BOSTON— The No. 13 Northeastern women's hockey team is set to clash with the No. 15/14 Boston College Eagles for a home-and-home series beginning on Friday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in Conte Forum. The decisive Hockey East series will then head to Matthews Arena on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
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Saturday's game will be the Huskies'
alumnae game and a white out. Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- GWYN-YTHING IS POSSIBLE: Gwyneth Philips owns a 1.20 GAA and .952 save percentage, good for the third-best marks in the country. Philips has played in 15 more games than both of the goaltenders ranked above her in GAA and save percentage. Her six shutouts rank tied for second in the NCAA. The back-to-back Bertagna Award winner, Philips was recently named one of 11 semifinalists for the Goalie of the Year award. Philips has earned Hockey East Goaltender of the Week honors six times this season and is a two-time Hockey East Goaltender of the Month in September/October and January.
- PEYING THE BILLS: Peyton Anderson leads the Huskies with 13 goals and she has tallied seven of her team-high 13 goals in the third period. She has posted career-highs in goals (13), assists (10) and points (23) this season. Northeastern is 28-1-0 in her career when she records a goal.
- OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS: Northeastern owns a 1-0-0 lead in the series this season after defeating then-No. 14 BC, 3-1, in a neutral site match in Gloucester. Gwyneth Philips made 29 saves in net, while Peyton Anderson, Taze Thompson and Skylar Irving all scored for the Huskies. Philips is 6-0-0 in her career against the Eagles and has allowed just two goals in those games. Sammy Taber leads all Hockey East freshmen with 28 points, which ranks third among all freshmen nationally. In goal, Grace Campbell has started all 30 games, she owns a 2.32 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Northeastern will next close out its regular season slate with two games against the Vermont Catamounts beginning on Friday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.
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