Boston University (3-0-2, 3-0-2 HE) at RPI (2-4-0, 2-0-0 ECAC), at Union (2-4-1, 0-2-0 ECAC)
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 22 - 6 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 23 - 3 p.m.
Venue: Houston Field House - Troy, N.Y. | Messa Rink - Schenectady, N.Y.
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The Boston University women's ice hockey team will hit the road for a pair of games this weekend, facing RPI on Friday night at 6 before taking on Union on Saturday at 3.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• This weekend's games will be the Terriers' first contests against non-league foes since Nov. 19, 2019, when the Terriers defeated Harvard, 6-2, at Walter Brown Arena.
• BU went 5-0-0 against non-conference opponents during the 2019-20 season, including a 2-1 season-opening victory at Union on Oct. 6, 2019.
• Junior Julia Nearis has notched a point in all five games this season, posting three goals and four assists for seven points.
• Senior Courtney Correia leads the Terriers in goals (4), assists (5) and points (9) through five games this year.
• She is first in Hockey East in both points and assists, and is second in the league in goals.
• BU has averaged the fewest penalty minutes in the nation so far this season at 4.40 PIMs per game.
• The Terriers have taken just 11 penalties for 22 minutes this year.

SERIES HISTORY WITH RPI

• The Terriers and Engineers have split their seven meetings at 3-3-1.
• BU last faced the Engineers on Oct. 11, 2013, when the Terriers left Houston Field House with a 2-2 tie.
• The Terriers earned a 3-2 win on Oct. 12, 2012 and have been victorious in three of their last five meetings with RPI.
• BU has yet to earn a win at Houston Field House, going 0-3-1.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS

• RPI is 2-4-0 after sweeping a home-and-home series with Union, the Terriers' opponent on Saturday, last weekend.
• The Engineers won the first game, 4-0, before defeating the Dutchwomen by a 9-2 score the second day.
• Two of the Engineers' four losses have been in overtime.
• Junior Marah Wagner leads RPI with six points thanks to three goals and a team-best three assists.
• Wagner is one of four Engineers with three assists this season.
• Freshman Audrey McCutcheon notched three of her team-leading four goals in the 9-2 win over Union on Oct. 9.
• Junior goaltender Amanda Rampado has started all six games for RPI, posting a .935 save percentage and a 2.16 goals-against average.
• She made 53 saves during the weekend sweep of Union.

STATE OF THE UNION

• The Dutchwomen enter the weekend with a 2-4-1 record, though they are 0-4-1 in their last five games.
• That includes a loss and a tie against Mercyhurst this past weekend.
• Union will host Providence on Friday.
• Sophomore Celeste Beaudoin leads the team with five points thanks to two goals and a team-high three assists.
• Two others - junior Emily King and senior Cassidy Michalicka - also have three assists.
• Freshman Maddie Suitor leads Union with three goals.
• Sophomore goaltender Olivia Rinzel has started five games for Union, going 2-1-1 with an .865 save percentage and a 3.11 goals-against average.
• Freshman goaltender Sophie Matsoukas has started in two of her three appearances, including last Friday's 5-0 loss against Mercyhurst.

HISTORY WITH THE DUTCHWOMEN

• BU is 11-0-0 against Union, including a 6-0-0 mark in Schenectady.
• The Terriers' last two games against the Dutchwomen have been at Messa Rink - a 2-1 win in 2019 and a 3-2 overtime victory in 2013.

UP NEXT

• BU will return home on Friday, Oct. 29, to host Vermont at Walter Brown Arena.
• Game time is set for 6 p.m.
• Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.