Women’s ice hockey sweeps weekend set
By Marty Joseph, QBSN Staff Writer
The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team improved to 11-7-1 on the season and 7-2-1 in ECAC Hockey conference play with wins over Brown University and Yale University on the weekend. On Friday, the Bobcats shutout the Brown Bears 3-0 behind 16 saves from Victoria Vigilanti (Woodbridge, Ontario). The Bobcats defeated the Yale Bulldogs in overtime by a score of 3-2 on Saturday on a goal by Chelsea Illchuk (Lockport, Manitoba). The Bobcats now ride a five game win streak and sit atop the ECAC Hockey Conference.
On Friday, Vigilanti turned in her fourth shutout of the season and 18th of her career. Kelly Babstock (Mississauga, Ontario), Bethany Dymarczyk (Hamden, Conn.), and Brittany Lyons (Canton, Mass.) all scored for the Bobcats in the victory.
The Bobcats came out firing on all cylinders in the first period, outshooting Brown 17-6 in the period. Brown goaltender Aubree Moore stood strong between the pipes to keep the game scoreless through the first period.
The Bobcats continued their attack in the second period and were able to break through when Babstock scored her 11th goal of the season at the 2:46 mark of the period.
Babstock was able to pick up a loose puck and backhand a shot over the pad of Moore for the goal. Regan Boulton (Brandon, Manitoba) recorded the lone assist on the goal. The Bobcats continued the offensive attack, outshooting the Bears 16-5 in the second period.
Quinnipiac added to the lead with two goals late in the third period to cruise to a 3-0 win. Dymarczyk scored on a slap shot from the point with 8:03 remaining in the period, coming off an assist from Shelby Wignall (Hamilton, Ontario). Lyons closed out the scoring in the game with her third goal of the season at the 6:00 mark. Lyons skated into the offensive zone and wristed a shot right by Moore. Breann Frykas (East St. Paul, Manitoba) was credited with the assist on the play.
On Saturday, the win came with far more difficulty for the Bobcats. Illchuk was the difference for the Bobcats in the win recording a game-tying assist and the game-winning goal in overtime.
The Bobcats fell behind early in the game on a goal by Yale’s Heather Grant at the 3:56 mark of the first period. Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) tied the game at the 12:23 mark of the period when she snapped a shot passed Yale goaltender Genny Ladiges after receiving a pass from Melissa Perry (Champion, Mich.). Dymarczyk also recorded an assist on the play.
Yale was able to take the lead again at the 3:28 mark of the second period on a goal by Lynn Kennedy.
Quinnipiac turned up the intensity in the third period and was able to tie the score, 2-2 with 4:58 remaining in regulation play. On a delayed penalty call, Illchuk stepped onto the ice as an extra-attacker and was able to keep the play alive in the offensive zone. She picked the puck up and passed it to Frykas who fed the puck to Boulton who drilled a shot over the shoulder of Ladiges to even the score.
After assisting on the game-tying goal, Illchuk won the game with a goal on her own at the 2:49 mark of the extra frame. The win gave Quinnipiac a season sweep over Yale.
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