ORONO, Maine— Women's Ice Hockey returns home to take on Providence on Friday and Saturday to work to move up in the conference standings.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Game No. 30: Providence Friars vs. Maine Black Bears
Date: Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
2018-19 Record: Providence 18-9-1, 12-8-1 WHEA, Maine 14-10-3, 7-10-3 WHEA
 
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Game No. 31: Providence Friars vs. Maine Black Bears
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
 
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About the Black Bears
• Maine fell in both contests at UNH on Saturday and Sunday, falling 5-2 in the first contest before coming up short 3-2 on Sunday. 
• In the first game, Maine's goals were scored by Ally Johnson at the end of a power play for her second of the season, before Vendula Pribylova scored her seventh on a 2-on-1 rush with Daria Tereshkina.
• Tereshkina continued her offensive push for the Black Bears, with an assist on Anna Zikova's power play goal to make it 2-1 on Sunday. She scored a goal of her own on the power play, redirecting a shot in front for her fourth goal of the year.
• On Tuesday, Carly Jackson was named the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for January, after she pitched three shutouts in eight appearances for the Black Bears over the month of January, posting a 3-3-2 record and leading all of Hockey East with a 1.23 goal against average and .952 save percentage.
• Maine is 14-12-3 overall this season, with a 7-12-3 record in conference.
 
About the Friars
• Last weekend, the Friars split their weekend of competition, taking a 2-2 tie at Merrimack on Feb. 1 before taking a 3-1 victory against UConn on Feb. 2 to earning three points.
• Maureen Murphy leads Hockey East in goals and is tied for third in points. Nationally, Murphy is fourth in goals and ninth in points.
• In goal, Madison Myers has appeared in 26 contests in net for Providence, holding a 17-8-1 record. Her 1.82 GAA is fourth in the conference and her .925 save percentage is sixth in the conference.
• This season, Providence has averaged 2.96 per game this year and have outscored conference opponents, scoring 57 goals to opponents 44 goals.
• Providence ranks 12th in the nation in scoring margin (0.93), sixth in the nation in penalty kill (88.2%) and tied for 10th in team winning percentage (.661).
• Providence is 1-3-1 in their last five games, and hold a 4-3-1 away record this season.
• The Friars are fourth in Hockey East at 12-8-1 and 25 points, and are 18-9-1 overall.
 
The Series with Providence
• Friday's game between Providence and Maine is the 65th all-time meeting between the two Hockey East squads with the Friars holding the 45-8-11 all-time series lead.
• These two teams last played on Nov. 9, with the Black Bears falling 3-1 in Providence. Tereza Vanisova scored her eighth goal of the season and scored the only tally for the Black Bears.  
• Last season's series was split, with Maine sitting at 0-1-2 overall; at the Alfond the two teams have 7 all-time ties.
• These two teams first met on Nov. 28, 1999 in Providence with Maine falling 6-0.
 
Comparing the Conference
• First place Northeastern is pulling ahead with 38 points, holding a 18-2-2 record.
• Boston University is creeping up the leaderboard and currently sit in third place, with a 12-5-5 record and 29 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.
• This week four Boston teams are participated in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament. Harvard defeated Boston College 4-1, and Boston University advanced in a shootout against Northeastern on Tuesday. BU and Harvard will compete for the title on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.
• The Black Bears currently sit in 8th in the conference standings. Maine is one point behind UConn for sixth place (18 points).

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