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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Wednesday, December 30
Worcester, MA
5 PM
University of New Hampshire
at
Holy Cross
'Cats and Crusaders Clash at Hart Center Rink (Dec. 30)
12/29/2020 4:14:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
New Hampshire (3-6-0, 3-6-0 HE) at College of the Holy Cross (2-5-0, 2-5-0 HE)
Wednesday, December 30 | 5 PM
Hart Center Rink | Worcester, Mass.
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Wednesday, December 30 | 5 PM
Hart Center Rink | Worcester, Mass.
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UNH Game Notes | HC Game Notes
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THE MATCHUP
New Hampshire and Holy Cross face off for the second Wednesday in as many weeks with a Dec. 30 matchup at Hart Center Rink. Start time is 5 p.m. Last Wednesday at the Whittemore Center, the teams skated to a scoreless tie in the first period before the Wildcats netted four goals in the second stanza and built a 6-0 lead en route to a 6-2 win. UNH has won all eight previous meetings.
WILDCATS SWEEP HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS
New Hampshire swept the Hockey East awards that were announced Monday (Dec. 28) with Nicole Kelly honored as Player of the Week, Chavonne Truter named Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week and Ava Boutilier selected Defensive Player of the Week.
Kelly scored her first career goal at 4:40 of the third period to give the Wildcats a 5-0 lead and struck again exactly three minutes later to extend the advantage to six goals. The freshman forward finished the game with four shots, not including one that rang off the right post in the second stanza. Kelly also had a +2 plus/minus rating. This is the second league weekly award for Kelly, who was previously tabbed Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Dec. 7.
Truter, another freshman forward, scored a career-high two goals on three shots to record her first career multiple-point game. She also won a team-high 12 faceoffs, blocked two shots and had a +1 rating. Truter scored her first career goal when she gave UNH a 1-0 lead at 2:35 of the second period, and it ignited a three-goal outburst in 5 minutes, 39 seconds. She struck again with 3:10 remaining in the middle stanza to extend New Hampshire's advantage to 4-0.
Boutilier recorded her 2,000th career save with the ninth of her 11 saves vs. Holy Cross. The redshirt junior ranks fourth on the program's career leaderboard with 2,002 saves. Boutilier made five stops in the third period and kept the Crusaders scoreless on five power plays in the game. Boutilier's shutout streak ended at 122 minutes, 55 seconds when Holy Cross scored with 1:50 remaining in regulation. This is the eighth career Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week award for Boutilier, who received that accolade four times last season and three times in the 2017-18 season.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire (3-6-0 overall, 3-6-0 Hockey East) went 1-0-0 last week with a 6-2 victory against Holy Cross at the Whittemore Center that extended the Wildcats' win streak to two games. The six goals marked a season high for the 'Cats.
NATIONAL LEADERBOARD
Freshman forward Nicole Kelly is No. 9 in the nation in freshmen points per game at 0.89; she has eight points (2g, 6a) in nine games. UNH is 15th in offense (2.22 gpg) and 17th in scoring defense (2.88 gpg), as well as 10th in penalty kill (90.3%). With a two-game win streak, New Hampshire is tied for the third-longest winning streak in the nation. UConn is #2 with a three-game win streak, while both Minnesota and Robert Morris have a four-game win streak.
CLIMBING THE CAREER LEADERBOARDS
Ava Boutilier became the fourth player in UNH history to record 2,000 career saves with the ninth of her 11 saves Dec. 23 against Holy Cross. With 2,002 career saves, Boutilier is approaching #3 Melissa Bourdon (2004-07) at 2,060 and #2 Alicia Roberts (1998-2000) at 2,090. Jen Huggon (2000-03) holds the benchmark of 2,851.
Boutilier is on the cusp of entering the Top 5 in career minutes. She is currently at 4347:00 and #5 on the list is Dina Solimini (1994-96) at 4390:44 -- that's a difference of 43:44. Kayley Herman (2008-11) is #4 at 4447:31.
New Hampshire and Holy Cross face off for the second Wednesday in as many weeks with a Dec. 30 matchup at Hart Center Rink. Start time is 5 p.m. Last Wednesday at the Whittemore Center, the teams skated to a scoreless tie in the first period before the Wildcats netted four goals in the second stanza and built a 6-0 lead en route to a 6-2 win. UNH has won all eight previous meetings.
WILDCATS SWEEP HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS
New Hampshire swept the Hockey East awards that were announced Monday (Dec. 28) with Nicole Kelly honored as Player of the Week, Chavonne Truter named Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week and Ava Boutilier selected Defensive Player of the Week.
Kelly scored her first career goal at 4:40 of the third period to give the Wildcats a 5-0 lead and struck again exactly three minutes later to extend the advantage to six goals. The freshman forward finished the game with four shots, not including one that rang off the right post in the second stanza. Kelly also had a +2 plus/minus rating. This is the second league weekly award for Kelly, who was previously tabbed Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Dec. 7.
Truter, another freshman forward, scored a career-high two goals on three shots to record her first career multiple-point game. She also won a team-high 12 faceoffs, blocked two shots and had a +1 rating. Truter scored her first career goal when she gave UNH a 1-0 lead at 2:35 of the second period, and it ignited a three-goal outburst in 5 minutes, 39 seconds. She struck again with 3:10 remaining in the middle stanza to extend New Hampshire's advantage to 4-0.
Boutilier recorded her 2,000th career save with the ninth of her 11 saves vs. Holy Cross. The redshirt junior ranks fourth on the program's career leaderboard with 2,002 saves. Boutilier made five stops in the third period and kept the Crusaders scoreless on five power plays in the game. Boutilier's shutout streak ended at 122 minutes, 55 seconds when Holy Cross scored with 1:50 remaining in regulation. This is the eighth career Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week award for Boutilier, who received that accolade four times last season and three times in the 2017-18 season.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire (3-6-0 overall, 3-6-0 Hockey East) went 1-0-0 last week with a 6-2 victory against Holy Cross at the Whittemore Center that extended the Wildcats' win streak to two games. The six goals marked a season high for the 'Cats.
NATIONAL LEADERBOARD
Freshman forward Nicole Kelly is No. 9 in the nation in freshmen points per game at 0.89; she has eight points (2g, 6a) in nine games. UNH is 15th in offense (2.22 gpg) and 17th in scoring defense (2.88 gpg), as well as 10th in penalty kill (90.3%). With a two-game win streak, New Hampshire is tied for the third-longest winning streak in the nation. UConn is #2 with a three-game win streak, while both Minnesota and Robert Morris have a four-game win streak.
CLIMBING THE CAREER LEADERBOARDS
Ava Boutilier became the fourth player in UNH history to record 2,000 career saves with the ninth of her 11 saves Dec. 23 against Holy Cross. With 2,002 career saves, Boutilier is approaching #3 Melissa Bourdon (2004-07) at 2,060 and #2 Alicia Roberts (1998-2000) at 2,090. Jen Huggon (2000-03) holds the benchmark of 2,851.
Boutilier is on the cusp of entering the Top 5 in career minutes. She is currently at 4347:00 and #5 on the list is Dina Solimini (1994-96) at 4390:44 -- that's a difference of 43:44. Kayley Herman (2008-11) is #4 at 4447:31.
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