MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's hockey team travels to Boston, Mass., this weekend for the Ice Breaker Tournament, hosted by Boston University at Walter Brown Arena.
 
The Colonials will face Minnesota State on Friday, October 23, at 4:00 p.m. The winner will advance to face the winner of Friday's matchup between Yale and Boston University on Saturday, October 24. The two teams that fall in Friday's contests will also meet Saturday. All four games of the Ice Breaker Tournament will stream live on ESPN+.
 
RMU LATELY
RMU (3-5, 0-4 AHA) looks to bounce back after dropping a series to Syracuse. Jessica MacKinnon, Taylor Storey and Mya Kearns each scored a goal against the Orange. Defenseman Lucy Thiessen recorded her first assist as a Colonial, while Rio Pierre earned her first collegiate point with an assist in Saturday's contest.
 
Through eight games, RMU's top line of Greta Brezenski, Alaina Giampietro and MacKinnon has combined for 36 points, with each player recording 12. Brezenski and Giampietro have each scored six goals, while MacKinnon leads the team with seven assists. Brezenski also paces the Colonials with a plus-minus rating of +9.
 
Defensively, Kearns leads RMU's blue liners with 14 blocked shots and two goals, totaling four points. In net, Maggie Hatch has started all eight games and owns a .883 save percentage.
 
POINT STREAK
Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia native Jessica MacKinnon enters the tournament riding the third-longest point streak in the NCAA. Her six-game streak is the longest of her career, during which she has recorded four goals and five assists for nine points.
 
ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA STATE
RMU holds a 5-5-2 all-time record against Minnesota State. The teams last met at the 2023 Smashville Showcase in Nashville, Tenn., where the Mavericks earned a 5-1 victory. Giampietro recorded an assist in the contest, while Hatch made 50 saves. The Colonials' most recent win over Minnesota State came on the road in 2017.
 
SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS
Minnesota State (2-4, 0-4 WCHA) enters the tournament on a four-game losing streak after dropping consecutive series to No. 13 St. Cloud State and No. 2 Wisconsin. The Mavericks opened the season with a series sweep of RPI, a team RMU also swept earlier this season.
 
Junior forward Ayla Puppe leads Minnesota State with three goals and five points, while sophomore defenseman Neely Hawn paces the team with three assists. Sophomore blue liner Mika Cichosz has recorded 13 blocked shots. In goal, senior Hailey Hansen has served as the primary starter, appearing in four games and earning two wins with a .863 save percentage.
 
Last season, the Mavericks finished with a 17-19-2 overall record and a 9-17-2 mark in conference play. Minnesota State defeated Minnesota Duluth in the third game of its best-of-three postseason series before falling to No. 1 Wisconsin in the WCHA semifinals.
 
ALL-TIME VS. YALE
The Colonials are 2-4 all-time against Yale. Senior defenseman Thali D'Elia has recorded three assists in four career games against the Bulldogs. RMU's most recent victory over Yale came in 2012.
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Yale (0-0, 0-0 ECAC) opens its 2026-27 campaign at the Ice Breaker Tournament, facing Boston University on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
 
The Bulldogs finished last season with a 26-10 overall record and a 16-6 mark in conference play. Yale advanced to the ECAC Championship Game before falling to Quinnipiac, 5-1. The Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA Tournament and defeated Minnesota Duluth in the regional round before their season ended with a loss to Ohio State in the quarterfinals.
 
ALL-TIME VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY
RMU is 1-8 all-time against Boston University, with the Colonials' lone victory coming in 2013 in a 3-0 decision. The teams last met at the 2023 Smashville Showcase in Nashville, Tenn., where the Terriers earned a 3-1 win.
 
SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Boston University (1-4-1, 1-0-1 Hockey East) enters the tournament following a series loss to No. 9 Colgate. Before that matchup, the Terriers defeated Holy Cross in conference play and earned a shootout victory over New Hampshire.
 
Freshman forward Lo Lachapelle leads the team with three goals, while Lexie Bertelsen and Greta Henderson have recorded two assists apiece. On the blue line, Anezka Cabelova leads the team with 14 blocked shots. In goal, the Terriers have split time between Sydney Fogu and Mari Pietersen. Fogu has earned one win and owns a .954 save percentage, while Pietersen has recorded one tie with a .897 save percentage.
 
Last season, Boston University finished with an 11-21-3 overall record and an 8-14-2 mark in conference play. The Terriers defeated Providence in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament before falling to top-seeded Northeastern in the quarterfinals.
 
UP NEXT
RMU returns to Atlantic Hockey America play with a road series at Lindenwood on October 29-30. Both games will stream live on FloHockey.
 
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