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: OCTOBER 9, 2017 Boston College, Maine, Northeastern Complete Weekend Sweeps UNH Grabs Three League Points; Providence Splits With Quinnipiac RECENT RESULTS Thursday 10/5 Friday 10/6 Saturday 10/7 at #3 BC 4, #4 Minnesota Duluth 3 #8 NU 3 at BU 2 (OT )* at #8 NU 6, BU 3* MC 1 at UNH 1 (OT) * UVM 2 at UConn 1* at #3 BC 4, #4 Minnesota Duluth 1 UNH 2 at MC 1* Maine 2 at Rensselaer 1 Maine 3 at Rensselaer 2 at PC 3, Quinnipiac 1 at Quinnipiac 1, PC 0 * Women’s Hockey East Game * Women’s Hockey East Game AROUND HOCKEY EAST: Three Women’s Hockey East teams completed weekend sweeps over the weekend, includ- ing a four-point league weekend for #8 Northeastern. The Huskies toppled Boston University twice, a rematch of the 2017 Women’s Hockey East Tournament semifinals. Northeastern rookie Veronika Pettey (Potomac, Md.) picked up her first three NCAA points in the pair of victories, assisting onMatti Hartman (Etna, N.H.) overtime tally in Friday’s 3-2 win before scoring a goal and adding an assist in Saturday’s 5-1 triumph. Boston University freshman Kristina Schuler (Webster, N.Y.) also picked up her first collegiate points, scoring a goal Friday, while teammatesSavannah Newton (Halifax, N.S.) and Nara Elia (Saskatoon, Sask.) both found the back of the net for the first time as Terriers in the series ... #3 Boston College downed #4 Minnesota Duluth in a pair of home games, 4-3 and 4-1. Caitrin Lonergan (Roslin- dale, Mass.) posted two goals and three assists, including Friday’s game-winning goal, and three assists Saturday while rookie Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont.) exploded for a hat trick goals and added two assists in the Eagles’ sweep. Her first tally on Friday, a power-play marker, also proved to be the game-winner ... Maine earned two weekend wins at RPI to take three consecutive victories. Cailey Hutchinson (Hicksville, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal at 5:49 of the third in a 2-1 comeback win over RPI Friday and tallied two assists the next day to help the Black Bears complete a sweep of the Engineers ... Providence split a home-and-home with Quinnipiac to start its season 3-1-0. Madison Myers (Colches- ter, Vt.) made 19 saves in a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac at home and turned in a 28-save performance in a 1-0 loss on the road on Saturday ... New Hampshire took three league points from WHEA opponent Merrimack with a 1-0-1 record. Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) backstopped the Wildcats with 55 saves while allowing just two goals to the Warriors. Marie-Jo Pelletier (Dalhousie, N.B.) tallied one assist in each of the two games, including setting up the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-1 road win over Merrimack. ... Vermont traveled to UConn on Saturday for a one-game stint against the Huskies, coming away with a 2-1 victory in Storrs. Saana Valkama (Pirkkala, Finland) potted the decisive tally for the Catamounts while sophomore goaltender Sydney Scobee (Minnetrista, Minn.) registered her first Hockey East victory in the outing stopping 27 of the 28 shots she faced. # 2017-18 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS IN THE POLLS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 1. Northeastern 2 2 0 0 4 2-1-1 4.50 (2) 2.50 (5) Women’s College Hockey Poll - 10/3 Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW 2. New Hampshire 2 1 0 1 3 1-0-1 2.00 (T3) 1.00 (1) 3. Boston College, 141 0-0-0 NA Merrimack 3 1 1 1 3 2-2-1 1.33 (6) 1.67 (2) 8. Northeastern, 53 0-1-1 NA Others Receiving Votes: Merrimack, 4; 4. Providence 1 1 0 0 2 3-1-0 6.00 (1) 2.00 (T3) Providence, 1. USCHO.com Vermont 2 1 1 0 2 1-1-0 2.00 (T3) 3.50 (6) Div. I Women’s College Hockey Poll - 10/2 6. Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 2-0-0 0.00 0.00 Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW Maine 0 0 0 0 0 3-1-0 0.00 0.00 3. Boston College, 119 0-0-0 4 8. Northeastern, 28 0-1-1 8 UConn 1 0 1 0 0 1-2-0 1.00 (7) 2.00 (T3) Others Receiving Votes: Merrimack, 6; Boston University 3 0 3 0 0 0-3-0 2.00 (T3) 3.67 (7) Providence, 4; Boston Univ., 2. WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK DARYL WATTS BOSTON COLLEGE Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont.) scored three goals and added two assists in the Eagles’ sweep of #4 Min- nesota Duluth on the week- end, including scoring a hat trick in Friday’s victory. Her first tally, a power-play marker, also proved to be the game-winner. The rookie fired 13 shots on net and was plus-three in two games. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK VERONIKA PETTEY NORTHEASTERN Veronika Pettey (Poto- mac, Md.) notched her first three collegiate points as the Huskies swept Boston University and climb into first place in the league standings. Pettey set up the overtime goal in Fri- day’s 3-2 win and scored her first collegiate goal on Saturday. WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AVA BOUTILIER NEW HAMPSHIRE Ava Boutilier (Charlotte- town, P.E.I.) went 1-0-1 in her first two games for the Wildcats, stopping 55 shots and allowing just two goals. The rookie netmind- er helped her New Hamp- shire squad to a three- point weekend over league foe Merrimack. HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Caitrin Lonergan, BC (So., F; Roslindale, Mass.) Posted two goals and three assists in a sweep of #4 UMD, including Friday’s game-win- ning goal over the Bulldogs and three assists Saturday. Toni Ann Miano, BC (Sr., D; Bronx, N.Y.) Dished out four assists on the weekend against the Bulldogs. Kristina Schuler, BU (Fr., F; Webster, N.Y.) Registered her first two collegiate points Friday night against Northeastern. Cailey Hutchinson, ME (Jr., F; Hicksville, N.Y.) Scored the game-winning goal at 5:49 of the third in a 2-1 comeback win over RPI Friday and tallied two assists the next day to help the Black Bears complete a sweep of the Engineers. Ebba Strandberg, ME (So., D; Kalmar, Sweden) Netted a goal and picked up an assist for her first collegiate goal against RPI. Michelle Weiss, ME (Fr., F; Charlottenlund, Denmark) Blocked two shots to help Maine to a weekend sweep. Taylor Wenczkowski, UNH (So., F; Rochester, N.H.) Had one goal and one assist in UNH’s opening weekend, a 1-0-1 series with Merrimack. Marie-Jo Pelletier, UNH (Jr., D; Dalhousie, N.B.) Tallied one assist in each of two games, including setting up the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-1 road win over Merrimack. Brooke Boquist, PC (Sr., F; Thunder Bay, Ont.) Scored the Friar’s game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac Friday, her third-straight game with a goal this season. Chloe Gonsalves, PC (Fr., D; Toronto, Ont.) Earned her first NCAA point with an assist in Friday’s win, setting up the Friars’ first goal. Madison Myers, PC (Jr., G; Colchester, Vt.) Made 19 saves in a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac and turned in a 28-save performance in a 1-0 loss on the road on Saturday. Saana Valkama, UVM (Jr., F; Pirkkala, Finland) Potted the decisive tally in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over UConn. Sydney Scobee, UVM (So., G; Minnetrista, Minn.) Registered her first Hockey East victory at UConn Saturday, stopping 27 of 28 shots. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tuesday 10/10 Friday 10/13 Saturday 10/14 Union at UVM - 7pm PC at Syracuse - 3pm Robert Morris at Maine - 1pm St. Lawrence at Merrimack - 4pm St. Lawrence at MC - 2pm UVM at Quinnipiac - 6pm Holy Cross at UNH - 2pm Robert Morris at Maine - 7pm PC at Syracuse - 3pm Union at UConn - 7pm Union at UConn - 3pm #8 NU at Colgate - 6pm UVM at Quinnipiac - 7:30pm Sunday 10/15 #8 NU at Colgate - 2pm WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST PRO AMBITIONS WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week Player Week Player Week Player Oct. 2 Lea-Kristine Demers, MC Oct. 2 Michelle Weis, ME Oct. 2 Whitney Dove, PC Oct. 9 Daryl Watts, BC Oct. 9 Veronika Pettey, NU Oct. 9 Ava Boutilier, UNH WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST SCORING LEADERS Rk. Name School GP PPG G A P 1. Christina Putigna PC 1 4.00 1 3 4 2. McKenna Brand NU 2 1.50 2 1 3 Kasidy Anderson NU 2 1.50 2 1 3 Veronika Pettey NU 2 1.50 1 2 3 5. 18 tied with 2 WOMEN’S HOCKEY EAST GOALTENDING LEADERS Goals Against Average Rk. Name School MIN GA GAA 1. Ava Boutilier UNH 124:57 2 .96 2. Sydney Scobee UVM 60:00 1 1.00 3. Samantha Ridgewell MC 118:36 3 1.52 4. Annie Belanger UConn 59:30 2 2.02 5. Madison Myers PC 59:02 2 2.03 Save Percentage Rk.