Hamden, CT - Junior Marie-Jo Gaudet (Sherbrooke, QUE) scored her team-leading fifth and sixth goals of the season as the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team returned to its winning ways with a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac College in ECAC Hockey action Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Knights, who entered the weekend ranked 13th in the country, improved to 5-2-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bobcats remained winless in league play at 0-2-1, and are now 1-3-1 overall. Clarkson will visit Maine for a pair of games against the Black Bears next weekend.

With a 10-1 lead in shots in the first period, the Golden Knights dominated play early on and that dominance paid dividends at 13:27 when Gaudet scored her fifth goal of the year, one minute into a power play, giving Clarkson a 1-0 lead. Senior captain Katie Morrison (Ridgefield, CT) was awarded the assist.

At 5:01 of the second period, Gaudet scored her team-high sixth goal of the season, and what proved to be the game-winner, to give Clarkson a 2-0 lead.

The third period saw the Bobcats mount a comeback with an 11-6 advantage in shots after trailing 20-5 through the first two frames. Quinnipiac's Brandice Moniz cut the Clarkson lead to one at with less than seven minutes remaining in the contest, but sophomore Carlee Eusepi (Oakville, ONT) tallied her second score of the season at 16:35 to assure the Knights of the victory. Britney Selina (Thornhill, ONT) and Kimberly McKenney (Smiths Falls, ONT) each picked up assists on the power-play score.

Clarkson freshman goaltender Lauren Dahm (Baldwinsville, NY) made 15 saves to improve to 3-0-0 on the season while Jamie Miller made 19 saves for the Bobcats. Clarkson finished with a 26-16 edge in shots and went 2-for-9 on the power-play, while Quinnipiac was scoreless in four man-up opportunities.