GAME 12 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (2-6-3 • 2-5-1 WHEA) at BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (2-3-3 • 2-3-3 WHEA)
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GAME 12 VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (2-6-3 • 2-5-1 WHEA) at BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS (2-3-3 • 2-3-3 WHEA) NOV. 16, 2018 • 7 p.m. • WALTER BROWN ARENA • BOSTON, MASS. SETTING THE SCENE SCHEDULE & RESULTS • The Vermont Catamounts travel to Walter Brown Arena for the 46th all-time OVERALL 2-6-3 CONFERENCE 2-5-1 meeting with the Boston University Terriers HOME 1-3-3 • UVM has a 1-2-2 record against the Terriers in the last five games meetings ROAD 1-3-0 NEUTRAL 0-0-0 • The two programs last met Feb. 2, 2018 in Boston at Walter Brown Arena SEPTEMBER • Vermont skated to a 5-1 victory powered by an Ève-Audrey Picard hat trick and two 29 MCGILL (Exh.) W, 3-2 goals from Saana Valkama OCTOBER 6 UCONN* L, 4-2 • Picard’s three-goal tally was her second consecutive hat trick and third three-plus 12 QUINNIPIAC T, 1-1 13 QUINNIPIAC T, 3-3 goal game of the 2017-18 campaign 19 at New Hampshire* W, 2-1 • The junior forward had a 1.5 point-per-game pace against the Terriers with six 20 at Boston College* L, 3-0 26 at Merrimack* L, 2-1 points (3 goals, 3 assists) in four games 30 NORTHEASTERN* L,4-1 • Seniors Saana Valkama (7 goals, 3 assists) and Alyssa Gorecki (3 goals, 7 assists) NOVEMBER 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 1-0 have produced a point-per-game over their careers at Vermont 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE* T, 2-2 6 at Dartmouth L, 3-1 11 PROVIDENCE* L, 2-0 INSIDE THE GAME 16 at Boston University* 7 p.m. 17 at Boston University* 3 p.m. 23 SYRACUSE^ 7 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION OFFICIALS 24 ST. LAWRENCE/MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 30 MAINE* 2 p.m. VIDEO: WatchStadium.com Referee: Tim Benedetto DECEMBER 1 MAINE* 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: GoTerriers.com Referee: Thomas Quinn 7 at Yale 6 p.m. 8 at Yale 3 p.m. Linesman: Paul Sacco JANUARY 5 at Providence* 2 p.m. Linesman: Dan Hanafin 6 at Providence* 2 p.m. 11 MERRIMACK* 7 p.m. 12 MERRIMACK* 4 p.m. 18 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 p.m. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE* 4 p.m. 25 at Northeastern*! 6 p.m. 26 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. FEBRUARY INSIDE THE MATCHUP 1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY*+ 7 p.m. MEDIA INFORMATION 3 at Holy Cross* 2 p.m. Picard (3) ........... Goals ................ Davis (6) 8 at UConn* 6 p.m. 3 players (3) .......Assists .......... Compher (7) 9 at UConn 3 p.m. SID 15 HOLY CROSS* 7 p.m. Ryan Manley Picard (6) ........... Points ......... Compher (11) 16 HOLY CROSS* 4 p.m. Škodová (1.63) ..... GAA .......Schroeder (2.23) 23 at Maine* 2 p.m. Office Phone MARCH (802) 656-1109 Schafzahl (40) .....Shots ...............Davis (35) 1-3 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA 9-10 HEA Championship # TBA Email 1.27 ............ Goals per game ................ 1.88 15-17 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA rmanley@uvm.edu 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four & TBA 2.27 .................... GAA ........................2.25 Website 6.4% ..............Power Play ..................4.5% Home games in ALL CAPS * Hockey East game UVMAthletics.com 88.6% ............Penalty Kill ................ 71.0% ^ Windjammer Classic (Burlington, Vt.) 8.7 ................. PIM/game ..................... 8.0 ! WATCH on NESNplus Video Stream + Pack the Gut CatamounTV.com 23.5 ...............Shots/game ..................30.4 @ Campus Sites 51.1% ................Faceoffs .................. 51.0% # Boston, Mass. (Matthews Arena) & Hamden, Conn. (TD Bank Sports Center) @UVMWHOCKEY UVMATHLETICS.COM ON THIS DATE... GAME NOTES Nov. 16, 2012 LAST TIME OUT The Catamounts recorded a 5-1 win over UConn • The Catamounts fell to Providence 2-0 on Flat Fee Real Estate at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Night at Gutterson Fieldhouse Sunday (Nov. 11) • Vermont pushed the pace early outshooting the Friars 10-6 in Amanda Pelkey led Vermont with three points the opening period, but were unable to capitalize on the offense (2 goals, 1 assists), including the game-winner, • Theresa Schafzahl and Val Caldwell tied for a team-high four in the first period. Brittany Zuback had a goal shots on goal and one assist. • Melissa Black registered 24 saves for the Catamounts. Roxanne Douville stopped 22 shots in net for Vermont. SCOUTING THE TERRIERS • Boston University 2-3-3 (2-3-3 WHEA) enters a two-game weekend having only played conference games to start the season LAST 20 MEETINGS • The Terriers lost Victoria Bach who graduated at the end of last season with 67 points in 2017-18 and 198 career points DATE RESULT LOCATION • The all-time BU points leader now plays with former Vermont 2-2-18 W, 5-1 Boston, Mass. captain Gina Repaci ‘16 for the CWHL’s Markham Thunder 11-18-17 L, 3-1 Burlington, Vt. • Sophomore Jesse Compher leads the Terriers with 11 points on 11-17-17 L, 7-1 Burlington, Vt. four goals and a team-high 7 assists 1-15-17 T, 1-1 (OT) Boston, Mass. • Sammy Davis has potted a team-high six goals through eight games 1-14-17 T, 3-3 (OT) Boston, Mass. • Corinne Schroeder is in her second season with BU and has 10-9-16 W, 3-2 Burlington, Vt. posted a 2.23 GAA and .927 SV% through seven games in net 2-28-16 L, 6-1 Boston, Mass. • Boston University finished last season 14-17-6 (8-11-5 WHEA) for 2-27-16 W, 4-2 Boston, Mass. sixth in conference standings and were eliminated in three games 2-26-16 L, 3-0 Boston, Mass. 1-17-16 L, 6-2 Burlington, Vt. by Maine in the Hockey East Quarterfinals 1-16-16 T, 3-3 (OT) Burlington, Vt. 10-25-15 L, 5-2 Boston, Mass. INSIDE THE SERIES 2-28-15 L, 7-2 Boston, Mass. • Friday’s game is the 46th all-time meeting between the 2-27-15 L, 8-1 Boston, Mass. Catamounts and Boston University, dating back to Jan. 27, 1996 1-25-15 L, 9-2 Boston, Mass. • Vermont has a 9-30-6 record against the Terriers and a 1-2-2 1-24-15 W, 2-0 Boston, Mass. mark in the last five meetings 12-6-14 L, 4-1 Burlington, Vt. • The two programs last met at Walter Brown Arena Feb. 2, 2018 1-25-14 W, 5-1 Burlington, Vt. where Vermont earned a 5-1 win 1-24-14 W, 4-2 Burlington, Vt. • Ève-Audrey Picard registered her second consecutive hat trick 2-2-13 L, 6-0 Boston, Mass. and third three-plus goal game of the 2017-18 season • Picard has had success against the Terriers with eight points (6 2018-19 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS goals, 2 assists) in five games • Seniors Saana Valkama (7 goals, 3 assists) and Alyssa Gorecki CONFERENCE OVERALL (3 goals, 7 assists) have both scored at a point-per-game clip GP Pts. Record GP Record against Boston University 1. Northeastern 10 19 9-0-1 12 10-1-1 v 2. Merrimack 8 13 6-1-1 12 9-1-2 BLANKA WINS HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY HONOR • Blanka Škodová was named Hockey East Defensive Player of 3. Boston College 6 10 5-1-0 11 8-3-0 the Week Monday (Nov. 5) at league headquarters Providence 6 10 5-1-0 10 8-2-0 • The rookie goaltender stopped all 42 shots faced in five periods 5. Boston University 8 7 2-3-3 8 2-3-3 of action at Gutterson Fieldhouse UConn 8 7 3-4-1 12 6-5-1 • She entered Tuesday’s game against No. 8 Northeastern in the second 7. Maine 8 6 3-5-0 12 7-5-0 period and registered 17 saves against Hockey East’s top offense 8. Vermont 8 5 2-5-1 11 2-6-3 • Later on in the week, she recorded her first career shutout with 9. New Hampshire 10 2 1-8-1 12 1-9-2 25 saves in 1-0 win over UNH 10. Holy Cross 8 0 0-8-0 11 0-11-2 • The weekly honor is the first of Škodová’s career and the first won by a Catamount this season. @UVMWHOCKEY UVMATHLETICS.COM GAME NOTES GAME NOTES BLANK(ED)A CATS IN THE PROS • Blanka Škodová registered her first career shutout Saturday • The Vermont women have seven alumni playing professionally (Nov. 3) at Gutterson Fieldhouse in North America • The rookie goaltender stopped all 25 shots faced against the • Amanda Pelkey ‘15 continues her career with the Boston Pride visiting New Hampshire Wildcats in a 1-0 victory (NWHL) for the third year • Škodová came in relief Tuesday (Oct. 30) against No. 8 • The all-time leading scorer in UVM history with 105 pts is fresh Northeastern and stopped all 17 shots in 40:00 of action off a gold medal with Team USA in the Pyongchang Olympic • Between those two games and the overtime thriller against Games Quinnipiac (Oct. 13), the Czech Republic native hasn’t allowed • Madison Litchfield ‘17 guards the net for Pelkey and the Boston a goal in 104:16 of action Pride • The two former Catamounts spent two years together in PICARD AT THE DOT Vermont and tallied a record of 33-33-6, which included the • Ève-Audrey Picard is fourth in Hockey East in faceoffs won program’s first trip to the Hockey East Semifinals with 115 through 10 games • Taylor Willard ‘18 was selected 23rd overall in the CWHL draft • Her faceoff percentage ranks fifth in the league at 60.8% by the Montreal Canadiennes • The junior assistant captain led Hockey East in faceoff • Former captain Rachael Ade ‘17 enters her second season with percentage a season ago at 61.0%, winning the third-most the Connecticut Whale (NWHL) draws (420) in the league • Pelkey’s former teammate, Brittany Zuback’ 15 made her • Picard has registered 62 career points over her career, a total professional debut with the Toronto Furies (CWHL) last season, that is sixth in program history posting 13 points in 24 games • The Longueuil, Québec native has amassed 33 career goals, • Mackenzie MacNeil’ 18 and Gina Repaci ‘16 round out the Cats which puts her 16 away from the most in program history, set in the pro ranks after getting drafted 25th by the Toronto Furies by United States Olympian Amanda Pelkey ‘15 and 26th overall by the Markham Thunder, respectively SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! • Rookie Theresa Schafzahl registered a season-high 10 shots 2018-19 CAPTAINS and her first career goal at Merrimack (Oct .26) • Her heavy shot total was 52.6% of the Vermont total against Sammy Kolowrat | Sr.