Boston University (10-10-4, 9-6-3 HE) vs. #10 UConn (20-6-2, 14-5-2 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Feb. 4 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena - Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWHockey
Looking to avenge a pair of one-goal losses earlier this season, Boston University hosts No. 10 UConn on Friday. BU is currently sixth in the Hockey East standings with a points percentage of .556.
SERIES HISTORY
- BU is 29-14-7 all-time against the Huskies, including a 13-7-4 record at Freitas Ice Forum and a 15-7-3 record at Walter Brown Arena.
- The Terriers swept UConn last season but dropped both ends of a home-and-home earlier this season.
- Dating back to a victory over the Huskies in the 2010 Hockey East title game, BU is 26-5-4 against UConn.
EARLIER THIS SEASON
- BU suffered a pair of one-goal setbacks in a home-and-home weekend against UConn on Nov. 5-6.
- Senior Courtney Correia scored in a 2-1 road loss on Friday before the Terriers fell, 1-0, at home the following day.
- Junior Julia Nearis and sophomore Tamara Giaquinto assisted on Correia's goal.
- Senior Kate Stuart made 60 saves over the weekend, including 33 on Friday.
CURRENT ROSTER VS. UCONN
- Courtney Correia (3g, 2a) and Mackenna Parker (1g, 3a) have combined for nine points in three-plus seasons against the Huskies.
- Julia Nearis has tallied one goal and two assists against UConn while Emma Wuthrich has also lit the lamp.
- Goaltender Kate Stuart made her first two starts against UConn earlier this season and allowed a combined three goals.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- UConn is having one of its best seasons in program history, hitting the 20-win mark in just 28 contests.
- The Huskies are coming off a 2-1 road win at Holy Cross on Sunday and currently stand in third place in the Hockey East standings with a points percentage of .667.
- The Huskies are paced by a quintet of graduate students who came back for a fifth year.
- Two of them - Natalie Snodgrass (10g, 13a) and Morgan Wabick (9g, 14a) - share the team lead with 23 points apiece.
- Senior Vicki Harkness is right behind 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists.
- In goal, senior Samantha Carpentier-Yelle and freshman Megan Warrener have shared time but Warrener has emerged as the top option with an impressive .944 save percentage and 1.21 goals-against average.
TUESDAY AT THE BEANPOT
- BU is coming off a 4-1 loss to No. 6 Harvard in the Beanpot semifinals on Tuesday.
- The teams entered the third period in a 1-1 deadlock before back-to-back goals by Harvard's Anne Bloomer pushed her team to the victory.
- Senior Kate Stuart made a career-best 45 saves and sophomore Lacey Martin scored the lone goal for the Terriers, who were attempting to reach their fourth straight Beanpot final.
UP NEXT
- The Terriers will travel to Chestnut Hill on Saturday (Feb. 5) to face Boston College.
- Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Conte Forum