WENTZVILLE, Mo. – The Northeastern women's hockey team (0-2-0) will make its first-ever trip to Lindenwood (0-2-0) this weekend for a pair of games against the Lady Lions. Both teams are searching for their first wins of the campaign as NU dropped two games to St. Lawrence last weekend, while LU fell twice at No. 2 Minnesota.
NU VISITS THE 'SHOW ME STATE'
Geographically, this will be NU's longest scheduled trip of the season with 1,048 miles separating Boston and Wentzville, Missouri. The trip also represents the furthest distance NU has traveled since playing a pair of games in Vail, Colorado (1,840 miles) during the 2013- 14 campaign.
LAST TIME VS. LINDENWOOD
In the first-ever matchup between Northeastern and Lindenwood, the Lady Lions skated to a 4-2 victory over the Huskies at Matthews Arena on Oct. 10, 2015.
Kendall Coyne and
Shelby Herrington scored for NU, but a hat trick by Shara Jasper and a 38-save performance from Jolene deBruyn helped the visitors claim the win.
ST. LAWRENCE TAKES TWO AT MATTHEWS
The visiting St. Lawrence Saints claimed a weekend sweep over Northeastern with a 5-0 win on Sept. 30 and a 6-5 thriller on Oct. 1 at Matthews Arena. In the first game, Brooke Webster notched a hat trick and Grace Harrison turned away all 25 NU shots for the Saints. Northeastern's offense came alive in game two as junior
Denisa Krizova had three points and classmate
McKenna Brand notched two goals, but again SLU was able to get the victory as Hannah Miller broke a 5-5 tie with 18 seconds left in the third to hand SLU the win.
APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK
With three points on Oct. 1 against St. Lawrence, junior
Denisa Krizova moved to within striking distance of 100 career points. The Czech Republic native now has 97 career points in only 72 games and would be the 25th player in program history to record 100 or more points. Seniors
Paige Savage (83 points) and
Hayley Scamurra (82 points) are also on pace to reach the century mark this season.
FRESHMAN FIRSTS
All five freshmen on the NU roster saw action against St. Lawrence on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Forward
Bailey Coyne made an immediate impression with two assists in Saturday's 6-5 loss. Defenseman
Codie Cross also found her way onto the scoresheet with an assist on
Hayley Scamurra's power-play goal. Forwards
Andrea Renner and
Matti Hartman suited up for both games, while defenseman
Paige Capistran played Saturday and posted a plus-one rating.
COYNE NAMED TO TEAM USA 4NC ROSTER
Alumna
Kendall Coyne was named to the 23-player roster for the U.S. Women's National Team that will compete in the 2016 Four Nations Cup from Nov. 1-5 in Vierumaki, Finland. Coyne, who will be competing in her seventh edition of the tournament, previously helped the Americans capture Four Nations Cup gold medals in 2011, 2012 and 2015.
HUSKIES TOP TORONTO IN EXHIBITION
NU opened the 2016-17 season in winning fashion with a 3-0 victory over the University of Toronto in exhibition play on Sept. 23 at Varsity Arena. Senior
Hayley Masters, freshman
Codie Cross and senior
Hayley Scamurra scored for the Huskies, while goaltenders
Sarah Foss (2 saves),
Brittany Bugalski (5 saves) and
Brianna Storms (2 saves) combined for the shutout. The Huskies scored two power-play goals and held the Varsity Blues to just nine shots on goal, while firing 31 shots at the Toronto net.
