BOSTON— The No. 4 Northeastern women's hockey team travels to RIT for a two-game series on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24, with both games starting at 3 p.m. Both games will be played at the Gene Polisseni Center and will stream live on FloHockey.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS, OH MY!: This marks the second-straight season Northeastern and RIT have met for a two-game series. The Huskies own a 15-0-1 all-time record against the Tigers, including a 6-0-1 mark in Rochester, and won both of last year's matchups by scores of 3-2 and 3-1. This weekend is NU's first trip to Rochester since 2014. Junior Morgan Jackson returns as the Huskies' leading point scorer against the Tigers from last season, posting two goals and an assist over the two games. RIT is coming off two losses to Brown and is 2-3-0 at home this season. Zoe Ziotas leads the Tigers with seven goals and nine points, and Kailey Favro has a team-high five assists. In goal, Brenna McNamara (5.17 GAA, .838 save percentage) and Oceanne Thiffault (3.49 GAA, .874 save percentage) have split time.
- STRYKE ZONE: Sophomore Stryker Zablocki, leads the Huskies with four goals and seven points and carries a four-game point streak into the weekend. She has posted all three of Northeastern's game-winning goals this season. The Huskies were 14-0-0 last season when Zablocki scored a goal and are 3-0-0 this season when she lights the lamp.
- A SWEDE SENSATION: Junior netminder Lisa Jönsson owns a 2-0-1 record this season, including a 26-save shutout at Providence, and ranks fifth in the nation in save percentage (.963) and goals against average (.97) among goaltenders with three or more games played. Jönsson started both games against RIT last season with a 1.50 GAA and .897 save percentage.
Northeastern will next travel to Boston University for a two-game series beginning Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m.
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