Women’s Ice Hockey Treks to UNE for CNE First Round Wednesday

SUFFOLK vs. UNIVERISTY OF NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Feb. 25 6:00 PM Harold Alfond Forum Biddeford, Maine Athletics.UNE.edu Athletics.UNE.edu GoSuffolkRams.com 7-8-3 Feb. 13, 20226, L, 5-0 Feb. 2, 2024, W, 2-0 Lost 6

BOSTON – The fifth-seeded Suffolk women's ice hockey team will make the trip to fourth-seeded University of New England Wednesday, Feb. 25 for the CNE First Round at 7:00 p.m. 

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2026 CNE WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
First Round – Wednesday, Feb. 25
Game 1: No. 5 Suffolk at No. 4 University of New England – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 2: No. 6 Curry at No. 3 Johnson & Wales – 6:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video

Semifinals – Saturday, Feb. 28
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 at No. 1 Endicott – 3:30 p.m.
Game 4: Winner of Game 2 at No. 2 Western New England – 5:00 p.m. 

Championship – Saturday, March 7
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3 – at Highest Remaining Seed 

MORE INFO: CNE Championship Central

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk is back in the league postseason for the second straight season and sixth time in program history. 
• The Rams are competing in a conference tournament as the fifth seed for the second time overall and in as many seasons. 
• Suffolk has advanced to both the semifinals three times, including last year, and championship rounds twice and captured the title once, in 2023. 
• Suffolk is 5-4-0 in the postseason. 
• On the road, the Rams sport a 3-2-0 conference tournament record. 
• At home Suffolk is 2-2-0 in the conference playoffs. 
• There have been two shutouts in Suffolk's postseason history. The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0-0, when a team is kept off the scoreboard in postseason play. 
• Suffolk has never gone into overtime in the postseason. 

SUFFOLK IN THE CNE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will compete in its fourth CNE (formerly CCC) postseason.
• The Rams are 3-2-0 in the CNE Tournament. 
• The blue-and-gold is 1-1-0 in CNE Tournament tilts on the road, all of which came last season.
• There has been one shutout in a CNE postseason game in Suffolk's history, the 2023 semifinals. Suffolk won that outing, 6-0, over the University of New England. 
• The Rams are 1-1-0 in the first round of the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk will compete in the CNE First Round for the second straight season and third time overall.   

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's ice hockey's regular-season finale and Senior Night was spoiled by the Wildcats as Johnson & Wales scored a late goal in regulation to tie it up and used just 1:43 of overtime to lock up the Conference of New England (CNE) contest away, 3-2, Saturday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.  

MORE READING: JWU Sneaks by Women's Ice Hockey in OT, 3-2

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk finished the regular season 6-17-2 overall and 6-10-2 in conference play to earn the No. 5 seed in the Conference of New England Tournament.
• The Rams closed the regular season with a 2-1 win over Curry on Friday before falling 3-2 in overtime to Johnson & Wales on Saturday.
• Liliana Moose leads Suffolk skaters with 17 points (5g, 12a) from the blue line.
• Bella Schmidt has produced 14 points (6g, 8a).
• Cassie Borowski has totaled 12 points (7g, 5a) from her defensive position.
• Jenna Caballero also has 12 points (4g, 8a), and Laurel Potter has added 11 (5g, 6a).
• Anya Nichipor rounds out the Rams' top contributors with 10 points (5g, 5a).
• In net, Katelyn Michals has started 21 games, recording 875 saves and a .915 save percentage. She owns the second-best goals against average in the conference and has made the most saves in the league this season.

NOR'EASTER NOTES

• The University of New England finished 10-14-1 overall and 6-11-1 in conference play to secure the No. 4 seed.
• Amanda Forziati (6g, 8a) and Kaylen Taddia (3g, 11a) pace the Nor'easters with 14 points apiece.
• Jamie DuPont (7g, 5a) and Adria Tebo (5g, 7a) each have 12 points on the season.
• Kyleigh Matola has handled the bulk of the work in goal, posting a 1.73 goals against average and a .945 save percentage in 16 starts.

WE MEET AGAIN
The University of New England controlled the three-game regular-season series as it shutout Suffolk in all three outings, 4-0, 3-0 and 5-0. 

GAME 1 MORE READING: UNE Shutout Women's Hockey, 4-0
GAME 2 MORE READING: UNE Blanks Women's Hockey, 3-0
GAME 3 MORE READING: UNE Stops Women's Hockey, 5-0 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and UNE will tangle in the postseason for the second time, first since the 2023 semifinals. 
• The Rams blanked the Nor'Easters, 6-0, in the 2023 semis to hold a 1-0-0 postseason mark all-time versus UNE. 
• Suffolk is 7-8-3 in the all-time series with UNE. 
• The Rams have fallen in six straight battles with the Nor'Easters.
• The blue-and-gold's last victory over the University of New England came Feb. 2, 2024, via a 2-0 margin. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 3-3-3 versus UNE. 
• There have been seven shutouts in the series, including the last three outings. 
• Suffolk is 4-3-0 against UNE when a team is kept off the scoreboard.
• Five meetings between the Rams and Nor'Easters have gone into overtime. The Rams are 1-1-3 in outings that exceed regulation versus UNE.
• Under head coach Abby Ostrom, Suffolk is 1-6-1 versus the Nor'Easters. 

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

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Wednesday's action advances to the semifinals that are set for Saturday, Feb. 28 at top seed Endicott at 3:30 p.m.