ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's hockey team hits the road for games with #11 UConn and Merrimack College Jan. 19/20. Crucial Hockey East points are on the line as Maine is currently tied for 7th place with Boston University and just inches behind Vermont and Providence. Maine has been receiving votes for the last six weeks in the national polls.
Friday, Jan. 19 vs #11 UConn Huskies
Time: 2:00 PM
Site: Toscano Family Ice Forum | Storrs, CT
Broadcast:
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Notes on the (RV) Black Bears:
- Maine most recently beat and tied the ranked Northeastern Huskies(#14). This was Maine's 5th time beating a ranked opponent this season.
- Ida Kuoppala scored the lone and game-winning-goal in Friday's 1-0 win. Kuoppala leads the Black Bears with 28 (16g, 12a) points this season.
- Sam Morrison scored the game-tying-goal in Saturday's 1-1 tie.
- Jorden Mattison played in net for the Black Bears both games, earning a 21-save shutout Friday, her second of the season, and made 23 saves on Saturday. Mattison was named Hockey East's goaltender of the week after her performances.
- Maine has been receiving votes for the last six weeks in the national polls.
- The team is currently tied for 7th place with BU, but just inches behind UVM, and Providence.
Previous Matchup Facts with #11 UConn:
- The Black Bears and Huskies have played twice this season in Maine.
- The Huskies barely snuck past the Black Bears, in both games, despite Maine outshooting them in both contests.
- The overall record for the teams is 41-20-9 in favor of UConn.
Scouting the #11 Huskies:
- The Huskies currently sit in 2nd place in the Hockey East standings and have been climbing the rankings to their current #11 spot with a 14-6-2, 11-3-1 HE record.
- The Huskies are on a three game win streak, after beating Brown, Merrimack and most recently, Boston University.
- They are 19% on the power play and 83.3% on the penalty kill.
- Forwards Jada Habisch (18) and Coryn Tormala (17) lead the Huskies in points, Habish leads in goals with 11.
- Junior goaltenders Tia Chan (.936 sv %) and Megan Warrener (.955 sv %) have been splitting time in net, though Warrener has picked up 9 of the 14 wins.
Saturday, Jan. 20 vs Merrimack College
Time: 4:00 PM
Site: Lawler Rink | North Andover, MA
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Previous Matchup Facts with Merriimack:
- The Black Bears and Warriors have not yet faced off this season.
- Maine led the 2022-23 series winning 2 of 3 games.
- The overall record for the teams is 13-9-1 in favor of Maine.
Scouting the Warriors:
- The Warriors are currently 9th in Hockey East, with a record of 7-13-2, 4-9-2 HE.
- They were on a 5-game losing streak up until last weekend when they topped Holy Cross 2-0.
- Fifth year forward Celine Tenedby leads the team with 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points.
- Goaltender Calli Hogarth has played in 21 games this season holding a .911 save percentage.
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