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WOMEN’S WEEKLY contact: Brian Smith | [email protected] | 339.227.2988 | @brismi22 591 North Avenue #2 | Wakefield, MA | 01880 | 781.245.2122 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 13, 2020 #3 Northeastern Shuts Out Boston College In Weekend Sweep Goaltender Aerin Frankel Did Not Allow A Goal To The Eagles In Season Series RECENT RESULTS HOCKEY EAST HEADLINES #3 Northeastern’s Aerin Frankel (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) made history over the Friday 1/10 weekend, making 51 saves to shut out Boston College in back-to-back games, be- #3 NU 6 at BC 0 coming the first goaltender to ever shut out the Eagles in back-to-back games and at Maine 4, HC 2 * the first goalie to shut out BC in all three games of a season series. Frankel now at PC 2, #8 BU 1 * has six shutouts on the season, which is tied for the NCAA lead. Boston College UConn 4, at UNH 0 * had also not been shut out in back-to-back contests since 2003. *Hockey East Vermont took a 4-2 win over Merrimack in its lone game of the weekend. Kristina Shanahan (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.) tallied a goal and an assist and Blanka Saturday 1/11 Škodová (Šternberk, Czech Republic) had 30 stops in the victory. HC 0 at Maine 0 (OT) * at #8 BU 4, PC 1 * #8 Boston University split a weekend series with Providence as reigning National at UNH 1, UConn 0 (OT) * Goaltender of the Month Corinne Schroeder (Elm Creek, Man.) finished with a at UVM 4, MC 2 * .943 save percentage and allowed just two even-strength goals. In Providence’s 2-1 victory, junior forward Annelise Rice (Exelsior, Minn.) dished out an assist on * Hockey East each of the Friars’ two goals. UConn and New Hampshire traded wins as the two programs vie for a top-four Sunday 1/12 spot in the Army ROTC Hockey East Standings. The Huskies currently sit fourth at #3 NU 3, BC 0 with 19 points (9-5-1) while the Wildcats trail by two points at 8-7-1. After UConn nabbed a 4-0 victory off two goals from Catherine Crawley (Washingtonville, N.Y.) and a 30-save shutout from Morgan Fisher (Vernon, Conn.), New Hampshire rook- ie Nikki Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) stopped all 32 shots in a 1-0 overtime victory. Maine earned a 1-0-1 record over Holy Cross, picking up a crucial three points in league play. Senior Carly Jackson (aAmherst, N.S.) stopped 46 of 48 shots on the weekend, including a 21-save shutout in a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Holy Cross net- minder Jada Brenon (Pendleton, N.Y.) made 40 saves in that scoreless stalemate. 8. Providence 7 3 4 0 6 5-6-2 2.00 (T6) 2.86 (7) 8.2019-20 Providence ARMY7 ROTC3 4 0 HOCKEY6 5-6-2 EAST2.00 (T6) STANDINGS 2.86 (7) 8. Providence 7 3 4 0 6 5-6-2 2.00 (T6) 2.86 (7) Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Northeastern 16 14 2 0 28 17-3-1 4.00 (1) 0.69 (1) 2. Boston College 18 10 7 1 21 11-9-2 2.78 (2) 2.28 (5) 3. Boston University 16 9 5 2 20 14-5-2 2.50 (4) 1.75 (3) 4. UConn 15 9 5 1 19 12-9-1 2.20 (6) 1.27 (2) 5. New Hampshire 16 8 7 1 17 11-9-2 2.19 (7) 2.06 (4) 6. Providence 15 8 7 0 16 11-9-2 2.00 (8) 2.33 (6) 7. Vermont 16 6 7 3 15 9-9-5 2.56 (3) 2.69 (8) 8. Maine 16 5 8 3 13 9-10-4 2.38 (5) 2.56 (7) 9. Holy Cross 16 3 12 1 7 3-15-4 0.69 (10) 3.75 (10) 10. Merrimack 16 1 13 2 4 4-17-2 1.69 (9) 3.62 (9) HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK AERIN FRANKEL NORTHEASTERN Aerin Frankel (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) made history over the weekend, making 51 saves to shut out Boston Col- lege in back-to-back games, becoming the first goaltender to ever shut out the Eagles in back-to-back games and the first goalie to shut out BC in all three games of a season series. Frankel now has six shutouts on the season, which is tied for the NCAA lead. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK NIKKI HARNETT NEW HAMPSHIRE Nikki Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.), in just her third career start, stopped all 32 shots in a 1-0 overtime victory against UConn. It is the freshman goaltender’s first career shutout and her second win of the season, moving her to 2-1-1 on the year. HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MORGAN FISHER UCONN Morgan Fisher (Vernon, Conn.) racked up 62 saves on 63 shots through two games. The senior stuffed 30 shots and earned her third shutout of the season in UConn’s 4-0 win over UNH on Friday night and made another 32 saves in Saturday’s 1-0 overtime setback. HOCKEY EAST TOP PERFORMERS Nara Elia, BU (Jr., F; Saskatoon, Sask.) Broke a 1-1 tie in the first period of Saturday’s 4-1 triumph over Providence and also assisted on Abby Cook’s goal in Friday’s 2-1 loss. Nadia Mattivi, BU (Fr., D; Baselga di Pine, Trento, Italy) Scored a crucial insurance goal in the Terriers’ 4-1 win over Providence on Satur- day, her second goal in the last three games. Corinne Schroeder, BU (Jr., G: Elm Creek, Man.) Finished the weekend with a .943 save percentage and allowed just two even-strength goals in a weekend split with Providence. Schroeder was sensational in the third period of the Terriers’ 4-1 win on Saturday, stopping all 14 shots she faced over the final 20 minutes. Catherine Crawley, UConn (Sr., F; Washingtonville, N.Y.) Scored two goals in UConn’s 4-0 shutout win over UNH Friday night, moving her season total to eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points. Jada Brenon, HC (So., G;.Pendleton, N.Y.) Made 40 saves in a 0-0 draw with Maine on Saturday. Carly Jackson, ME (Sr., G; Amherst, N.S.) Earned a 1-0-1 record against Holy Cross, including a 21-save shutout in a 0-0 draw and stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 4-2 win. Maddie Truax, UNH (Jr., D; Gardner, Mass.) The junior notched her first career game-winning goal and UNH’s only goal of the weekend with a shot off the crossbar and into the net 2:15 into the overtime period. Truax finished with a team-high plus-one on the weekend and blocked three shots. Katy Knoll, NU (Fr., F; Amherst, N.Y.) Tied to lead all freshman in Hockey East with two points over two games last weekend. Knoll posted an assist in the 6-0 win over BC before slotting home a power-play goal in the 3-0 victory over the Eagles. Skylar Fontaine, NU (Jr., D; East Greenwich, R.I.) Led all Hockey East players with four points this past week. Fontaine now leads all Hockey East defenseman with 22 points this season. The junior posted back-to-back two-point games against Boston College, registering an assist and a goal in each contest and helping the Northeastern defense shut out Boston College in back-to-back games. Kristina Shanahan, UVM (Jr., F; Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.) Scored a goal and added an assist to finish plus-two in a 4-2 win over Merrimack. Blanka Škodová, UVM (So., G; Šternberk, Czech Republic) Stopped a season-high 30 shots in a 4-2 win over Merrimack on Saturday, including seven saves while her team was killing off penalties. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday 1/17 Saturday 1/18 MC at Maine - 2pm * UVM at BC - 2pm * UVM at BC - 6pm * MC at Maine - 2pm * UConn at NU - 6pm * PC at UNH - 2pm * PC at UNH - 6pm * NU at UConn - 3pm * HC at BU - 7pm * BU at HC - 4pm * * Hockey East * Hockey East HOCKEY EAST SCORING LEADERS Rk. Player School Yr. Pos. GP PPG G-A-P 1. Alina Mueller NU SO F 16 1.75 11-17-28 2. Chloé Aurard NU SO F 16 1.31 10-11-21 3. Hannah Bilka BC FR F 16 1.19 10-9-19 Kelly Browne BC SO F 18 1.06 7-12-19 5. Skylar Fontaine NU JR D 16 1.12 8-10-18 6. Sammy Davis BU SR F 16 1.06 5-12-17 Katy Knoll NU FR F 16 1.06 5-12-17 8. Mikyla Grant-Mentis MC SR F 15 1.07 10-6-16 9. Tereza Vanišová ME SR F 14 1.07 6-9-15 Val Caldwell UVM JR F 16 0.94 3-12-15 Sini Karjalainen UVM SO D 16 0.94 3-12-15 12. Corinne McCool UVM SO F 16 0.88 8-6-14 HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDING LEADERS Conference Goals Against Average Rk. Name School MIN GA GAA 1. Aerin Frankel NU 826:06 11 0.80 2. Morgan Fisher UConn 726:51 16 1.32 3. Corinne Schroeder BU 780:20 19 1.46 4. Sandra Abstreiter PC 421:22 13 1.85 5. Ava Boutilier UNH 811:35 27 2.00 Conference Save Percentage Rk.