The No. 10 Boston University women's ice hockey team will travel to Providence on Saturday to face off against the Friars. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m.

HISTORY WITH THE FRIARS

• Saturday will be the 46th meeting between BU and Providence.
• The Terriers are 28-14-3 against the Friars, though PC has the edge at Schneider Arena.
• Providence owns an 11-8-2 record at home against BU.
• The Terriers did defeat Providence, 5-3, in the team's last meeting in Rhode Island on Jan. 11, one of their two triumphs over the Friars during the 2018-19 campaign.

LAST TIME AGAINST PROVIDENCE

• The Terriers suffered a 2-1 setback to the Friars in last year's regular-season finale at Walter Brown Arena.
• Natasza Tarnowski lit the lamp for BU, with Abby Cook assisting on that marker.
• Corinne Schroeder made 27 saves.

BEST OF BU AGAINST THE FRIARS

• Jesse Compher and Abbey Stanley each lead the Terriers with six assists and seven points against the Friars.
• Natasza Tarnowski (3g, 3a), Sammy Davis (2g, 4a) and Abby Cook (1g, 5a) all have four points against PC.
• Nara Elia leads BU with four goals against Providence and joins Deziray De Sousa (2g, 3a) with five points.
• Ten Terriers in total have secured at least two points against the Friars.
• Sixteen skaters have at least one point against Providence.

FORECASTING THE FRIARS

• Providence is 4-4-2 overall after a 5-2 loss at Boston College on Nov. 2.
• The Friars have won two of their last four, both of which were 1-0 decisions.
• One of those triumphs was over then-No. 3 Northeastern.
• PC also played Penn State this year, earning a 2-2 tie after a 4-2 loss.
• Junior Maureen Murphy leads Providence in goals (7) and points (11).
• Senior defender Whitney Dove is the team's leader in assists with six.
• Senior Clare Minnerath has started nine of the Friars' 10 games this season, posting a 2.68 goals-against average and an .894 save percentage.
• Minnerath was between the pipes for the 1-0 win against Northeastern, stopping all 33 shots she faced.
• She had only appeared in eight games total prior to this season and has faced BU just once in her career, a 5-2 loss on Jan. 22, 2017.

SCHROEDER CONTINUES TO SHINE

• Junior Corinne Schroeder, named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month on Nov. 1, has yet to allow more than two goals in any of her seven starts this season.
• She owns a .949 save percentage, which is fifth overall and second among goalies who have appeared in five or more games.
• Schroeder also boasts a top-10 goals-against average in the NCAA at 1.43.
• Saturday was the first time all season that Schroeder allowed multiple even-strength goals.

TRULY SPECIAL TEAMS

• BU is one of five schools in the country to have a top-10 penalty kill and a top-10 power play unit.
• The Terriers rank ninth in the nation and second in Hockey East with a 22.2% success rate on the power play.
• BU is also ninth in the NCAA and second in the league on the penalty kill at 89.5%.

DEFENSE IS STINGY

• BU has allowed just 1.67 goals per game, tied for eighth fewest in the country this season.
• At even strength, BU gives up a mere 1.22 goals per game.