BLACK BEARS LAST TIME OUT:

• Maine upset #15 ranked Brown University on Tuesday, 3-2, in Portland, Maine.
• 7 Black Bears notched a point. Isabelle Michaud, Sade Sandilands and Ava Stevenson scored goals while Lila Shea, Raegan Wurm, Mackenzie Podewell and Lulu Rucinski each tallied assists.  
• Goaltender Madisyn Ryan got her second career start in goal and picked up her second career win. 
• The Black Bears dominated the first two periods holding a 3-0 lead going into the last period before they ran into penalty trouble and Brown was able to sneak in two powerplay goals.

ROOKIES LEAD ON THE SCORESHEET:

• Maine's top three scorers this year are rookies.
• Rookie Isabelle Michaud (5g, 4a) leads the team in goals and points so far this season. 
• Rookie defenders Paige Fong (1g, 7a) and Lulu Rucinski (2g, 6a) are next in line with eight points apiece.
• Rookie Sade Sandilands leads the team with 35 blocked shots. 

MORE ON MAINE:

• Tuesday's game was Maine's ninth game against a ranked opponent this year, and their second win against a ranked team.
• It was the team's 12th ranked win under Head Coach Molly Engstrom in the past three and a half seasons.
• Goaltender Kiia Lahtinen has started 18 of the 20 games for the Black Bears and holds a .922 save percentage.
• Maine is currently 8th in the Hockey East standings.

PREVIOUS GAMES WITH HOLY CROSS:    

• The Black Bears split with Holy Cross earlier this season on Nov 14/15.
• Maine won the first game 2-1, where Lulu Rucinski and Brenna Curl were the goal scorers.
• Game two ended in a 3-1 loss for Maine. Lila Shea notched the lone goal. 
• Goaltender Kiia Lahtinen started in both games where she made 45 saves on the weekend.

SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS:

• Holy Cross is off to a hot start with a 14-6-1, 6-5-1HE record in the first half.
• Most recently, Holy Cross swept Vermont on Dec 5/6.
• The team has five players with 10 or more points. Rookie Violett Carrol leads the Crusaders with 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points.
• Holy Cross leads the nation with a 93.3% on the penalty kill. 
• Holy Cross is receiving votes in both national polls.