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No. 2 Northeastern Hits the Road to Vermont for Road Series

Game Information: No. 2 Northeastern (15-1-1 Hockey East) vs. UVM (6-2 Hockey East)
Games Game 18: Saturday, February 19 | 5:00 p.m. 
Game 19: Sunday, February 20 | 3:00 p.m. 
Where Game 18: Burlington, Vt. | Gutterson Fieldhouse
Game 19: Burlington, Vt. | Gutterson Fieldhouse
Broadcast & Statistics Game 18: Watch (College Sports Live) | Live Stats
Game 19: Watch (College Sports Live) | Live Stats
Game Notes Northeastern (PDF)
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BOSTON - The No. 2 Northeastern women's hockey team (15-1-1 HEA) takes on the University of Vermont (6-2 HEA) in a conference road series. Puck drop inside Gutterson Fieldhouse will be at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 3 p.m. with both games available for streaming via College Sports Live.

GOAL SCORING HUSKIES
The Huskies have played 17 games this season with junior Alina Mueller leading the team with 30 points (8 goals, 22 assists). Skylar Fontaine has notched nine goals and 12 helpers while Chloe Aurard has tallied twelve goals and seven helpers for the Huskies this season. The Huskies are on a nation-best 15-game unbeaten streak (14-0-1) and have not given up more than one goal in nine consecutive contests. No. 2 Northeastern enters this series after coming off their fifth home-and-home sweep of the season against The University of New Hampshire (6-1), (4-1).

THE GOALTENDER
Senior Aerin Frankel leads the nation in shutouts (8), save percentage (.973) and goals against average (.598), and rank second in winning percentage at 13-1-1 (.900); She holds the all-time school record with 27 shutouts, and her 25 shutouts in Hockey East play surpassed the former record of 24 earning herself her third record of the season.

MONEY MUELLER
Junior Alina Mueller leads the nation with 22 assists and is top-5 in points per game (1.76); Mueller had a season-best five points (1 goals, 4 assists) in a win over Holy Cross (2/6) and has recorded a point in eleven of her last twelve games.

SCOUTING VERMONT
The Catamounts come into this series after a split home-and-home series with Boston University (4-0), (4-1). Maude Poulin-Labelle leads the team in points with nine (one goals, eight assists) while Theresa Schafzahl adds four goals and four assists to the books. Defending the net for the Catamounts, Jessie McPHerson holds a 1.00 GAA and a .959 save pct. as they head into their ninth and 10th games. The Huskies hold a 27-5 record against the Catamounts and are currently playing on a 11-game unbeaten streak.

MATTHEWS ARENA
Fans are currently not permitted inside Matthews Arena, but there's still a chance for you to be part of the action this year at Matthews Arena! For a newly discounted price of only $30, you can support our hockey teams, and all of our athletes by purchasing a cardboard cutout today! So what are you waiting for? Put on your Red & Black and snap a pic! Proceeds from the cutouts will support all Northeastern University student-athletes through the Howlin' Huskies Fund. For more information on how to reserve your cutout, please visit NUHuskies.com/cutout.


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