Potsdam, NY - A two-goal effort from Ashley Shaidle (Hudson, OH) led the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team its third straight ECACHL playoff berth as the Golden Knights clinched a post-season spot with a 4-2 win over Quinnipiac College in front of 278 fans Sunday afternoon at Cheel Arena.

The Golden Knights won their 16th game of the season, improving to 16-13-3 overall and 8-10-2 in the conference. Quinnipiac dropped to 8-22-2 overall and 5-14-1 in the ECACHL. The Knights will definitely be on the road for the post-season, but their playoff opponent and eventual finish in the standings, anywhere between sixth and eighth place, will not be decided until next weekend when Clarkson visits Rensselaer and Union.

Clarkson, which has scored only two goals in its last 200 minutes of hockey entering Sunday's game, got on the scoreboard early with a power-play marker at 10:56 in the first period. Freshman defenseman Carlee Eusepi (Oakville, ONT) scored her fourth goal of the season when she fired a shot in from the point that made its way through traffic and into the Bobcats' net. Classmates Genevieve Lavoie (St. Laurent, QUE) and Britney Selina (Thornhill, ONT) each earned assists on the score.

Quinnipiac came right back with a power play goal of its own as senior Ashley Jaffray picked up her eighth goal of the season at 12:14. Natashia Pellatt and Antoinette Maldonado picked up assists on the goal, which was set up by a pass from behind net right to the stick of Jaffray.

With the scored tied 1-1 at the conclusion of the first period, the Golden Knights slapped in another power-play goal at 6:21. Shaidle scored her first goal of the game when a pass came down from the circle and was then slid across the crease by Marie-Jo Gaudet (Sherbrooke, QUE) and Amanda Dittmer (Chatham, ONT). The momentum shifted with that goal as Clarkson came out strong in the third period as well with two goals in the first six minutes of the final frame. Shaidle scored her 50th career goal in the first minute of the third, with assists going to Katie Morrison (Ridgefield, CT) and Selina. The fourth goal for the Knights, another power-play score, came at 5:37 of the period when Brooke Beazer (Kingston, ONT) saw her shot trickle in between the legs of the Quinnipiac goaltender after a shot from the right circle. Selina and Eusepi each assisted on the score. The Bobcats came back with a power-play goal in the final six minutes to cut the advantage, but the Knights held on without too much pressure for the remainder of the contest.

Kira Hurley (Pickering, ONT) finished with 16 saves for the Knights while Laura Brennan made 23 stops for the Bobcats. Clarkson went 3-for-7 on the power play and the Bobcats scored twice in six attempts. The Knights also finished with a 27-18 advantage in shots.

The Knights finished the season drawing 4163 fans through 17 home dates.