Women's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson for ECAC Weekend

Friday, February 6

Providence, R.I.

6 p.m.

Brown University

St. Lawrence

Photo by: Jay Ruzicka

Women's Hockey Hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson for ECAC Weekend

2/5/2026 12:08:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's hockey closes out its regular season home schedule with games against St. Lawrence (Feb. 6) and Clarkson (Feb. 7). The Bears will honor their five seniors on Saturday after the game against Clarkson.

Friday's game will begin at 6 p.m. with the game on Saturday starting at 3 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.

SKATE SHAVINGS
• Brown exploded for a season-high seven goals in its win at Union last weekend and earned a 4-0 shutout at RPI to close out the weekend. The Bears now enter the weekend in fifth place in the ECAC.
• Brown's 14 wins this season are tied for the most in a season under head coach Melanie Ruzzi with the 2024-25 season. Last year the Bears finished the season with 14 overall wins, the most since winning 15 games in the 2005-06 campaign.
• Brown's 10 wins in ECAC play are the most under head coach Melanie Ruzzi since Brown earned 10 wins in the 2005-06 season. Brown has not finished better than eighth in the ECAC since 2005-06 (t-3rd).

SCOUTING THE SAINTS
• St. Lawrence is 11-16-3 overall and 8-9-1 in ECAC play. The Saints earned a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday (Jan. 31) the last time they took the ice.
• St. Lawrence has one win in their last five road games, picking up a 2-1 overtime win over Dartmouth on Jan. 24.
• The Saints have allowed just five goals in their last four games after allowing five goals in a 5-0 loss to Clarkson on Jan. 20.
• St. Lawrence has gotten to the net recently as the Saints have at least 30 shots in each of the last four games.

INSIDE THE SERIES
• Brown is 27-42-6 in the series against St. Lawrence.
• Brown earned a win the first meeting of the season and have won two-straight games against the Saints dating back to last season.
• The Bears have not won three-straight games against St. Lawrence since 2003-04.
• Each of the last two wins over St. Lawrence have been won on the road. Brown has not won a game against the Saints at home since Nov. 11, 2014.

LAST ST. LAWRENCE GAME
• Brown took down St. Lawrence 2-1 in the first meeting of the season with Jade Iginla and Monique Lyons scoring for the Bears.
• All three goals came withing a span of 2:30 in the second period. Iginla scored at 6:04 followed by Lyons at 8:04. St. Lawrence scored at 8:25 and Brown held on the rest of the way.
• Anya Zupkofska finished with 32 saves in the win for the Bears.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
• Clarkson holds a 19-8-3 overall record and 12-4-2 ECAC record coming into the weekend. The Golden Knights play at Yale on Friday before taking on the Bears.
• Clarkson lost to Princeton 6-1 the last time on the ice, breaking a six-game winning streak.
• During the win streak, Clarkson allowed a total of five goals, allowing no more than one goal in every game.
• Clarkson is outscoring opponents by an average of 1.6 goals per game and have scored at least four goals in eight of its last 12 games.

INSIDE THE SERIES
• Brown is 9-32-3 all-time against Clarkson in a series that has been dominated by the Golden Knights since 2007.
• Brown has just two wins since the 2007-08 season against Clarkson, including a 3-2 win in overtime last season.
• The Bears have not won at home against Clarkson since a 2-1 win on Jan. 11, 2013.

LAST CLARKSON GAME
• Clarkson took the first meeting of the season by a score of 4-2.
• Margot Norehad and Isabella Gratzl each scored for the Bears.
• Clarkson scored two goals in the first period and jumped out to a 4-1 lead after two periods.
• Rory Edwards made 14 saves and Anya Zupkofska finished with seven saves in relief.

OPENING THE FLOODGATES AT UNION
• The Bears scored a season-high seven goals at Union including a five-goal second period.
• The seven goals were the most Brown has scored against Union since scoring eight goals on Dec. 4, 2004, the fourth meeting in the series.
• Seven different Bears found the net on the night, the most Bears to score a goal in a game since eight Bears scored in a 10-0 win over Sacred Heart on Dec. 7, 2011.
• Brown's five second period goals are the most in a period for Brown since scoring five against Franklin Pierce in the second period on Oct. 18, 2024.
• The Bears' three power play goals are a season-high and the most the Bears have scored on the power play since netting four power play goals against RPI on Dec. 5, 2014.

ALL KINDS OF GOALS
• Against RPI on Jan. 31, Brown scored an even-strength, power play, shorthanded and empty net goal.
• This is the first game that Brown has had all four types of goal since against RPI on Feb. 16, 2013.

ROLLING THE RAIDERS
• Brown scored a season-high six goals in a 6-2 rout over No. 12/14 Colgate on Jan. 17. The win for Brown was the first win over Colgate since Nov. 2, 2018.
• The Bears' six goals are the most Brown has ever scored in a game against Colgate.
• After tying Colgate in the first meeting of the season, Brown had its first unbeaten season against the Raiders (1-0-1) since also going 1-0-1 during the 2011-12 season.
• Brown' Monique Lyons and Margot Norehad each had three points with two goals and an assist. The last time Brown had two players each score two goals in a game was Oct. 18 2024 against Franklin Pierce (Sam Broz, Ava DeCoste).
• The last time Brown had two players finish with two goals and an assist in a game was Nov. 1, 2014 in a 7-4 win over St. Lawrence (Brittany Moorehead, Sam Donovan).

WEEKLY AWARDS
• Isabella Gratzl was named ECAC Defender of the Week on Nov. 11, the first Bear to pick up a weekly honor this season. Gratzl finished the weekend against Delaware with a goal and two assists.
• Monique Lyons earned her first ECAC Forward of the Week honor on Nov. 18 after helping the Bears going 2-0 on the weekend with wins over Dartmouth and Harvard. Lyons scored on goal against the Big Green before posting a three-point game with two goals, including the overtime game-winner against Harvard.
• Anya Zupkofska was named ECAC Goaltender of the Week on Nov. 18 for the first time after going 2-0 against Dartmouth and Harvard. Zupkofska posted her third shutout of the season against Dartmouth (26 saves) and earned the win with 25 saves against Harvard.
• Victoria Damiani earned her first ECAC weekly honor, being named ECAC Defender of the Week on Jan. 6. Damiani finished with four assists in three games for Brown last week.
• Jade Iginla was named ECAC Forward of the Week on Feb. 3. Iginla had five points in games against Union and RPI.

REACHING THE TOP-25?
• Senior Captains Jade Iginla and India McDadi are inching closer to breaking into the top-25 in point scorers in Brown program history.
• Carly Regnier '99 is 25th all-time with 35 goals and 55 assists, totaling 90 points.
• Iginla is six points shy of reaching 90 points (49 goals, 35 assists). McDadi is 10 points shy of 90 (27 goals, 53 assists).

ANYA ON THE WATCH LIST
• Sophomore goaltender Anya Zupkofska was named to the WHCA Goalie of the Year Watch List, as announced on Jan. 14.
• Zupkofska is one of 31 goalies to make the watch list and is currently leading Brown with an 8-4 record and three shutouts.
• As of January 14, Zupkofska is second in the ECAC and fifth in the NCAA in GAA (1.55) and third in the ECAC and ninth in the NCAA in save percentage (.938).

GRATZL HAD A MONTH
• Isabella Gratzl was named ECAC Defender of the Month for the month of November. Gratzl finished the month with four goals and four assists, to be second on the team in points with eight.
• Gratzl had a five-game point streak during the month and had a goal in three-straight games from Nov. 14-21
• The first year was also named a runner up for AHCA National Defender of the Month.
• Gratzl is the first Bear to win an ECAC monthly award since Anna Hurd was named ECAC Rookie of the month on Nov. 2, 2021.

YOU CAN CALL IT A COMEBACK
• Brown had a comeback for the ages with a 4-3 overtime win against RPI on Jan. 2. The Bears erased a three-goal deficit in the final ten minutes of regulation before India McDadi scored the game winner in overtime. Brown scored two goals with an extra attacker to send the game into overtime.
• The win was the first win for Brown under head coach Melanie Ruzzi where the Bears completed a three-goal comeback.
• It was the first game since at least 1999-2000 that Brown has overcome a three-goal third-period deficit.
• The last time Brown won a game in which it trailed by three goals was a 5-3 win over Maine on Nov. 8 2014. Brown trailed 3-0 at 6:59 in the first period.
• Brown last overcame a two-goal third-period deficit against St. Lawrence in a win over the Saints on Jan. 17, 2025. That game also featured a tying goal in the third period with an extra attacker for the Bears.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
• The Bears will have two players with the 'C' on their sweaters this season, as seniors Jade Iginla and India McDadi were both voted captains for the season
• Iginla, who served as a captain last season, finished last year with 16 points (6 goals, 10 assists)
• McDadi was an assistant captain a season ago and was third on the team in points (20) and second on the team in assists (14).

DONNING THE 'A'
• Two Bears will be serving as assistant captains this season with seniors Gali Levy and Ellie Gauvin being voted by their teammates.

RETURNING FIREPOWER
• Brown boasts and impressive group of returners as Brown returns 85% (63-74 goals) of its goal scoring from a season-ago.
• The top-five goal scorers from last year are back, led by Moniques Lyons (14), Margot Norehad (12), Ava DeCoste (11), India McDadi (6) and Jade Iginla (6).
• The Bears return seven of their eight double-digit points scorers from last season, including Lyons (24), DeCoste (21) and McDadi (20), who all reached the 20-point mark.

STRONG START FOR THE BEARS
• Brown began the season 2-0-0 with wins over No. 13 Boston University and Merrimack. It is the second-straight season Brown has started 2-0-0 and the first time Brown has going 2-0-0 to start back-to-back seasons since 2000-01 and 2001-02
• The win at No. 13 Boston University was the first ranked win in a season opener for the Bears since Brown beat No. 2 Minnesota to start the 2000-01 season.
• Brown's 7-2-1 start to the season is the best 10-game start for the Bears since Brown went 8-2-0 to start the 1999-00 season. Brown bested their 6-4-0 start from last season.
• Brown matched its most wins before the winter break (9) since the Bears won nine games in the 2004-05 season, that year the Bears started the season 9-4-0.

HITTING THE WINS IN 2024-25
• With Brown's win over Dartmouth, the Bears reached 14 wins on the year and nine wins in ECAC play. Both of those numbers are the most for Brown since the 2005-06 season.
• The Bears earned their first winning record since the 2005-06 season.
• Brown's five Ivy League wins last season are the most since winning five in the 2003-04 season.

ZUPKOFSKA SHUTOUTS
• Sophomore Anya Zupkofska posted her first-career shutout in the 1-0 win over Merrimack on Oct. 19.
• Zupkofska followed that up with her second shutout of the season, putting up a clean sheet against Delaware. Zupkofska finished with 21 saves in the shutout.
• Zupkofska kept the sheet clean with a 26-save shutout against Dartmouth before allowing her first goal of the season 6:26 seconds into the game against Harvard.
• Dating back to last season, Zupkofska had a shutout streak of 188:17. It is the longest streak by a Bear goaltender since Ali Brewer posted a 376:03 streak in 1998-99.
• Zupkofska and Rory Edwards have combined for four shutouts this season through 10 games. The four shutouts match the most in a season for the Bears since 2011-12.

LYONS FLYING HIGH
• Monique Lyons posted her third-career three point game against Harvard with the sophomore collecting two goals (including the overtime game winner) and an assist against Harvard.
• Lyons posted a career-best six game point streak and the Bears went 6-1-0 during the streak from Nov. 8 to Dec. 6.

WHO NEEDS SHOTS
• Brown beat No. 13 Boston University despite finishing the game with just 18 shots on goal. Brown had not won a game in the last two seasons (0-17-0) when registering less than 20 shots.
• Brown completed the comeback with a third period goal, a period in which the Bears had just four shots. the fewest in the game.

I GUESS SHOTS DO WORK
• In the win over Merrimack Brown flipped the script, peppering Merrimack with 43 shots. It was the most shots for the Bears in a game since firing 47 against Harvard on Feb. 7, 2025.
• Brown outshot Merrimack 43-10, matching the largest discrepancy since that Harvard game (47-14).
• Brown's 43 shots netting just one goal are the most shots in a game with one goal or fewer since the Bears were shutout despite 47 shots in a loss against Union in 2010.
• In Brown's win over Delaware, the Bears tallied 54 shots, the most shots by a Bears team since the season opener against Franklin Pierce last season (56 shots).

BEARS IN THE PWHL
• Brown had three former players earn spots on training camp rosters in the PWHL. Former goalie Shay Maloney earned a roster spot with the Boston Fleet, Kaley Doyle was in camp with the New York Sirens, and Cam Sikich was in camp with the Minnesota Frost.

TAKING DOWN THE BOBCATS
• Brown shutout Quinnipiac for a win over the No. 7 ranked Bobcats on Oct. 25. In a series that has been dominated by the Bobcats, Brown is now 3-0-1 in the last four meetings.
• It is the first time Brown has gone unbeaten against Quinnipiac in four-straight games since the first four games the two teams ever played from 2002-06.
• In the win, Brown shutdown an offense that had been averaging 4.50 goals per game. It is the second-straight game Brown has shutout Quinnipiac. The last time a non-Brown team had shutout Quinnipiac was Cornell on March 2, 2024.

THE WRONG FIVE
• Brown allowed five goals against Cornell in the first meeting with the Big Red this season. Over the last two seasons, Brown has allowed five goals in just two ECAC games. Both of those occurrences have been against Cornell.

SEEING THE POLLS
• Brown was ranked in the USA Hockey poll for seven-straight weeks before falling out of the polls on Jan. 6. It is the longest stretch in the rankings for the Bears since being ranked for 19 weeks in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.
• The No. 11 ranking is also the highest in a season for the Bears since 2005-06, when the Bears were ranked 10th at one point.

PENALTY PROBLEMS
• In Brown's losses to Cornell (Nov. 1) and Yale (Dec. 7), the Bears allowed three power play goals in both games. Those six goals in two games are double what Brown has allowed (3) in the other 14 games.
• Brown was whistled for nine penalties against the Bulldogs in the two game weekend but the penalty kill was a tale of two games for the Bears.
• In Brown's home win against Yale, the Bears managed to kill off all five penalties. In the road loss to Yale, Brown allowed goals in three of the four power plays, with all three goals being scored on the power play.
• Brown now has two weekends on the season (Nov. 14-15; Dec. 6-7) that the Bears have been whistled for nine penalties, a season-high. Last season, Brown's highest penalty weekend was six penalties.
• Last season, Brown allowed 22 power play goals on just 66 penalties (33.3%).
• The six penalties for the Bears against the Big Green were the most whistled on Brown since committing six at St. Lawrence on Nov. 20, 2021.

EARLY SEASON SCORING
• Monique Lyons had eight goals through Brown's first 12 games. Lyons passed Jade Iginla, who had seven goals through Brown's first 12 games when she was a freshman in the 2022-23 season.
• The last Bear to have more goals through the first 12 games in a season was Sena Hanson, who scored nine goals in Brown's first 12 games. Hanson's 10th goal of the season came in Brown's 14 game of the year.
• If Lyons scores before the game against Yale on Dec. 7, she will pass Ava DeCoast, who had eight goals before the winter break last season.

SCORING EARLY...
• Against Providence, Brown scored at the 1:43 mark in the first period. It was the fastest Brown goal in a game since Oct. 25, 2022 against Harvard.
• The Bears followed that up with a goal just 2:47 into the game against New Hampshire. Iginla's goal against the Wildcats was the second-fastest goal of the season.

GIVING IT UP LATE
• Brown's games against Providence and New Hampshire were the first games all season that Brown had lost when having the lead after the first period.
• When leading after the first 20 minutes Brown came into the weekend 2-0-1.
• Brown was 6-1-0 last season when leading after the first period and have already matched the loss mark from a season ago.
• The Bears also held the lead after the first period against Yale before falling to the Bulldogs.

FASTEST GOALS UNDER RUZZI
0:20 - Shay Maloney (Forrest, Sikich)
                  2/18/22 at Princeton
1:00 - Madi Stockfish (unassisted)
                  1/7/22 vs RPI
1:13 - Olivia Williamson (Piersiak)
                  10/29/22 at Harvard
1:43 - Olivia Fantino (Li, DeCoste)
                  11/29/25 vs Providence
1:49 - Ava DeCoste (Iginla, Calderone)
                  10/26/24 vs Princeton
1:57 - Madie Stockfish (Hancock, Doyle)
                  12/9/22 vs Union
2:22 - Jess Ciarrocchi (Fantino)
                  11/30/24 at Providence
2:31 - Jade Iginla (DeCoste, Calderone)
                  2/9/24 at Harvard
2:42 - Madie Stockfish (Bjornson, Lacey)
                  1/27/23 vs Clarkson
2:47 - Jade Iginla (McDadi)
                  11/30/25 vs New Hampshire
2:53 - Avery Saba (Sikich, Calderone)
                  2/8/24 vs Dartmouth
3:01 - Monique Lyons (DeCoste)
                  1/4/24 vs Sacred Heart
3:27 - Jess Ciarrocchi (Iginla, Damiani)
                  1/4/24 vs Bimidji State
3:28 - Maddie Morgan (Iginla, McDadi)
                  1/7/23 at Clarkson
3:48 - Olivia Fantino (Shelden, Norehad)
                  10/19/24 at Franklin Pierce

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