ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team will host the #14 ranked Northeastern Huskies for a pair of conference games Jan. 12/23 at Alfond Arena. The pair of Hockey East games is the team’s last home games until February. Puck drop is set for 6:00 PM on Friday, Jan. 12, and 4:00 PM on Saturday, Jan. 13.
Previous Matchup facts:
- The Black Bears and Huskies have yet to face off this season.
- Last season, the Black Bears stole one of the three games from Northeastern, when the Huskies were ranked #3 in the nation.
- The overall record for the teams is 8-23-2 in favor of Northeastern.
Notes on the (RV) Black Bears:
- Maine has been receiving votes for the last five weeks in the national polls.
- The Black Bears are currently seventh in the Hockey East standings, fighting close behind the three-way tie of Vermont, Boston University and Vermont.
- Maine most recently dropped a close game to Boston University on Monday night, by a score of 3-4.
- The Black Bears played catch up majority of the game and struggled to come back completely, but put up a fight until the final buzzer.
- Goal scorers in the game were Ann-Frederique Guay, Rahel Enzler and Mikayla Boarder.
- Julia Bachetti played in net for the Black Bears, making 26 saves on 30 shots.
Scouting the #14 Huskies:
- The Huskies currently sit in 3rd place in the Hockey East standings and have recently slid into the national rankings at #14.
- The Huskies are on a five game win streak, after beating #13 Boston College, Providence, Boston University, #14 Yale and Holy Cross.
- The team is at 20% on the powerplay and 85% on the penalty kill.
- Skylar Irving leads the squad with 20 points on 5 goals and 15 assists.
- Peyton Anderson leads the team in goals scored with 10 so far this season.
- Goaltender Gweneth Phillips has played and started in all 21 games for the Huskies, holding a save percentage of .952 and GAA of 1.20.
GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
SITE: Alfond Arena
BROADCAST: ESPN+
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GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
SITE: Alfond Arena
BROADCAST: ESPN+
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