CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Fresh off an unbeaten weekend at D1 in DC, the Northeastern women's hockey team (9-7-2, 5-4-1 WHEA) will play its sixth game against a top-10 opponent this season when it travels across town to face No. 2 Boston College (11-1-2, 5-0-2 WHEA) on Tuesday evening.
• The Huskies are 1-3-1 against ranked opponents, including a 3-2 victory over No. 1 Wisconsin on Nov. 24. According to USCHO.com, NU has played the fifth-toughest schedule in the country (and the toughest among WHEA teams) this year. When the puck drops Tuesday night, the Huskies will have faced each of the top four teams in the current USCHO poll: Wisconsin, Boston College, Colgate and Clarkson.
• This will be the first meeting between NU and BC since the teams contested a dramatic Hockey East championship game at BU's Walter Brown Arena in March.
Kasidy Anderson gave Northeastern a 1-0 lead in the first period, before Kali Flanagan evened the score in the middle frame. BC's Andie Anastos then won the title in overtime to give the Eagles a 2-1 victory.
• The last three meetings between NU and BC have each ended in 2-1 scorelines, including a Northeastern win on Feb. 10, 2017. On that day,
Brittany Bugalski made a career-high 46 saves to help the Huskies snap the Eagles' NCAA-record, 63-game home unbeaten streak.
FRANKEL NAMED CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Freshman goaltender
Aerin Frankel was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week on Monday after making 39 saves on 41 shots in a 3-2 upset of No. 1 Wisconsin on Nov. 24. Frankel stopped 30 pucks over the final two periods as the Badgers held a 41-18 shot advantage overall.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Huskies finished as the only undefeated team at the D1 in DC Tournament on Nov. 24-25 in Arlington, Va. Northeastern knocked off previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Wisconsin, 3-2, in the opener, before skating past Minnesota State by a 6-1 score to cap the weekend.
• Northeastern's 3-2 victory over No. 1 Wisconsin on Nov. 24 represented the program's second-ever victory over a top-ranked opponent. The Huskies previously defeated No. 1 Dartmouth on Jan. 5, 2001.
• NU's matchup against the Badgers was its third game against a top-ranked opponent this season. The Huskies are 1-1-1 against No. 1's after tying and losing to No. 1 Clarkson to open the year.
• Senior
Denisa Krizova recorded her third career hat trick on Nov. 25 against Minnesota State. With four points over the weekend, Krizova surpassed the 150-point plateau for her career and moved into sole possession of seventh place among the highest career scorers at Northeastern.
• Krizova also posted her 94th career assist on Nov. 24 against Wisconsin, which is two shy of passing Hilary Witt for fourth place among the program's all-time assist leaders.
• Senior
McKenna Brand tallied four points over the weekend, including a goal and two assists against Minnesota State. With her first-period tally against the Mavericks, Brand notched her 50th career goal, becoming the 23rd player in program history to reach the benchmark. Only three other Huskies have scored 50 or more goals since NU joined Hockey East in 2002: Kendall Coyne (141), Casey Pickett (59) and
Denisa Krizova (58).
• Redshirt junior
Tori Sullivan dished out three assists against Minnesota State for her first three-point effort as a Husky. Sullivan previously two three-point games with Boston College.
• Six NU players recorded multi-point performances against Minnesota State:
Denisa Krizova (3 goals),
McKenna Brand (goal, 2 assists),
Tori Sullivan (3 assists),
Taytum Clairmont (goal, assist),
Veronika Pettey (goal, assist) and
Kasidy Anderson (2 assists).
• Junior
Brittany Bugalski earned her 47th career win on Nov. 25 vs. Minnesota State with 19 saves on 20 shots. With the victory, Bugalski moved into a tie for fifth place with Kelly Dyer (1985-89) for the most wins in program history.
MILESTONE WATCH
Senior defenseman
Lauren Kelly needs one more point to become the 13th blue-liner in program history to reach 50 career points. With 49 points in 119 games, Kelly is tied for 13th with Erica Archambeau (1998-02) and Maggie DiMasi (2010-14) among the highest-scoring defensemen in program history.
