Women's Hockey Hosts Northeastern on Fox College Sports (Jan. 10, 2 p.m.)

Saturday, January 9

Boston, Mass.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

Northeastern University

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Women's Hockey Hosts Northeastern on Fox College Sports (Jan. 10, 2 p.m.)

1/5/2016 11:06:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey

Sunday, January 10 (2 p.m.) – Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
Northeastern at UNH – Tickets – Television: Fox College Sports – Radio: Wildcat Sports Network

UNH Hosts 2016 Women's Frozen Four (March 18 & 20)

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The Games
The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team rings in the new year with a home-and-home series against No. 8 Northeastern University. The teams face off Jan. 9 at NU's Matthews Arena and conclude the weekend Jan. 10 at UNH's Whittemore Center. Opening faceoff for both games is 2 p.m.
Sunday's game at UNH will be televised on Fox College Sports and will also be broadcast on the Wildcat Sports Radio Network.

The Matchup
One of the oldest rivalries in women's college hockey resumes Jan. 9 when UNH travels to Matthews Arena in Boston to play Northeastern University for the 131st lifetime meeting. New Hampshire leads the all-time series by a mark of 79-42-9, but NU has won nine of the last 10 meetings; the breakdown is 34-16-6 at home and 34-21-1 on the road (11-5-2 at neutral sites).
The Wildcats ended the 2014-15 season with five consecutive games against the Huskies. NU swept the home-and-home series to end the regular season (5-1 at the Whitt, 3-1 at Matthews Arena) and then rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series to end UNH's season; all three playoff games were decided by one goal. New Hampshire prevailed 2-1 in Game 1 behind Ashley Wilkes' 40-save effort.
The 'Cats have not defeated the Huskies on home ice since Dec. 9, 2008 (3-0 win). Since that game, UNH has a 6-14-2 record against Northeastern that includes 0-6-2 at the Whitt.
These programs initially faced off Jan. 12, 1979 with UNH skating to a 7-3 victory on home ice (Snively Arena). The Wildcats won 20 consecutive meetings before the Huskies finally came out on top, 3-1, in February 1986.
Prior to NU's recent success against the 'Cats (14-3-2 in 19 meetings since January 2010), New Hampshire won 26 consecutive games spanning November 2002 to the Frozen Fenway game in January 2010.

The State of New Hampshire
UNH has an 8-14-1 overall record with a 4-8-1 road record and 4-6-0 mark at the Whittemore Center, as well as 5-8-0 in Hockey East league games (2-4-0 in conference home games; 3-4-0 in league road games). The Wildcats have won three consecutive home games.
UNH's most recent game was nearly a month ago – a 5-2 win vs. Yale at the Whittemore Center on Dec. 13. The five goals marked a season-high output for the 'Cats, who have scored four goals four times.
All of New Hampshire's 11 remaining regular-season games are Hockey East league games. UNH concluded its non-conference portion of the schedule in December with the aforementioned victory against Yale.
The Wildcats' four-game win streak and five-game unbeaten streak ended Friday, Dec. 11 with a 6-0 loss at fourth-ranked Quinnipiac University. Both the win and unbeaten streaks were the team's longest since a seven-game win streak in the 2010-11 season.
New Hampshire has an 8-7-1 record against unranked teams.
Overall, the 'Cats are averaging 2.09 goals per game while allowing 3.26 gpg. UNH scored a season-high five goals in its most recent game, a 5-2 win Dec. 13 vs. Yale University.
The Wildcats have been outscored 75-48 with a breakdown of 22-15 in the first, 24-18 in the second and 29-14 in the third.
UNH is minus-27 in scoring but plus-72 in shots at 665-593; the 'Cats are +39 (216-177) in the third period.

Smith Receives Rookie of the Month Accolade
Freshman goaltender Kyra Smith was honored by Hockey East as the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for December; the announcement was made Jan. 6. Smith started all five December games and went 4-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .905 save percentage. She was honored as Hockey East Rookie of the Week back on Dec. 8 after backboning UNH to a weekend sweep of Merrimack College in which she stopped 37 of 39 shots for a 0.98 GAA and .949 save percentage.
Smith followed that with a 30-save effort, including double digits in both the second (11) and third (10) periods, to lead the Wildcats to a 3-2 home win against intrastate rival Dartmouth College on Dec. 8.
New Hampshire ended the 2015 calendar year with a 5-2 victory on home ice against Yale University on Dec. 13. Smith made 10 of her 21 saves in the third period of that game.

On the Road
New Hampshire has a .500 winning percentage (4-4-1) the past nine road games (Oct. 30 through December) and that includes 3-2-0 against Hockey East foes.

Home Sweet Home
UNH has won each of the last three games on its home ice of Towse Rink at the Whittemore Center, and the 'Cats have won 4 of 5 at the Whitt to improve to 4-6-0 at home this season. New Hampshire has outscored the opposition 12-5 the past three home games.

December Details
New Hampshire went 4-1-0 in December with perfect marks at home (3-0-0) and in Hockey East (2-0-0). Jonna Curtis (3g, 2a), Margo Lund (2g, 2a) and Amy Boucher (4a) were the top point producers while Kyra Smith started every game with a 2.36 GAA and .905 save percentage.

Giving Thanks
Since Thanksgiving, the Wildcats have a 5-1-1 record with three wins by a one-goal margin, including one in overtime. UNH has outscored the opposition 19-16 with a 228-164 shot advantage (32.6 to 23.4 shots per game). The power play has converted 20% of its chances at 4 of 20, while the penalty kill has been 86.7% effective at 13-for-15.
Both Amy Boucher and Jonna Curtis are averaging at least one point per game. Boucher has eight points (2g, 6a) in seven games while Curtis has seven (4g, 3a). In goal, Kyra Smith has started all seven games and is 5-1-1 with a 2.22 GAA and .905 save percentage.

Inside the Winning and Unbeaten Streaks
New Hampshire recorded a four-game win streak spanning Nov. 28 to Dec. 8; the five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) ran from Nov. 27 to Dec. 8.
UNH allowed a total of five goals in the four-game win streak.
The Wildcats did not trail at any point during the four-game win streak.
New Hampshire outscored the opposition 11-5 during the win streak with a 154-87 shot advantage. UNH outscored the opposition 4-0 in the first period. Kyra Smith compiled a 1.24 GAA and .943 save percentage.
The unbeaten streak began Nov. 27 with a 3-3 tie at Rensselaer and continued with wins at RPI (2-1, Nov. 28), vs. Merrimack (4-1, Dec. 4), at Merrimack (2-1 overtime, Dec. 5) and vs. Dartmouth (3-2, Dec. 8).
Kyra Smith stopped 105 of 113 shots for a 1.56 GAA and .929 save percentage.
Jonna Curtis (3g, 3a) and Amy Boucher (2g, 4a) led the offense with six points apiece. Cassandra Vilgrain tallied three goals and an assist, and Amy Schlagel had two goals and two assists.
The 3-2 win vs. Dartmouth College (Dec. 8) marked the first time this season the Wildcats won when the opponent recorded 30-plus shots; the Big Green finished with a 32-31 shot advantage.
The 'Cats recorded a season-high 57 shots in the 2-1 overtime win at Merrimack College on Dec. 5. The 57 shots marked the highest team total since Feb. 3, 2008, when UNH also finished with 57 shots in a 6-0 win at Maine.
UNH's special teams excelled during the five-game streak at 21.4% (3 of 14) on the power play and 91.7% (11 of 12) on the penalty kill.

'Cat Nips
Senior forward Margo Lund ended the month of December in strong fashion. She scored her first goal of the season Dec. 8 against Dartmouth College when she gave the 'Cats a 1-0 lead early in the first period. Lund recorded her first career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist Dec. 13 vs. Yale; she tied the game, 1-1, with an unassisted goal and then set up the next goal, which gave UNH a lead it did not relinquish.
Freshman goaltender Kyra Smith has started 13 consecutive games dating back to a Nov. 8 start at UConn. Overall, she has played in 14 games (all starts) and has a 7-6-1 record with a 2.71 GAA and .892 save percentage. In seven Hockey East league games, Smith is 4-3-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .902 save percentage.
The last goaltender other than Smith to start between the pipes for UNH was Vilma Vaattovaara, who got the starting nod six consecutive games spanning Oct. 18 to Nov. 7.
Junior forward Jonna Curtis ended the 2015 calendar year with a point in 6 of 9 games and two multiple-point efforts, and that included matching her career high of two goals Dec. 4 vs. Merrimack College. Curtis compiled four goals and four assists for eight points in that span (Nov. 21 to Dec. 13).
Sophomore forward Amy Boucher also tallied a point in six of the last nine games with four multiple-point performances. She matched her career high of two goals twice and recorded a personal-best two assists twice. Boucher recorded 10 points (4g, 6a) in the nine games.
Junior forward and alternate captain Cassandra Vilgrain notched a point five of the last seven games (Nov. 27 to Dec. 13) with four goals and an assist. Vilgrain has a goal in 3 of 4, and that includes the game-winning tally Dec. 13 vs. Yale.
Sophomore defenseman Amy Schlagel has recorded a point in five of the last seven games with totals of two goals and three assists for five points.
Sophomore forward Kate Haslett has recorded a point every-other-game over the past five games. She ended 2015 with an unassisted goal vs. Yale.
Senior defenseman and captain Sara Carlson leads Hockey East in blocked shots (44) and freshman blue liner Marie-Jo Pelletier is second with 43. Jenna Rheault, another freshman defenseman, gives the 'Cats three in the top 10, tied at No. 6 with 33.

The Top Line
New Hampshire's top line of Amy Boucher centering Jonna Curtis and Cassandra Vilgrain has been very productive since being put together Nov. 27 at Rensselaer. In seven games, the trio has recorded 10 of the team's 19 goals, 10 of 30 assists and 20 of 49 points.

50 Points
Junior forward Jonna Curtis recorded her 50th career point with the second of her two goals Dec. 4 against Merrimack College. She enters the weekend with 53 points (27g, 26a) in 74 games.
Senior defenseman and captain Sara Carlson is approaching 50 career points. Carlson has 47 points with 13 goals and 34 assists in 127 games.

Balanced Attack
A total of nine Wildcats recorded one point apiece in the 3-2 victory Dec. 8 against Dartmouth College with three goal scorers and six skaters tallying one assist.

Working Overtime
New Hampshire is 1-0-1 in overtime games this season and is unbeaten in OT under head coach Hilary Witt at 2-0-4. The Wildcats have played beyond 60 minutes of regulation two of the last seven games with a 2-1 win Dec. 5 at Merrimack College and a 3-3 tie Nov. 27 at Rensselaer.

Conference Call
In 13 Hockey East league games, Jonna Curtis has tallied four goals and eight assists for 12 points. Amy Boucher is next with seven points on five goals and two assists. Two skaters – Julia Fedeski and Taylor Wenczkowski – are tied for third with five points.
In goal, Kyra Smith is 4-3-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .902 save percentage in seven games.

Special Teams
New Hampshire's power play has produced a goal four of the last seven games (4-20; 20.0%) and in five of nine (7-27; 25.9%); the recent scoring surge on the power play was ignited by a 3-for-3 effort Nov. 21 vs. Providence.
UNH's penalty kill was near-perfect during the five-game unbeaten streak with one power-play goal allowed in 12 shorthanded situations; the opposition has scored on 2 of 15 power plays (13.3%) the past seven games.
Overall, UNH is 12-for-71 (16.9%) on the power play and 50 of 66 (75.8%) on the penalty kill.

First Strike
UNH has scored the game's first goal 11 times, and that included every game during the recent four-game win streak. The Wildcats have a 7-4-0 record when taking a 1-0 lead. New Hampshire recorded its first win of the season after falling behind 1-0 in the last game before the holiday break, when Yale struck first but the 'Cats prevailed 5-2.

That Was Close
Eight of UNH's 23 games have been decided by one goal and the Wildcats have a 5-3 record in those contests. UNH has been the victor each of the last five games decided by one goal, including three games in the four-game win streak.

Most Recently
It is by no means recent, but in its most recent action, UNH skated to a 5-2 victory against Yale University at the Whittemore Center on Dec. 13. The Wildcats erased a 1-0 deficit with three goals in the second period. The Bulldogs closed within 3-2 at 12:46 of the third period, but Kate Haslett scored 2:08 later and Jenna Rheault netted a power-play goal 2:08 after that (at 17:02) to built a 5-2 lead.
Margo Lund ignited the comeback with an unassisted breakaway goal at 4:32 of the second period, and then she set up Jonna Curtis' goal at 18:31 that gave the 'Cats a lead they would not relinquish. Cassandra Vilgrain scored 19 seconds later to quickly push the lead to 3-1.
The two points marked the first career multiple-point game for Lund, and Amy Boucher matched her personal best of two assists. Kyra Smith finished with 23 saves, including 10 in the third period.
New Hampshire finished with a 34-25 shot advantage. The 'Cats were 1 of 4 on the power play while Yale was 0-for-2 with the skater advantage.

What's Next
Following the home-and-home series Jan. 9-10 against Northeastern, the Wildcats return to action Jan. 23-24 for a two-game series at Maine. After Jan. 10, the Wildcats don't play again at home until Feb. 5 vs. Vermont.

'Cat Captain
Senior defenseman Sara Carlson reprises her role as team captain in the 2015-16 season. Last year, Carlson made her debut as a defenseman for a three-game stretch in late October, then ended the year on the blue line all three games of the Hockey East quarterfinal – that's a total of six games.
Carlson opened the 2015-16 season on the blue line paired with sophomore defenseman Amy Schlagel and has been there all 23 games. Carlson ranks second on the team in assists (nine) and is fourth in points (11). She is atop the team leaderboard in blocked shots (44).
Carlson matched her career high of two assists – and two points – twice in November, most recently Nov. 27 at Rensselaer. She also tallied two assists Nov. 21 vs. Providence as well as Oct. 10 against Syracuse.
She recorded a point three consecutive games with a goal (Oct. 23) and assist (Oct. 24) at Clarkson followed by a goal at UVM.

The Alternates
Senior forward Heather Kashman and junior forward Cassandra Vilgrain are designated as team leaders by their distinction as alternate captains. Kashman was also an alternate captain last year.
Vilgrain has recorded eight points (5g, 3a) in 23 games this season; she was a winger on the second line the initial 16 games before shifting to the top line with Jonna Curtis and Amy Boucher for the November series at RPI, and she has remained there since (seven games total).
The move paid immediate dividends for Vilgrain, who recorded a point both games against the Engineers with a goal Nov. 27 and an assist Nov. 28. It marked the first time this season she recorded a point in consecutive games. Vilgrain has scored a goal three of the last four games.
Kashman has been sidelined by injury the entire 2015-16 season.

Top Of The List
Junior forward Jonna Curtis leads the team in goals (10), assists (12), points (22), shots (107) and plus/minus (+3). Curtis has tallied a point four of the last five games (3-2-5) as well as 5 of 7 (4-3-7) and 6 of 9 (4-4-8). Overall, she has a point in 14 of 23 games with six multiple-point efforts; she has scored a goal in eight games and tallied an assist in 10 games.
Curtis matched her career high of two goals against both Clarkson (Oct. 24) and Merrimack (Dec. 4), and she equaled her personal best of two assists consecutive games against Boston U. (Nov. 1) and Providence College (Nov. 7).
She tallied a season high of three points in the aforementioned games at Clarkson and vs. BU.
Curtis recorded a six-game point streak concurrent with a five-game assist streak from Oct. 23 to Nov. 8; she tallied four goals and seven assists for 11 points during the streak.

Senior Class
The senior class includes the aforementioned captain, Sara Carlson, and alternate captain Heather Kashman as well as forwards Haley Breedlove, Nicoline Jensen and Margo Lund, and goaltender Vilma Vaattovaara.
Breedlove enters the weekend with five points, all on assists. She recorded her first career multiple-assist game with two at Rensselaer on Nov. 28, and the two points matched her personal best. Breedlove tallied a single assist Dec. 5 at Merrimack as well against both Syracuse (Oct. 10) and Vermont (Oct. 30).
Jensen has four points with a goal and three assists; in UNH's most recent game (Dec. 13 vs. Yale), she quarterbacked the second power-play unit and recorded an assist. Jensen has been one of the top centers in the faceoff circle at 148 of 284 (.521 win percentage) – all three of those numbers rank second on the team. In the last week before break, Jensen won 19 of 32 (59.4%) faceoffs in three games.
Lund has six points with two goals and four assists; she recorded her first career multiple-point game Dec. 13 with a goal and an assist against Yale. She had scored her first goal of the season earlier that week (Dec. 8) against Dartmouth. Lund skated as the right wing on UNH's third line the first 16 games of the season before the lineup changes Nov. 27 at RPI, when she was shifted to the second line and was there five consecutive games; she and her linemates were listed as the third line the last two games of 2015. She tallied her first assist as a Wildcat – and ninth of her career – at Vermont (Oct. 30).
Vaattovaara recorded her first shutout of the season and fourth of her career with an 18-save effort at Vermont on Oct. 30; the Wildcats won 4-0. Vaattovaara has seven starts overall and her streak of six consecutive starts ended Nov. 8 at UConn; three of those six consecutive starts were against a Top 4 team (one at #2 BC, two at #4 Clarkson).
Vaattovaara is 1-6-0 with a 4.15 GAA and .865 save percentage; in four Hockey East games, she is 1-3-0 with a 3.88 GAA and .872 save percentage. She has not seen action since Nov. 7 at Providence College (5-4 loss).

D-D-D, D-Fense
New Hampshire has a young defensive unit comprised of one senior (Sara Carlson, who entered the season with six games played on the blue line), three sophomores and two freshmen – the count was four sophomores at the start of the season, but Kate Haslett was transitioned to center at PC and UConn in early November.
Sophomore Amy Schlagel ranks third on the team in goals (six), is tied for second in power-play goals (two), and is third in points (12); she is also fifth in shots (51). Schlagel has a point five of the last seven games, including the overtime game-winning goal Dec. 5 at Merrimack College. One week earlier, she recorded a point both games at RPI with a goal Nov. 27 and assist Nov. 28.
Schlagel scored the game-winning goal Nov. 8 at UConn when she netted a power-play goal to break a 1-1 tie late in the second period (UNH won by that 2-1 margin). She recorded her first career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist Oct. 10 Syracuse as part of a three-game point streak. Overall, Schlagel has a point in 11 of 23 games.
Sophomore Julia Fedeski, who did not play the Nov. 27-28 weekend series at Rensselaer, is tied for fourth on the team in assists (six); in her Dec. 4 return to the lineup, she recorded an assist. Fedeski also has two goals for a total of eight points. She matched her career high of two points with a goal and an assist against both Lindenwood (Oct. 9) and BU (Nov. 1).
Sophomore Kaylee Forster has skated in 20 of 23 games – she has dressed each of the last 20 after being a DNP the first three – and has tallied three points (1g, 2a). Forster recorded her first career point with a goal Oct. 30 at Vermont and tallied her first assist Nov. 8 at UConn. Her other assist was Nov. 21 vs. PC.
Freshman Marie-Jo Pelletier enters the weekend ranked second on the team with 43 blocked shots – and she stands in at 4-foot-11. She recorded her fourth point of the season, all on assists, with a tally Dec. 13 against Yale. Pelletier recorded her first career point with an assist Oct. 24 at fourth-ranked Clarkson and tallied another helper the next game at UVM (Oct. 30); Pelletier also picked up an assist Dec. 5 at Merrimack.
Freshman Jenna Rheault has also skated in all 23 games and, like Pelletier, recorded her first career point with a goal in that Oct. 24 game at fourth-ranked Clarkson. Rheault netted her second goal – and point – of the season with a power-play tally Dec. 13 vs. Yale.

Facing Off
Amy Boucher leads New Hampshire in faceoffs won (262), taken (489) and win percentage (.536); she is at 50% or better in 15 of 23 games. Boucher was far above 50% the Dec. 4-5 weekend vs. Merrimack with an 18 of 25 effort (72.0%) on Friday followed by 14 of 23 (60.9%) on Saturday.
Boucher won 28 of 47 draws (59.6%) the previous weekend at RPI and that included a 13-for-20 effort in the 3-3 tie. In early November, she won 18 of 31 (58.0%) against Boston U. and 15 of 28 (53.6%) at Providence in consecutive games. The 18 wins vs. both BU and Merrimack stand as the high by and Wildcat this season.
Nicoline Jensen is next in all three stats with 148 wins, 284 total and a .521 win percentage. She is .500 or better in 14 of 23 games, including nine of the last 12 games; in the last week before break, Jensen was 10-for-14 (71.4%) against Dartmouth and 6 of 9 vs. Yale; also of note, she won 8 of 11 Nov. 28 at RPI and 9 of 11 one week earlier against Providence. In addition to the game vs. the Big Green, Jensen has reached double digits in wins twice with a season high of 11 (of 18) Nov. 21 vs. PC.
UNH has recorded the faceoff advantage in six of the last nine games and 10 of 23 overall.

The Puck Stops Here
In addition to senior goaltender Vilma Vaattovaara, junior Ashley Wilkes returns in net for the Wildcats; freshmen Kyra Smith and Hilary Cashin give the 'Cats four netminders on the roster.
Smith has stepped into the role of New Hampshire's #1 goalie. She has started each of the last 13 games dating back to a 2-1 win at UConn on Nov. 8. Smith is 7-6-1 with a 2.71 GAA and team-best .892 save percentage in 14 games (all starts).
She has garnered two Hockey East accolades this season, including Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Dec. 7 after leading the Wildcats to a weekend sweep of Merrimack with a 0.98 GAA and .949 save percentage (37 saves, two GA) in two games. She was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 9 following a 21-save effort in the aforementioned win at UConn.
Smith stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938 save percentage) to backbone UNH to victory vs. Dartmouth on Dec. 8.
Smith finished with a career-high 34 saves, including 16 in the second period, Nov. 13 at second-ranked Boston College. Two games later, she stopped 33 shots at ninth-ranked Harvard University (Nov. 18). On Dec. 5, she stopped 23 of 24 shots in the 2-1 overtime win at Merrimack.
Smith made her collegiate debut Oct. 10 at home against Syracuse – a 3-2 loss – and recorded half of her 12 saves in the first period.
Wilkes made her only appearance this season Oct. 17 at Merrimack College. She stopped 10 of 12 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Warriors at Lawler Rink. Those numbers calculate to a 2.03 GAA and .833 save percentage.
Cashin has played a total of 126:23 in three games this season, and she has a 0-1-0 record with a 3.32 GAA and .841 save percentage. She did not play a stretch of 16 consecutive games spanning Oct. 23 to Dec. 8 before making a relief stint of 47 minutes, 56 seconds at fourth-ranked Quinnipiac on Dec. 11. Cashin stopped 15 of 17 shots (88.2%) and shut out the Bobcats in the third period on seven saves.
Prior to Dec. 11, Cashin had not seen action since Oct. 18 at second-ranked Boston College, when she made five saves and allowed two goals in the third period.
Cashin got the starting nod in the season opener Oct. 2 vs. Maine – she is the first freshman to start a season opener in goal since current senior Vaattovaara in the 2012-13 season. She shut out the Black Bears in the second period with 12 saves and she finished with 17 overall in the 4-0 loss; she surrendered three goals (Maine also netted an empty-net goal).

No Longer New
In addition to the threesome of aforementioned sophomore defensemen, there are four sophomore forwards – and a defenseman who has transitioned to center – on this year's roster.
Amy Boucher enters Saturday's game at Northeastern University with 15 points on eight goals and seven assists to rank second on the team in both goals and points; Boucher is also second in shots (60) and has a team-best .133 shooting percentage. She has a point in 10 of 23 games, including five multiple-point performances.
Boucher was the team's top point producer the last nine games of the 2015 calendar year with 10 points (4g, 6a). She tallied a point in 6 of 9 with four multiple-point efforts. She matched her career high of two goals against both Providence (Oct. 21) and Rensselaer (Nov. 28), recorded her first career multiple-assist effort Nov. 27 at Rensselaer, and closed the year by tallying another two helpers vs. Yale (Dec. 13).
Boucher is the top UNH center in the faceoff circle with 262 faceoffs won, 489 taken and a .536 win percentage.
Carlee Toews has two points this season with a goal and an assist. She scored her first career goal at UVM (Oct. 30) and tallied her other point with an assist vs. PC (Nov. 21). Toews has been the left winger on the third line for 18 games of 23 games; she was on the second line five consecutive games spanning Nov. 27 to Dec. 8.
Ali Praus has skated in 21 of 23 games, including each of the last 18; she did not dress the Oct. 17-18 weekend against Merrimack and BC.
Kate Haslett joined the group of forwards Nov. 7 at Providence by centering the fourth line, and she made an immediate impact by scoring her first goal of the season. She was elevated to center of the third line one day later at UConn. Her entire line climbed to the second line the final weekend of 2015 in games at fourth-ranked Quinnipiac and home vs. Yale.
Haslett has recorded a point every-other-game the past five games. She closed out the previous calendar year with a goal against Yale; she previously tallied an assist vs. Dartmouth and against Merrimack.
Haslett has now skated 14 games as a forward this season in comparison to eight as a defenseman (with one DNP Nov. 1 vs. Boston U.). She has three goals and four assists for a total of seven points overall, with 3-2-5 as a forward and 0-2-2 as a D; the two assists and points Oct. 24 at nationally-ranked Clarkson were a career high.
Brooke Avery has skated in 8 of 23 games, six of them on the fourth line. She has not recorded a point and has been sidelined by injury the past 14 games.

One For Me, One For You
In her career, Jonna Curtis is nearly an equal finisher and distributor with 27 goals and 26 assists in 74 games. Cassandra Vilgrain is close to an even split with 19 goals and 17 assists in 89 games.

The New 'Cats In Town
The freshman class of Wildcats is comprised of forwards Caitlyn Radatovich, Devan Taylor and Taylor Wenczkowski (in addition to the aforementioned defensemen Marie-Jo Pelletier and Jenna Rheault and goalies Hilary Cashin and Kyra Smith).
Wenczkowski is UNH's top rookie scorer with eight points on two goals and six assists. She tallied her first career goal – and multiple-goal game – Dec. 4 vs. Merrimack at the Whittemore Center. She has skated in 22 of 23 games with a DNP Oct. 24 at Clarkson. She was the right wing on the top line the first six games of the season, then was shifted to the left wing on the second line when she returned Oct. 30 at UVM. She was there nine consecutive games, then skated on the third line five consecutive games before Wenczkowski and her linemates were promoted to the second line the last two games. Wenczkowski has been productive alongside Kate Haslett and Taylor with three points (2g, 1a) the past seven games.
Taylor has three goals and three assists for a total of six points and that includes a goal Dec. 8 vs. Dartmouth; she tallied two assists – both on goals by Wenczkowski – for her first career multiple point game Dec. 4 vs. Merrimack. Taylor recorded her first career point with an assist at fourth-ranked Clarkson (Oct. 24) and scored her first career goal the next game at Vermont (Oct. 30). She also netted a goal Nov. 8 at PC.
Radatovich has skated in 20 of 23 games this season, including each of the last 14. She was a DNP consecutive games at BC (Oct. 18) and Clarkson (Oct. 23), as well as Oct. 30 at Vermont.

On The Air
A total of seven regular-season games will be broadcast on the Wildcats Sports Radio Network. Tune in to WGIR-610 AM (Manchester) or WPKX-930 AM (Rochester) to listen to the action; you can also listen online at www.unhwildcats.com. Here is the list of games:
Oct. 10 vs. Syracuse (3-2 loss)
Nov. 1 vs. Boston U. (5-3 loss)
Dec. 8 vs. Dartmouth (3-2 win)
Dec. 13 vs. Yale (5-2 win)
Jan. 10 vs. Northeastern (2 p.m.)
Feb. 6 vs. Vermont (4 p.m.)
Feb. 21 vs. UConn (2 p.m.)

On the Tube
Two regular-season games will be broadcast on Fox College Sports television. They are Jan. 10 vs. Northeastern and Feb. 21 vs. UConn. Both games begin at 2 p.m.
Another regular-season game – Nov. 18 at Harvard – was broadcast on NESN Plus.

Scouting the Huskies
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), ranked No. 8 in both of this week's national polls, plays enters the weekend on a four-game winning streak following Tuesday's 5-1 home win against UConn. The Huskies have already played two games in the new year; in addition to the victory in the battle against the other Huskies, NU defeated Dartmouth College, 5-2, last Saturday.
Kendall Coyne has scored 26 of the team's 88 goals; she also has 16 assists for a total of 42 points, which means she has tallied a point on almost half of the team's goals. She leads the nation in goals per game (1.37) and is No. 2 in points per game (2.21).
Denisa Krizova has a team-high 23 assists and she ranks second in points with 31 to rank No. 3 nationally in assists/game (1.21) and No. 8 at 1.63 points/game. Seven other skaters have reached double figures in points; Hayley Scamurra leads that group with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points.
Freshman goaltender Brittany Bugalski has started 14 of 15 games played with an 11-3-1 record, 1.95 GAA, .924 save percentage and two shutouts. Bugalski returned to action Tuesday vs. UConn and made 18 saves in the 5-1 victory. Prior to that, she had not played four consecutive games with her last appearance coming Nov. 24 in a 3-0 loss at Harvard.
Junior Sarah Foss started each of those four games and she has played in six games (all starts) overall. She has a 4-1-0 record with a 3.40 GAA and .883 save percentage.
NU is averaging 4.40 goals per game, which ranks fourth in the nation, while surrendering 2.40 gpg. The Huskies have been strongest in the second period, where they boast a 30-13 scoring advantage. They have one of the top power plays in the nation at 22.4% (No. 9) and they are 11th in penalty kill (88.0%).
Northeastern has been a strong frontrunner. NU is 11-1-0 when scoring first, 10-0-0 when leading at the first intermission and 12-0-0 when holding a lead through two periods.