NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — Quinnipiac defeated Providence 6-1 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Lawler Arena Saturday. The visiting Bobcats built a 3-0 lead and controlled play thereafter. Providence scored once. Alex Law opened the scoring 4:44 into the first period, assisted by Ilsa Lindaman and Bryn Prier. Law recorded two goals, one assist, six shots on goal and four penalty minutes for Quinnipiac. Avery Bairos added two goals, while Aynsley D’Ottavio had one goal and one assist. Bryn Prier contributed three assists, Clara-Mai Van Houtte-Cachero added two assists, and Cassidy Lobisser scored. Natalia Dilbone made 14 saves on 15 shots. Ilsa Lindaman had one assist, Kahlen Lamarche had two assists and three shots, Ella Johnson had three shots, and Peyton Cormier also contributed. Bella Paolucci scored for Providence, with assists from Molly Farace and Dylan Berman. Attendance at Lawler Arena was 486. Quinnipiac improved to 4-0-0, while Providence fell to 2-2-0.