The No. 8 Boston University women's ice hockey team will open the new year this weekend when the Terriers welcome Maine to Walter Brown Arena for a weekend series. Puck drop on Saturday and Sunday is scheduled for 3 p.m.

LAST TIME AGAINST MAINE

• The Terriers earned a 3-1 win at Maine on Oct. 20.
• Junior Kristina Schuler gave BU a 1-0 lead just 1:06 into the contest while sophomores Kaleigh Donnelly and Courtney Correia also lit the lamp.
• Donnelly assisted on Correia's empty-netter to complete a two-point day.
• Junior Nara Elia assisted on the first two goals while seniors Abby Cook and Breanna Scarpaci added one assist apiece.
• Junior Corinne Schroeder made 27 saves and stopped all 16 shots she faced in the third period to earn the win.

HISTORY WITH MAINE

• BU is 29-15-2 all-time against Maine, including a 13-6-0 record at Walter Brown Arena and a 14-6-1 record in Boston.
• The teams have split the last four meetings, including a 3-1 BU win on Oct. 20 in Maine.
• The Black Bears' last five wins have all been by one goal.

BEST OF BU AGAINST MAINE

• Jesse Compher leads the Terriers with eight points (3g, 5a) against Maine.
• Sammy Davis (3g, 2a) and Abbey Stanley (5a) each have five points while Nara Elia (2g, 2a), Abby Cook (1g, 3a), Deziray De Sousa (1g, 3a) and Kaleigh Donnelly (1g, 3a) all have four points against the Black Bears.
• Natasza Tarnowski has tallied two goals against Maine.
• Kristina Schuler has collected a goal and an assist against the Black Bears.
• Courtney Correia (1g) and Breanna Scarpaci (1a) have also recorded a point against Maine.
• Corinne Schroeder has allowed just two goals in her last three starts against the Black Bears.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS

• Maine last played on Dec. 14 when it earned a 5-1 win over Franklin Pierce.
• The Black Bears also got swept at home by Vermont on Dec. 6 and 7.
• Senior Tereza Vanisova leads the team with 11 goals, 12 assists and 23 points.
• Sophomores Liga Miljone (5g, 10a) and Ali Beltz (4g, 11a) each have 15 points.
• Six different Black Bears have registered at least 10 points.
• Senior Carly Jackson has started 12 of the 14 games in which she has appeared, including the Terriers' 3-1 win at Maine on Oct. 20.
• Jackson owns a 5-6-1 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average.
• Junior Loryn Porter is 3-3-1 in seven starts with a .919 save percentage and a 2.22 goals-against average.

STAYING CLOSE TO HOME

• The Terriers will play at least one home game every week during the second semester.
• The only time they play two straight road games next semester is when they travel to Merrimack (Jan. 25) and Northeastern (Jan. 28).

SCHROEDER SIMPLY SENSATIONAL

• Junior Corinne Schroeder is one of the best goaltenders in the country.
• She ranks third in the nation with a .949 save percentage and is fifth in the NCAA with a 1.39 goals-against average.
• During the Terriers' current five-game win streak, Schroeder is 4-0-0 with a .961 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average; both those marks rank second in the nation.
• Schroeder has not allowed an even-strength goal in her last 179:54 of work and has given up just two 5-on-5 markers in her last four starts.

COMPHER COLLECTS 100TH POINT

• Junior Jesse Compher collected her 100th career point with an assist on Abby Cook's game-winning goal at Boston College on Dec. 7.
• Compher is the 14th Terrier in program history to reach the 100-point milestone. 
• She now has 33 goals and 67 assists in just 82 games. 
• Compher joins Sammy Davis in the prestigious group of 100-point scorers, as Davis is eighth all-time with 121 career points (56g, 65a).

JUST HOW GOOD HAS JESSE BEEN?

• Since returning to the Terrier lineup on Nov. 9, Compher is tied for third in the conference and 10th in the nation with 13 points (7g, 6a).
• She also leads the country in power-play (4) and shorthanded (2) goals.
• Compher enters this weekend on a five-game point streak (6g, 6a) and has factored on three of the Terriers' last five game-winning goals.
• Nobody in the country has more points (12) in their last five games than Compher. 

POWER SURGE

• The Terriers have scored an NCAA-best 11 power-play goals during their five-game win streak, posting a nation-leading 57.9% success rate.
• BU is second overall on the power play at 30.0%.
• Since Nov. 1, the Terriers have converted on 35.0% of their power-play chances, which is best in Division I.
• Freshman Julia Nearis leads the team and is tied for fourth in the NCAA with five power-play goals.

KILLING 'EM SOFTLY

• BU has killed off 14 of the last 15 power-play chances it has faced.
• The Terriers were a perfect 7-of-7 on the penalty kill in their weekend sweep at Vermont on Nov. 23 and 24.
• They then held Boston College to just one power-play goal in eight attempts.
• During their five-game win streak, BU has allowed just two power-play goals in 20 opportunities.
• BU has also scored three shorthanded goals in that span.
• The Terriers now rank 10th in the NCAA on the penalty kill at 87.7%.
• BU is one of five schools to boast a top-10 power play as well as a top-10 penalty kill.

OFF TO FAST STARTS

• The Terriers have scored the opening goal in 15 of its 17 games this year.
• Only Wisconsin has tallied the first goal more often than BU, and only Cornell (13-of-13) has scored the first goal in a higher percentage of its games than the Terriers (88.2%)
• BU is 7-0-0 when leading after the first period.
• Freshman Julia Nearis and junior Kristina Schuler have each opened the scoring on four different occasions, which is tied for third in the NCAA.
• BU has also been good defensively to start, as it has allowed just six first-period goals; its average of 0.35 goals against in the opening 20 minutes is fifth in the nation.

DEFENSE IS STINGY

• BU has allowed just 1.59 goals per game, which is fifth-best in the country this season.
• At even strength (not including empty-netters), BU gives up just 1.00 goal per game.

DUROCHER NEARING A MILESTONE

• Head coach Brian Durocher is now three wins away from 300 as the Terriers' bench boss.
• He has been at the helm of the program for all 15 seasons.
• Combined with his brief stint as the head coach of Colgate's men's team, Durocher has logged 309 victories.

STUART STRONG IN NET

• Sophomore Kate Stuart has been sharp for the Terriers in four starts this season.
• Stuart is 3-1-0 with a .942 save percentage and a 1.98 goals-against average.
• In her three wins, Stuart has posted a .956 save percentage and a 1.31 GAA.
• She has made at least 30 saves three times, including 35 in her last start, a 3-2 triumph at Vermont on Nov. 23.
• Stuart recorded a career-best 43 saves at New Hampshire on Oct. 12.

DAVIS FINDING HER STRIDE

• Redshirt senior Sammy Davis enters the weekend on a five-game point streak.
• She has tallied three goals and five assists for eight points in that span.
• Davis has notched a point in 10 of the last 12 games; BU is 9-1-0 in those 10 tilts and 0-2-0 in the two games in which she has not found the score sheet.
• Davis leads the Terriers with 20 points and 13 assists.

COUPLE OF CAREER NIGHTS FOR D-PAIR

• Freshman Nadia Mattivi and senior Alexandra Calderone both had career nights in the Terriers' 6-0 win against BC on Dec. 6.
• Playing on the same defensive pairing, both players tallied a career-best two assists in the victory.
• Mattivi assisted on the game-winning goal as part of her two-point performance and now has five points (1g, 4a) this season.
• Four of Mattivi's five points, a goal and three assists, have come during the Terriers' five-game win streak.
• Calderone's helpers were the first two points of her campaign.

DONNELLY DELIVERS

• Sophomore Kaleigh Donnelly enters the weekend on a three-game point streak.
• She has notched four assists in that span, including the primary helper on both BU goals in a 2-1 win at BC on Dec. 6.
• Donnelly has tallied three goals and nine assists for 12 points this year.
• She tallied one goal and 16 assists for 17 points as a rookie last year.

NOW WE'RE COOKING

• Senior defender Abby Cook has tallied seven points (2g, 5a) in the last four games.
• She scored the game-winning goal at BC on Dec. 6, her second game-winning marker in the last three tilts.
• Cook has scored three winners this year and has assisted three others.
• No other defender has notched more game-winning goals or had a point on more winners than Cook.
• Cook is sixth among Hockey East blue liners with 15 points (5g, 10a).