ORONO, Maine—The University of Maine women's ice hockey travels to Burlington to play the last set of Hockey East contests against the University of Vermont.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Game No. 17: Maine Black Bears at University of Vermont Catamounts
Date: Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Gutterson Field House | Burlington, Vermont
2018-19 Record: Maine 9-6-1, 3-6-1 WHEA, Dartmouth 3-8-4, 2-6-2 WHEA
 
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Game No. 18: Maine Black Bears vs. Dartmouth Big Green
Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Gutterson Field House | Burlington, Vermont
 
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About the Black Bears
• Maine swept a home series against Dartmouth, taking both games by a 4-1 final.
• Two Black Bears had multi-goal games over the weekend. Tereza Vanisova and Celine Tedenby both scored a pair of goals each.
• Tedenby scored five points—three goals and two assists—through both games, earning both Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week honors, as well as the NCAA's third star. She's second on the team in scoring with six goals and 14 points.
• Junior Carly Jackson had both starts in net over the weekend, making 34 saves on 36 shots. Jackson has started in four straight games, going 2-1-1 in those contests.
 
About the Catamounts
•  Vermont hosted the fourth annual Windjammer Classic in Burlington last weekend, hosting No. 8 St. Lawrence, No. 2 Minnesota, and Syracuse.
• The Catamounts won the first game they shut out Syracuse 2-0. Melissa Black earned her second win of the season and first shutout of the year, with Vermont's goals coming from Theresa Schafzal and Sammy Kolowat on the power play.
• Vermont fell in the tournament championship to Minnesota, 6-2. The Catamounts spent most of the first period tied, but a late goal gave the Gophers a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
• Senior Melissa Black has handled the goaltending responsibilities this season, starting in 12 games for the Catamounts. She's earned a 2-7-3 record, 2.44 GAA with a .912 save percentage and one shutout. In conference play, Black has a 1-6-2 record, 2.50 GAA with a .906 save percentage.
• Overall, Vermont holds a 3-8-4 record with a pair of wins against New Hampshire and a win against Syracuse, as well as ties against Quinnipiac, New Hampshire and Boston University.
• Through 14 games, a pair of Catamount players have at least six points. Theresa Schafzal has three goals and three assists alongside team points and goals leader Eve-Audrey Picard with four goals and 10 points.
• Vermont's scoring offense is tied for No. 24 NCAA putting up 1.40 goals per game.
 
The Series with Vermont
• Friday's meeting between Maine and Vermont is the 47th all-time meeting between the two competitors, with Maine holding the series lead at 23-16-8.
• Last season, Maine took two of the three games against Vermont, with a 2-0 win on Dec. 2, followed by a 2-2 tie. The next weekend on Dec. 9, the Black Bears took a 4-1 win at Vermont.
• The teams first met on Nov. 23, 1997 at Vermont in Maine's third-ever game in program history, which ended in a 3-3 tie.
 
Last Weekend
• Maine swept Dartmouth in a home series on Nov. 24 and 25 for a pair of out of conference battles.
• The Black Bears trailed for six minutes of the first game, before Celine Tedenby scored her first of three goals of the weekend. Tereza Vanisova scored her tenth of the season at 4:19 of the second before Tedenby posted her second tally of the day at 12:16. The closing goal of the night came on a redirect by Daria Tereshkina at 7:56 of the third from Brittany Kucera's shot from the point.
• On Sunday, the Black Bears got back to work again with Celine Tedenby scoring 3:20 into the game as she capitalized on a turnover which was picked up by Vendula Pribylova and dished over to her.
• Anna Zikova gave the Black Bears a 2-1 lead with a hard wrist shot from the point on the power play. Her goal, bar down, was the No. 3 play of the week in the NCAA.
• Tereza Vanisova scored her first goal of the night on the power play, handling a pass from Zikova, who picked the puck from Dartmouth along the boards. Vanosiva scored from the high slot with a cluster of players screening the net, unable to see her quick release for a 4-1 Maine lead.
• The sweep puts Maine at 4-0-0 against ECAC Hockey competition this year.
 
On the Leaderboard
• Tereza Vanisova is tied for the conference lead in goal scoring with 12 tallies through 15 games this season.
• Alyson Matteau is tied for sixth in points by defenders in Hockey East with nine points through 16 games. The senior captain also leads the conference in blocked shots with 45 blocks.
• Behind Matteau, freshman Ida Press is tied for sixth in scoring by defenders with one goal and nine points this year.
• Celine Tedenby is fourth in Hockey East in faceoff win percentage winning 65% or 52 of 80 draws.
• Carly Jackson is No. 9 for Hockey East goals against average with a 2.24 average and No. 11 at .908% save percentage.
 
Comparing the Conference
• First place Northeastern is still undefeated in conference play, holding a 10-0-2 record.
• Boston College and Providence are tied for second with a 7-1-0 WHEA record this year.
• Maine sits tied for sixth with a 3-6-1 conference record, two points ahead of Vermont in the standings.
• The Black Bears are tied against UConn, with the Huskies holding the head-to-head advantage after the one game against each other this season.

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