By Scott Kinville/315 Hockey.
The eyes of the NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey world will be on Hamilton, NY Friday night as the Colgate Raiders (ranked fifth in the USCHO + USA Today polls) host ECAC rival the Quinnipiac Bobcats (ranked second in the USA Today and fourth in the USCHO polls). Friday night’s game will be a rematch of the first meeting of the season between the teams which took place on October 29th. On that day, the Bobcats defeated the Raiders 3-0 in their home at the M and T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut. That game was closer than the score indicated, however, as the score was 1-0 with two minutes remaining when Quinnipiac sealed the victory with two empty net goals.
Not only will Friday night’s game have huge implications in the national rankings, but it will also feature two natives of Central New York. For Colgate, New Hartford’s own Sydney Bard is a key player for Head Coach Greg Fargo’s team. The senior defender has established herself as one of the top players in the ECAC and is a big part of both the Raider’s offense and defense. She has been named the ECAC Defender of the Week three times this season alone and is fourth on the team in points with twenty. Bard is also part of Colgate’s veteran leadership group and serves as an alternate captain.
For Quinnipiac, Clinton native Mia Lopata makes her return to Central New York. Lopata is one of the best high school hockey players to come out of the Mohawk Valley, winning the NYS State Championship with Clinton High School in 2020 (she was team captain and scored the game-winning goal in the championship game), and was a two-time Section 3 and Mohawk Valley Player of the Year as well. The nineteen-year-old defender decided to play her college hockey outside of the area, choosing Quinnipiac – where after red-shirting last season, she is in her first season on the ice for the Bobcats. In twenty-one games played this season, she has two assists, nineteen shots, and is a +4.
Friday night’s showdown between the Raiders and the Bobcats will be a battle between two elite teams that have top-ten offenses and defenses, and both feature goaltending tandems that are among the very best in the nation. The Raiders are led on offense by senior forward Danielle Serdachny, who leads Division I in points, and Kalty Kaltounková who ranks second in the country in power-play goals. Quinnipiac has the second-most stingy team defense in Division I and has the best penalty-killing unit in the country as well. A big part of the Bobcat’s defensive prowess has been the play of goaltenders Catie Boudiette and Logan Angers. Boudiette leads Division I in GAA and save percentage and is tied for third in shutouts with Angers among others.
Colgate enters Friday night’s game having won their last five games, while Quinnipiac has won three straight. Both teams have designs on not only an ECAC championship but a national championship as well. Let’s take a look at how they match up against each other.
Colgate Raiders Records
- Overall Record: 18-2-1 overall, ranked #5 USCHO and USA Today.
- Conference Record: 8-1-0, 24 points, 3rd place in the ECAC.
- Home Record: 8-0-0.
- Head Coach: Greg Fargo.
Quinnipiac Bobcats Records
- Overall Record: 20-3-0 overall, ranked #2 by USA Today and #4 by USCHO.
- Conference Record: 10-1-0, 30 points, 1st place in the ECAC.
- Away Record: 8-1-0.
- Head Coach: Cassandra Turner.
Colgate Raiders Team Offense
- Goals For: 86.
- Goals Per Game: 4.1 – Ranked 1st in the ECAC and 4th in Division I.
- Shots: 789.
- Shots Per Game: 37.6 – Ranked 1st in the ECAC.
- Power Play: 19.8% (17 for 86). Ranked 2nd in the ECAC and 10th in Division I.
Quinnipiac Bobcats Team Offense
- Goals For: 81.
- Goals Per Game: 3.5 – Ranked 4th in the ECAC and 8th in Division I.
- Shots: 853.
- Shots Per Game: 37.1 – Ranked 2nd in the ECAC.
- Power Play: 18.2% (10 for 55). Ranked 5th in the ECAC and 17th in Division I.
Colgate Raiders Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Danielle Serdachny: 15 goals + 26 assists = 41 points. Serdachny is 1st in Division I in points and assists and tied for 5th in goals. She is 1st in the ECAC in points, goals, and assists, 4th in game-winning goals, and 9th in shots and power-play goals.
2.) Kalty Kaltounková: 13 goals + 15 assists = 28 points. Kaltounková is 1st in the ECAC in power-play goals, 4th in goals, 5th in shots, and 6th in points.
3.) Kaitlyn O’Donohoe: 10 goals + 15 assists = 25 points. O’Donohoe is 9th in the ECAC in points and 10th in assists.
4.) Sydney Bard: 2 goals + 18 assists = 20 points.
5.) Dara Greig: 8 goals + 9 assists = 17 points.
- Shots Leader: Kalty Kaltounková with 87. Kaltounková is 5th in the ECAC in shots.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Kalty Kaltounková with six. Kaltounková is tied for 2nd in Division I in power-play goals.
- Game Winning Goals Leader: Danielle Serdachny with four. Serdachny is 4th in the ECAC in game-winning goals.
- +/- Leader: Danielle Serdachny and Maggie MacEachern are at +20.
Quinnipiac Bobcats Top Five Scorers + Individual Leaders
1.) Olivia Mobley: 11 goals + 20 assists = 31 points. Mobley is tied for 1st in Division I in shorthanded goals, tied for 5th in points, and tied for 9th in points. She is 4th in the ECAC in both points and assists, 9th in goals, and 4th in +/-.
2.) Shay Maloney: 10 goals + 11 assists = 21 points. Maloney is 10th in the ECAC in goals and 3rd in +/-.
3.) Maya Labad: 12 goals + 7 assists = 19 points. Labad is tied for 3rd in the ECAC in goals, 3rd in shots, and tied for 3rd in game-winning goals.
4.) Sadie Peart: 8 goals + 9 assists = 17 points. Peart is tied for 3rd in the ECAC in game-winning goals.
5.) Madison Chantler 9 goals + 5 assists = 14 points.
- Shots Leader: Olivia Mobley with 117. Mobley is 1st in the ECAC in shots.
- Power Play Goals Leader: Lexie Adzija with four. Adzija is 4th in Division I and tied for 2nd in the ECAC in power-play goals.
- Game Winning Goals Leader: Olivia Mobley with four. Mobley is tied for 2nd in the ECAC in game-winning goals.
- +/- Leader: Madison Chantler is +22. Chantler is 2nd in the ECAC in +/-.
Colgate Raiders Team Defense
- Goals Against: 34.
- Goals Against Per Game: 1.6 – Ranked 3rd in the ECAC and 6th in Division I.
- Shots Allowed: 439.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 20.9.
- Penalty Kill: 88.4% (61 for 69). Ranked 11th in Division I.
- Shorthanded Goals Scored: 1.
Quinnipiac Bobcats Team Defense
- Goals Against: 25.
- Goals Against Per Game: 1.1 – Ranked 1st in the ECAC and 2nd in Division I.
- Shots Allowed: 465.
- Shots Allowed Per Game: 20.2.
- Penalty Kill: 95.6% (43 for 45). Ranked 1st in both the ECAC and Division I.
- Shorthanded Goals Scored: 4. Ranked 1st in the ECAC and Division I.
Colgate Raiders Goaltending
- Kayle Osborne Record 8-2-1: / GAA 1.73 / Save Percentage: 0.926 / Saves: 226 / Shutouts: 3. Osborne is 7th in the ECAC in GAA and save percentage. She is 12th in Division I in GAA, tied for 13th in shutouts, and tied for 16th in save percentage.
- Hannah Murphy Record: 10-0-0 / GAA: 1.34 / Save Percentage: 0.927 / Saves: 178 / Shutouts: 3. Murphy is tied for 3rd in the ECAC in GAA and 6th in save percentage. She is tied for 4th in Division I in GAA, tied for 7th in wins, tied for 13th in shutouts, and 15th in save percentage.
- Averill McCorkle Record: 0-0-0 / GAA: 0.00 / Save Percentage: 1.000 / Saves: 2 / Shutouts: 0.
Quinnipiac Bobcats Goaltending
- Catie Boudiette Record: 8-0-0 / GAA: 0.50 / Save Percentage: 0.974 / Saves: 151 / Shutouts: 5. Boudiette is 1st in the ECAC in GAA and save percentage. She is 1st in Division I in GAA and save percentage, and tied for 3rd in shutouts.
- Logan Angers Record: 12-3-0/ GAA: 1.34 / Save Percentage: 0.935 / Saves: 289 / Shutouts: 5. Angers is tied for 3rd in the ECAC in GAA and 5th in save percentage. She is tied for 3rd in Division I in shutouts, tied for 4th in GAA, and tied for 9th in save percentage.
Other Statistics (Both Teams)
- Quinnipiac is 1st in the ECAC in team faceoff win percentage (57.1%).
- Colgate is 4th in the ECAC in team faceoff win percentage (52.5%).
- Colgate’s Allyson Simpson is 4th in the ECAC in blocked shots with 34.
- Colgate’s Tanner Gates is 5th in the ECAC in blocked shots with 33.
- Quinnipiac’s Kate Reilly is 8th in the ECAC in blocked shots with 28.
Friday night’s game from the Class of 1965 Arena is scheduled to begin at 6 pm EST, with the television broadcast on ESPN+. For more information about Colgate Raiders hockey, visit https://colgateraiders.com.
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