ORONO, Maine—The UMaine women's ice hockey team renews the Border War at the University of New Hampshire with a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday in crucial conference play.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Game No. 28: Maine Black Bears vs. New Hampshire Wildcats
Date: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Whittemore Center | Durham, NH
2018-19 Record: Maine 14-10-3, 7-10-3 WHEA, UNH 11-12-4, 8-11-1 WHEA
 
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Game No. 29: Maine Black Bears vs. New Hampshire Wildcats
Date: Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Whittemore Center | Durham, NH
 
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About the Black Bears
• Maine earned three key conference points, taking a 5-1 win against UConn before ending Sunday in a 0-0 tie.  
• Celine Tedenby earned Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week honors this week after scoring two goals and four points on Saturday against UConn. Tedenby was a +5 in the game and now leads the team in points.
• Goaltender Carly Jackson has had three shutouts in January, posting zeroes against Boston University in a 3-0 victory on Jan. 6, at Holy Cross in a 3-0 win on Jan. 13, and at UConn in a 0-0 tie.
• In the 5-1 victory on Saturday, Carly Jackson became the winningest goalie in program history with 33 career wins. She passes Brittany Ott ('13) in her junior season.
• Maine is 14-10-3 overall this season, with a 7-10-3 record in conference.
 
About the Wildcats
• UNH enters the weekend having won three straight, taking a 5-0 victory in Providence with two shorthanded goals before taking a home and home with Holy Cross.
• The Wildcats have scored 12 goals during the streak, led offensively by Devan Taylor and Meghara McManus.
• Leading the offense is Taylor Wenczkowski, who's tied for ninth in conference goal scoring with 13 goals.
• Kyra Smith has appeared in 19 contests in net for UNH this year, holding an 10-7-2 record. Her 1.79 GAA is third in the conference and .939 save percentage is second in the conference.
• UConn has a 2.15 goals per game average this year and have been outscored by conference opponents, giving up 48 to their 44 goals for.  
• New Hampshire is 4-4-0 at home in conference play, with 17 goals for and 17 against at the Whittemore Center.  
• The Wildcats are tied with Maine for 7th in Women's Hockey East with 17 points; holding eight wins and one tie.
 
The Series with New Hampshire
• Friday night's game between UNH and Maine is the 59th all-time meeting between the two Hockey East squads with New Hampshire holding the 38-13-7 lead.
• These two teams last played on Oct. 28, with the Black Bears earning a 5-3 victory in Orono. Michelle Weis, Vendula Pribylova, Celine Tedenby, Tereza Vanisova and Brittany Colton all scored for the Black Bears.  
• Last season's series was split evenly for the last three squads at 1-1-1 overall.
• These two teams first met on Dec. 11, 1999 in Orono with New Hampshire taking a 7-0 victory.
 
Rewriting Records
• In the 5-1 victory on Saturday, Carly Jackson became the winningest goalie in program history with 33 career wins. She passes Brittany Ott '13 in her junior season.
• Tereza Vanisova, with 47 career goals holds sole possession of fourth place tied for fourth place on the all-time program leaders list. Ahead of Vanisova on the all-time goals list is Raffi Wolf '03 with 55 goals for third all-time, Meagan Aarts '04 with 61 goals for second all-time, and Karen Droog '04 with 74 goals for the program lead in career tallies.
• Vanisova currently holds third place in career points with 95. Ahead of her are Vanessa Vani '09 with 99 points, and both Meagan Aarts '04 and Karen Droog '04 who are tied for the program lead with 115 points.
• Vanisova is also climbing up the leaderboard for career assists as well with 47 in her career. She trails Meagan Aarts '04 with 54 assists and program leader Vanessa Vani '09 with 63 career assists.
• Alyson Matteau is now second place in all-time career scoring by a defenseman with 59 points. The all-time leader spot is currently held by Kelly Nelson '02 with 66 career points.
• Celine Tedenby is one point away from tying the fifth spot for points in a season by a rookie, currently held by Vanessa Vani '09 with 24 points.
 
On the Leaderboard
• Tereza Vanisova is tied for fifth in conference goal scoring with 14 tallies through 22 games this season.
• Alyson Matteau leads the conference in blocked shots with 84 blocks, 24 more than the next player in the conference.
• Celine Tedenby is tied for 17th in Hockey East in overall points with 19 in 22 games, and is third in conference freshmen scoring.
• Carly Jackson is No. 6 for Hockey East for both goals against average at 1.89 mark and .927% save percentage.
• Maine's offense is No. 18 in the nation with 2.60 goals per game, with the nation's No. 12 defense, with a 1.92 team goals against.
 
Comparing the Conference
• First place Northeastern is pulling ahead with 36 points, holding a 17-2-2 record.
• Boston University is creeping up the leaderboard and currently sit in third place, with a 11-5-5 record and 27 points.
• Three WHEA teams are in the top ten in the weekly polls. Northeastern is at No. 3/3, Boston College at No. 7/7 and Boston University at No. 8/8. Providence, previously ranked, is now receiving votes. 
• Maine sits tied for seventh with a 7-10-3 conference record, with 17 points in the 
• The Black Bears are tied with New Hampshire for seventh. Maine is one points behind UConn for sixth place (18 points), five points ahead of ninth place Vermont (12 points) to keep the last playoff spot.
• Currently Maine holds the head-to-head against UNH with one victory in October to keep the Black Bears in the playoff hunt.

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