Quinnipiac 2, at Princeton 1

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Interstat) — Taylor Brueske scored in the first period and Avery Bairos netted the game-winner in overtime as the Quinnipiac Bobcats edged the Princeton Tigers 2-1 in a tightly contested women’s NCAA Division I hockey matchup Friday night at the Olympic Center. The victory improved Quinnipiac’s record to 26-8-3 this season, while Princeton moved to 23-10-2. An announced crowd of 1,818 watched the defensive struggle, which defied a Interstat game simulator projection of a 5-4 Princeton victory. The same service’s ELO system had given Quinnipiac a 54.7% probability to win. Quinnipiac struck early, capitalizing on a sustained… Read more...