No. 7 Quinnipiac Hits the Road to Syracuse

Game #5: No. 7 Quinnipiac at Syracuse
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Tennity Ice Pavilion | Syracuse, N.Y.
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Game #6: No. 10 Quinnipiac vs. Providence
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Tennity Ice Pavilion | Syracuse, N.Y.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 7 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey hits the road for its first weekend road series of the year, taking on Syracuse in Central New York.

The games are slated for 5 p.m. and 3 p.m. puck drops on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

SCOUTING SYRACUSE

The Orange have split its first four games of the 2025-26 campaign, being swept by Minnesota Duluth to start the year before knocking off Stonehill in a pair of contests.
Emma Gnade and Peyton Armstrong are tied for the team lead with four points apiece, scoring two goals and dishing two assists.
Nine different skaters have scored a goal for this weekend's home team.

NOT ONE, NOT TWO...

The Bobcats secured three weekly awards from the ECAC, the league announced on Tuesday morning.
Alex Law earned Forward of the Week honors, Aynsley D'Ottavio was given the Defender of the Week and Felicia Frank snagged Goaltender of the Week honors after the Bobcats swept Providence to improve to 4-0 on the season.

WATTY WATTY

Sophomore Makayla Watson is picking up right where she left off from her ECAC All-Rookie campaign a season ago, totaling four points on the opening weekend to earn ECAC Defender of the Week honors.
She followed up an assist on Friday night with a three-point day on Saturday, scoring a goal and dishing two assists to aid the Bobcats to the 4-3 victory.

FRENCH PHENOM

First-year Jade Barbirati got off to a roaring start in her Bobcat career, totaling a four-point weekend en route to ECAC Forward of the Week honors.
She also scored the game-winner in overtime, helping the Bobcats sweep Hockey East foe Maine en route to a 2-0 start to its regular season.

IN THE POLLS

The Bobcats jumped up two spots in both national polls this week, climbing to No. 8 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey polls.

PRESEASON ECAC STANDINGS

Cass Turner's squad was picked tied for fourth in the preseason coaches' poll.
Cornell, Colgate, and Clarkson were picked as the top three.

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

QU returns 55% of its scoring from a season ago, with their rising sophomore class accounting for over a third of that production.
ECAC All-Rookie Team selection Makayla Watson will be back on the blueline after notching 16 points a season ago.
Last season's leading scorer, Kahlen Lamarche, returns for her junior year in Hamden after two-straight 30+ point seasons.
Laurence Frenette, Tessa Holk, Emerson Jarvis, and Bryn Prier each return after having double digits points as well last season.

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's ice hockey program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_WIH or go to gobobcats.com/wih.

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Players Mentioned

Jade Barbirati

Aynsley D'Ottavio

Felicia Frank

Laurence Frenette

Tessa Holk

Emerson Jarvis

Kahlen Lamarche

Alex Law

Bryn Prier

Makayla Watson

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