ORONO, Maine - The women's ice hockey team will be making the trip to Rhode Island as they take on the Providence College Friars.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Game #30: Maine Black Bears vs Providence Friars
DATE: Friday, February 7, 2020
TIME: 6:00 p.m. EST
SITE:  Providence, RI | Schneider Arena
2019-20 RECORDS: Maine: 11-12-6, 7-10-5 | Providence: 15-10-3, 12-8-1

GAME INFORMATION
Game #31: Maine Black Bears vs Providence Friars
DATE: Saturday, February 8, 2020
TIME: 3:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Providence, RI | Schneider Arena
2019-20 RECORDS: Maine: 11-12-6, 7-10-5 | Providence: 15-10-3, 12-8-1
 
About the Black Bears
            Maine is coming off of a weekend where they went 1-0-1 against the UNH Wildcats.
            Ida Kuoppala scored three goals and added two assists on the weekend. She currently holds a 5-game goal streak.
            Liga Miljone had a four-point (1G, 3A) game against the Wildcats on Fri. Jan. 31.
            Ally Johnson, Ida Press and Ella MacLean all scored on the weekend.
            Carly Jackson finished with 61 saves on the weekend.
            Maine currently sits in seventh place in the Hockey East standings, having clinched a spot in the postseason tournament.
 
About the Friars
            Coming off of a weekend where they defeated Merrimack 3-0 and tied UConn 2-2.
            Neve Van Pelt, Sara Hjalmarsson and Isabelle Hardy all scored in the 3-0 contest.
            Whitney Dove and Bailey Burton scored in the 2-2 game against the Huskies.
            Sandra Abstreiter picked up 34 saves on the weekend, including a shutout against Merrimack.
            The Friars currently sit in fourth place in the Hockey East Standings, having clinched a spot in the postseason tournament.
 
History against Providence
            The two teams met back on November 15, 2019, where Maine came out on top, 5-4.
            Brittany Colton, Nicole Pateman, Ida Kuoppala all scored for Maine.
            Tereza Vanisova scored a pair of goals, including the overtime game-winner for the Black Bears.
            Sara Hjalmarsson, Meaghan Rickard, Whitney Dove and Kathleen McHugh all scored for the Friars.
            Sandra Abstreiter picked up 21 saves in the losing effort.
            Carly Jackson totaled 26 saves in the winning performance.
 
Puck drop is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. Friday and 3:00 P.M. Saturday.
           
 
-UMaine-