Boston University (1-5-0, 1-0-0 HE) vs #12 Northeastern (4-2-0, 1-0-0 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, October 31 - 6 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena – Boston, Mass.
 
Date & Time: Saturday, November 1 - 3 p.m.
Venue: Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.

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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team is prepped for a home-and-home series against No. 12 Northeastern this weekend. BU will host the Huskies on Friday at Walter Brown Arena at 6 p.m. before visiting Matthews Arena on Saturday for a 3 p.m. puck drop.
 
Friday's game will be Hockey Halloween at the rink, where fans can pick up candy and be entered in a raffle if they are wearing a costume. Saturday will be BU's last trip to Matthews Arena before the facility undergoes construction.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers hosted New Hampshire for their first Hockey East contest of the season, winning in a 4-2 outcome.
• Sophomore Kaileigh Quigg and freshman Lucy Thiessen scored BU's first and second goals, respectively. Quigg's came shorthanded while Thiessen's was her first as a Terrier.
• Senior Sydney Healey scored the game-winning third goal and added an empty net, short-handed goal to lift BU to the 4-2 win.
• S. Healey also logged one assist to lead BU in points with three.
• Freshman Lexie Bertelsen and senior Luisa Welcke each recorded one assist.
• Graduate student Michelle Pasiechnyk made 27 saves for her first win as a Terrier.
• The last time BU scored two shorthanded goals in a game was in 2021.
• BU is ranked 16th in the country and fifth in Hockey East in penalty killing percentage (0.875).
• The Terriers' faceoff win percentage of 0.532 is second-best in Hockey East and 13th in the NCAA.
• BU's two shorthanded goals lead Hockey East and are second in the NCAA.
• Senior Lilli Welcke leads the Terriers in faceoff wins with 74, which ranks fourth in Hockey East.
• S. Healey's assists per game (0.67) is fifth-best in Hockey East, while her points per game of 1.17 is third in the league and her goals per game of 0.50 is fourth.
• Junior Mari Pietersen's save percentage of 0.907 is ninth in Hockey East, while Pasiechnyk is ranked 10th (.906).

 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

• Northeastern is 4-2-0 overall with a 1-0-0 record in Hockey East play.
• The Huskies are undefeated at home (4-0-0) but have not won a game on the road (0-2-0).
• Northeastern most recently dropped a pair of games at then-No. 7 Quinnipiac on Oct. 17 and 18.
• The Huskies have not scored fewer than two goals in a single game this season.
• In each of its wins, it has scored three or more goals.
• Northeastern's lone shut out of the season came against Providence, winning 4-0.
• The Huskies have the top scoring offense in Hockey East (3.50).
• Northeastern boasts the league leaders in power-play goals (Jules Constantinople: 3), assists per game (Lily Shannon: 1.33), and points per game (Shannon: 1.67).

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHEASTERN

• BU is 35-36-9 all time against Northeastern, with a home record of 15-16-3 and a road record of 12-17-3.
• In the 2024-25 season, BU and Northeastern met five times, with BU owning a 3-2-0 advantage in those games.
• The last meeting between the Terriers and Huskies was in the Hockey East Championship game, where BU came away with a 3-2 overtime win.
• BU won the last regular season meeting against the Huskies in overtime, 3-2, at Matthews Arena.
• The Terriers last defeated Northeastern at home on Oct. 12, 2024, at Agganis Arena, 4-0.
• BU last hosted Northeastern at Walter Brown on Dec. 1, 2023, when the Huskies won 2-1 in overtime.
• In the last nine meetings, BU and Northeastern have gone to overtime on four occasions.
• BU is currently on a two-game winning streak against the Huskies.