HOCKEY EAST HEADLINES

Brian Durocher guided his Terriers to a sweep of Holy Cross, earning his 300th career victory behind the Boston University bench. Mackenna Parker (Clavet, Sask.) tallied three points in a weekend sweep of the Crusaders, scoring two goals on Friday night before adding an assist on Saturday.

Maine earned a crucial three points in a 1-0-1 weekend against Merrimack, keeping pace with Vermont in a tie for eighth in the Army ROTC Hockey East Standings. In Friday's 1-1 draw, Maine's Celine Tedenby (Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) and Merrimack's Mikyla Grant-Mentis (Brampton, Ont.) traded goals while Carly Jackson (Amherst, N.S.) made 29 saves for the Black Bears and Lea-Kristine Demers (Repentigny, Qué.) stopped 35 for the Warriors. The next day, Ida Kuoppala (Pedersore, Finland) scored a pair of goals in a 2-1 victory for the Black Bears. After her team fell down, 1-0, just 6:11 into the game, Kuoppala netted two unanswered goals on the third period, including the short-handed, game-winning strike at 12:05.

Boston College took a 1-0-1 mark from Vermont that saw Delaney Belinskas (Port Orange, Fla.) lead the nation in points (6) and goals (5). She recorded her third career hat trick as part of a four-point outing (3g, 1a) in a comeback win over Vermont on Friday and then scored both of BC's goals in a 2-2 tie on Saturday.

Northeastern shutout UConn in back-to-back outings, solidifying its grip on first place in the Army ROTC Hockey East Standings. Gwyneth Phillips (Athens, Ohio) made her third career start in a 4-0 win Friday, notching her third career shutout victory. Aerin Frankel (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) followed with a 32-save performance to pick up her NCAA-leading seventh shutout of the season. Northeastern now has shutouts in four consecutive games.

Providence earned two road victories at New Hampshire thanks to goaltending from sophomore Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany), who stopped 64 of 66 shots she faced from the Wildcats.

HOCKEY EAST WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Delaney Belinskas - Boston College

Delaney Belinskas (Port Orange, Fla.) led the nation in points (6) and goals (5) last weekend that saw a 1-0-1 mark for the Eagles. She recorded her third career hat trick and fifth multi-goal game of the season as part of a four-point outing (3g, 1a) in a comeback win over Vermont on Friday and then scored both of BC's goals in a 2-2 tie on Saturday. The senior forward also registered 10 shots on goal.

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Ida Kuoppala - Maine

Ida Kuoppala (Pedersore, Finland) scored a pair of goals against Merrimack on Jan. 18, a 2-1 victory for the Black Bears. After her team fell down, 1-0, just 6:11 into the game, Kuoppala netted two unanswered goals on the third period, including the short-handed, game-winning strike at 12:05 to deliver the victory.

HOCKEY EAST WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sandra Abstreiter - Providence

Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) earned two wins this weekend in Providence's sweep of New Hampshire on the road. Abstreiter stopped 64 of 66 shots across her two outings, allowing one goal in each contest. She posted a .970 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average to lead Hockey East in wins this week.

HOCKEY EAST TOP PERFORMERS

Hannah Bilka, BC (Fr., F; Coppell, Texas) Led all rookies nationally in scoring with four points on one goal and three assists and finished the weekend with a plus-four rating. She recorded eight shots on goal in a 1-0-1 weekend.

Maddy McArthur, BC (So., G; St. Catherines, Ont.) Made 30 stops in BC's 2-2 tie with Vermont on Saturday for a 1.85 goals against average and .938 save percentage.

Mackenna Parker, BU (So., F; Clavet, Sask.) Tallied three points in a weekend sweep of Holy Cross, scoring two goals on Friday night before adding an assist on Saturday.

Jada Christian, UNH (Fr., F; Caledon East, Ont.) Led the Wildcats with two goals this weekend, each was a game-tying strike to keep UNH alive after going down 1-0 to Providence. The tallies were her fourth and fifth goals of her rookie season.

Gwyneth Philips, NU (Fr., G; Athens, Ohio) Made her third career start in a 4-0 win over UConn, notching her third career shutout victory. Philips made 22 saves in 60 minutes of action for the Huskies, helping to contribute to Northeastern's current four-game shutout streak.

Aerin Frankel, NU (Jr., G; Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) Posted her seventh shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over UConn. Frankel made 32 saves in the victory and leads the NCAA with seven shutouts. With her 32 save performance, Frankel helped the Huskies to their fourth straight shutout, a feat never before accomplished in program history.