BOSTON— The No. 13 Northeastern women's hockey team will open Hockey East play hosting the Providence College Friars on Friday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. The Huskies will then host RPI on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. Both games will stream live on ESPN+.
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Friday's game against Providence will serve as Northeastern's Skating Strides game. A jersey auction will be held in the lobby during the game.
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- CLOSING TIME: The Huskies have won both games to start the season in come-from-behind fashion. NU has scored four of its six goals in the third period to start the year and is 2-0-0 when scoring in the third. Last season, Northeastern scored 45 of its 89 goals in the third period and were 20-4-1 when recording a goal in the final frame.
- THE FRIARS: Northeastern and Providence are meeting for the first time since the Hockey East Quarterfinal. NU went on the road and defeated the Friars, 3-2, with junior Allie Lalonde and senior Jules Constantinople posting two-point performances for the Huskies. The Friars swept the Huskies in their Hockey East regular season series in 2024-25, for the first time since 2017-18. PC returns the 2025 Hockey East Player of the Year, Reichen Kirchmair, she has posted one goal and one assist through two games this season. Providence enters this matchup looking for its first win of the season after being swept by then-No. 8 Quinnipiac, 5-2 and 5-0.
- ENGINEERING A GOOD GAME: Northeastern and RPI are meeting for the first time since 2012, and the Huskies own a 3-2-0 overall edge in the all-time series. The Engineers sit at 1-5-0 on the season and fell to fellow Hockey East opponent Holy Cross, 2-1 and 3-0. Charlotte Wensley leads RPI with five points (three goals, two assists). In goal, Reese Keating has played the bulk of the minutes for the Engineers and owns a 1.64 GAA and .931 save percentage.
The Huskies will next hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to No. 7 Quinnipiac for a two-game series beginning on Friday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m.
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