| Matchup |
Merrimack (16-11-7, 12-10-5 WHEA) //
Providence (22-10-2, 16-9-2 WHEA) |
| Date/Time |
Mar. 1-3 (6 p.m. // 6 p.m. // 3 p.m.) |
| Venue |
Schneider Rink // Providence, R.I. |
| Multimedia |
FRI: Live Stats // Watch
SAT: Live Stats // Watch
SUN: Live Stats // Watch |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Coming off a record-setting regular season, the Merrimack College women's ice hockey program will make the trip down to Providence as the fifth seed in the Hockey East Tournament, taking on the fourth-seeded Friars in the Hockey East quarterfinal series March 1-3.
The three-game set will see a 6 p.m. puck drop Friday and Saturday, and if needed, a 3 p.m. start time Sunday afternoon, with all three games to be played inside Schneider Arena in Providence.
Merrimack enters the 2018-19 postseason after missing the Hockey East Tournament in 2017-18, and will hold its highest playoff rank in program history; its only other playoff berth came two years ago as the eighth seed.
Five Things to Know:
- In the three meetings this season, the Friars are 2-0-1; Merrimack's only win against Providence came last February on the road.
- Senior Samantha Ridgewell and Providence's Madison Myers have logged more minutes in net than any other goaltender in the conference; both have played over 1,800 minutes. Ridgewell is first in the conference and eighth in the country in save percentage with a .936.
- Two of the top ten scorers in Hockey East hail from Merrimack; senior Katelyn Rae (24-15-39) and junior Mikyla Grant-Mentis (12-22-34); Rae sits atop the conference in goals scored (24).
- Merrimack ranks second in the conference in power play percentage (20.0%) and third in penalty kill (89.8%).
- Providence in 5-1-1 since its last meeting against the Warriors on February 1, with wins against #3 Northeastern and #8 Boston University.
Inside the Matchup:
| Merrimack (16-11-7, 12-10-4 HEA) |
Category |
Providence (22-10-2, 16-9-2 HEA) |
| 2/23 vs. #3 Northeastern (T, 4-4) |
Last Time Out |
2/23 vs #8Boston University (W, 2-1) |
| 2.80 |
Scoring Offense |
2.9 |
| 2.1 |
Scoring Defense |
1.9 |
| 28.0 |
Shots/Game |
28.6 |
| 31.4 |
Shots Allowed/Game |
24.4 |
| 23-117 |
PPG-Chances |
19-103 |
| 19.7% |
PP% |
18.4% |
| 97-111 |
PK-Chances |
98-113 |
| 89.8% |
PK% |
87.7% |
| 119-238 |
Penalties-PIM |
121-242 |
| 7.0 |
PIM/Game |
7.1 |
| 416 |
Blocked Shots |
390 |
| 896-893 |
Faceoffs (W-L) |
897-895 |
| 50.0% |
Faceoff % |
50.0% |
Up Next
The Warriors will take on Providence Saturday, March 2, at 6 p.m.
