Cancer Awareness Night:
-Saturday's game against Boston University will be Union women's hockey's Cancer Awareness Night. This night is being put on in honor of the mother of #27
Maia Martinez, who lost her battle with Cancer. There will be a tribute for her mother and her father will be dropping a ceremonial puck in her honor before the game.
About the Dutchwomen:
-The Dutchwomen are coming off a weekend where they lost and tied to Mercyhurst. Union lost 5-0 on Friday night but bounced back and tied 2-2 against the Lakers on Saturday.
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Maddie Suitor and
Celeste Beaudoin had the goals for Union on Saturday.
-Union has had eight different goal scorers in their seven games and 14 players on the team have at least one point on the season so far
-Union is coming off their highest placed finish in conference play at 9th in the conference.
Fresh Faces:
-The Union College women's hockey team enters the year with 15 players who have never played a collegiate hockey game.
-Seven sophomores are returning and didn't get to see the ice last year because of the pandemic.
-Eight first-years will played in their first collegiate games for the Dutchwomen three weeks ago against RIT.
About the #9 Friars:
- #9 Providence College jumped out to a 2-0-0 record to start the season with wins over UNH and Northeastern.
-The following two games resulted in ties against #8 Quinnipiac, the first game a 2-2 tie and the second a 1-1 tie.
-Graduate Student Hayley Lunny leads the team with 3 goals and is tied for the team lead with 5 points
Last Time They Played:
- The Friars won 7-3 in Schenectady in the 2017-18 season. Union scored three time and led 3-1 halfway through the second period before Providence rattled off six goals in route to a win.
History:
- Providence has a 7-1-1 record against Union all time including a 3 game win streak.
-Union is averaging 1.78 goals a game against Providence
-Providence is averaging 4 goals a game against Union
About the Terriers:
-The Terriers started the season off with three wins over UNH twice and Northeastern
-They have recently lost in a shootout over their last two games.
-Senior Courtney Correia leads the team in goals, assists, and points.
Last Time They Played:
-Boston University won 2-1 in Schenectady during the 2019-20 season
-The Terriers jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win
-Union's Leah Herrfott scored the lone Dutchwomen goal.
History:
-Union has never beaten Boston University, with a 0-11 record against the Terriers.
-Union is averaging 1.55 goals a game against BU
-The Terriers are averaging 4.54 goal against Union
Captains:
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Cassidy Michalicka was named the captain following serving as an assistant captain in the 2019-20 season for the Dutchwomen.
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Grace Heiting was named a captain for the 2021-22 season
2019-20 Review:
The last time Union took the ice was in 2019-20, the Dutchwomen posted their highest finish in the ECAC Hockey standings, placing ninth. The team returns its leading scorer from two years ago, Senior
Grace Heiting, who scored six goals with eight assists for 14 points as a sophomore.
