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Back in Action: Tigers Hosts Penn State & Quinnipiac
December 29, 2016 | Women's Ice Hockey
| Games 17 & 18: Penn State & Quinnipiac at Princeton | |
| Game Times | vs. Penn State, Saturday, Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink |
| vs. Quinnipiac, Sunday, Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink | |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Series Info | Princeton leads Penn State 5-1 (streak: 3 wins) |
| Princeton trails Quinnipiac 10-13-4 (streak: 12 losses, 2 ties) | |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l |
| Penn State | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PennStateWHKYÂ l 5-10-3, 4-3-1 CHA |
| Quinnipiac | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @QU_WIH l 13-4-3, 7-2-1 ECAC |
EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton closed out the first portion of the season on a four-game win streak and is earning votes in the latest national poll with a 9-6-1 overall record. The Tigers have the sixth-best scoring offense in the country, averaging 3.44 goals per game while allowing 2.06 gpg. The offense is led by the reigning ECAC Rookie of the Year, Karlie Lund who leads the league in points per game and has 26 points in 16 games to rank third in the nation. Three seniors follow on the scoring chart with Cassidy Tucker netting 17 points, All-America Kelsey Koelzer with 16 and Molly Contini with 14. Freshman Carly Bullock and Claire Thompson, along with junior Kiersten Falck have 11 points apiece. Junior Alysia DaSilva and freshman Steph Neatby have both seen time in goal. DaSilva is 6-5-1 with a .924 save percentage and a 1.98 GAA, while Neatby is 3-1 with a .940 save percentage and a 1.82 GAA. With a 5-4-1 league mark, the Tigers are sixth in the ECAC standings.
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
Penn State returns from the holiday break on a 5-10-3 overall record and will face Quinnipiac on Friday, one day before taking on the Tigers. The Nittany Lions have played three other ECAC squads: Clarkson, Union and St. Lawrence and is 1-5 against them. The squad's last win was a 3-2 game over Lindenwood on Nov. 11. Penn State has the eighth best power play in the nation, converting on 15 of 85 chances (17.6%). Senior Laura Bowman leads the offense with 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points. Classmate Amy Peterson is four points back with 10 goals and 10 assists. Freshman Brooke Madsen has a goal and 11 assists, while Katie McMillan leads the blueliners with nine points. Freshman Daniela Paniccia is 5-4-2 in her 12 games in goal. She has a .924 save percentage and a 2.28 GAA. Junior Hannah Ehresmann backs up with a 3.04 GAA and a .914 save percentage in seven games.
THE PRINCETON/PENN STATE SERIES
Princeton owns a 5-1 lead in the all-time series with the relatively new Penn State hockey program. The Tigers swept the Nittany Lions during a two-game series at Hobey Baker Rink last year. The lone loss in the series was in the 2014 season opener, a one-goal game.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac is ranked eighth in the nation as they ended the first half of the season at 13-4-3 and on a eight-game unbeaten streak. The Bobcats average 2.75 goals per game and have the third-best scoring defense nationally at 1.35 gpg. The squad as the fourth-best power-play in the nation converting 15 of 76 (19.7%). The reigning ECAC Player of the Year Taylar Cianfarano leads the squad in scoring with 11 goals and seven asists for 18 points. Senior Emma Woods is one points back, while sophomore Melsisa Samoskevich and senior Meghan Turner have 14 points apiece. Senior Sydney Rossman has started in net in 18 of 20 games. She has a .919 save percentage and a 1.48 GAA. Quinnipiac is third in the ECAC with a 7-2-1 mark.
THE PRINCETON/QUINNIPIAC SERIES
The Tigers look to snap a 14-game winless skid in the series with the Bobcats. Last year Quinnipiac won a 4-2 game in Princeton two days after a 1-1 tie in Hamden. Princeton's last win was a 3-0 shutout on Jan. 3, 2011.
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