ORONO, Maine -- Coming off a tough week of losses, the Black Bears look to turn their luck around in New Hampshire as they venture to Dartmouth College for a two-game series on Saturday and Sunday with a consistent 2 p.m. puck drop.
The last time Maine traveled to Dartmouth two years ago, the Black Bears defeated the Big Green 4-1. Just this past year the two teams split the weekend as the faced off at the Alfond Arena.
DARTMOUTH BY THE NUMBERS
1.00 : Goals per game
20.5 : Shots per game
4.50 : Goals against average
20.00% : Power play percentage
5.0 : Power plays per game
71.43% : Penalty kill percentage
5.2 : Penalties per game
Junior goaltender Christie Honor had an exciting weekend between the pipes, being named the NCAA First Star of the Week after breaking a program and NCAA record of most saves in a shutout victory tallying 61. This was also her first career shutout, as the Big Green defeated Quinnipiac 1-0 on Saturday. Junior Alyssa Baker captured the lone goal of the day for her first of the year while assists were given to senior Hailey Noronha and sophomore Cecilia Lopez.
The following day was not as successful for the Dartmouth women as they fell to Princeton, 8-1, on the road. Grabbing their single goal was sophomore Christina Rombaut for her first this season while junior Caroline Shaunessy earned an assist and Noronha added on her second that weekend. Honor split the time in net with classmate Shannon Ropp who turned away 22 shots.
Dartmouth women's ice hockey will be hosting their first games this coming weekend against Maine on their home ice after playing four games on the road. The Big Green currently holds a 1-3-0 overall record (1-2-0 ECAC).
MAINE BY THE NUMBERS
2.56 : Goals per game
24.7 : Shots per game
2.44 : Goals against average
11.11% : Power play percentage
3.0 : Power plays per game
88.57% : Penalty kill percentage
4.6 : Penalties per game
The Black Bears struggled through a week against the top two teams in the WHEA Conference, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and No. 3 Boston College (BC). Freshman Michelle Weis opened up scoring early in the match against UNH on a power play for her first NCAA goal, but the Black Bears fell behind when the Wildcats retaliated netting two goals. Maine attempted to find the back of the net to tie up the match as they fell, 2-1 on Saturday.
Sophomore Lydia Murray and Senior Catherine Tufts both tallied goals against BC late in the game to cut the score deficit, but the momentum wasn't enough to stop the Eagles from taking the win. Freshman Loryn Porter started in net for the Black Bears stopping seven shots while sophomore Carly Jackson closed out the weekend playing in both games to accumulate a total of 45 saves between both games. Three players registered assists throughout the weekend including, sophomores Vendula Pribylova and Brittany Kucera, and senior Brooke Stacey. The Black Bears enter into this weekend series with a 5-4-0 overall record (1-2-0 WHEA).
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