ORANGE ALERT! Syracuse Records Historic First Victory at Quinnipiac

Saturday, October 18

Hamden, CT

2:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

Quinnipiac

The Syracuse ice hockey team broke the ice in the win column by defeating Quinnipiac, 2-0, at the TD Banknorth Center. On Halloween, the Orange hosts Sacred Heart at 7 p.m. for its first home game.

ORANGE ALERT! Syracuse Records Historic First Victory at Quinnipiac

10/18/2008 5:11:01 PM | Ice Hockey

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HAMDEN, Conn. – Powered by goals from Syracuse's co-captains Julie Rising (Millbrae, Calif.) and Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) coupled with Lucy Schoedel's (Ithaca, N.Y.) first shutout as the Orange goaltender, the SU ice hockey team made history Saturday afternoon by recording the program's first victory at Quinnipiac by means of a 2-0 score.

"Our team put forth a great effort from start to finish from the opening faceoff," head coach Paul Flanagan said following his first victory for Syracuse. "We played determined and we played hard from a work standpoint. All of our lines came together and were finally able to chip in a couple goals. Lucy came up big when she needed to and was able to put up the shut out."

Flanagan earned his 231st victory in the collegiate ranks and his first landmark win for the Syracuse ice hockey program at the TD Banknorth Center.

"All-in-all, it was the best our team has played so far this season and I hope we can carry the momentum of this win back for our first home game. It's nice to finally get that monkey off our back and it certainly feels good to get that first win for Syracuse."

Rising, SU's sophomore center, not only scored her first goal for Syracuse, but found the back of the net for what proved to be the Orange's first game-winning goal in school history. Rising's game-winning tally came early in the first period. Sophomore forward Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) fed Rising the puck, putting her in position to blast it past Quinnipiac's Alexa Hynes at 2:51. Freshman forward Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) was also credited with the assist. Gordon registered her first point for the Orange on Rising's breakthrough marker.

Marty increased the Orange's lead, 2-0, at 4:03 of the third period on an unassisted goal. The Syracuse center tallied her first marker for SU on Friday night and is now tied with freshmen Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) and Janelle Malcolm (Edmonton, Alberta) for most goals on the team with two.

Schoedel notched the program's first shutout and victory, including her sixth career blanking, against the Bobcats. Schoedel turned away 19 shots in the contest to set her SU career total at 189 saves. The Orange netminder recorded five shutouts in her last two years at the University of New Hampshire.

The Orange also outshot its opponent for first time this season. Syracuse threw 29 shots at Hynes while Schoedel only faced 19 Bobcats' attempts.

Rising game-winning goal was combined with a game-high five shots. She now leads Syracuse with 19 attempts through seven games. The sophomore captain also won a game-high 15 faceoffs. Marty has led SU in the past six games in faceoff victories.

After an eventful three weeks for the inaugural ice hockey team, the Orange will play its first home contests on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion against Sacred Heart. Syracuse will host the Pioneers again on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.