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3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Friday, February 5
Durham, NH
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
at
New Hampshire
No. 10 Women’s Hockey Game Notes vs. New Hampshire
2/4/2021 12:27:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Puck Drop
The Friars return to Hockey East play with a home-and-home series against the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Friars will travel to Durham, NH on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m. and then host the Wildcats at Schneider Arena on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are currently 9-4-1 overall and 9-4-1 in Hockey East.
Providence had an open weekend Jan. 29-30 when the original series against New Hampshire was postponed.
Previously, the Friars were downed by Northeastern, 5-0, in the back end of a home-and-home series against the Huskies. Freshman Mireille Kingsley (Sudbury, Ontario) made her first collegiate debut in net, turning aside all five shots she faced in the last 6:35 of regulation.
Hjalmarsson leads the charge offensively for the Friars with 14 points (five goals, nine assists). Peterson is second. She's tallied four goals, five assists and nine points. Freshman defender Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) comes in at third with eight points (two goals, six assists). 17 different Friars have points on the season and 13 players have recorded at least one goal.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) has made 14 starts in net. She holds a .930 save percentage and a 1.87 goals against average. The netminder has made 344 total saves and has three shutouts.
USCHO Division I Women's Poll-February 2nd 2021
As of Feb. 2, the Friars are slotting in at number ten in the USCHO NCAA Women's Hockey rankings. This is Providence's ninth consecutive week ranked in the top 10.
Scouting the Wildcats
The Wildcats enter the game with a 5-10-1 overall record and a 5-10-1 mark in conference. Previously, the Wildcats swept Merrimack in a home-and-home series, both being shut out games. In the 2019-20 season, the Wildcats went 18-15-4 overall and 12-12-2 in the Hockey East.
As a team, the Wildcats average 2.0 goals per game while giving up 2.5. The Wildcats convert on 5.7% of power play chances and kill off 87.9% of penalties.
Who to Watch
UNH has two players in double figures with 18 players tallying at least one point this season. Nicole Kelly leads the Wildcats with 11 points on three goals and eight assists. Jada Christian posts a team-high five goals.
Ava Boutilier has started a team-high 14 games in 14 appearances. She posts a 2.29 goals against average and .920 save percentage. She holds a 5-8-1 record while tallying 355 saves.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
--GO FRIARS--
The Friars return to Hockey East play with a home-and-home series against the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Friars will travel to Durham, NH on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m. and then host the Wildcats at Schneider Arena on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are currently 9-4-1 overall and 9-4-1 in Hockey East.
Providence had an open weekend Jan. 29-30 when the original series against New Hampshire was postponed.
Previously, the Friars were downed by Northeastern, 5-0, in the back end of a home-and-home series against the Huskies. Freshman Mireille Kingsley (Sudbury, Ontario) made her first collegiate debut in net, turning aside all five shots she faced in the last 6:35 of regulation.
Hjalmarsson leads the charge offensively for the Friars with 14 points (five goals, nine assists). Peterson is second. She's tallied four goals, five assists and nine points. Freshman defender Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) comes in at third with eight points (two goals, six assists). 17 different Friars have points on the season and 13 players have recorded at least one goal.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) has made 14 starts in net. She holds a .930 save percentage and a 1.87 goals against average. The netminder has made 344 total saves and has three shutouts.
USCHO Division I Women's Poll-February 2nd 2021
As of Feb. 2, the Friars are slotting in at number ten in the USCHO NCAA Women's Hockey rankings. This is Providence's ninth consecutive week ranked in the top 10.
Scouting the Wildcats
The Wildcats enter the game with a 5-10-1 overall record and a 5-10-1 mark in conference. Previously, the Wildcats swept Merrimack in a home-and-home series, both being shut out games. In the 2019-20 season, the Wildcats went 18-15-4 overall and 12-12-2 in the Hockey East.
As a team, the Wildcats average 2.0 goals per game while giving up 2.5. The Wildcats convert on 5.7% of power play chances and kill off 87.9% of penalties.
Who to Watch
UNH has two players in double figures with 18 players tallying at least one point this season. Nicole Kelly leads the Wildcats with 11 points on three goals and eight assists. Jada Christian posts a team-high five goals.
Ava Boutilier has started a team-high 14 games in 14 appearances. She posts a 2.29 goals against average and .920 save percentage. She holds a 5-8-1 record while tallying 355 saves.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
--GO FRIARS--
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