Boston University (9-8-4, 8-4-3 HE) vs. #3 Northeastern (20-2-1, 15-2-1 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 21 - 4 p.m.
Venue: Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The Boston University women's ice hockey team will visit Matthews Arena to face No. 3 Northeastern on Friday. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m., with the game to be televised live on NESN.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU and Northeastern met on Jan. 15 at Walter Brown Arena, with the Huskies escaping with a 3-1 victory.
- Senior goaltender Kate Stuart made a career-high 44 saves to keep the Terriers in the game.
- She has started both games against Northeastern this season, making 35 saves in the Terriers' 2-1 win over the Huskies on Oct. 8 at Walter Brown.
- Sophomore Lacey Martin scored on Saturday and has averaged a point per game over her last five contests.
- She has notched two goals and three assists in that span.
- Sophomore Julia Shaunessy provided the primary helper on Martin's marker and has recorded a point in four of her last five games.
- Senior Courtney Correia leads BU in goals (10), assists (10) and points (20).
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES
- BU is 32-24-9 all time against Northeastern, including an 11-11-3 record at Matthews Arena.
- Ten of the last 11 matchups have been decided by two goals or fewer, including eight of those 11 resulting in either a 3-3 tie or a 2-1 scoreline.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- Northeastern is 18-0-1 since it last lost to Providence on Oct. 9, one day after losing at BU.
- The Huskies extended their win streak to 12 games with a 5-0 victory at Boston College on Tuesday.
- They boast four of the top five point producers in Hockey East, including leading goal scorers Maureen Murphy and Chloe Aurard, who have each notched 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points.
- Alina Mueller is second in the league and first on the Huskies with 27 points thanks to eight goals and 19 assists.
- Skylar Fontaine leads Hockey East with 22 assists and is tied with Aurard and Murphy at 26 points.
- Aerin Frankel, who did not play in the Terriers' win in October but made 17 saves on Jan. 15, owns the best save percentage (.966) and goals-against average (0.84) in the country after recording her league-leading seventh shutout of the season at BC on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
- The Terriers will travel to Holy Cross on Friday, Jan. 28.