Turner’s Two Goals Lift ‘Cats Past Bobcats

Friday, January 26

Hamden, Conn.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-10-6, 8-7-4WHEA

Quinnipiac University

13-12-2, 9-7-0ECAC

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	0	3	1	4
Quinnipiac	0	2	0	2

Carlee Turner (Photo by Ben Gilbert)

Photo by: Ben Gilbert

1/26/2018 9:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Carlee Turner tallies two and Ava Boutilier saves 30 in 4-2 victory over Quinnipiac.

HAMDEN, Conn. – University of New Hampshire sophomore forward Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.) tallied two goals in the second period as the Wildcats rolled over non-conference opponent Quinnipiac on Friday evening, winning by a score of 4-2.

Turner scored the Wildcats' first goal of the game to tie the game at 1-1, and then scored again later in the period to put the 'Cats in the lead 3-2. It's her first game-winning goal of the season.

Sohpomore forward Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) also scored in the second period to tie the game at 2-2. McManus is now on a two-game point streak with a goal and an assist. Freshman goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 30 saves in the victory.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: Jan. 26, 2018
Location: Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena – Hamden, Conn.
Attendance: 471
Score: UNH 4 (12-10-6, 8-7-4 WHEA) QU 2 (13-12-2, 9-7-0 ECAC)

Goals:
UNH (4) – Carlee Turner (2), Meghara McManus, Amy Schlagel (EN)
QU (2) – Brooke Bonsteel, Melissa Samoskevich

Assists:
UNH (3) – Carlee Toews (2), Julia Scammell
QU (3) – Kenzie Lancaster, Taylor House, Grace Markey

Goaltenders:
Ava Boutilier – 8-12-10 – 30 (2 GA) {60:00} (W, 10-8-6)
Abbie Ives – 6-14-3 – 23 (3 GA) {58:29} (L, 12-10-2)

GAME RECAP

The first period ended in a 0-0 tie after an 8-6 advantage on the shot chart for Quinnipiac.
The second period exploded with five total goals. The first came 2:02 into the period giving Quinnipiac a 1-0 lead.
One minute and 14 seconds later, Turner responded with her first goal of the game, assisted by Carlee Toews (Grand Prairie, Alberta).
With the game tied, Quinnipiac retook the lead six minutes into the period on another even strength goal.
Three minutes after, McManus struck 9:46 into the period, once again tying the game.
15 minutes into the second period, Turner capped off the period with the go-ahead goal, assisted by Julia Scammell (Truro, Nova Scotia).
The Wildcats held on in the third period, and when the Bobcats pulled their goaltender, Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) sealed the game with an empty-net goal 18:49 into the period.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Along with McManus, Toews also increased her point streak to two games with one goal, two assists.
Toews' multi-assist night is also her third of the season, fourth of her career.
The win was only the second win of the season for the Wildcats in which the opponent scored first (2-7-2 record).
UNH is now 3-3-2 against ECAC teams this season.

PENALTIES
UNH: 4-8 QU: 2-4

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-2 QU: 0-4

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (2): Carlee Turner, Carlee Toews
Goals (2): Carlee Turner
Assists (2): Carlee Toews
Shots (6): Carlee Turner
Blocked Shots (3): Jenna Rheault
Faceoffs (16): Carlee Turner

QUINNIPIAC LEADERS:
Points (1): Five players
Goals (1): Brooke Bonsteel, Melissa Samoskevich
Assists (1): Three players
Shots (8): Kenzie Lancaster
Blocked Shots (4): Alicia Barry
Faceoffs (12): Kenzie Lancaster