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NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Quarterfinal Preview: #3 Colby

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HARTFORD, Conn. – The sixth-seeded Trinity College Women's Ice Hockey team will travel to third-seeded Colby College in the quarterfinals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Ice Hockey Championship at Jack Kelly Rink Saturday afternoon. Puck drops at 1:00 p.m.

Bantam Bytes
  • Trinity logged a 10-12-1 record with a 7-8-1 mark in the NESCAC to receive the six-seed in the Championship Tournament.
  • The Bantams qualified for their sixth straight Championship Tournament, and is the sixth-seed for the second time in three seasons.
  • Trinity is seeking their first postseason win since running to the NESCAC Title in 2015.
  • The Bantams are 1-6-1 over their last eight games entering the Championship Tournament, including a 3-1 victory over Wesleyan in the regular season finale.
  • Trinity is generating 2.2 goals per game with 49 goals on the season, while allowing 2.1 goals per game to opponents.
  • The Bantams Power-Play unit converted on 12-of-66 (.182) opportunities, while the Trinity Penalty-Kill unit notched an .872 (75-of-86) success rate.
  • Jenny Guider and Martina Exnerova paced the Trinity attack with 14 points apiece, while Marta Mazzocchi tallied 13 points.
  • Guider potted a team-high 10 goals, Exnerova tallied nine goals, and Mazzocchi and Kate French recorded five goals each.
  • Mazzocchi, Paige Kehoe and Annika Dyczkowski dished out eight assists apiece, while French added seven helpers.
  • Madeline Carter possess a career-low 2.08 Goals Against Average with a career-high .902 Save Percentage and a career-high 416 saves.
 
Scouting Colby
  • The Mules hold a 16-5-2 record with a 9-5-2 mark in conference to claim the third-seed for the second year in a row.
  • Colby is hosting a Quarterfinal game for the fifth straight Championship Tournament.
  • The Mules enter the Quarterfinals after rattling off a 7-1-1 run to end the season.
  • Colby is producing 2.6 goals per game with 60 tallies on the season, while limiting opponents to 1.3 goals per game.
  • The Mules Power-Play unit found success at a .800 (14-of-70) clip, while the Colby Penalty-Kill surrendered seven goals on 47 chances (.851).
  • Georgia Pettygrove logged a team-high 16 points with five goals and a team-high 11 assists.
  • Breanna Studley, Courtney Schumacher and Molly Lefebvre recorded 15 points apiece.
  • Studley potted eight goals, while Lefebvre dished out nine assists and Schumacher and Lulu Gray delivered eight helpers.
  • Mandy Busky has a 0.91 Goals Against Average with a .961 Save Percentage and 297 saves, while Grace Caligiuri and Paige Bolyard had logged 100+ saves each.
 
History
  • All-time, the Bantams are 23-25-2 against Colby College, dating back to their inaugural meeting during the 1999-00 season.
  • The Mules are riding a three-game win streak against the Bantams will all three wins coming in the 2024-25 season.
  • The two sides last met in the postseason during the 2023 season as the Mules clipped the Bantams, 2-1, in overtime, in the Championship Quarterfinals.
 
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