ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine's women's ice hockey team is set to begin their 2025-26 season with a pair of non-conference games against the #10 ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats on Friday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 P.M. and Saturday, Sept. 27 at 3:00 P.M. at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Connecticut.
FRIDAY GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
TIME: 6:00 P.M.
SITE: M&T Bank Arena
SATURDAY GAME INFORMATION
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2024
TIME: 3:00 P.M.
SITE: M&T Bank Arena
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Exhibition-Game Recap:
Notes on the Black Bears:
- Maine returns 17 players from last season, including scoring leaders Lily Fetch (8-7-15) and Mikayla Boarder (8-6-14). Both of whom are entering their junior seasons.
- Maine's top scorer on the defensive end, Kendall Sundby enters her sophomore season after 4 goals, 6 assists for 10 points last season. Three of her goals came on the powerplay.
- Kiia Lahtinen ended her freshman campaign as National Rookie of the Month, after earning two shutouts in February.
Scouting the #10 Bobcats:
- The Bobcats are ranked #10 in the national poll.
- Last weekend, QU beat #12 UConn 3-0 in an exhibition matchup.
- Lamarche, Frenette and Uens were the Bobcat goal scorers while Frank and Hogarth split time in goal.
- QU returns 55% of its scoring from a season ago, with their rising sophomore class accounting for over a third of that production.
- ECAC All-Rookie Team selection Makayla Watson will be back after notching 16 points a season ago.
- Last season's leading scorer, Kahlen Lamarche, returns for her junior year in Hamden after two-straight 30+ point seasons.
- The team brought in 11 newcomers.
Previous Matchup Facts:
- The overall series record between Maine and Quinnipiac is 22-14-2 in favor of the Bobcats. The series record dates back to 2001.
- Last season, Maine lost to the Bobcats 7-0 and 4-0. Julia Bachetti played in net for both games making a weekend total of 60 saves.
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