The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team will be back in action with a home-and-home series against No. 11 Connecticut on Oct. 29 and 30. Thursday's game will take place in Worcester at 7 p.m., while Friday's meeting will be played in Storrs at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be shown on ESPN+.

Holy Cross stands 2-4-3 overall this year with an 0-2-0 mark in Hockey East. Sophomore forward Violet Carroll currently leads the team in scoring with seven points on four goals and three assists. Freshman forward Manuela Heidenberger has added one goal and three assists for four points, while senior forward Emily Crovo and senior forward Lulu Rourke both have three points on a goal and two assists. In net, freshman goaltender Livia Debnarova stands 2-3-2 with a 1.99 goals against average and a .937 save percentage. 

UConn stands 3-4-1 on the season and will be playing its Hockey East opener. Freshman forward Caileigh Tiller leads the team in scoring with six goals and five assists for 11 points, while junior forward Claire Murdoch has added nine points (two goals, seven assists) and senior defender Maya Serdachny has eight points (four goals, four assists). In net, sophomore goaltender Taylor Belchetz stands 3-4-1 with a 2.48 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.

After the games with UConn, Holy Cross will play a home-and-home series with Merrimack on Nov. 6 and 7.

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