Preview: Maine hosts #15 Brown University for 'Maine State Pride' game in Portland, Dec 30

ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine women's ice hockey team will host the #15 ranked Brown University Bears on Tuesday, Dec 30 in Portland, Maine. The 'Maine State Pride' game will take place at the Cross Insurance Arena with a 5:00 pm start time. The Black Bears will wear their new alternate jerseys, sponsored by Key Bank, in their final non-conference game of this season.

Game Information:
Maine Black Bears vs Brown Bears
Tuesday, Dec 30, 5 PM
Cross Insurance Arena | 1 Civic Center Sq , Portland, ME 04101
Stream: ESPN+
Tickets | Live Stats

BLACK BEARS LAST TIME OUT:

Maine picked up three conference points in their last series on Dec 5/6 against New Hampshire.
On Friday, Maine won 4-3 in overtime. On Saturday, the game ended in a tie, with New Hampshire earning the shootout win.
Danielle Brunette and Stephanie Jacob each scored two goals over the weekend, with Kendall Sundby scoring the game-winning goal on Friday.
Goaltender Kiia Lahtinen played in goal both nets for Maine.

MAINE BY THE NUMBERS:

Maine is ranked 10th in the nation for shots blocked with 288. Defenders Sade Sandilands and Kendall Sundby lead the team with 34 each.
Kiia Lahtinen is fifth in the nation for saves this season with 532. Lahtinen holds a .922 save percentage in her 18 starts this season.
Rookies Paige Fong (1g, 7a) and Isabelle Michaud (4g, 4a) lead the team in points with eight apiece.
This will be Maine's ninth game against a ranked opponent.

SERIES VS BROWN:

The overall series is 3-4-1 in favor of Brown. The last time the teams faced was October of 2015 where Maine won 4 to 1.

SCOUTING THE BROWN BEARS:

Brown most recently split with #15 Yale on Dec 6/7.
Overall, Brown is 9-6-1.
India McDadi leads the team with 13 points, while Monique Lyons leads the team with eight goals.
Goaltenders Anya Zupkofska (.949 sv %) and Rory Edwards (.914 sv %) have split time in net this season.

UP NEXT:
Maine returns home to Alfond Arena to host Holy Cross on Saturday, Jan 3 for a single conference game. Puck drop is set for 6:00 pm.

-UMaine-

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