ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's ice hockey team will travel to Boston, Mass. to face the Northeastern Huskies for two games on Nov. 15/16 at Matthews Arena. Both games will stream on ESPN+, with an international stream available via Hockey East/Stretch Internet.

GAME 13 |  Maine at Northeastern
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 | 6:00 P.M.

GAME 14 |  Maine at Northeastern
Saturday, Nov 16, 2024 | 1:30 P.M.
 

BLACK BEARS' LAST TIME OUT:

• Maine was swept by the #13 Boston College Eagles this weekend by scores of 3-1 and 5-1.
• Despite outshooting the Eagles in both games, the Black Bears were defeated both nights.
• Gracie Hanson tallied Maine's lone goal on Friday - the first of her career, with Raegan Wurm and Mira Seregely earning assists.
• Alyssa Wruble tallied Maine's lone goal on Saturday on the powerplay, for her fourth of the season. Wruble currently leads Maine in goals this season.
• Kiia Lahtinen made 48 saves between the two games. Lahtinen has started the last eight straight games for the Black Bears.

MORE ON MAINE:

• Maine's PK remains in 8th place nationally, at 87.8% after the team killed 4-of-5 penalties off successfully this weekend.
• Stephanie Jacob continues to lead the team in points with five (2g, 3a)

PREVIOUS MATCHUPS WITH THE HUSKIES:

• Maine defeated the then #14 ranked Eagles once last season, of the three games they faced.
• Maine won 1-0 in overtime in the first game, tied 1-1 in game two, and lost 4-0 in the final matchup
• Sam Morrison notched a goal in the tie game
• Maine also defeated the Huskies in 2022 when they were ranked #3 nationally, which accounted for coach Molly Engstrom's first win against a ranked team
• Overall, the record between Maine and Northeastern is 9-24-3 in favor of the Huskies

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES:

• Northeastern most recently swept the No. 10 ranked UConn Huskies, 1-0 in both games.
•  In Hockey East play, the Huskies have lost to UNH, BU, and Providence.
• They also skated to a 4-4 tie with Holy Cross before picking up the shootout win.
• Northeatern's PK% sits in third nationally, at 92.9%

HUSKIES TO WATCH:

• Skylar Irving - 6g, 7a
• Eloise Caron - 4g, 8a
• Taze Thompson - 2g, 5a
• Freshman goaltender Lisa Jönsson earned back-to-back shutouts over UConn this past weekend.

LOOKING AHEAD:
• Maine travels to Vermont for a single game on Sunday, Nov. 24
• To round out November, the Black Bears will host #1 Wisconsin for a non-conference matchup at Alfond Arena. Maine has not faced Wisconsin since 2003, back when Head Coach Molly Engstrom played for Wisconsin.

-UMaine-