BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 15 Women's Hockey (1-1-0) will travel to Winchendon, MA where they will face Franklin Pierce (2-2-0, 2-0-0 NEWHA) in a two-game non-conference weekend series starting on Friday (Oct. 9) at 7 p.m. and concluding on Saturday (Oct. 10) at 4 p.m. All the action from Jason Ritchie Ice Arena will be broadcast live on FloCollege.
 
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• Vermont opened its regular season with a two-game home non-conference series against WCHA member Minnesota Duluth, winning the first game 3-0, the program's second ever win over a ranked opponent in a season opener, and then bringing the Bulldogs to overtime the next day, narrowly falling 3-2.
• The Catamounts were ranked No. 15 in the latest USCHO Women's Poll, earning their first top 15 ranking since 2023.  
• Linnéa Misner was named Hockey East defender of the week after putting on a pair of stellar performances against the Bulldogs in her Catamount debut, notching three assists over the weekend while recording four shots on goal and blocking a game-high four shots on Saturday (Oct. 3), overall having six blocked shots on the weekend.
• Tara Bach was named Hockey East Co-Goaltender of the week after notching one shutout, 61 total saves, and a .953 save percentage in two starts against Minnesota Duluth, her first two games in the Green and Gold. Bach recorded a career high 36 saves during the opening game of the series. 
• The Catamounts put five goals past the Bulldogs in their first weekend series, getting goal production from five different players. Friday's win was just the third victory over a WCHA member in program history.
• Vermont and Franklin Pierce face off for just the third and fourth time in program history. Last season the two programs met for the first time ever for a weekend series, splitting the weekend set. The Catamounts came out on top in game one 3-0 while the Ravens bounced back with a 3-1 win of their own the next day. The Catamounts combined for 90 total shots on goal throughout the two-game series last season, the most shots in a two-game span since the 2014-15 season.  

 
SCOUTING THE RAVENS

• Franklin Pierce was selected to finish third in the 2026-27 NEWHA Preseason Coaches' Poll after an incredibly successful 2025-26 campaign seeing the Ravens secure the NEWHA Regular Season Championship, their second NEWHA Championship Title, and making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
• David Stockdale, Head Coach and 2025-26 NEWHA Coach of the Year, returns to Franklin Pierce for his 15th season at the helm of the program.
• The Ravens currently hold a 2-2-0 overall record and a 2-0-0 record in conference play most recent sweeping Saint Michael's on the road outscoring the Purple Knights 12-3.
• Sophomore defender Melanie Targosz leads the squad in points (6) and assists (6) while first year forward Chloe King brings a team high four goals into the weekend set against the Catamounts.

 
Women's Hockey Alumnae are invited back November 6-7 to Gutterson and Burlington for an Alumnae Weekend around Pack the Gut, including two games, an alumnae game and family skate and an alumnae gathering at What Ales You!  Please register at go.uvm.edu/wihalum.
 
 
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The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program