#6 Boston University (12-14-6, 11-9-5 HE) at #3 UConn (22-8-4, 16-7-4 HE)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 26 - 3 p.m.Â
Venue: Freitas Ice Forum - Storrs, Conn.
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The Boston University women's ice hockey team will kick off its postseason on Saturday (Feb. 26) when it visits third-seeded UConn in the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East tournament. Game time at Freitas Ice Forum is 3 p.m.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU is the most successful team in Hockey East Tournament history, winning a record five titles and securing a league-best 25 victories.
- The Terriers are in search of their 12th Hockey East semifinal appearance.
- BU is 5-1 in single-elimination Hockey East quarterfinal games.
- Senior Courtney Correia led the Terriers during the regular season in both points (24) and goals (13).
- Junior Julia Nearis has a team-best 16 assists to go along with five goals.
SERIES HISTORY
- BU is 29-14-8Â all-time against the Huskies, including a 13-7-4 record at Freitas Ice Forum.
- BU has won both Hockey East tournament meetings, including a 2-1 overtime victory in the 2010 title game.
- The Terriers swept UConn last season but took just two of nine points in their season series this year.
- Dating back to a victory over the Huskies in the 2010 Hockey East title game, BU is 26-5-5Â against UConn.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- UConn put together its best regular season in program history, having already tied the program record for wins with 22.
- The Huskies closed out the regular season by taking one of six points from Northeastern, falling in a shootout at home before dropping a 5-0 road contest.
- The Huskies are paced by a quintet of graduate students who came back for a fifth year. Â
- Morgan Wabick (10g, 19a) leads the way with 29 points while Natalie Snodgrass (12g, 16a) is right behind with 28.
- Senior Vicki Harkness has added 26 points on 11Â goals and 15Â assists.
- In goal, senior Samantha Carpentier-Yelle and freshman Megan Warrener have shared time with Warrener holding the edge in both save percentage (.951 - .925) and goals-against average (1.20 - 1.91).
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