Home-and-Home Series Against Longtime Rival Providence on Nov. 19-20

Saturday, November 19

Providence, RI

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

Providence College

Photo by: Joey Walker

Home-and-Home Series Against Longtime Rival Providence on Nov. 19-20

11/18/2016 2:55:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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Wildcats and Friars Face Off Sunday at The Whitt

UNH (4-10-0, 3-5-0 WHEA) at Providence College (6-7-1, 3-3-1 WHEA)
Saturday, Nov. 19 • 2 p.m. Schneider Arena • Providence, R.I.
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Providence College (6-7-1, 3-3-1 WHEA) at UNH (4-10-0, 3-5-0 WHEA)
Sunday, Nov. 20 • 2 p.m. Whittemore Center • Durham, N.H.
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The Series : UNH vs. Providence

One of the longest rivalries in women's college hockey continues Saturday with the 147^th meeting between New Hampshire and Providence.
UNH has a 79-53-14 lifetime record, including this year's 4-3 road win, against Providence.
November 5, 2016: UNH 4, Providence 3 – Recap • Box Score

Including that victory, the 'Cats have a 29-25-6 road record against the Friars.
UNH has a 38-14-8 home record that includes 19-8-5 at the Whittemore Center.

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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

Sunday's game vs. Providence 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 4-10-0 overall record that includes 3-6-0 at home and 1-4-0 on the road, as well as 3-5-0 in Hockey East.
The Wildcats are coming off Tuesday's win against Harvard. UNH skated to a 3-2 OT win at the Whittemore Center.
The 'Cats outshot the Crimson 45-42, and the 45 shots eclipsed the previous season high of 34
The three goals vs. Harvard matched the total of the previous three games combined.
UNH is 3-3-0 the past six games and that includes both a win and a loss in OT.
New Hampshire is averaging 1.93 goals and 24.9 shots per game while yielding 3.43 goals and 33.2 shots per game. On special teams, the 'Cats are 6-for-59 (10.2%) on the power play and 62 of 71 (87.3%) on the penalty kill.

'Cat Nips

Senior forward Jonna Curtis (Elk River, Minn.) scored her eighth and ninth goals of the season Tuesday against Harvard, including the game-winning power-play goal in overtime. Curtis has scored a goal four of the past seven games with seven points (4-3-7) in that span.
Junior defenseman Julia Fedeski (Algonquin Highlands, Ontario) recorded two assists against Harvard resulting in a career high and matching her career high in points.
Sophomore goaltender Hilary Cashin (Fredericton, New Brunswick) recorded 40 saves – including 12 in the first period, 16 in the third, and three in overtime – to backbone UNH to Tuesday's overtime win. It marked her second effort of 40+ saves this season and was one less than her benchmark of 41 established Oct. 23 vs. Clarkson.
Junior forward Carlee Toews (Grand Prairie, Alberta) is the only 'Cat with a current point streak; she scored a goal Nov. 12 at Boston College and recorded an assist Nov. 15 vs. Harvard.
Freshman forward Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) has tallied a point four of the last six games with 3-2-5 in that span.

Conference Call

Jonna Curtis has tallied nine points (6g, 3a) in eight Hockey East games.
Meghara McManus ranks second on the team in both goals (four) and points (six).

75 / 100

Jonna Curtis recorded her 75^th career point when she scored her sixth goal of the season – 39^th of her career – Nov. 5 at Providence
Curtis skated in her 100^th career game Nov. 12 at Boston College.
She enters the weekend with 42 goals and 37 assists for 79 points in 101 games.

Strength of Schedule

Seven of UNH's first eight games were against nationally-ranked teams.
Nine of the 14 games have been vs. a Top 10 team.
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).
Last weekend, the 'Cats concluded the season series vs. No. 6 BC with a home-and-home series.

Stopping Shots

UNH's goaltenders are averaging 29.8 saves per game with a breakdown of Kyra Smith at 29.4 and Hilary Cashin (Fredericton, New Brunswick) at 26.4.
The opponents have tallied 40-plus shots four times and recorded the shot advantage in 11 of 14 games; UNH tallied a 27-23 shot advantage Oct. 15 vs. Merrimack and 32-26 vs. UConn (Nov. 6), as well as 45-42 vs. Harvard this past Tuesday night.

Platoon System

Sophomore goaltenders Kyra Smith and Hilary Cashin have alternated starts through 14 games. This past Tuesday, Cashin was the starter between the pipes. If the trend continues, Smith will start Saturday and Cashin on Sunday.
Last Saturday's game at Boston College marked the first time this season that one goalie entered in relief of the other. Smith exited the game at 2:40 of the second period with 10 saves and four goals against; Cashin played the final 37:20 and stopped 14 of 17 shots on goal.
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 seven games, she has a 3.45 GAA and .904 save percentage with a 1-6-0 record.
Cashin, who saw limited action in three games last season, has a 3.01 GAA and .902 save percentage with a 3-4-0 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 recorded her second 40+ save effort in the 3-2 overtime win vs. Harvard on Nov. 16.
Cashin made 21 saves vs. Merrimack to earn her first career win Oct. 15

Block That Shot

Sophomore Jenna Rheault (Deering, N.H.) and Junior Julia Fedeski (Algonquin Highlands, Ontario) are tied with a team-high of 22 blocked shots, followed by junior Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) with 19 and Marie-Jo Pelletier (Dalhousie, New Brunswick) with 18.

Strong Starts

UNH has outscored the opposition 10-9 in the first period; however, the Wildcats have been outscored 23-8 in the third period.

First Blood

New Hampshire has a 3-3-0 record when scoring the game's first goal, and the 'Cats are 1-7-0 in the eight games they have fallen behind 1-0; the one win in that scenario happened this past Tuesday, when UNH erased 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to prevail 3-2 in OT.

Scouting the Friars

Providence College (Providence, RI) has a 6-7-1 overall record that includes 3-3-1 in Hockey East, 3-5-0 at home and 3-2-0 on the road. Providence is 2-2-1 the last five games.
PC is coming off a Hockey East win (5-2) and tie (1-1) at home against Vermont last weekend.
Senior forward Cassidy Carels has a team- high 14 points on seven goals and seven assists. Sophomore Christina Putigna is second in points with 13 and is tied for the lead in assists with freshman Whitney Dove with eight.
Junior forward Brooke Boquist leads the team with eight goals.
Senior Alanna Serviss and sophomore Madison Myers have split the goaltending duties, both starting seven games.
Serviss is 4-3-0 with a 2.87 GAA and .892 save percentage; Myers is 2-4-1 with a 2.14 GAA and .917 save percentage.
Providence is averaging 3.14 goals and 32.6 shots per game, while allowing 2.64 goals and 26.2 shots per game.
PC is 13/82 (15.9%) on the power play and 84/94 (89.4%) on the penalty kill.