Preview: Maine prepares to host #13 Boston College at Alfond Arena

Friday, November 8

Orono, ME

6:00 PM

University of Maine

Boston College

Photo by: Anthony DelMonaco

Preview: Maine prepares to host #13 Boston College at Alfond Arena

11/6/2024 2:58:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's ice hockey team (2-8-0, 2-4-0 HEA) readies to host the #13 ranked Boston College Eagles (6-3-0, 3-1-0 HEA) for a Hockey East series at Alfond Arena on Nov. 8/9.

Puck drop between the Black Bears and the Eagles is set for 6:00 p.m. on both days. Both games will stream on ESPN+, with an international stream available via Hockey East/Stretch Internet.

GAME 11 | Maine vs #13 Boston College
Friday, Nov 8, 2024 | 6:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, ME
ESPN+ | Live Stats

GAME 12 | Maine vs #13 Boston College
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 | 6:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, ME
ESPN+ | Live Stats

BLACK BEARS' LAST TIME OUT:

Maine most recently split the weekend series with Vermont, as the teams remain tied for 5th place in Hockey East's standings.
Maine dominated game one against the 'Cats, winning 5-1 and outshooting them 40-17. Game two ended in a 2-1 loss for the Black Bears, despite them scoring first, just 24 seconds into the game.
Five different goal scorers in Friday's win included: Lily Fetch, Kendall Sundby, Ava Stevenson, Raegan Wurm, Lila Shea
Lily Fetch and Ava Stevenson led the team with 3-point weekends (1g, 2a)
Lila Shea (1g,1a) and Sam Morrison (2a) had two points apiece
Elise Morphy, Stephanie Jacob, Mira Seregély, and Mikayla Boarder each tallied 1 point.
Kiia Lahtinen made 41 saves between the two games, as she recorded her first career win in goal on Friday.

MORE ON MAINE:

Maine's PK sits in 8th place nationally, at 88.9% after the team killed 6-of-7 penalties off successfully this weekend
With her assist this weekend, Stephanie Jacob continues to lead the team in points with 5 (2g, 3a)

PREVIOUS MATCHUPS WITH BC:

Of the three games they faced, Maine defeated the then #14 ranked Eagles once last season.
Scores included a 4-3 win, 4-2 loss, and 3-2 loss
Ava Stevenson, Lily Fetch (2), and Mikayla Boarder were among the goal scorers in last season's contests.
Julia Bachetti saw two games against the Eagles last season

A WIN WOULD...

Move Maine's record to 3-8-0, 3-4-0 HEA
Be the first time Maine would take down a ranked opponent this season

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (6-3-0, 3-1-0 HEA):

#13 Boston College is currently on a five-game winning streak. The team is fourth in Hockey East's standings.
The Eagles swept the #5 ranked Clarkson for a huge weekend upset to gain momentum, and most recently defeated Merrimack 7-3. Sammy Taber had a four-point game against Merrimack as she leads the team with 11 points (4g, 7a)
Gaby Roy and Julia Pellerin also have four goals this season.
Goaltender Grace Campbell has started in seven of nine games, as she holds a goals-against average of 3.08 and a .883 save percentage.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Maine hits the road next weekend to play Northeastern for two games at Matthews Arena in Boston.
After that, Maine travels to Vermont for a single game on 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-