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Princeton University Athletics
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No. 8 Princeton Hosts No. 10 Quinnipiac in ECAC Playoff Series
February 23, 2017 | Women's Ice Hockey
| ECAC Quarterfinals: No. 10 Quinnipiac at No. 8 Princeton | |
| Game Times | Friday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink |
| Saturday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. l Hobey Baker Rink | |
| Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. l l Hobey Baker Rink | |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Series Info | Princeton trails Quinnipiac 12-13-4Â (streak: 2 wins) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l |
| Quinnipiac | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @QU_WIH l 20-8-6, 13-6-3 ECAC/5th |
EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton earned home ice in the playoffs for the second consecutive season after sweeping RPI and Union last weekend. The Tigers are ranked No. 8 in both national polls with an 18-8-3 overall record. As the No. 4 seed in the playoffs, the Tigers finished the league with a 14-6-2 mark. The offense is led by sophomore Karlie Lund who has 21 goals and 21 assists for 42 points. Linemate freshman Carly Bullock has 28 points on 19 goals and nine assists. Seniors Molly Contini and Kelsey Koelzer have 28 points apiece - with Koelzer matching Lund in assists with 21. Senior Cassity Tucker and freshman defender Claire Thompson have also net 20+ points. Freshman Steph Neatby is 10-3-1 since taking over the starting role in late November. She has the second-best save percentage in the country at .949 save percentage and is third in goals against average with a rate of 1.47. The Tigers offense ranks sixth nationally, as they average 3.38 goals per game, while allowing 1.90 gpg (10th nationally).
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac is ranked No. 10 in the latest national poll with a 20-8-6 overall record. The Bobcats finished one point behind Princeton in the ECAC standings with a 13-6-3 record. Junior Taylar Cianfarano leads the team's offense with 26 points on 13 goals and 13 assists. Only sophomore Melissa Samoskevich has more assists with 16, while scoring 10 goals. Seniors Emma Wood and Meghan Turner have also reached the 20-point plateau with 23 and 20 points, respectively. The Bobcats are averaging 2.65 goals per game (13th nationally) and have the second best scoring defense at 1.32 gpg. Senior Sydney Rossman has a 17-8-5 record in 31 games played. She owns a 1.43 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Both of Quinnipiac's special teams rank in teh top-10 nationally. The power-play is sixth at 18.6 percent, while the penalty kill is 10th at 88.4 percent.
PRINCETON/QUINNIPIAC SERIES
Princeton swept Quinnipiac this season with a 3-2 win at Hobey Baker Rink on New Year's Day followed bu a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday afternoon game in Hamden on Jan. 31. Princeton and Quinnipiac have met two other times in the post season with the Bobcats going 4-0, sweeping the Tigers in the quarterfinals in 2010-11 at Baker and in 2014-15 at TD Bank Sports Center.The Tigers have only gone 4-0 with a regular season sweep and a quarterfinal sweep just once in playoff history - that was in 2005-06 when the Tigers beat Colgate four times. That was also the last season Princeton reached the ECAC semifinals. The all-time series is tight between the two squad with Quinnipiac holding a one-game lead 13-12-4, since the teams first met in 2001. This is the only series of the four in the ECAC playoffs this weekend, that features two nationally-ranked squads.
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