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Women's Ice Hockey
vs Sacred Heart University (Exhibition)
3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 21
Durham, NH
2:00 PM
Providence College
at
University of New Hampshire
No.13 Women’s Hockey Prepares For Home-And-Home Series Versus New Hampshire
10/20/2022 2:08:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
The Friars are currently 5-1-0 on the season.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's hockey team will take on the University of New Hampshire Wildcats this weekend with home-and-home matchups. On Friday, Oct. 21 the Friars will travel to Durham, New Hampshire for a 2:00 p.m. puck drop before returning home to host the Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 22 for a 3:00 p.m. start.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are currently 5-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in Hockey East play. The Friars are coming off another shutout weekend against the Holy Cross Crusaders. On Friday, Oct. 14 the Friars took a 4-0 win over Holy Cross. On Saturday, Oct. 15 the Friars traveled to Worcester, Mass. for their first away game where they defeated the Crusaders 4-0.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) finished the weekend with 25 saves and currently holds a .951 save percentage with a 1.00 GAA this season. Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario) earned her first points of the season with a goal and an assist on Friday against the Crusaders. Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.) also put herself on the board for the first time this season with a goal on Saturday. Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) was the series' leading scorer with two goals.
USCHO Division I Women's Poll: October 17th 2022
As of Oct. 17, the Friars are slotting in at No.13 in the USCHO NCAA Women's Hockey rankings. Providence received 67 votes. The Friars are also No.13 in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll and received 41 votes.
Hockey East Award Winners
Abstreiter was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week as announced on Oct.17. Abstreiter was recognized for having another shutout weekend against Holy Cross. She posted a combined 25 saves on the weekend and is the first goalie in program history to tally four-consecutive shutouts.
Abstreiter was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week as announced on Oct.10. Abstreiter was recognized for her efforts between the pipes after a shutout weekend over Union College and RPI, posting a combined 35 saves.
Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) was named Hockey East Pro-Ambitions Rookie of the Week as announced on Sept. 26. Kirchmair was recognized for scoring the game-winner with her first career goal against St. Lawrence.
Hockey East Preseason Poll
The Friars were picked to finish fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Poll, which was released on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Providence received 61 points and was picked to finish behind Northeastern (90), Vermont (79) and Boston College (76). The Huskies, who won the 2022 Hockey East Tournament, received nine first place votes.
Fresh Friar Faces
Providence welcomes seven new players (three transfers and four freshmen) to the roster for the 2022-23 season. Noemi Neubauerova (Prague, Czech Republic) is a graduate student from Colgate University. Ida Press (Uppsala, Sweden) is a graduate student from University of Maine. Rachel Weiss (Calgary, Alberta) is a junior from Penn State. The four freshmen are Mégane Quirion (Saint-Eustache, Quebec), Kayla Kutes (Kirkland, Wa.), Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) and Cristina Cavaliere (Mississauga, Ontario).
Captains Named
Graduate student Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) was named captain for the 2022-23 season, along with alternate captains Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) a graduate student, senior Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine), and graduate student Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario).
Scouting the Wildcats
New Hampshire currently holds a 2-5-0 overall record with a 1-3-0 Hockey East conference record. The Wildcats are coming off a weekend split versus Boston University with a 2-0 loss on Friday, Oct. 14 and a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday, Oct. 15. As a team, UNH averages 26 shots per game and holds a .294 conversion rate on power plays with a 51.0 faceoff success percentage.
Who to Watch
Graduate student Emily Pinto leads the Wildcats in points with five. Pinto has scored one goal and earned four assists so far this season. Junior Brianna Brooks is tied with Pinto for most assists on the season. Sophomore Shea Verrier leads the team in goals with three.
Graduate student Ava Boutilier has started in between the pipes for five of their seven games. Boutilier has a 2.97 GAA and a .913 save percentage. Nicky Harnett has started in two of the three games she has played in. Harnett holds a 1.80 GAA and has a .929 save percentage.
-GO FRIARS!-
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are currently 5-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 in Hockey East play. The Friars are coming off another shutout weekend against the Holy Cross Crusaders. On Friday, Oct. 14 the Friars took a 4-0 win over Holy Cross. On Saturday, Oct. 15 the Friars traveled to Worcester, Mass. for their first away game where they defeated the Crusaders 4-0.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) finished the weekend with 25 saves and currently holds a .951 save percentage with a 1.00 GAA this season. Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario) earned her first points of the season with a goal and an assist on Friday against the Crusaders. Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.) also put herself on the board for the first time this season with a goal on Saturday. Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) was the series' leading scorer with two goals.
USCHO Division I Women's Poll: October 17th 2022
As of Oct. 17, the Friars are slotting in at No.13 in the USCHO NCAA Women's Hockey rankings. Providence received 67 votes. The Friars are also No.13 in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll and received 41 votes.
Hockey East Award Winners
Abstreiter was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week as announced on Oct.17. Abstreiter was recognized for having another shutout weekend against Holy Cross. She posted a combined 25 saves on the weekend and is the first goalie in program history to tally four-consecutive shutouts.
Abstreiter was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week as announced on Oct.10. Abstreiter was recognized for her efforts between the pipes after a shutout weekend over Union College and RPI, posting a combined 35 saves.
Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) was named Hockey East Pro-Ambitions Rookie of the Week as announced on Sept. 26. Kirchmair was recognized for scoring the game-winner with her first career goal against St. Lawrence.
Hockey East Preseason Poll
The Friars were picked to finish fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Poll, which was released on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Providence received 61 points and was picked to finish behind Northeastern (90), Vermont (79) and Boston College (76). The Huskies, who won the 2022 Hockey East Tournament, received nine first place votes.
Fresh Friar Faces
Providence welcomes seven new players (three transfers and four freshmen) to the roster for the 2022-23 season. Noemi Neubauerova (Prague, Czech Republic) is a graduate student from Colgate University. Ida Press (Uppsala, Sweden) is a graduate student from University of Maine. Rachel Weiss (Calgary, Alberta) is a junior from Penn State. The four freshmen are Mégane Quirion (Saint-Eustache, Quebec), Kayla Kutes (Kirkland, Wa.), Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) and Cristina Cavaliere (Mississauga, Ontario).
Captains Named
Graduate student Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) was named captain for the 2022-23 season, along with alternate captains Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) a graduate student, senior Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine), and graduate student Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario).
Scouting the Wildcats
New Hampshire currently holds a 2-5-0 overall record with a 1-3-0 Hockey East conference record. The Wildcats are coming off a weekend split versus Boston University with a 2-0 loss on Friday, Oct. 14 and a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday, Oct. 15. As a team, UNH averages 26 shots per game and holds a .294 conversion rate on power plays with a 51.0 faceoff success percentage.
Who to Watch
Graduate student Emily Pinto leads the Wildcats in points with five. Pinto has scored one goal and earned four assists so far this season. Junior Brianna Brooks is tied with Pinto for most assists on the season. Sophomore Shea Verrier leads the team in goals with three.
Graduate student Ava Boutilier has started in between the pipes for five of their seven games. Boutilier has a 2.97 GAA and a .913 save percentage. Nicky Harnett has started in two of the three games she has played in. Harnett holds a 1.80 GAA and has a .929 save percentage.
-GO FRIARS!-
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