SHUTOUTS FOR SEIZURES
Amelia Murray and the Union Dutchwomen invite you to take part in the Shutouts for Seizures campaign on Saturday, as the women's hockey team hosts Shutouts for Seizures Day to benefit Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE).
Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that one in 26 Americans will develop in their lifetime. Shutouts for Seizures is a fundraising initiative within the hockey community to raise money, spread awareness and support research for epilepsy.
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) is the leading nongovernmental agency fully committed to funding research in epilepsy. CURE's mission is to cure epilepsy,
transforming and saving millions of lives. In lieu of admission, all money collected on Saturday will go directly to CURE to help combat epilepsy.
Through Shutouts for Seizures, fans can pledge to donate a certain dollar amount to CURE for each time a shutout is earned. To date, nearly $30,000 has been raised for this great cause.
For more information on epilepsy or to donate, visit
www.CureEpilepsy.org. If you are able to donate, please include in your personal message that you are donating in support of Union College's Shutouts for Seizures campaign.
To pledge to Shutouts for Seizures, email
shutoutsforseizures@gmail.com
UNION VS YALE - ALL-TIME SERIES
- The Dutchwomen trail the all-time series with Yale, 3-27-2. The teams split the season series last year, with Union winning on October 28 in Schenectady before dropping a 5-4 overtime loss in New Haven on December 1.
UNION VS BROWN - ALL-TIME SERIES
- Union trails the all-time series with Brown, 6-19-5, but the Dutchwomen swept the series last season with a 6-3 win on October 27, 2017, and a 5-1 win on December 2, 2017.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Yale is led in scoring by sophomore Rebecca Foggia, who has a team-high two goals this season. Seniors Emma Vlasic and Julia Yetman, sophomore Sophie Veronneau, and first-year Rebecca Vanstone each have a goal and an assist to their name this season, while sophomore Lucy Burton leads the Bulldogs with two assists.
- Junior Tera Hofmann and sophomore Gianna Meloni have each started two games in net for Yale this season. Hofmann has a 3.04 goals against average with a .923 save percentage, while Meloni has a 4.07 goals against average with a .902 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Brown is led in scoring by junior Sena Henson, who has six goals and three assists in seven games. First-year Lizzy Gross has five goals and three assists for eight points, while classmate Shay Maloney has one goal and a team-high seven assists through six games.
In net for the Bears, junior Calla Isaac has a .928 save percentage and a 2.65 goals against average.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Dutchwomen opened up ECAC Hockey play on the road last weekend, visiting defending national champions Clarkson and playing St. Lawrence at Bill Gray's Iceplex.
- Union took the lead at 7:00 in the second period after a scoreless first period. The Golden Knights responded with five goals in a six minute period to secure a 5-1 victory (Nov. 2).
- The Saints led 1-0 after the first period after Union conceded a goal at 18:34. St. Lawrence added a pair of goals in the second period to put the game out of reach and claim a 3-0 victory over the Dutchwomen (Nov. 3).
SOCIAL MEDIA
-Receive real-time updates during all Union women's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account
@UnionWHockey and follow the team's Instagram account
@UnionWHockey.
LOOK WHO'S BACK: FORWARDS
-The Dutchwomen return 11 forwards from the 2017-18 season. Junior
Katelynn Russ is the top retuning offensive producer, having totaled 15 goals and six assists last year. Fellow junior
Cheyenne Harris was second on the team in scoring, with six goals and 15 assists.
-Also returning up top for Union includes:
Haley Shugart (10g, 3a);
Rachel de Perio (2g, 10a);
Helen Markovic (3g, 7a);
Sierra Lee (2g, 3a);
Jordi Naidrich (1g, 3a);
Makayla Mori (2g, 1a);
Ava Reynolds (0g, 2a);
Alli First (0g, 0a); and
Angelica Melone (0g, 0a).
LOOK WHO'S BACK: DEFENSEMEN
-The Dutchmen have three defensemen on the roster from the 2017-18 season. Senior
Arianna Kosakowski was fourth on the team in scoring, contributing five goals and her 14 assists ranked second on the team last season. Sophomore
Megan Ryan ranked was the third highest defensive scorer last season, finishing with three goals and seven assists, while
Hannah Schultz (4g, 4a) also returns on defense.
LOOK WHO'S BACK: GOALTENDERS
-The Dutchmen return all three goaltenders from the 2017-18 season. Sophomore
Coco Francis led the pack, posting a record of 6-13-3 with a .918 save percentage and a 2.92 goal against average. Junior
Kate Spooner finished last season with a record of 1-6-1, a save percentage of .881 and a 4.46 goal against average. Fellow junior
Amelia Murray posted a 0-3-1 record last year, with a .903 save percentage and a 3.92 goal against average.
