HOLIDAY SERIES: Rensselaer welcomes the University of New Hampshire to the Houston Field House for a two-game series on Friday and Saturday ... Puck drop is scheduled for 7pm on Friday and 4pm on Saturday.

RPI DROPS EXHIBITION GAME UP NORTH: The Engineers took a mid-season break from regular season play last weekend, traveling to Montreal to face McGill University in an exhibition game ... The Martlets came away with a 4-0 victory, scoring twice in the first period, once in the second and once in the third ... Senior netminder Sara Till made 23 saves, while freshman Kira Bombay came on in relief to make nine.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Live statistics for RPI home games can be followed at www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/whockey.

ON RPI TV: Home women's hockey games can be seen live, for free, on RPI TV or online at www.rpitv.org.

RPI SCORING LEADERS: The Engineers are led offensively by senior Mari Mankey, who has three goals and five assists for eight points ... Classmate Alexa Gruschow is right behind her with four goals and three assists for seven points ... Junior Laura Horwood rounds out the top three scorers with six points, on two goals and four assists.

IN GOAL: Freshman Lovisa Selander is 3-6-1 with a 2.26 goals against average and a .929 save percentage, while senior Sara Till is 1-1 with a 3.26 goals against average and an .882 save percentage.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Four of senior Jenn Godin's team-leading five assists have come on the power play ... Classmate Mari Mankey has a team-high two game-winning goals, including the deciding tally against then-No. 4 Clarkson on November 7 ... Junior Katie Rooney has a shooting percentage of 17.4%, which is good for 10th in ECAC Hockey ... Freshman Josefine Hansen (26) and sophomore Amanda Kimmerle (24) rank second and third, respectively, in blocked shots.

FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE: Junior Jonna Curtis has a team-best 15 points on six goals and nine assists ... Senior captain Sara Carlson has two goals and six assists for eight points ... Sophomores Amy Boucher (6 goals, 1 assist), Amy Schlagel (4 goals, 3 assists) and Julia Fedeski (2 goals, 5 assists) all have seven points.

WILDCATS IN THE CAGE: Freshman Kyra Smith is 2-5-0 with a 3.16 goals against average and an .882 save percentage, while senior Vilva Vaattovaara is 1-6-0 with a 4.15 goals against average and an .865 save percentage.

2014-15 VS. UNH: The Wildcats fought back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Rensselaer, 2-1, on October 17, 2014 ... Alexa Gruschow got the Engineers on the board at 5:05 of the first period, but New Hampshire answered with tallies from Heather Kashman and Haley Breedlove before the period was over ... Brianna Piper made 20 saves in net for Rensselaer.