University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Boston University
WHOC Caps Regular Season at BU
2/20/2020 11:08:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's hockey team (16-14-2, 13-10-2 WHEA) wraps up the 2019-20 regular season this weekend when they travel up to Boston for a road series against the Boston University Terriers. Friday night's contest is slated for a 7 p.m. start, with Saturday's finale at 3 p.m.
Hockey East has partnered with CBS Sports Digital to begin the 2019-20 season, making all home men's and women's games available on CBS Sports Digital properties. The partnership kicks off with an early-season schedule that includes games provided for free on CBS SportsLive.
Game Info:
- Live Stats: Game 33 | Game 34
- Live Stream: Game 33 | Game 34
- Twitter - @UConnWHOC
What to Know:
- UConn is 11-27-7 all-time against the Terriers. BU took the first meeting of the season, 1-0, back on Oct. 18.
- Natalie Snodgrass (14g, 16a) paces the UConn offense with 30 points, Catherine Crawley's (13g, 16a) 29 points is second on the team, with Briana Colangelo (7g, 16a) in third with 23. Taylor Wabick (17) Morgan Wabick (16), Danielle Fox (15), Savannah Bouzide (11) Viki Harkness (10) and Tristyn Svetek (10) are the other seven Huskies with double figure points.
- Morgan Fisher holds a 9-11-2 record in goal with eight wins in conference play and Samantha Carpentier-Yelle holds a 7-3-0 record in 11 starts, with five wins in conference play. Fisher has a .918 save percentage and 2.09 GAA, while Carpentier-Yelle has a 1.70 GAA and .929 save percentage.
- BU comes into the weekend after sweeping last weekend's series against UNH with two shutout victories.
Leading the Pack:
Chris MacKenzie enters his eighth season leading the UConn women's hockey team. MacKenzie has won over 100 games during his time at UConn and has been an instrumental part in turning the program around. In 2015-16, Mackenzie coached UConn to their first winning season since 2010.
