Women’s Ice Hockey to Clash with No. 12/13 Northeastern this Weekend

Friday, October 11

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Northeastern

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Women’s Ice Hockey to Clash with No. 12/13 Northeastern this Weekend

October 10, 2024 | Women's Ice Hockey

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Boston University (1-2-0, 1-0-0 HE) vs. #12/13 Northeastern (2-2-0, 0-0-0 HE)

Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 11 – 7 p.m.
Venue: Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.

Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 12 – 3 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena – Boston, Mass.

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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team (1-2-0, 1-0-0 HE) is prepped for a home-and-home series with No. 12/13 Northeastern (2-2-0, 0-0-0 HE) this weekend. BU will travel to Matthews Arena Friday (Oct. 11) for a 7 p.m. game before hosting the Huskies on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Agganis Arena at 3 p.m.

Saturday's game is the first in a doubleheader with BU men's ice hockey which plays Union at 7 p.m. It will also feature a fan promotion for BU big chains. Tickets for Saturday's game can be purchased here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

The Terriers dropped a pair of games at No. 2 Minnesota (1-0, 5-2) last weekend.
Juniors Lilli Welcke and Riley Walsh were the Terriers who found the back of the net against the Golden Gophers.
Freshman Lola Reid and senior Maggie Hanzel recorded assists on Welcke's goal.
The Terriers went 7-for-8 on the penalty kill in the series with a 4-for-4 performance in the 5-2 loss.
Reid was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Monday after logging four points from one goal and three assists in the opening week of her collegiate career.
The Lincoln, Neb. native currently leads BU in assists with three and owns the game-winning goal against Merrimack.
BU netminder Callie Shanahan made 40 saves in the first game against Minnesota for her third career 40-save game in net.
Sophomore Mari Pietersen started in the second Minnesota game and made 20 saves for her fifth career game with 20+ saves.
With the first week in the books, graduate student Tamara Giaquinto leads BU in blocks with nine.

SERIES HISTORY

The Terriers are 32-34-9 overall against Northeastern with an 11-16-3 record on the road and a 14-16-3 record at home.
In the most recent meeting, BU lost in overtime, 2-1, in the Beanpot finals on Jan. 23, 2024.
BU and Northeastern last met at Matthews Arena on Oct. 7, 2023, when the Terriers dropped a 2-0 decision.
Northeastern came out on top in the Dec. 1, 2023, game at Walter Brown 2-1 in overtime, the last time the Terriers hosted the Huskies.
The last time BU defeated Northeastern was on Oct. 8, 2021, in a 2-1 outcome.
BU and Northeastern have met at Agganis once before on Jan. 28, 2012, when BU won 3-2.

SCOUNTING THE HUSKIES

Northeastern is 2-2 after it split its series with then-No. 12 Penn State and it series with then-No. 10/9 Quinnipiac.
The Huskies defeated Penn State 3-1 to open the season and Quinnipiac 4-2 for their first win at home.
In the loss to Quinnipiac, Northeastern was shutout, 3-0.
This weekend's series will be the Huskies' Hockey East opener.
Northeastern's leading goal scorer, Skylar Irving, has found the back of the net in each game that the Huskies have scored in. She went 1-for-1 on shots in the 2-1 loss to Penn State and the 4-1 win over Quinnipiac.
Goaltender Paige Taborski has played all four games for the Huskies and has logged 102 saves with a single game high of 33 in the win over Quinnipiac. She has saved no fewer than 23 shots in the other three games.