WOMEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont Catamounts (6-16-4, 3-11-3 HEA) return to Gutterson Fieldhouse to host a pair of games against the Northeastern Huskies (13-10-3, 9-7-2 HEA). Play begins on Friday (Jan. 26) with a 7 p.m. puck-drop followed by a 4 p.m. start on Saturday (Jan. 27).
 
It is the first meeting for the two teams this season, the Catamounts will take on the Huskies in three of the final seven regular season games.
 
RELATED LINKS
Friday: Video | Live Stats
Saturday: Video | Live Stats
 
BOSTON COLLEGE RECAP
UVM traveled to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts last weekend for a pair of conference games with the second-ranked Boston College Eagles. In the two games, Vermont lost a 3-2 overtime thriller on Friday night followed by a 2-1 regulation loss Saturday afternoon.
 
On Friday, Ali O'Leary tied the game at 2-2 just two minutes into the final period and the teams ended regulation at the same score. Serena Sommerfield won the game for the Eagles 1:42 into the overtime period with a shot from the point that deflected through traffic. Sydney Scobee made 36 saves for the Catamounts in the setback.
 
Vermont struck first on Saturday afternoon with a goal from Olivia Kilberg late in the second period. Entering the third period trailing by a goal, BC's Toni Ann Miano scored a pair of goals from the blue line to complete the third period comeback for the Eagles. Scobee tallied 41 saves in the Saturday loss.
 
SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN
Northeastern currently sits in a tie for fourth place in the Hockey East standings with six conference games remaining. Last Friday, the Huskies of Northeastern took down the Connecticut Huskies 5-3 and are 4-1-1 in their last six games, including two wins over UConn and a victory over Boston College.
 
McKenna Brand leads Northeastern with 27 points in 26 games. Denisa Krížová (9-12-21) and Kasidy Anderson (10-10-20) have also recorded 20 or more points. Eight additional Huskies have recorded double-digit points to this point of the season.
 
Brittany Bugalski has played the majority of minutes in net, recording a 2.77 goals against average, .898 save percentage, and a 9-6-1 record in 18 starts. Aerin Frankel has seen minutes between the pipes and holds a 2.08 goals against average, .934 save percentage, and a 4-4-2 overall record in eight starts.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Vermont and Northeastern played three overtime games in the early part of last season. The Catamounts and Huskies tied 3-3 at Gutterson Fieldhouse before Vermont swept the road series with a 2-1 overtime win followed by a 3-2 overtime win at Matthews Arena. Alyssa Gorecki scored the game-winning goal in the first game and Ève-Audrey Picard netted the winner in the second game.

SENIORS CRACK PROGRAM ALL-TIME MARKS
Captain Taylor Willard has played 136 career games since arriving in Burlington prior to the 2014-15 season. She has only missed a single game in her career and currently sits tied for seventh all-time in both games played and assists (36). Additionally, she ranks seventh all-time in points (57) and is the program's all-time leading scorer among defensemen.

Senior defenseman Amanda Drobot has missed just a single game in her Catamount career, tallying 136 career games to this point of the season. She sits tied for seventh with teammate Willard in career games played. Like Willard, Drobot also has 36 assists in her career, placing her in a tie for seventh in the program record book.
 
INSIDE THE STANDINGS
The Catamounts sit in eighth place with a two-point cushion on Connecticut and are just a point behind the Merrimack Warriors in the seventh slot.
 
Boston University has a four-point advantage on Vermont in sixth place. Northeastern and New Hampshire are tied in the fourth position. Boston College, Providence, and Maine sit in the top-3 spots, respectively.

PACK THE GUT (presented by The Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub)
On Friday, Feb. 9, the Vermont Catamounts host the annual Pack the Gut challenge and look to break the Hockey East attendance record that was set at last year's Pack the Gut game. All tickets are on sale for $2 and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive either a Pack the Gut shirt or a This Is Vermont scarf.

Last year's game set the conference record with 2,136 fans in attendance. This year's push to break the record is presented by The Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub, and will see the Catamounts host the Connecticut Huskies.

NEXT UP
Vermont travels to Boston University next Friday, February 2 for the final game against the Terriers this season. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Agganis Arena.
 
On Sunday, Vermont will host Merrimack at 1 p.m. in Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Catamounts will be looking for their first ever season sweep over the Warriors.
 
The Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub is the presenting sponsor of the 2017-18 women's hockey season