The Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road for a pair of Hockey East contests, starting with a trip to Burlington, Vermont, to face the University of Vermont on Friday, Oct. 22. The Crusaders will then travel to Boston to face No. 6 Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 24. Friday's contest is set to begin at 6:00 p.m., while Sunday's game is slated for 4:30 p.m.

Sunday's contest will additionally be aired on NESN.

Things To Know About The Crusaders (1-5, 0-2 Hockey East):

• Holy Cross split a weekend series with Franklin Pierce on Oct. 15 and 16, earning a 2-0 win over the Ravens at home in the opening contest.
• In the victory, senior goaltender Jada Brenon made 25 saves en route to her third career shutout. She has recorded 159 saves this season.
• Sophomore right wing Bryn Saarela and senior left wing Bailey Bennett each tallied a goal for Holy Cross in the victory.
• Senior defenseman Emma Lange leads the Crusaders with three points off three assists this year.
• Five different Crusaders have tallied a goal this year.

Things To Know About The Catamounts (2-2, 0-0 Hockey East):

• Vermont swept RPI on Oct. 1 and 2 before falling to Colgate in back-to-back games on Oct. 9 and 10.
• This weekend's series will open conference play for Vermont.
• This season, forward Natalie Mlynkova leads all Vermont players with four points off two goals and two assists.
• Sini Karjalainen has tallied a goal and an assist this year.
• The Catamounts finished with a 6-5 record a year ago.

Things To Know About The Huskies (4-2, 3-2 Hockey East):

• Northeastern most recently skated to a 3-0 Hockey East victory over Maine, with goalie Aerin Frankel making 34 saves in the shutout.
• The Huskies have outscored their opponents 20-5 this season, with their only two losses coming to Boston University and Providence on Oct. 8 and 9.
• Forward Maureen Murphy leads Northeastern this season with eight points on five goals and three assists; forward Chloe Aurard also has eight points on three goals and five assists.
• Frankel has recorded an 0.78 goals-against average with a .966 save percentage this season.

Last Time They Met:

• Last season, the Catamounts swept Holy Cross in a pair of games; Sofia Smithson scored her first collegiate goal at Vermont on Jan. 2. The Catamounts lead the all-time series with the Crusaders 6-2-1.
• The Crusaders and Huskies met to open Holy Cross' season on Oct. 1 and 2, with Northeastern taking victories in both contests.