The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey (9-0-1, 4-0-0 ECAC) remains undefeated both on the season and all time against the Union Dutchwomen (1-10-2, 0-4-0 ECAC) after their 5-0 win Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats ended the game outshooting the Dutchwomen 63 to eight. It was the first time the team had 60 shots in a game since Nov. 26, 2010 in a 9-1 win against Sacred Heart.
“I was impressed that they only got eight shots, and that five of them were outside of the blueline,” head coach Rick Seeley said. “We played well tonight, maybe one of our best sixty minutes of the year.”
Though a great deal of shots from Quinnipiac were around the crease, the first goal came off a shot on the top of the face-off circle. The eventual game-winner came from junior Cydney Roesler, who had plenty of time and open ice, getting the shot through traffic.
The second came off of the stick of senior Erica Uden-Johansson. The pass came from fellow senior Shiann Darkangelo in the slot. Uden-Johansson was able to get a first shot off, then get the rebound in on a backhand. She would end the weekend with six points.
“I wasn’t too satisfied with how I played over there [at Four Nations], I thought I could do better than I did,” Uden-Johansson said. “So I thought I’d make up for it here.”
For the second game in a row, the Bobcats would put up three goals in the third period. The third came off of the stick of junior Nicole Kosta. She crossed the crease and fired a shot off, which landed on top of Shenae Lundberg’s pad. The puck would be knocked loose and eventually poked in by Kosta for her second goal on the weekend.
Freshman T.T. Cianfarano came in with the wraparound that pulled Lundberg to the far post. The rebound would come to sophomore Emma Woods for an open net for her third goal the year. The final goal would come again of the stick of Uden-Johansson, who was able to get off a clean shot alone in the slot.
Quinnipiac’s biggest challenge may come next weekend in the form of national champion Clarkson. The Golden Knights eliminated the Bobcats in the ECAC Semifinals last season, eliminating any chance of them making the NCAA tournament for the first time.
“Obviously it’s a change of pace. We’re just going to have to be more disciplined… just continue to work hard and try to be perfect,” Uden-Johansson. said
“They took us out of our season last year,” added Chelsea Laden. “We’re gonna come out the best we can and hopefully take it to them.”
