ORONO, Maine -  The University of Maine women's ice hockey team will host the #5 ranked UConn Huskies for a pair of conference games on Jan 9/10 at Alfond Arena. Game times are set for 6:00 PM and 4:00 PM, respectively.

Game Information
Friday, Jan 9 | 6:00 PM | Alfond Arena | ESPN+
Saturday, Jan 10 | 4:00 PM | Alfond Arena | ESPN+

BLACK BEARS LAST TIME OUT:
Vs Brown on Dec 30:

• 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. 

Vs Holy Cross on Jan 3:

• Lulu Rucinski tallied two goals in the 2-1 win on Saturday. Sade Sandilands and Brenna Curl each recorded assists while Kiia Lahtinen made 26 saves in net.

MORE ON MAINE:

• Maine has gone unbeaten in their last four games (2-0-1) for the longest unbeaten streak yet this season.
• Goaltender Kiia Lahtinen has started 19 of the 21 games for the Black Bears and holds a .924 save percentage. Lahtinen is 6th nationally with 558 saves.
• Maine is currently 7th in the Hockey East standings.
• This weekend's series will be Maine's 10th and 11th games versus a ranked team this season.
• Rookie Lulu Rucinski leads Maine in points after her 3-point week. She has 10 points and was the Hockey East defender of the week last week.

PREVIOUS GAMES WITH UCONN:    

• Last season, Maine lost to UConn 3-0, lost 4-3 in overtime and tied 2-2. Maine won the shootout on Jan 17, 2025 after the 2-2 tie.
• The last time Maine beat UConn was Jan 27, 2023 in overtime 5-4, at Alfond Arena.
• The last time Maine won in regulation was October of 2022 when the Black Bears picked up a 1-0 win during Coach Engstrom's first season.

SCOUTING THE #5 HUSKIES:

• UConn has been steady in the polls for the last 15 weeks. They have currently climbed to #5 in the nation after most recently sweeping Providence College last weekend, 5-0 and 4-1.
• Kyla Josifovic leads the team in goals, assists and points (9-11-20).
• The team's penalty kill is 8th nationally at 87.8%.
• Goaltender Tia Chan is first nationally with a .953 save %. Chan's record is 14-3-2 this season.

UP NEXT:

• Maine hits the road for their first roadtrip of 2026 next weekend when they face Vermont on Jan 16/17.
• After that, Maine returns home for two games against Merrimack College on Jan 23/24.