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GAME DAY CENTRAL

Boston University at No. 7 Yale
Wednesday, Dec. 8 – 7 p.m.
Ingalls Rink
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YALE GAME NOTES
 
The No. 7 Yale Women's Ice Hockey Team closes out the first half of the season by hosting Boston University on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game airs live on ESPN+ and internationally on Stretch Internet.
 
LAST MEETING
The last meeting of these teams was a 3-1 BU win at Walter Brown Arena in November of 2019. Grace Lee had the Yale goal with an assist from Emma Seitz.
 
BULLDOGS
Yale, which had last weekend off, is coming off a win and an OT loss in the Nutmeg Classic the weekend prior. The Elis lost to No. 5 Quinnipiac 3-2 in OT after having a late 2-0 lead before beating Sacred Heart 4-1. Yale's unbeaten streak ended at seven against the Bobcats, but the Blue responded with four power-play tallies the next day to start another one. One of the reasons the Elis have the second ranked power play in the country is junior blueliner Emma Seitz, who was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month last week after notching nine goals and 15 points in November. Junior forward Claire Dalton (7-15-22) and sophomore Elle Hartje (6-16-22) have also been very active on special teams. In addition, Yale leads the nation in shorthanders with five, including two each from Dalton and first-year blueliner Vita Poniatovkaia. The netminding duties have been shared by senior Gianna Meloni (1.43, .942), who is top 10 in Division I in save percentage and goals against average, and first year Pia Dukaric (1.66, .913).
 
TERRIERS
Boston University, which brings a 9-5-3 (8-4-3 Hockey East) record into the Whale, swept Merrimack on Dec. 3-4 and has now won three straight. Courtney Correia, a senior forward, leads the team with nine goals and 17 points, while a pair of goalies have shared the duties in net. Kate Stuart, a senior, owns a 1.97 goals against with a .927 save percentage and a 4-4-3 record. First-year Callie Shanahan is undefeated in five starts and has a 1.66 goals against with a .941 save percentage.
 
NEXT FOR YALE
The Bulldogs take a break for exams and the holidays and return to host Sacred Heart on Jan. 4 at the Whale before Union and RPI come to New Haven for a conference set on Jan. 7-8.