Women's Hockey To Play Maine and Merrimack

Oct. 28, 2016

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -

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FOR STARTERS...

Providence will resume Hockey East play against Maine and Merrimack.
The Friars will host the Black Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Schneider Arena.
On Oct. 29 the Friars will travel to North Andover, Mass. to take on the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. at Lawler Rink.

Scouting the Friars...

The Friars enter Friday's game after playing seven non-conference games in October.
The Friars hosted the now-ranked No. 9 Princeton Tigers on Oct. 22 and 23, falling in both games, 4-2 and 7-3 respectivley.
The games against the Tigers were the first and second games that the Friars have been outshot so far this season.
In the Friars' previous three games, 14 different players registered at least one point.
Nine Friars tallied multiple points in the last week's games, led by Christina Putigna who registered five points with two goals and three assists.
Madison Sansone added three points with one goal and two assists.
Brooke Boquist and Cassidy Carels each notched two goals.
Blair Parent and Kate Friesen both notched one goal and one assist.
Danielle Hardy, Whitney Dove, and Avery Fransoo all added two assists to their point totals.
Kathleen McHugh recorded her first collegiate point, assisting Friesen's goal on Oct. 23 against Princeton.
Both Carels goals came on the power play and Friesen added Providence's second shorthanded tally of the year.
Alanna Serviss played in goal for the Friars' three games last week, skating to a 1-2-0 record. Serviss made 81 saves for an .871 save percentage and 4.01 goals against average.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS...

The Black Bears travel to Providence, R.I. with a 2-6-0 overall record and 1-3-0 Hockey East record.
Maine's most memorable win came on Oct. 15, defeating No. 5 Boston College, 3-2.
The Black Bears are led by Freshman Tereza Vanisova, with seven points on four goals and three assists.
Freshman Vendula Pribylova is second in points, with one goal and four assists.
Both Maine goalies have seen action this season, Carly Jackson has seen the most time (367:45 mins) with a 1-5-1 record and .911 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average.
Maine currently holds a 11.8 power play percentage (4/34) and 75 % success rate on the penalty kill (34/74).
Maine posts a 0-4-0 road record and 0-2-0 Hockey East road record.

All-Time Series with the Black Bears...

Providence leads the series 40-8-9.
The Friars lead 22-2-3 at Schneider Arena.
Cassidy Carels leads Providence with six points from six goals against Maine.
Carels notched a career hat-trick and career high against Maine (Nov. 2013).
In the 2015-16 season, Carels scored all three Friar goals against the Black Bears.
Boquist, Friesen, and Kendra Goodrich all have one assist in their career against Maine.

SCOUTING THE Warriors...

Merrimack has jumped out to a 3-4-1 overall record and 1-1-0 in Hockey East play.
Merrimack notched an overtime victory and a tie in a home series with Robert Morris, winning on Oct. 22 (4-3 ot) and tying on Oct. 23 (3-3).
Katelyn Rae leads the Warriors with nine points on eight goals and one assist, including four power play tallys.
Freshman Mikyla Grant-Mentis follows Rae with seven points on two goals and five assists.
Sixteen Warriors have registered at least one point so far this season.
Lea-Kristine Demers has spent 85.7% of time in net, posting a .899 save percentage and a 3.30 goals against average.
Samantha Ridgewell played in the Warriors' last game, posting a .903 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average. Ridgewell was also a selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in the 2015-16 season.
Merrimack boasts a 23.5% success rate on the power play (8/34) and a 75.6% success rate on the penalty kill (39/75).

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH THE WARRIORs...

The Friars lead the Warriors 2-0-1, after Merrimack's inaguaral season (2015-16).
The last times the two teams met, they skated to a 2-2 tie.
Cassidy MacPherson leads the Friars against the Warriors with five assists.

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