Quinnipiac Outlasts Penn State in 3OT Thriller

Thursday, March 9

Columbus, Ohio | OSU Ice Rink

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

30-9-0

Penn State

27-9-2

OT 1

OT 2

OT 3

Penn St.

Quinnipiac

3/9/2023 10:52:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Bobcats Advance in NCAA Tournament, Will Face Ohio State on Saturday, March 11

By: QU Athletic Communications

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Quinnipiac women's ice hockey outlasted Penn State on Thursday night in a thrilling comeback overtime victory in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. First year Madison Chantler scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime to send the Bobcats on to the next round.

Graduate Shay Maloney scored the first goal of the NCAA Tournament four minutes into the first period. Senior Kate Reilly tallied the game-tying goal in the third to force the three overtimes necessary to advance the Bobcats into the regional final.

Quinnipiac rewrote the record books with the 109:37 contest, marking the third-longest women's ice hockey game in tournament history. Assistant Coach Amanda Alessi (Mazzotta) has officially been a part of the top three longest women's ice hockey matchups.

The win marks the second consecutive year that the Bobcats have won an NCAA Tournament game and the Bobcats 30th win of the year. QU also won in the opening round of the Columbus Regional in 2022 with a 4-0 win over Syracuse.

Quinnipiac advances to play Ohio State at OSU Ice Rink on Saturday, March 11 at 5:00 PM in the Regional Final.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 3, Penn State 2 (3OT)

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (30-9-0) | Penn State (27-9-2)

LOCATION
OSU Ice Rink | Columbus, Ohio

Women's Ice Hockey Celebration vs. Penn State in NCAA Tournament (March 9, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio)

Women's Ice Hockey Celebration vs. Penn State in NCAA Tournament (March 9, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio)

SCORING SUMMARY:

(4:57, 1^st period, EV) Quinnipiac 1, Penn State 0: Graduate forward Shay Maloney got the Bobcats on the board early as she scored unassisted in front after backhanding her own rebound over the left shoulder of Penn State netminder Josie Bothun.
(13:31, 2^nd period, EV) Quinnipiac 1, Penn State 1: Kiara Zanon evened the score at one midway through the second period when she backhanded one behind a sliding Logan Angers.
(15:48, 2^nd period, PP) Quinnipiac 1, Penn State 2: Olivia Wallin put the Nittany Lions in the lead on the powerplay from the top of the far circle.
(13:16, 3^rd period, EV) Quinnipiac 2, Penn State 2: Senior defender Kate Reilly did what she does best, scoring important game tying goals 13 minutes into the third period. Reilly toe dragged around two Nittany Lions to rocket one past Bothun in the slot.
(9:37, 3OT, EV) Quinnipiac 3, Penn State 2: First year Madison Chantler is officially the triple overtime queen as she ended the history making matchup at the 109 minute mark. Chantler corralled a textbook tape-to-tape pass, on a three-on-two breakaway from junior Olivia Mobley, and one timed the puck to the left of Bothun, ending the Nittany Lions first NCAA Tournament run.

NOTES:

This matchup marked the third longest NCAA Tournament women's ice hockey game in history, totaling 109:37 minutes.
Logan Angers posted a career high 50 saves and minutes played with 109:37.
The Bobcats remain undefeated in OT matchups, winning four overtime games this season.
QU dominated the faceoff circle, going 64-48 at the dot.
The Bobcats recorded their 30th win of the season against the Nittany Lions.
Assistant Coach Amanda Alessi has been involved in all top three longest women's ice hockey tournament games in history, (First longest- Cornell vs Boston Univ., 119:26) & (Second longest- Minnesota-Duluth vs Cornell, (119:26)