The Holy Cross women's hockey team will play the University of Connecticut in a home-and-home Hockey East series on Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4. The Huskies will host the Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at the Freitas Ice Forum before heading to the Hart Center Rink for a 1 p.m. matchup on Saturday.
Things To Know About the Crusaders (2-12-0, 1-9-0 Hockey East):
- Holy Cross will be in action for the first time since battling Boston College on Nov. 19, when the Eagles took a 4-2 victory over the Crusaders.
- Sophomore Bryn Saarela and junior Mary Edmonds each had a goal in the contest for the Crusaders.
- Edmonds leads the Crusaders this year with six points on two goals and four assists.
- Junior Darci Johal, who scored three goals in four games in November, leads Holy Cross with five goals this season.
- This weekend's matchups will be two of three total contests for the Crusaders in the month of December; they will host Brown on Dec. 10 in a nonconference game.
Things To Know About the Huskies (12-4-2, 6-3-2 Hockey East):
- UConn most recently hosted the Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 26 and 27, posting a 6-1 win over Sacred Heart and a 3-2 loss in the championship round to #5 Quinnipiac.
- Jada Habisch recorded a hat trick for the Huskies in the opening game of the tournament.
- Viki Harkness leads UConn with 14 points on the year, with seven goals and seven assists.
- Samantha Carpentier-Yelle has spent the majority of time in net for the Huskies, owning a 1.93 goals-against average and .911 save percentage.
Last Time They Met:
- Holy Cross and UConn met twice during the 2020-21 season, with the Huskies taking pair of victories — 1-0 on Feb. 12 and 4-2 on Feb. 13, respectively.
- In the 1-0 contest, goaltender Jada Brenon stopped 38 of the 39 shots she faced.
- In the 4-2 loss, Sofia Smithson and Saarela each had a goal for Holy Cross.
