| Union at Saint Michael’s | |||
| Monday, January 1, 2024 • South Burlington, VT • Cairns Arena • 2:00 PM (ET) | |||
| Live Stats • Video Stream | |||
About Union
Union wrapped up the 2023 calendar year in grand fashion, completing their first weekend sweep of crosstown rival Rensselaer since the 2019-20 season in early December. Junior Sophie Matsoukas stopped 53 of the 56 shots she faced on the weekend, garnering her the ECAC Hockey MAC Goaltending Goaltender of the Week honor for the third time in her career. Senior Emily King registered her third multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist in that Friday’s win before senior Celeste Beaudoin scored a pair of goals in the victory the next day.
About Saint Michael’s
Saint Michael’s heads into 2024 in search of their first win of the season, completing a three game in four day stretch with Monday’s match with Union. Mikaela Langbacka was responsible for the Purple Knights lone goal in last year’s meeting with the Garnet Chargers, and leads the way in goals and points for St. Mike’s so far in her senior season.
The Matchup
Monday’s game will be the sixth between Union and St. Mike’s. Union holds a perfect 5-0 record in the series, including a 6-1 win to begin 2023 with a victory at Messa Rink last January 2nd.
On The National Stage
Head Coach Josh Sciba missed Union’s trip to Yale and Brown and spent part of the holiday break with Team USA, as the Garnet Chargers leader was with the U.S. Women’s National Team for the first four games of the 2023-24 Rivalry Series against Canada. Sciba, who is an Assistant Coach on Head Coach John Wroblewski’s staff, has served with the Women’s National Team since the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship after serving as an assistant for the 2018 Under-18 Series vs. Canada and the 2019 and 2020 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships. The Rivalry Series resumes in February, when the two countries meet for the final three games of the 2023-24 series.
Bigger Than A Game
Union’s home game against St. Lawrence was the program’s Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Game. The initiative was spearheaded by junior goaltender Sophie Matsoukas, whose sister has Cystic Fibrosis, and sophomore goaltender Emily Evans, whose father, aunt, and two cousins have the disease. The program raised…
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