Boston University (4-1-2, 3-0-2 HE) vs. Vermont (4-2-0, 2-0-0 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 29 - 6 p.m. 
Venue: Walter Brown Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The Boston University women's ice hockey team will host Vermont on Friday night at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Effective Oct. 15, 2021, all guests 12 years and older will be required to present proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a qualifying negative COVID-19 test to gain access to Agganis Arena and the Case Center for ice hockey and basketball games. To view the full policy and guidelines, click here. 

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU went 1-1 during last weekend's road trip, falling to RPI, 4-2, before bouncing back with a 4-1 win at Union the next day.
• Junior Nadia Mattivi was named Hockey East Defender of the Week after assisting on senior Courtney Correia's game-winning shorthanded goal in addition to blocking four shots. 
• Correia leads Hockey East with 11 points thanks to five assists and a team-high six goals.
• Junior Julia Nearis and senior Mackenna Parker are tied for the league lead in assists with six apiece.
• Nearis is second on the squad with 10 points and is on an 11-game point streak that dates back to the final game of the 2019-20 season.
• BU went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill in the 4-1 victory at Union.

HISTORY WITH VERMONT

• Friday will be the fourth straight time that BU and Vermont have skated at Walter Brown.
• The Terriers are 36-9-7 all-time against the Catamounts, including a 20-4-5 record at Walter Brown.
• BU has taken five of the last six meetings with the Catamounts and is 6-1-1 in its last eight games against Vermont.
• The Terriers have lost two straight games against UVM just once in their 16 seasons as a varsity program.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS

• Vermont won both of its games last weekend to improve to 4-2-0 on the year, defeating Holy Cross (4-2) and Merrimack (2-1) at home.
• The Catamounts' two losses were to nationally ranked Colgate.
• Sophomore Natalie Mlynkova leads Vermont in goals (3), assists (4) and points (7).
• Nine different Catamounts have at least two points, though senior Kristina Shanahan is the only Vermont skater other than Mlynkova with multiple goals.
• Blanka Škodová has appeared in all six games, having started each of the last five.
• She is 4-2-0 with a 2.50 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage.

UP NEXT

• BU will travel to Rhode Island on Sunday to face Providence at 3 p.m.
• That game will be televised on NESN.