{"id":46309,"date":"2025-02-13T23:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=46309"},"modified":"2025-02-13T23:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:31:49","slug":"womens-hockey-hockey-east-top-seed-set-to-face-off-against-unh-in-weekend-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/02\/13\/womens-hockey-hockey-east-top-seed-set-to-face-off-against-unh-in-weekend-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: Hockey East top seed set to face off against UNH in weekend series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured image by Matthew Allen<\/em><\/p>\n

By Abigail Stocker<\/em><\/p>\n

The No. 12\/13 Boston University Women’s Ice Hockey (20-9-1, 17-5-1 HE) is preparing for a home-and-home weekend series against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (15-14-1, 11-12-0 HE) this weekend after completing a season sweep over Providence College last weekend. <\/p>\n

“I think, just, the belief is continuing to grow,” Coach Tara Watchorn said regarding the team’s success. “We’re capable.” <\/p>\n

The Terriers will travel to the Whittemore Center in Durham, NH, on Feb. 14 to face the Wildcats at 6 p.m, and then travel back to Boston to play at Walter Brown Arena at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15.<\/p>\n

BU leads the series with a 38-21-6 all time record against UNH with the Terries riding their longest winning streak (14 games) from 2013 to 2017.<\/p>\n

At home, BU holds a 21\u201310\u20132 record against the Wildcats and a 16\u201310\u20134 record against the Wildcats on the road.
\nThe last time the teams faced off earlier in January of this year, UNH shut out the Terriers 2-0.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think we are happy with how we performed last time we played them,” Watchorn said. “So, I think first and foremost, doing what we do well and giving us a chance to, you know, kind of put our strategy truly to the test.”<\/p>\n

On the backend, goaltender Mari Pietersen was named the Hockey East Defender of the Week on Monday after earning a career-high 36-save performance against Providence College. This is Pietersen’s second award of the season, earning Player of the Week in January. She boasts a .920 save percentage and 1.83 GAA.<\/p>\n

Pietersen set a career-high with 36 saves in goal last weekend while supporting BU’s comeback win against Providence.<\/p>\n

“We’re a good hockey team, and we can find ways to win even when it’s not connecting… that was the biggest thing for us, against Providence.” Watchorn said. <\/p>\n

Last weekend’s win made the Terriers the first team in Hockey East to reach 20 wins on the season. <\/p>\n

BU is set to travel to New Hampshire on Friday, with puck drop scheduled for 6 p.m. The Terriers will return home on Saturday to face the Wildcats with puck drop set for 4 p.m. and streaming available on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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