SUFFOLK vs. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Digital Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Feb. 2 6:00 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 6-2-3 Dec. 2, 2023, L, 2-1 Feb. 25, 2023, W, 6-0 L1

SUFFOLK at NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 3 4:40 PM Levy Ice Rink Harrisville, R.I. CCC Sports Network NicholsAthletics.coom 9-2-1 Nov. 11, 2023, W, 5-0 Same W9

BOSTON – Suffolk women's hockey splits up its weekend with Commonwealth Coast Conference battles against the University of New England and Nichols on tap. The Rams will salute the troops in a Military Appreciation Game Friday, Feb. 2 versus the Nor'Easters at 6 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink before battling the Bison in Harrisville, Rhode Island, Saturday, Feb. 3 at 4:40 p.m.
 
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SALUTE THE TROOPS
Suffolk men's and women's hockey will skate in honor of those who have and are serving the armed forces with Military Appreciation Games next weekend, Feb. 2-3 at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

Ram Nation's Salute to the Troops begins with the women's contest Friday, Feb. 2 at 6:00 p.m. against the University of New England, with the recognition contests set to wrap up with the men's action Saturday, Feb. 3 at 5:00 p.m. versus Nichols.

Both Suffolk squads will wear special-edition military jerseys during pre-game skate and in the CCC contests. Ram Nation has a chance to take home a piece of Suffolk history by purchasing the game-worn jersey for $100. The proceeds of the sales will benefit 22Mohawks, an organization to reduce suicide rates among veterans created by Suffolk men's cross country alum and former Army Staff Sergeant David Campisano, BSBA '19.  

MORE INFO: Suffolk Hockey to Salute the Troops, 22Mohawks Feb. 2-3 

LAST TIME OUT
Two unanswered Golden Bears goals in the third period pushed Western New England past Suffolk women's hockey, 3-1, Saturday night at the Olympia Ice Center.  

MORE READING: WNE Uses Third Period to Take Down Women's Hockey, 3-1

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has split its last two home-and-home series with Curry and Western New England to sit 5-14-1 on the year and 4-8-1 in CCC play.  

Jenna Caballero has powered the offense, which has seen every skates besides its goalies record a point, through 20 games. The sophomore has 11 points behind four goals and seven assists. Liliana Moose is on the verge of breaking the double figure point line with nine points to her credit with seven helpers and a pair of strikes. Katie Newkirk (4g, 4a) and Alessia Di Silvestro (4g, 2a) have found the back of the net four times apiece to share team-leading numbers with Caballero.  

In net, Lily O'Neil has taken on the bulk of the workload. Through 14 games played, she has assembled a 2.35 GAA and .922 save percentage. 

NOR'EASTER NOTES
UNE took a break from CCC competition last week as it battled Bowdoin in non-conference action Tuesday, but fell to the Polar Bears, 5-1, to move to 7-9-3 on the year. In league play, the Nor'Easters are 6-3-3.  

Both Piper Desorcie (7g, 5a) and Lainie Lemieux (5g, 6a) have surpassed the double-digit point plateau to power UNE's 38-goal offense.  

Delanie Corcoran is UNE's go-to goalie. In 16 games played, 15 starts, she has put ogether a 2.00 GAA and .933 save percentage with a 6-6-3 record and a pair of shutouts. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and UNE tangled in a home-and-home series Dec. 1-2. The Rams and Nor'Easters skated to a 1-1 stalemate in Biddeford, Maine Friday with the blue-and-gold taking the extra point via shutout. The next day in Eastie UNE skated by Suffolk, 2-1.  

MORE READING: Women's Hockey Ties UNE, 1-1, Wins Shootout | UNE Clips Women's Hockey, 2-1 

RAMS REWIND vs. UNE
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 6-2-2 all-time against the University of New England. 
• Suffolk is 3-2-0 in Eastie against UNE. 
• In Biddeford, Maine, the Rams sport a 3-0-3 mark versus the Nor'Easters. 
• Suffolk is 0-1-1 versus UNE under Abby Ostrom's guidance. 
• There have been three shutouts in the all-tiem series. The last came 6-0 in Suffolk's favor in the 2023 CCC Semifinals Feb. 25, 2023. 
• The Rams have won all three cleansheets. 
• The Rams are 1-1-3 in OT outings against UNE. 
• The last overtime game between Suffolk and UNE came in the first meeting this season, Dec. 1, 2023, and it ended in a 1-1 draw. 
• Five of the last eight meetings between Suffolk and UNE went into overtime. 
• The Rams have outscored the Nor'Easters 29-15 all-time. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. University of New England – All-Time Series 

EYES ON THE GAME

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols has fallen in six straight to hold a 7-12-0 overall record and 1-12-0 CCC record. The Bison's only win in league play came at then-No.15 Endicott, 2-1 in overtime Nov. 3, 2023.  

Grace Wiggett's 10 points on six strikes and four set-ups leads the Bison's 30-goal offense. Anneliese Klein has added seven goals and two assists to the scoring unit that has received seven points from Ema Jaskova (5g, 2a). 

McKenzie Muir is Nichols usual netminder. She holds a 2.73 GAA and .915 save percentage in her 15 appearances, all starts. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk swept Nichols in a home-and-home series Nov. 10-11. The Rams defeated the Bison 3-2 on the road, before shutting out Nichols in Eastie.  

MORE READING: Women's Hockey Secures 3-2 Win at Nichols | Women's Hockey Shutouts Nichols, 5-0 

RAMS REWIND vs. NICHOLS
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk holds a 9-2-1 all-time record against Nichols. 
• The Rams are unbeaten in the last 10 meetings with the Bison. That streak features nine wins in a row for the blue-and-gold including the last meeting, a 5-0 shutout, Nov. 11, 2023. 
• At home, Suffolk boasts a 5-1-1 record versus the Bison. 
• On the road, the Rams are 4-1-0 against Nichols. 
• Under Ostrom's guidance Suffolk sports a 2-0-0 record versus Nichols. 
• Suffolk has yet to fall to Nichols in a CCC contest, 9-0-0. 
• The blue-and-gold is undefeated, 2-0-0, versus Nichols in the Ostrom era. 
• There has been one shutout in the all-time series, the last meeting, Nov. 11, 2023, a 5-0 Suffolk win. 
• The Rams and Bison have gone into overtime twice. 
• Suffolk is 1-0-1 versus Nichols in OT outings. 
• Suffolk has outscored Nichols, 50-26, all-time including a 46-13 margin in the last nine meetings, all CCC clashes. 
• The most goals scored by the Rams versus the Bison is 10, a feat the blue-and-gold achieved Nov. 11, 2022, in a 10-1 triumph. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Nichols – All-Time Series 

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams head to Salve Regina Friday, Feb. 9 for a 7:30 p.m. clash before hosting Endicott Saturday, Feb. 10 at 4:50 p.m.