HOCKEY EAST HEADLINES

No. 14 UConn and No. 11 Boston College split a weekend series in league play with the home team taking victory in each contest. On Friday, two goals from rookie Lauren Glaser and a shorthanded strike from Julia Pellerin lifted the Eagles. The next day in Storrs, Kyla Josifovic had the primary helper on both UConn goals in a 2-1 win while Tia Chan stopped 19 of 21 shots.

Providence skated to a 1-0-1 weekend against Harvard, with heroics coming from Reichen Kirchmair, who scored two goals, including the overtime winner, in a 3-2 win on Saturday after she netted the shootout winner in a 2-2 draw with the Crimson on Friday.

New Hampshire skated to a 1-0 win over Vermont on Friday with rookie defender Callista Printz scoring her first career goal, proving to be the decisive tally. Sedona Blair extended her shutout streak to 120:21 with a 21-save outing.

Merrimack’s Abby Poitras netted her first two career goals in a 3-2 setback at RPI on Friday.

Vermont has allowed just nine goals in their last seven games and three goals in their last four but have gone 1-4-2 in that stretch. Goaltender Jane Gervais has stopped 117 of 123 shots in her last five starts.

HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Reichen Kirchmair - Providence

Reichen Kirchmair (Jr., F; Oakville, Ont.) netted two goals, including the overtime winner, in a 3-2 win over Harvard on Saturday. The day prior, she netted the shootout winner after a 2-2 draw with the Crimson.

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Lauren Glaser - Boston College

Lauren Glaser (Fr., F; Malborough, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal over No. 14 UConn as part of a two-score night on Friday to give the Eagles their fourth win over a ranked opponent.

HOCKEY EAST DEFENDER OF THE WEEK

Callista Printz - New Hampshire

Callista Printz (Fr., D; Buffalo, N.Y.) scored her first career goal, a power-play tally broke a scoreless tie at 4:46 of the third period to lift UNH to a 1-0 victory at Vermont on Friday. Printz was also credited with two blocks as UNH limited UVM to 21 shots.

STOP IT GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK

Sedona Blair - New Hampshire

Sedona Blair (So., G; Eden Prairie, Minn.) extended her shutout streak to 120:21 and stopped all 21 shots to backstop UNH to a 1-0 victory at Vermont on Friday. It marked her second consecutive shutout, fourth of the season and ninth of her career. Blair made three saves in the final 15:14 of the game after UNH took a 1-0 lead at 4:46 of the third period to preserve the Wildcats’ one-goal lead for the win.

HOCKEY EAST TOP PERFORMERS

Julia Pellerin, BC (So., F; Windham, N.H.) Scored the shorthanded, game-tying goal on Friday against UConn in an eventual 3-2 win.

Keri Clougherty, BC (Sr., D; Lynn, Mass.) Netted the lone BC goal against UConn on Saturday. It was the fourth goal of her career and second of the season.

Kyla Josifovic, UConn (Jr., F; Burlington, Ont.) Had the primary assist on both of the Huskies’ goals in a 2-1 win over No. 11 Boston College. Josifovic had two shots in the weekend series.

Claire Murdoch, UConn (Fr., F; Toronto, Ont.) Scored her team leading sixth goal of the season on Friday, recording two shots. In Saturday’s win against the Eagles, Murdoch tallied three shots.

Tia Chan, UConn (Sr., G; Hamilton, Ont.) Made 19 saves in the Huskies’ 2-1 win over No. 11 Boston College on Saturday.

Alyssa Wruble, Maine (Sr., F; Bethlehem, Pa.) Had two points in Maine’s 3-1 win on Sunday. Assisted both the first goal (PP) and the game-winning goal.

Kiia Lahtinen, Maine (Fr., G; Porvoo, Finland) Backstopped Maine’s 3-1 win over Vermont with 22 saves on 23 shots faced.

Abby Poitras, MC (Fr., D; Whitby, Ont.) Scored the first two goals of her NCAA career in a 3-2 setback to RPI on Friday.

Margaux Favre, MC (Fr., G; Fribourg, Switzerland) Made 25 saves on 27 shots in a 2-1 loss to RPI on Saturday.

Brooke Becker, PC (Gr., D; Orchard Park, N.Y.) Dished out two assists and blocked six shots in a 1-0-1 weekend against Harvard.