Home-and-Home Series vs. No. 6 Boston College This Weekend

No. 6/7 Boston College (7-3-2, 6-2-0 WHEA) at UNH (3-8-0, 3-3-0 WHEA)
Friday, Nov. 11   • 7 p.m. Whittemore Center • Durham, N.H.
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UNH (3-8-0, 3-3-0 WHEA) at No. 6/7 Boston College (7-3-2, 6-2-0 WHEA)
Saturday, Nov. 12   • 2 p.m. • Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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Service Credit Union Salute to Service Night

U.S. veterans and current military staff will gain free admittance to Friday night's home game against Boston College.
All veterans and military will have a chance to win a UNH jersey signed by the women's ice hockey team.

The Series : UNH vs. Boston College

UNH has 46-19-5 lifetime record against Boston College, but the Eagles have won 10 consecutive games in the series and that includes a 4-1 win at the Whittemore Center last month; the game was closer than the final three-goal margin.
October 14, 2016: BC 4, UNH 1 – Highlights • Recap • Box Score
BC has a 16-3-2 edge the past 21 games dating back to February 2010.

UNH's most recent victory was 3-1 at Conte Forum on Oct. 16, 2013. The Wildcats' most recent win on home ice was Oct. 20, 2012 (4-3); since then the Eagles have won six straight matchups at the Whitt.

Buy Tickets

UNH women's ice hockey season and single-game tickets are on sale now online at www.unhwildcats.com, by calling (603) 862-4000 or in person at the Whittemore Center box office.

On The Air

Friday's home game vs. BC will be broadcast on the Wildcat Sports Radio Network; you can also listen online.

The State of New Hampshire

UNH enters the weekend with a 3-8-0 overall record that includes 2-5-0 at home and 1-3-0 on the road, as well as 3-3-0 in Hockey East; that includes 2-2-0 in league home games and 1-1-0 on the road in Hockey East.
Last weekend, the Wildcats skated to a 4-3 victory at Providence College on Saturday, then returned home and lost in overtime to UConn, 2-1.
UNH has scored 14 goals in its three wins and eight goals in eight losses.
New Hampshire is averaging 2.00 goals and 24.6 shots per game while yielding 3.09 goals and 32.7 shots per game. On special teams, the 'Cats are 5-for-46 (10.9%) on the power play and 54 of 58 (93.1%) on the penalty kill.
In six Hockey East league games, UNH is averaging 2.83 gpg while allowing 3.00 gpg.

'Cat Nips

Senior forward and captain Jonna Curtis (Elk River, Minn.) carries a six-game point streak into Friday's game. She recorded a goal and assist at Providence and then scored a goal vs. UConn. She has 11 points (7g, 4a) during the point streak.
Freshman defenseman Tori Howran (Bancroft, Ontario) recorded her first career point with an assist vs. UConn on Nov. 6.
Freshman forward Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) registered her first career multiple-point game with a goal and assist at Providence.
Junior forward Carlee Toews (Graind Prairie, Alberta) matched her career high of two points with a goal and assist at PC.
Junior forward Ali Praus (Long Lake, Minn.) scored her first goal of the season – second of her career – at PC.
Sophomore goaltender Kyra Smith (Littleton, Colo.) stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 save percentage) in the 2-1 overtime loss to UConn.

Killin' It

New Hampshire's stretch of consecutive successful penalty kills ended at 27 when UConn scored on its second power play of the game on Nov. 6.
The Wildcats had been perfect the previous four games (24-for-24).
UNH's PK is 54-for-58 overall and that .931 percentage ranks third in the country; North Dakota is No. 1 (.957) and Wisconsin is No. 2 (.938).

75 / 100

Jonna Curtis recorded her 75^th career point when she scored her sixth goal of the season – 39^th of her career – Saturday at PC.
Curtis enters Friday's game against Boston College with 77 points (40g, 37a) in 98 career games. Saturday's game at BC will be the 100^th of her career.

Strength of Schedule

Seven of UNH's first eight games were against nationally-ranked teams.
The Wildcats opened the 2016-17 season with two games at No. 8 Colgate, then played at No. 9 Boston University followed by home games against No. 3 Quinnipiac, No. 5 Boston College and No. 8 Clarkson (twice).

OT is not OK (against UConn)

New Hampshire has lost three consecutive overtime games – all against UConn. The Huskies scored with 35 seconds remaining in OT for a 2-1 win last Sunday at the Whittemore Center.
Going back to last season, UConn prevailed 4-3 in triple overtime in Game 2 of the Hockey East quarterfinal series (at UConn) and 2-1 in the regular-season finale (at the Whitt).
Prior to that, UNH was 1-0-1 in OT last season.

Stopping Shots

UNH's goaltenders are averaging 29.6 saves per game with a breakdown of Kyra Smith at 32.7 and Hilary Cashin (Fredericton, New Brunswick) at 26.0.
The opponents have tallied 40-plus shots three times and recorded the shot advantage in 9 of 11 games; UNH tallied a 27-23 shot advantage Oct. 15 vs. Merrimack and 32-26 vs. UConn (Nov. 6).

Platoon System

Sophomore goaltenders Kyra Smith and Hilary Cashin have alternated starts. Last weekend, Cashin started Saturday at PC and Smith was between the pipes Sunday against UConn.
Smith made 32 or more saves each of her first five games, and that included a career-high 38 saves in the season-opening 4-2 loss at No 8 Colgate and 36 saves at No. 9 Boston University. In five games, she has a 3.00 GAA and .916 save percentage with a 1-5-0 record.
Cashin, who saw limited action in three games last season, has a 2.62 GAA and .909 save percentage with a 2-3-0 record. In addition to her career-high 41 saves Oct. 23 vs. Clarkson, she made 32 saves (on 35 shots) in her first game of the season, a 3-1 loss at eighth-ranked Colgate (Oct. 2).
Cashin made 21 saves vs. Merrimack to earn her first career win Oct. 15

Block That Shot

Sophomore Jenna Rheault (Deering, N.H.) has blocked a team-high 20 shots, followed by junior Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) with 17.

Strong Starts

UNH has outscored the opposition 9-6 in the first period; however, the Wildcats have been outscored 17-6 in the third period.

First Blood

New Hampshire has a 3-2-0 record when scoring the game's first goal, and the 'Cats are winless the six games they have fallen behind 1-0.

Scouting the Eagles

No. 6/7 Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) enters the weekend with a 7-3-2 record that includes 3-3-1 on the road and 2-2-0 in Hockey East.
The Eagles are coming off last Saturday's 5-3 loss at Boston University that ended their four-game winning streak and five-game unbeaten streak.
BC took a 2-0 lead into the third period and led 3-1 before the Terriers scored three goals in five minutes and added an empty-net goal in the closing seconds.
Freshman forward Caitrin Lonergan leads BC in goals (eight) and points (15), while sophomore forward Makenna Newkirk leads in assists with eight.
Junior goaltender Katie Burt has started 11 of 12 games. She has a 6-3-2 record with a 2.04 GAA and .914 save percentage.
On special teams, the Eagles are 18/60 (30.0%) on power plays and 51/57 (89.5%%) on penalty kills.
BC has outscored the opposition 10-4 in the first period with a +64 shot advantage; Boston College has a 17-10 goal advantage in the third period.

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