The Union women's hockey team opens ECAC play this weekend when Dartmouth and Harvard come to Messa Rink.
The contest against Dartmouth (0-3-0) is set for 7:00 p.m Friday, while the game versus #7 Harvard (2-0-0) is slated for 4:00 p.m Saturday.
Here are five things you should know:
Dutchwomen seek to end league drought
The Dutchwomen will be seeking to do something they couldn't do last year, and that is win a game in league play.
Union went 0-18-4 in league play a season ago, extending their winless streak in league play to 30 games going back to the 2011-2012 season.
There were some close calls last season. Aside from the four ties, the Dutchwomen lost five other league games by only a goal. One of those one goal defeats was a 1-0 loss on Jan. 19 at then #2/3 Harvard.
The Dutchwomen will be seeking to do something they couldn't do last year, and that is win a game in league play.
Union went 0-18-4 in league play a season ago, extending their winless streak in league play to 30 games going back to the 2011-2012 season.
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Maschmeyer a brick wall for Harvard
Harvard goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer is following up a tremendous freshman season (1.44 goals against average, .935 save percentage) with a strong start to her sophomore campaign.
She has turned aside 63-of-65 shots through Harvard's first two contests, and was named ECAC women's hockey goaltender of the week on Tuesday.
A footnote on Maschmeyer: She is one of two female players to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, a top men's junior hockey league in Canada. She appeared in seven games with the Lloydminster Bobcats in 2011-2012, posting a 2-2-1 record with a 4.24 goals against average and an .811 save percentage.
Dutchwomen staying out of the box
The Dutchwomen are averaging the lowest number of penalty minutes per game in Division I women's hockey.
Through eight contests, Union has racked up 60 penalty minutes, an average of 7.5 per game.
Staying out of the box may be especially crucial against Harvard, which leads Division I women's hockey with a 62.5% power play (5-of-8).
Harvard goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer is following up a tremendous freshman season (1.44 goals against average, .935 save percentage) with a strong start to her sophomore campaign.
She has turned aside 63-of-65 shots through Harvard's first two contests, and was named ECAC women's hockey goaltender of the week on Tuesday.
A footnote on Maschmeyer: She is one of two female players to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, a top men's junior hockey league in Canada. She appeared in seven games with the Lloydminster Bobcats in 2011-2012, posting a 2-2-1 record with a 4.24 goals against average and an .811 save percentage.
Dutchwomen staying out of the box
The Dutchwomen are averaging the lowest number of penalty minutes per game in Division I women's hockey.
Through eight contests, Union has racked up 60 penalty minutes, an average of 7.5 per game.
Staying out of the box may be especially crucial against Harvard, which leads Division I women's hockey with a 62.5% power play (5-of-8).
Allen leading the way for Dartmouth
While Dartmouth remains winless through three games, one bright spot has been sophomore forward Lindsey Allen.
With a team-high three goals, the Toronto, Ontario native has netted half of the team's tallies so far this season. Sophomore forward Catherine Berghuis, freshman forward Kennedy Ottenbreit and freshman forward Katty Ratty have the Big Green's other three goals.
School ties
Union head coach Claudia Barcomb and assistant coach Ali Boe have strong ties to Harvard.
Prior to arriving at Union in 2007, Barcomb served as an assistant coach on the Harvard women's hockey team for five seasons under current Crimson bench boss Katey Stone. Barcomb, a 1999 Harvard graduate, also captained the women's hockey and women's lacrosse teams in her playing days with the Crimson.
Boe, a 2005 Harvard graduate, was a four-year standout on the Harvard women's hockey team, backstopping the Crimson to four NCAA tournament appearances including three Frozen Four championship game appearances from 2003-2005. Harvard lost all three title games.
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