Friday, October 6
Boston, MA
7 PM
Boston University
vs
Northeastern
Terriers, No. 8 Huskies Set for Home-and-Home Series
October 5, 2017 | Women's Ice Hockey
| Women's Ice Hockey (0-1-0) vs./at #8 Northeastern | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Friday, Oct. 6 (7 p.m.) | Saturday, Oct. 7 (2 p.m.) |
| Venue | Walter Brown Arena (Friday) | Matthews Arena (Saturday) |
| Live Stats | Friday | Saturday |
| Watch | Friday | Saturday |
| Game Notes | BU | Northeastern |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierWHockey | |
| Tickets | Purchase Season Tickets | Purchase Friday Tickets |
The Boston University women's ice hockey team will begin a home-and-home series with No. 8 Northeastern on Friday night at Walter Brown Arena, with puck drop set for 7 p.m.
Following Friday's fixture, the two rivals will meet at Matthews Arena on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Friday's contest is part of IIHF World Girls' Hockey Weekend. There will be free admission for anyone in the eighth grade or younger, and the Terriers will also conduct a postgame autograph session.
RECAPPING THE HOME OPENER
- BU dropped a 2-1 decision to the Warriors on Sept. 23.
- Junior Reagan Rust scored her first goal as a Terrier on the power play to give BU a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
- Merrimack scored two power-play goals in the middle period, including a 5-on-3 goal, to take the lead for good.
- Senior Erin O'Neil made 30 saves between the pipes for BU.
- Senior Victoria Bach and sophomore Abby Cook each assisted on Rust's goal.
TRYING TO AVOID SOME HISTORY
- BU has never started a season 0-2-0 in its 12-year history.
- The Terriers have at least earned a tie in their first two games of every season.
THERE'S ONLY ONE OCTOBER!
- This is the sixth straight season in which BU and Northeastern have met in October.
- Over the last five Octobers, the two rivals have split their six meetings, 3-3.
- Two of the Terriers' three wins came at Walter Brown Arena.
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES
- This weekend will mark the 53rd and 54th meetings between BU and Northeastern.
- The Terriers are 31-16-5 all-time against the Huskies, including a 12-9-1 record at Walter Brown Arena.
- BU is 11-7-2 at Matthews Arena.
- The Terriers have won at least one game each year against the Huskies.
BEST OF BU AGAINST NORTHEASTERN
- Victoria Bach has tallied 14 points (7g, 7a) against the Huskies in her three-year career.
- Rebecca Leslie has notched a team-best eight assists against Northeastern in addition to her two goals against the Huskies for 10 total points.
- Seven other Terriers have recorded at least one point against NU, including multi-point scorers Nina Rodgers (1g, 2a), Natasza Tarnowski (1g, 1a) and Savannah Newton (2a).
- Erin O'Neil is 4-3 in seven starts against the Huskies with a .912 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- Northeastern opened its regular-season schedule last weekend when it hosted top-ranked and defending national champion Clarkson.
- The Huskies and Golden Knights battled to a 1-1 tie on Friday before Clarkson came away with a 5-1 victory on Saturday.
- Senior Shelby Herrington tallied two points (1g, 1a) against Clarkson, one of five Huskies with at least one point.
- Junior goaltender Brittany Bugalski started both games, making 22 saves in Friday's tie before stopping just six shots on Saturday.
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