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Pete Souris Assistant. Commissioner WOMEN’S Public Relations Hockey East Association WEEKEND 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 PREVIEW Office: (781) 245-2122 www.HockeyEastOnline.com Cell: (603) 512-1166 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012 WEEKEND PREVIEW #3 NO. 3 BU HOSTS NO. 2 CORNELL FOR TWO-GAME SET; MAINE ENTERTAINS UCONN ~ Vermont travels to PC for pair; No. 4 BC and UNH play home-and-home series ~ No. 2 Cornell at No. 3 Boston University - Two-Game Series (Sat. at Agganis Arena, Sun. at WBA) RECENT RESULTS • The Terriers are the only undefeated team in Hockey East with a perfect 4-0 record and are coming off a Friday, October 12 convincing 4-1 road victory at No. 9 Northeastern on Tuesday at Matthews Arena. Junior goaltender Kerrin Sperry at No. 3 Boston University 3, Rensselaer 2 (North Reading, Mass.) recorded her 44th career win on Tuesday for the Terriers, which broke the all-time school at No. 8 Northeastern 4, Union 1 record previously held by Allyse Wilcox (‘09 - 43 wins). at Quinnipiac 6, Maine 1 • BU leads the league in scoring offense with 4.25 goals per game (17 goals in 4 games) and ranks fourth at No. 7 Clarkson 4, Vermont 1 at Colgate 5, Connecticut 3 nationally among Division I teams. at No. 9 Mercyhurst 6, Providence 3 • BU and Cornell have eliminated each other in the last two NCAA tournaments with Cornell winning the last meeting in March of 2012, a 8-7 triple overtime game at Lynah Rink, which marked the third longest game in Saturday, October 13 NCAA women’s hockey history. at No. 3 Boston University 6, Union 2 at No. 8 Northeastern 1, Rensselaer 0 Vermont at Providence - Two-Game Series (Sat., Sun. at Schneider Arena) at Quinnipiac 5, Maine 2 • UVM head coach Jim Plumer earned his first league win on Tuesday night vs. UNH, 4-3, at the Whittemore at No. 9 Mercyhurst 5, Providence 0 Center. Klara Myren’s (Leksand, Sweden) career-high four points (2g,2a) tied a program record for points in a at Colgate 4, Connecticut 1 game. Myren and NU’s Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.) currently lead the league with eight points on the year. at No. 7 Clarkson 5, Vermont 1 Junior goalie Roxanne Douville (Beloeil, Que.) stopped 26 shots in the game for the Catamounts, including 11 Boston Blades 4 at No. 5 Boston College 3 (Exh) saves in the final period. Tuesday, October 16 • The Friars won the season series vs. UVM last year, 2-1, which included a 3-0 PC victory in the last meeting No. 3 Boston U. 4 at No. 9 Northeastern 1 * on Nov. 19 at Schneider Arena. Douville notched 43 saves in the loss for the Catamounts. Vermont 4 at New Hampshire 3 * • Vermont has scored seven of its 12 goals this season in the first period and has recorded five third period goals to date. UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, October 20 Connecticut at Maine - Two-Game Series (Sat., Sun. at Alfond Arena) Vermont at Providence * (2pm) • The Black Bears split the season series with UConn is 2011-12 with the teams skating to a 1-1 tie on Jan. Connecticut at Maine * (2pm) 20 in the last meeting. No. 4 Boston College at New Hampshire * (2pm) • Sophomore forward Sarah MacDonnell (Quispamsis, N.B.) leads the Huskies in scoring with five points (2g,3a), No. 2 Cornell at No. 3 Boston University (7pm, at Agganis Arena) while classmate Rachel Farrel (Chesire, Conn.) has tallied a team-high three goals so far this season. Sunday, October 21 No. 4 Boston College vs. New Hampshire - Two-Game Series (Fri. at UNH; Sat. at BC) No. 2 Cornell at No. 3 Boston University (2pm) • The Eagles won the season series with UNH last year, 2-0-1, and outscored them 10 to 3 in those three New Hampshire at No. 4 Boston College * (2pm) contests. Connecticut at Maine * (2pm) • BC went a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill in the season opening loss to BU on Oct. 5th. Vermont at Providence * (2pm) • Freshman Sara Carlson (Hutchinson, Minn.) has notched a goal in her first three collegiate games for the Wildcats, which included two points (1g,1a) in the 4-3 loss to Vermont on Tuesday at the Whittemore Center. All game times are EST * denotes league games 2012-2013 WHEA STANDINGS THE 11TH ANNUAL WHEA Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 1. Boston University 2 2 0 0 4 4-0-0 4.00 (8) 1.50 (3) 2. Vermont 1 1 0 0 2 2-3-0 4.00 (4) 3.00 (3) 3. Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0-4-1 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0-2-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Providence 0 0 0 0 0 1-3-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) MARCH 9-10, 2013 Boston College 1 0 1 0 0 0-1-0 2.00 (2) 4.00 (4) at the Hyannis Youth and New Hampshire 1 0 1 0 0 2-1-0 3.00 (3) 4.00 (4) Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. For more information visit Northeastern 1 0 1 0 0 4-1-0 1.00 (1) 4.00 (4) www.hockeyeastonline.com BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY of CONNECTICUT • UNIVERSITY of MAINE UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT.