UNION VS. PRINCETON - ALL-TIME SERIES
- Union trail the all-time series with Princeton, 1-29-1. Last season, the Tigers won 3-0 in the first matchup (Nov. 11, 2017) and 4-0 in the second (Feb. 2, 2018). In the teams' first meeting this season, Princeton came away with a 4-0 shutout win over Union a Messa Rink.
UNION VS. QUINNIPIAC - ALL-TIME SERIES
- The Dutchwomen look for their first victory over Quinnipiac, Friday. They currently trail the all-time series 0-30-4. Last season, the Bobcats came away with a 4-3 overtime victory in the team's first meeting (Nov. 10, 2017), and won 4-2 in the second matchup (Feb 3, 2018). Earlier this season, Union fell 3-1 to Quinnipiac at Messa Rink.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- Princeton has nine player swith double digit points through 25 games this season, and are led in points and assists by Sara Fillier (15g, 30a, 45 pts). The leading goal scorer for the Tigers is fellow first-year Maggie Connors (22g, 13a, 35 pts). Junior Carly Bullock ranks second on the team in goals and assists, and third in points (17g, 17a, 34pts).
- In net, sophomore Rachel McQuigge is 10-2-4 in 17 starts this season, with a .933 save percentage and a 1.74 goals against average.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
- Quinnipiac boasts a balanced attack, and has nine players with double-digit points through 30 games this season. Senior MacKenzie Lancaster leads the Bobcats in points (18) and assists (15), while classmate Melissa Samoskevich has a team-high nine goals, while adding eight assists for 17 points in 28 games.
- In net, junior Abbie Ives is 10-13-4 in 27 starts this campaign, with a 1.99 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
LAST WEEKEND
- Last weekend, the Dutchwomen eturned to Messa Rink to face Harvard and Dartmouth.
- The Crimson notched the opening goal of the match at the midway point of the first period to take lead, then added goals at 7:28 and 4:12 to take a 3-0 edge after the opening period.
- With Union on the power play early in the second period, Harvard scored a short-handed goal to make it 4-0. The visitors scored for the fifth time less than three minutes later to gain a decisive 5-0 advantage with 20 minutes left to play.
- 5:01 into the third period, the Dutchwomen got on the board when first-year forward
Maia Martinez scored her first collegiate goal off feeds from classmate
Grace Heiting and sophomore defenseman
Megan Ryan.
- The Big Green had the only tally of the opening 20 minutes, scoring on a breakaway chance while short-handed to take the lead.
- Union drew level on the power play with 5:15 left in the second period after Heiting scored from an improbable angle off assists from senior defenseman
Arianna Kosakowski and sophomore forward
Helen Markovic. From behind the net, the first-year forward banked the puck off the skate of Dartmouth goalie Christine Honor for her third goal of the season.
- Heiting netted her second power-play goal of the day 4:32 into the final period off feeds from junior forward
Katelynn Russ and Sonntag to give the Dutchwomen a 2-1 advantage they would not relinquish.
- Mori and Reynolds added a pair of empty-net goals in the final 75 seconds of the game to secure a 4-1 victory for Union, the second goals of the year for both skaters.
- In net, junior goaltender
Amelia Murray recorded 21 saves for the Dutchwomen, who outshot the Big Green by a 37-22 margin - including a 30-13 edge over the final two periods.
LAST MEETING (PRINCETON)
- The Tigers took an early lead after a goal 4:40 into the game and gained a two-goal advantage 13:12 into the first period to hold a 2-0 lead heading into the second frame.
- After a scoreless second period, Princeton added a pair of goals in the third to secured the 4-0 victory.
- In net, sophomore goaltender
Coco Francis recorded 29 saves for Union.
LAST MEETING (QUINNIPIAC)
- The Bobcats took the lead with 13:01 on the clock in the opening period, and gained a two-goal cushion eight minutes later.
- Quinnipiac added another goal with 4:59 remaining in the second period to take a 3-0 lead into the final 20 minutes of play.
- Senior defenseman
Arianna Kosakowski scored the lone Union goal 7:42 into the third period with assists from sophomore forward
Helen Markovic and junior forward
Jordi Naidrich.
- In her second straight start in net for the Dutchwomen, junior goaltender
Amelia Murray recorded 31 saves to keep Union in the game.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
- The Dutchwomen are led in scoring by senior defenseman
Arianna Kosakowski, who is tied for the team lead in goals (four) and leads the team in assists (eight) for 12 points in 29 games this season. In 131 career games, Kosakowski has 34 points to her name, accounting for 11 goals and 23 assists in a Union sweater.
MAKING AN IMPACT
- Through her first 30 games in her collegiate career, first-year
Grace Heiting is tied for third on the team with nine points (4g, 5a). Classmate
Katie Sonntag had a pair of assists last weekend, bringing her season point total to three (3g, 4a).
SOCIAL MEDIA
-Receive real-time updates during all Union women's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account @UnionWHockey and follow the team's Instagram account UnionWHockey.
