ORONO, Maine - The Black Bears are coming off a split against Boston University last weekend and will travel to Connecticut on Friday to face the UConn Huskies in a 1-game series. The Black Bears are looking to ride the momentum of their 3-goal victory over BU on Sunday, while UConn is coming off a conference overtime win against UNH 2-1 and a non-conference game Tuesday night at Brown, 3-1.
 

UCONN BY THE NUMBERS
2.33: Goals per game

1.83: Goals against average

27.2: Shots per game

7: Power play goals

14.3%: Power play percentage

4.1: Power plays per game

90.9%: Penalty kill percentage

4.6: Penalties per game

UConn comes into this game with a 2-2-0 record in conference and a 7-4-1 overall record; they are led by Junior Forward Theresa Knuston who leads the team with 14 points on 7 goals and assists. Fellow Junior Forward Leah Lum holds the team-high for goals with 8; she also has 4 assists for 12 points total. The assist leader is Freshman Forward Briana Colangelo has 9 assists, with 2 goals for a total of 11 points. 

The Huskies have seen a split in their goaltending game, with 2 goaltenders with win percentages at or above .500. UConn has primarily looked to Junior Annie Belanger, who has started 9 games this season and has a 4-4-1 record, a .946 save percentage, and 1.76 goals allowed average. She has started all 4 of UConn's conference games. UConn's other goaltender with a 3-0-0 record is Freshman Morgan Fisher, who has a .951 save percentage and 1.34 goals allowed average in 3 non-conference games.

 

MAINE BY THE NUMBERS
2: Goals per game

3.1: Goals against average

24.8: Shots per game

6: Power play goals

12%: Power play percentage

3.9: Power plays per game

76.3%: Penalty kill percentage

4.7: Penalties per game

Maine comes into this game with a 2-7-0 conference record and a 3-10-0 overall record after splitting with BU this past weekend. Points leader Tereza Vanisova increased her point total to 14 points with a 4-goal weekend against the Terriers; she also leads the team with 8 goals, and also has 6 assists. Team leader for assists is Sophomore Defender Alyson Matteau with 7; she also scored her first goal of the season against BU to increase her point total to 8. Also with 8 points is Junior Forward Brooke Stacey with 5 goals and 3 assists. Other key contributers for the Black Bears are Senior Forward Morgan Sakundiak (4-3-7) and Freshman Forward Vendula Pribylova (1-5-6).

In net, the Black Bears have looked to Carly Jackson, who has started 10 games for Maine this season, with a 2-9-0 record, .913 save percentage, and 2.80 goals allowed average; she picked up her second career win against Boston University this weekend.

After this game the Black Bears' next game will be in Auburn, Maine at the Norway Savings Bank Arena against UNH.

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