobcats up 4-0 later in the second. Kristen Eklund (Barrington, RI) concluded the scoring in the second period as she put a shot passed Keller at the 13:34 mark. Megan Hagg (Ajax, Ontario) and Chelsea Illchuk (Lockport, Manitoba) got the assists; the goal was the result of a strong shift from that line.
Quinnipiac was able to close out the game on the Lightning in the third period, staying focused and putting out a full 60-minute effort. Brittany Lyons netted her second of the game at the 9:56 mark to make it 6-0. To finish things off, Nicole Kosta scored with 8.8 seconds remaining, as she put a wrist shot passed Keller. Kosta had one of the strongest performances for Quinnipiac, and was rewarded with a goal after being setup by Melissa Perry (Chelsea, Michigan) and Breann Frykas.
The No. 9 Bobcats open their season next weekend on the road against No.8 Mercyhurst. After the two game set with Mercyhurst next weekend, the Bobcats open their home schedule against Maine on October 7th.
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