BOSTON— The No. 4 Northeastern women's hockey team is set to return to league action with a two-game series against the Boston University Terriers beginning on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. Game two is set for a 4 p.m. puck drop on Saturday, Oct. 31. Both games will be played at Walter Brown Arena and will stream live on ESPN+.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- AMAZING GRACE: Graduate student Grace Sadura was named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week on Monday, after a five-point weekend in a sweep against RIT. She has 10 points on the season, tied for second on the team, and her five goals are tied for the team lead. She is four points shy of her career high for points in a season, just seven games in.
- MS. JACKSON: Junior forward Morgan Jackson leads all Huskies with 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) and is tied for third in Hockey East in scoring. Her 1.57 points per game ranks third in the league. Jackson's nine assists rank sixth in the nation and second in Hockey East. She is on a five-game point streak and has four multi-point games this season.
- BATTLE FOR TOP DAWG: Northeastern and Boston University are meeting for the first time since the Hockey East Quarterfinals, a 2-1 double overtime win for the Huskies. Sophomore Emy McDermid scored the game-winning goal for NU, 1:14 into the second overtime. Fifth year Kristina Allard returns as the Huskies' leading point scorer against the Terriers from last season, with seven points from one goal and six assists. The Terriers are coming off a 2-1 win against Robert Morris in the consolation game of the Ice Breaker Tournament. BU leads all Hockey East schools with 128 blocks. Lo Lachapelle leads all Terriers with four goals and four points. Mari Pietersen (3.33 GAA, .912 sv%) and Sydney Fogu (2.05 GAA, .946 sv%) have split time in net.
Northeastern will next continue Hockey East action at Vermont for a two-game series beginning on Friday, Nov. 6.
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