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by Justin Cloutier, Special to QuinnipiacBobcats.com After graduating five of its top eight scorers from the previous season, the 2016-17 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey team headed into the new year looking for people to step up on the ice and take on a larger scoring role. And while new faces have helped share the burden, one of the Bobcats' veterans has also taken her game to another level. Senior assistant captain Meghan Turner is currently enjoying the best statistical season of career at Quinnipiac, registering 16 points already through just 24 games. "Meghan really embodies our program," head coach Cassandra Turner said, "We recruit people that want to get better every single day, right up until their last practice of their senior year. That's exactly what Meghan has done." Meghan Turner has six goals and 10 assists for the Bobcats, which ranks fourth on the team in scoring. "It's no surprise to us as a coaching staff to see her accomplish this," Coach Turner said. "She has continued to grow every year, playing a different role, and now doing exactly what we need as a leader by putting the puck in the net." When Meghan is on the ice she's tied for second on the team in plus/minus. "This has been my best individual season so far, but I think it's a testament to how the coaches have helped me grow so far," Meghan said. "They have helped me grow on and off the ice." As an assistant captain this year, Meghan has taken on the role with expanded arms to become a leader for her team. "I think (Rossman) and I just need to step up and be leaders on the ice, and be more vocal in the locker room and show our team that no matter what happens that we're resilient," Meghan said. And as Quinnipiac heads toward the final few weeks of the regular season, the Bobcats' head coach thinks that the senior forward is just beginning to hit her stride. "I had a conversation with Meg on Friday about how this a great time for her to be the person to make a big play for our team," Coach Turner said. "Then she had back-to-back games where she was the person who was leading by doing the right things on the ice, and it was huge for our team." In addition to her success on the ice, Meghan Turner is a two-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team member and a 2015-16 Quinnipiac Scholar-Athlete. She already has a job lined up at PricewaterhouseCoopers for after graduation. "To hear how confident she was, and then how proud she was of what she was able to do while she was at Price Waterhouse Cooper, that's the part that we were all so impressed with," Coach Turner said, "It's her approach, her effort, and now it's her execution and here she is with a tremendous path to look forward to."
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