WOMEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
After reaching 20-wins for the first time in program history Vermont (20-10-2, 17-7-1 HEA) travels to Boston College (19-12-0, 16-8-0 HEA) for the final two games of the regular season. On Friday night, the teams will faceoff at 6 p.m. and then at 2 p.m. on Saturday the teams will close their season-series in a game broadcast live on NESN.
 
RELATED LINKS
Friday: Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday: Live Stats | Live Video (NESN)
CatamounTV Preview: Coach Plumer | Schafzahl
 
HOCKEY EAST QUARTERFINAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW
On Saturday, February 26 the Catamounts will host a Hockey East playoff game for the second straight year and third time in program history. The Catamounts quarterfinal game is set for noon, click here to buy your tickets now!
 
Youth players 12 and under will receive free admission if they're wearing a jersey and all UVM students will free with a valid student ID.
 
GAME WORN JERSEY AUCTION CLOSES FRIDAY AT 2 PM
Last Friday, the women's hockey team wore special edition Rally Against Cancer jerseys. The jerseys are accented with lavender to represent the ongoing fight against all cancers. The jersey auction will close Friday at 2 p.m. Bid now at uvmathletics.com/auctions.
 
KARJALAINEN WINS BRONZE MEDAL WITH TEAM FINLAND
Senior defenseman Sini Karjalainen and Team Finland won the bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics Wednesday morning defeating Switzerland 4-0. Karjalainen is the 2nd player in program history to win an Olympic medal. She is also the first Vermont hockey player to win a medal while on the current roster.
 
SCHAFZAHL NAMED HOCKEY EAST CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
On Monday Theresa Schafzahl was named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week by the league office. Last weekend against Boston University she posted three goals and three assists for six points. On Saturday afternoon, she posted her first career hat trick in a 5-2 UVM victory.
 
SCHAFZAHL LEADS THE CATAMOUNTS OFFENSIVE ATTACK
Senior forward Theresa Schafzahl is having a career year for the Catamounts. She has posted 20 goals and 18 assists for 38 points. She is first in Hockey East in scoring with 34 points in just 19 league games. She is within striking distance of two single-season program records. The program record for goals in a single season is 21, set by Amanda Pelkey '15 during the 13-14 campaign. Pelkey also holds the program record with 40 points in a single season from that landmark year. She has found the back of the net in nine of Vermont's last 12 contests.
 
POULIN-LABELLE RESETTING HER OWN RECORDS
Senior defenseman Maude Poulin-Labelle has 12 goals and 20 assists for 32 points this season. With 32 points this season Poulin-Labelle has reset her own program record (29 pts, 2019-20) for points by a defenseman in a single-season. She is third in the NCAA this season in scoring by a defenseman.
 
RECORD BREAKING SEASON
This seasons' special team has literally rewritten the UVM record book. The Catamounts 20 wins and 17 conference wins are both program records. In addition, Vermont was ranked for the first time in program history two weeks ago.
 
McPHERSON FUELING THE CATAMOUNTS RUN
Sophomore goaltender Jessie McPherson has been outstanding in net for the Catamounts. Dating back to December 10 she has won 10 of her last 11 games and over that stretch she has made 258 saves on 273 shots, a .945 save percentage. She has only given up more than one goal in a game three times over the current 11-game stretch.
 
PK PROWESS
The Catamounts own the nation's second ranked penalty kill this season, boasting an 92.7% success rate. Vermont has only allowed six goals while shorthanded this season, and has scored four times while on the penalty kill with Natálie Mlýnková scoring two of them. The 2018-19 Catamounts finished the season with the nation's top penalty kill at 87.4%. Vermont is one of just five teams in the country to have allowed six or fewer goals shorthanded this season.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Both teams enter this weekend with home ice in the Hockey East Quarterfinals solidified. Each team can finish anywhere between second and fourth in the league standings pending this weekend series and UConn's home-and-home series with Northeastern. Vermont and Boston College are both 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Boston College is the only Hockey East school, men's or women's, to finish in the top four of the standings every single season since 2010-11.
 
The Eagles are led offensively by Kelly Browne, Hannah Bilka and Abby Newhook. Each of them have 30 points this season led by Browne with 33. The Eagles are led in the crease by Minnesota State transfer Abigail Levy. She is 18-12-0 in goal with a .935 save percentage and a 2.47 goals against average.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Friday will be the 58th meeting in program history between the Eagles and the Catamounts. Boston College boasts a 49-4-4 edge in the series. On December 10, the Catamounts defeat BC 3-1 at Gutterson Fieldhouse snapping a 35-game unbeaten streak by the Eagles. UVM hasn't won at Conte Forum since defeating the Eagles 5-1 on November 7, 2009.
 
The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program