ITHACA, N.Y. - The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will host the no. 9-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats this weekend in a three-game ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series.

BEST-OF-THREE SERIES INFORMATION
#9 Quinnipiac vs #6 Cornell
SITE: Lynah Rink – Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS: #9 Quinnipiac (11-13-3, 7-10-3 ECAC Hockey), #6 Cornell (22-6-1, 17-5-0 ECAC Hockey)
SERIES: 19-14-7
BROADCAST: ESPN+
Stats: cornellbigred.com

Big Red and the Bobcats Season Rewind
First Meeting
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell women's ice hockey team dropped an ECAC Hockey contest against the no. 9-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats at Lynah Rink on Friday night. Cornell suffered the first loss of the season, dropping to 10-1-1, while the Bobcats improved to 12-2-0.

Izzy Daniel extended her point-streak dealing a helper to Kaitlin Jockims who scored the lone Big Red goal of the contest.

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Second Meeting
HAMDEN, Conn. - The no. 8 Cornell women's ice hockey team took down the no. 6-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats in a thrilling 4-3 contest on Saturday evening at M&T Bank Arena. The Big Red improved to 15-5-1 on the season, while the Bobcats dropped to 21-5-1.

Izzy Daniel, Rory Guilday, Mckenna Van Gelder, and Gabbie Rud (GWG) registered Big Red goals on the evening. Guilday, Grace Dwyer, Daniel, Avi Adam (two), Piper Grober, and Lily Delianedis had helpers in the game.

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The Series
The Big Red leads the series with Quinnipiac, 19-14-7. Cornell and Quinnipiac split the series in the regular season, with both squads taking a game on road-ice.

Opponents Breakdown
Quinnipiac will enter the weekend with a 25-9-1 record overall. The Bobcats are coming off of a dominant 9-0 ECAC Hockey Opening Round victory over the Harvard Crimson.

Kate Reilly (39- 10g, 29a), Kendall Cooper (33- 11g, 22a), Kahlen Lamarche (33- 10g, 23a), and Nina Steigaud (31- 16g, 15a) are at the top of the team's leader board in points. Logan Angers has played in 35 games between the pipes, registering 907 saves and a .937 save percentage.

Big Red 2024 Ivy League Dominance
Cornell earned a 9-1 record against Ivy opponents, outscoring those teams 53-16. Cornell closed out the regular season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over defending Ivy champion Yale at Ingalls Rink to claim its 16th title in program history.

The Big Red swept Ivy League major awards and had eight Cornellians named to All-Ivy teams. Izzy Daniel was tabbed Player of The Year, Annelies Bergmann was named Rookie of The Year, and Everett Family Head Coach of Women's Ice Hockey Doug Derraugh was selected as Coach of The Year. Daniel, Grace Dwyer, and Rory Guilday were deemed First-Team All-Ivy. Lily Delianedis, Karel Prefontaine, and Ashley Messier earned Second-Team All-Ivy honors. Deanna Fraser was recognized for her outstanding effort on and off the ice, as she was the Cornell recipient of Academic All-Ivy honors

High-Octane Big Red
Daniel ranks second in the nation in assists per game with 1.14, eighth in goals per game with .69 per contest, and second in points per game with 1.83. Since joining the top-line as left-wing in place of sidelined skater Chan, first-year forward Karel Prefontaine has registered a handful of points of her own, increasing her total to 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists. Delianedis has been the anchor to those explosive wingers, collecting 342 wins during her face off duties, and lighting the lamp four times during Big Red power-play opportunities.

Kaitlin Jockims has emerged as an X-Factor for the Big Red, scoring 12 goals on the season along with eight assists. Jockims is netting the puck with precision, boasting a 28.6% shot percentage. She is responsible for three short-handed goals on the year, and has four game-winning goals which is tied for first on the team with Delianedis.

Goalies By Committee
Annelies Bergmann has played in 24 games, earning 537 saves (high - 43, three shutouts) with a .927 save percentage. Deanna Fraser has started six games, earning 84 saves (high - 23) with a .903 save percentage to go along with a shutout victory over Syracuse.

Patty Kaz Nominee
Daniel exploded for a six-point weekend in the opener versus no. 13 Penn State, registering her points on one goal and five assists. She eclipsed her 100th-career point in the process of sweeping the Nittany Lions. In dramatic fashion, Daniel would capture the 150-point mark, on an overtime game-winning goal against Brown to push the Big Red closer to its 16th Ivy League title.

She now sits with 152 points on the season, which slots her fifth all-time in program history, and her season total of 53 points has her fifth in program history as well. In other Izzy Daniel record-breaking news, the Minnesota native ranks third all-time in career assists, and is five helpers away from tying the single-season assist record, where she is currently fifth with 33.

Daniel has scored at least one point in 23 out of 29 games this year, and two or more points in 18 games. She has earned ECAC Hockey Player of The Week three times this year, as well as ECAC Hockey Player of the Month. As far as post-season awards go, Daniel captured Ivy League Player of The Year Honors along with a first-team selection. With ECAC Hockey Award announcements pending, Daniel is a sure-fire candidate for more hardware.

Follow The Action
The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will host the no. 9-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats in a best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinals series. All three games, with the third being played if necessary, is slated to have a 3:00 p.m. puck drop at Lynah Rink. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.