11/18/2008
NOTES | VIDEO
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team, ranked third in both of this week’s national polls, is 7-1-3 overall with a 3-1-2 record in Hockey East. The Wildcats play top-ranked University of Wisconsin (12-0-2, 8-0-2 WCHA) in a two-game series at the Fort Myers Skatium in Fort Myers, Florida, on Nov. 21-22. Both games will be videostreamed live on USCHO.com/women/.
UNH has a 6-0-1 lifetime record, including two wins last season, against Wisconsin. The teams have met once at a neutral site, and the ‘Cats prevailed 2-1 on Nov. 27, 2005 at Dartmouth College’s Thompson Arena. Last year at the Whittemore Center, UNH won both games by a 2-1 score.
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11/12/2008
NOTES | VIDEO | STATS | OPERATION HAT TRICK
DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team, ranked No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 6 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, has a 6-1-3 overall record with a 2-1-2 mark in Hockey East (the last column indicates league shootout losses rather than ties). UNH, which has been idle since a 4-1 win Nov. 1 against Vermont, travels to Maine for a single game on Nov. 14 (7 p.m.). The Black Bears are 2-8-0 overall and 0-4 in the league.
UNH has a 27-1-3 lifetime record, including a series sweep last season, against Maine. The Wildcats have won eight straight in the series and are unbeaten in the last 22 meetings (19-0-3) dating back to UM’s 2-1 win at the Whittemore Center on Jan. 20, 2002. UNH is 12-0-2 lifetime at Alfond Arena. In last year’s three-game series, UNH outscored Maine 20-1. UNH tallied 45+ shots in every game and had a 152-32 shot advantage. The ‘Cats were 7-for-16 on the power play and 17 of 17 on the penalty kill.
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11/10/2008
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire athletic department recently announced the creation of a special project called “Operation Hat Trick,” an initiative that will give hats to injured military personnel.
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11/01/2008
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DURHAM, N.H. – Sam Faber (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) recorded three points with a goal and two assists to lift the fifth-ranked University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team to a 4-1 victory against the University of Vermont in Hockey East action Saturday evening at the Whittemore Center.
UNH extended its unbeaten streak to three games (2-0-1) to improve to 6-1-3 overall and 2-1-2 in Hockey East with one league victory by shootout. Kelly Paton (Woodstock, Ontario) also had a multiple-point game with a goal – the game-winning tally at 10:33 of the first period – and an assist, which was the 50th of her career.
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10/30/2008
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DURHAM, N.H. – Sam Faber (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) scored a shorthanded third-period goal to lift the fifth-ranked University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team into a 2-2 tie against eighth-ranked Boston University in Hockey East action Thursday night at the Whittemore Center. BU’s Melissa Anderson and Tara Watchorn scored in the shootout to give the Terriers a 2-0 decision and the extra point in the league standings.
UNH is now 5-1-3 overall and 1-1-2 in Hockey East. Three of the Wildcats’ four league games have gone to the shootout frame, and the ‘Cats have won once. BU moved to 5-2-2 overall and 3-0-0 in the league.
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10/29/2008
VIDEO | STATS | BU GAME AUDIO | NOTES | TICKETS
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team, ranked No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 6 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, has a 5-1-2 overall record that includes 1[1]-1-1 in Hockey East. The Wildcats play host to eighth-ranked Boston University (5-2-1, 2-0-0) on Oct. 30 (7 p.m.) and to the University of Vermont (2-4-0, 0-2-0) on Nov. 1 (5 p.m.).
UNH has a 16-1-0 lifetime record, including last week’s 3-2 road loss, against Boston University and the Wildcats have won all 18 meetings against UVM.
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10/25/2008
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DURHAM, N.H. – Kelly Paton (Woodstock, Ontario) matched her career high of two goals to propel the fourth-ranked University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team to Saturday afternoon’s 5-3 non-conference victory against Yale University at the Whittemore Center.
In addition to Paton, who has recorded a point in all eight games this season, three Wildcats finished with two points. Micaela Long (South Boston, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal and also had an assist while both Angela Taylor (Paisley, Scotland) and Julie Allen (Brampton, Ontario) tallied two assists.
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10/23/2008
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BOSTON – Lauren Cherewyk scored two power-play goals, including the game-winning tally in the third period, to lift the 10th-ranked Boston University women’s ice hockey team to Thursday night’s 3-2 Hockey East victory against fourth-ranked University of New Hampshire at Walter Brown Arena.
UNH is now 4-1-2 overall and 1-1-1 in Hockey East with the one win coming via the shootout. BU, which had lost all 16 previous games vs. the Wildcats, is now 4-2-1, 1-0-0. The loss ends New Hampshire’s league-record regular-season unbeaten streak at 40 games (36-0-4). UNH had not been defeated by a Hockey East team since Nov. 2, 2006 (at Boston College).
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10/20/2008
BU GAMEDAY | VS. YALE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | GAME NOTES | TIX
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team, ranked No. 4 in both of this week’s national polls, has a 4-0-2 overall record that includes 1[1]-0-1 in Hockey East. The Wildcats return to action Oct. 23 at Boston University (3-2-1, 0[0]-0-0 Hockey East), which made its debut in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll at No. 10 this week. Game time at Walter Brown Arena is 7 p.m. UNH plays host to ECAC foe Yale University (0-0-0) Oct. 25. Opening face off is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Whittemore Center.
UNH has won all 16 meetings against Boston University and has a 17-0-1 lifetime record vs. Yale.
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10/19/2008
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DURHAM, N.H. – Jenn Wakefield (Pickering, Ontario) and Sam Faber (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) netted first-period goals one minute apart to lead the fourth-ranked University of New Hampshire women’s ice hockey team to Sunday afternoon’s 2-1 non-conference victory against Clarkson University at the Whittemore Center.
Wakefield potted her team-leading sixth goal of the season at 10:19 and Faber scored on a penalty shot at 11:19 to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead. Kayley Herman (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) finished with 18 saves.
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