Boston University (6-3-0, 4-1-0 HE) vs. Providence (5-3-0, 2-2-0 HE)
 
Date & Time: Friday, Nov. 1 – 3 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena
 
Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 2 – 3 p.m.
Venue: Schneider Arena
 
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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team (6-3-0, 4-1-0 HE) is prepped for a home-and-home series with Providence (5-3-0, 2-2-0 HE) as it returns to Hockey East play. Puck drop on Friday (Nov. 1) at Agganis Arena is set for 3 p.m. while the tilt Saturday (Nov. 2) at Schneider Arena is planned for 3 p.m. Tickets for Friday's game can be purchased here.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU continued its win streak with 4-1 and 3-2 wins to sweep Syracuse last weekend.
• Freshman Lola Reid led BU in the series with three goals. Also scoring in the series were juniors Clara Yuhn, Maeve Kelly, Sydney Healey and Riley Walsh. Healey and Yuhn both scored on the power play.
• Kelly's goal was the first of her career.
• Seniors Ani FitzGerald and Christina Vote each tallied two assists while graduate students Lindsay Bochna, Tamara Giaquinto and Julia Shaunessy, senior Maggie Hanzel, juniors Luisa Welcke, Walsh and Kelly and freshman Keira Healey each logged one assist.
• BU went 5-for-5 on penalty kills and 2-for-3 on the power play, including a 1-for-1 power-play performance on Saturday.
• Ten Terriers have scored this season and 15 have recorded at least one assist.
• BU is sixth in the NCAA and second in Hockey East in penalty killing percentage (.929). The last time BU gave up a power play goal was in the 1-0 loss to Minnesota on 10.4.
• Currently on a five-game points streak, freshman Reid was named the Hockey East Player of the Month for October. She owns six goals and five assists, leading BU and the league in points with 11. She also leads both in +/- as she is +10.
• Senior Callie Shanahan was tabbed the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for October with a 4-2-0, 3-1-0 HE record. She has two shutouts this season and has a GAA of 1.06 to lead Hockey East in both categories. Shanahan is also fourth in the NCAA and first in the league in save percentage (0.960).
• Hanzel, who has three assists this season, is +7 which is second for the Terriers.
• Giaquinto, who was named the Hockey East Defender of the Month for October, continues to lead BU in blocks with 13. She is also fifth in the NCAA and first in the league in power play goals with three. She has six points this season (3G, 3A) which is second on the BU squad. 

 
SERIES HISTORY

• BU is 32-20-6 overall against Providence with a 20-5-2 home record and a 10-15-4 away record.
• Included in BU's home record is a 3-0-0 result at Agganis Arena.
• In conference play, BU leads the series 27-19-5.
• BU most recently defeated Providence 5-1 at home on Dec. 9, 2023.
• In the 2023-24 season, the Terriers went 1-1-1 with a 2-1 loss on Nov. 18 and a 3-3 tie (SOL) on Dec. 2.
• The last time BU won back-to-back games over the Friars was in 2019 when it won 5-3 and 4-2 on Jan. 11 and 12, respectively.
• BU's largest margin of victory came in 2015 in a 6-0 decision, marking the second time BU has ever posted a shutout over Providence.

 
SCOUTING PROVIDENCE

• Providence is 5-3-0 overall and 2-2-0 in Hockey East play. It is also 1-2-0 on the road and 4-1-0 at home.
• The Friars most recently defeated No. 14 Northeastern, 2-1, at home.
• Providence is 2-2-0 against ranked foes as it also defeated No. 10/11 Quinnipiac, 3-2. Its two losses came against Quinnipiac, 1-0, and No. 8/9 UConn, 3-2.
• The Friars have not won back-to-back games since their season opener against Saint Michael's College, winning the games in 8-0 and 6-0 decisions.
• Providence leads Hockey East in goals (51) and assists (26) this season.
• Providence has three skaters with eight points each in Hannah Johnson, Audrey Knapp and Reichen Kirchmair.
• Kirchmair leads Hockey East in assists per game with a value of 0.75.