For the first time in the program's 13-year history, the fourth-ranked Clarkson University Women's Hockey team has started its season with seven wins in seven games, the second longest active streak in the country. The Golden Knights will try to continue that streak when they host the University of New Hampshire for a pair of games in Cheel Arena. Both games are 3:00 p.m. faceoffs on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Led by eighth-year head coach Matt Desrosiers and second-year assistant coaches Britni Smith and Meghan Duggan, the Golden Knights traveled to Boston University for a pair of games against the 9th-ranked Terriers at Walter Brown Arena. On Friday, Clarkson fell behind 2-0 early in the second period, but four straight goals, including three by freshmen, brought Clarkson back to a 4-2 win. On Saturday, the Green and Gold once again hung four goals on BU in a 4-1 victory.

Friday saw Clarkson's comeback sparked by three freshmen scorers. First Emma Keenan grabbed her first collegiate goal before Loren Gabel tied the game at two goals apiece. Kelly Mariani scored what ended up being the game-winning goal before junior assistant captain Cayley Mercer added an insurance goal. On Saturday, Clarkson took a 2-0 lead on two goals by senior assistant captain Olivia Howe before junior Genevieve Bannon scored two insurance goals.

Mercer leads the team with 11 points on four goals and a team-high seven assists. She has tallied a point in all seven games this season, including a goal on Friday and two helpers on Saturday. Mercer is tied for 16th in the country in both points and assists per game.

Howe and sophomore Savannah Harmon are tied for second on the team with eight points apiece. Howe has four goals, including three game-winners which is the best total in the country, and four assists. Howe was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week for her performances against Boston University. Harmon has notched two goals and six assists. She is fifth in the country in points per game by a defenseman. Harmon joins Mercer as the only two Clarkson skaters to record a point in every game while Howe has tallied at least a point in six of seven games.

The six newcomers on Clarkson have wasted little time in contributing to the Golden Knights' offense. The freshmen have accounted for 30% the team's offense, with 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points. Leading the way are Rhyen McGill, Loren Gabel, and Kelly Mariani who all have five points with McGill scoring four goals and an assist and the other two scoring three goals to go with two assists. Emma Keenan has also added a goal and a pair of assists with Josiane Pozzebon chipping in a goal and an assist. The class is also racking up awards, with McGill earning ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for the week of October 13th and Mariani being named to the ECAC Hockey Honor Roll this week.

Clarkson is one of only three teams with both its offense and defense ranked in the top six of the nation. Clarkson's offense is sixth in the country, scoring 3.71 goals per game. Impressively, Clarkson's scoring has been extremely balanced, with the Golden Knights owning the top ranked offense that does not have a player who is in the top 20 of goals per game. Clarkson already has 11 players who have scored a goal and two others, sophomores Amanda Titus and Brielle Bellerive, have added three assists.

The defense is led by sophomore goaltender Shea Tiley. The reigning ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week is a perfect 6-0-0 this season with two shutouts. Tiley made a combined 54 saves in the two games against Boston University. She is currently 5th in the country with a 1.00goals against average and 3rd in save percentage at .958.

New Hampshire comes in with a 0-5-0 record overall and has dropped its first three Hockey East games. New Hampshire has struggled on both offense and defense, with its offense tied for 26th in the country with just one goal per game while the defense is leaking 3.80 goals per game, the 23rd best rate.

Clarkson holds a 2-2-0 all-time record against the Wildcats, with the last meeting coming in 2011. The Golden Knights are 2-0 at home against New Hampshire, winning 6-2 in 2009 and 2-1 in 2011.