Boston University (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HE) vs. Merrimack (0-1-0, 0-0-0 HE)
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 1 - 6 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team begins its 2023-24 season when it hosts Merrimack on Tuesday (Oct. 1) at Agganis Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
Tickets for Tuesday's game can be purchased here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU made its 2024 debut in an exhibition against Concordia, topping the Stingers 4-1.
• The Terriers outshot the Stingers 36 to 19.
• Graduate student Julia Shaunessy and juniors Maeve Carey and Sydney Healey were all +2 in the exhibition with 11 additional Terriers finishing the game +1.
• Senior Christina Vote, juniors Riley Walsh and Luisa Welcke and freshman Lola Reid all scored in the exhibition.
• BU welcomes eight newcomers this season, including five freshmen, to complete its 25-player roster.
• Junior Maeve Carey comes from Stonehill while Junior Riley Walsh joins from Union. Lindsay Bochna is BU's sole grad transfer after spending four seasons at Providence.
• BU returned six of its top nine point-scorers from the 2023-24 season.
• Clara Yuhn was the leading returner in goals (9), points (22) and assists (13) while Yuhn was the leading returner in goals (8).
• The Terriers were selected sixth in the Hockey East Preseason Poll.
• Tara Watchorn, who starred at BU and also came back to serve as an assistant coach, enters her second season at the helm.
• BU will play all of its home games in the first semester at Agganis Arena due to the ongoing renovations in Walter Brown Arena.
• The renovations feature updates to the locker room, team lounge, coaches' offices and arena entrance, as well as the installation of a video board.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Terriers are 18-4-5 all-time against Merrimack, including a 10-2-3 home record.
• BU won all three meetings against Merrimack in 2023-24, most notably winning 4-0 on Feb. 17, 2024.
• The last time Merrimack won in the series was Feb. 22, 2023 in overtime, 5-4.  

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS

• Merrimack began its season on Friday (Sept. 27) when it hosted St. Lawrence. 
• The Warriors are 0-1-0 overall after dropping a 3-0 decision in their season opener. 
• Merrimack did not find the back of the net in the loss and were narrowly outshot, 24 to 28. 
• Senior Hayley Chang led the Warriors' offensive efforts with four shots. 
• Freshman Abby Poitras led Merrimack in blocked shots with three.
• Merrimack also hosted Concordia for an exhibition but lost, 3-2.