200th Hockey East Win Comes at BU

BOSTON – Daryl Watts scored two goals and Makenna Newkirk tallied the game-winner in the third period as the second-ranked Boston College women's hockey team earned a 4-2 win over Boston University at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Boston College (13-1-3, 7-0-3 HEA) won its 200th game in Hockey East, becoming the first league team to reach the 200-win milestone in conference history. The league began its women's division in 2002-03.

After Boston University (6-8-3, 3-6-3 HEA) took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission through the first of Rebecca Leslie's two goals on the day, Boston College came back to tie the game via Watts' first goal 6:35 in to the second. She added a power-play goal at 15:19 to give BC its first lead, but Leslie scored again at 17:21 as the teams went into the second break tied at 2-2.

Newkirk's power-play goal at 4:35 gave the Eagles the lead for good and then Serena Sommerfield's goal less than 90 seconds later padded the BC advantage at 4-2. The Terriers pulled goaltender Erin O'Neil for spans totaling almost four-and-a-half minutes in the final seven minutes of the game – including forcing a 6-on-3 power-play chance – but BU was unable to pull a goal back.

With the win, BC won the three-game regular-season series between the teams, 2-0-1.

The Eagles return to action next weekend when the team closes out the first-semester schedule with a home-and-home series with Merrimack. BC will host the Warriors on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at Kelley Rink. On Saturday, the teams will play at Lawler Rink in North Andover, Mass., on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m.

No. 2 Boston College 4, Boston University 2
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Walter Brown Arena | Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1st, 16:44 | BU GOAL, 0-1 – Victoria Bach gained possession deep in the BU zone and popped the puck ahead to Rebecca Leslie up the boards. Leslie broke out with Mary Grace Kelley and the two traded quick passes at center ice. Leslie received the puck and skated into the Eagles' zone, getting off a wrist shot from the faceoff dot that beat Katie Burt for the early Terrier lead.
2nd, 6:35 | BC GOAL, 1-1 – Grace Bizal's shot from the point was high and kicked down off the glass. A Terrier picked it up behind the goal, but Maegan Beres stripped her below the goal line and fed Daryl Watts at the bottom of the circle. Watts skated to the slot, deked around Abbey Stanley who laid out to block the shot, and then fired high back over O'Neil's glove to bring BC level.
2nd, 15:19 | BC GOAL, 2-1 (PPG) – With the Eagles on the man-advantage, Kenzie Kent went to shoot from the center point, but she scuffed her shot. It fell right at Makenna Newkirk's feet, and she put a shot on that O'Neil saved, but Watts picked up the rebound and popped it up over her for the power-play goal and a BC lead.
2nd, 17:21 | BU GOAL, 2-2 (PPG) – With the Terriers on the power play, Abbey Cooke feed Leslie at the low point, who fired a shot into traffic. The effort beat Burt, who was screened on the play by a BU player in front of her in the crease.
3rd, 4:35 | BC GOAL, 3-2 (PPG) – Right off the power play's first faceoff, Watts collected the puck deep in the corner and played Lonergan up the half boards. She pushed a pass back for Newkirk, who took the feed and skated through the slot before throwing a backhand on goal that beat O'Neil under her glove on the far side.
3rd, 5:43 | BC GOAL, 4-2 – As the Terriers were breaking out, Lonergan caught up to the play and stripped the BU player at center ice. She curled and skated back through the neutral zone, gaining the blue line. She picked up Serena Sommerfield behind her, laying off for the defenseman who took the pass and a threw a laser on frame that beat O'Neil high and gave BC a two-goal edge.

GAME NOTES

Today's win was the Eagles' 200th win in Hockey East play … they became the first program in conference history to reach the 200-win plateau … the women's Hockey East league began in 2002-03 … New Hampshire is the next closest team, posting 180 wins through Saturday's games.
Daryl Watts upped her nation-leading scoring total to 44 points with her three-point effort … it was her ninth game this season with three or more points, and her second against the Terriers
Today was Watts' sixth multiple-goal game of the season with her two-goal effort today … she now has five goals against BU this year, with at least one in each of the three meetings.
Following the game, Watts held the national lead in goals (20), assists (24) and points (44) and her second-period power-play goal was her nation-leading seventh power-play goal
Makenna Newkirk registered her eighth multiple-point game of the season with her one-goal, one-assist effort today … she now has 27 points (9 goals, 18 assists)
Newkirk pushed her point streak to 17 games, which is now the fourth-longest in program history, moving past Haley Skarupa's 16-game run at the end of the 2015-16 season … Skarupa also has the third-longest streak – 20 games – which she set in 2014-15
Serena Sommerfield tallied her first goal of the year and just the second goal of her career … her last goal came on Oct. 29, 2016 against UConn at Kelley Rink … with the goal, she pushed her season point total to 10 points, her first double-digit point season of her career.
With her set-up of Watt's first goal, Maegan Beres recorded the third assist of the season and her first since Nov. 4 against Syracuse
Kenzie Kent recorded her seventh assist of the year – and the 83rd of her career – which moved her into sole possession of seventh place on the Eagles' career assist chart … she entered the game tied with Erin Magee '99, who had 82
Kent moved into 12th place on the Eagles' career scoring list and now has 116 career points … she came into the game tied with Megan Keller '19 – who is away for the season with the U.S. National Team preparing for the 2018 Olympics – who has 115 points through three seasons … Kent is now nine points back of 11th place and 11 points shy of 10th place
Newkirk's two points moved her into a tie for 13th place on the career scoring chart with Keller … both have 115 career points
Caitrin Lonergan collected a two-assist day, her 14th multiple-point effort of the season … it was also her sixth multiple-assist game of the year
Lonergan became the second player this season to break the 40-point threshold, pushing her season total to 41 points from 18 goals and 23 assists … she is now two points back of breaking into the top five sophomore scoring campaigns in program history … Kent currently sits fifth with 43 points in 2015-16
Katie Burt recorded her 104th career win in goal … she is already second in the NCAA career record books and is now 10 wins shy of the NCAA career wins record (114), which is held by Minnesota's Noora Raty '13
BC moved to 27-17-7 all-time against Boston University since both teams became varsity programs … the Eagles are 3-0-2 in the last five meetings against the Terriers and 8-1-2 since the start of the 2015-16 season
Today was the sixth time this season that BC scored at least two power-play goals, and the second time they did so against BU ... both times came at the Terriers' Walter Brown Arena

THREE STARS

Daryl Watts, BC
Rebecca Leslie, BU
Makenna Newkirk, BC

TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 13-1-3, 7-0-3 HEA
Boston University: 6-8-3, 3-6-3 HEA

UP NEXT
The Eagles return to action next weekend when the team closes out the first-semester schedule with a home-and-home series with Merrimack. BC will host the Warriors on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at Kelley Rink. On Saturday, the teams will play at Lawler Rink in North Andover, Mass., on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m.

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Team Stats

Daryl Watts

Makenna Newkirk

Caitrin Lonergan

Serena Sommerfield

Players Mentioned

Maegan Beres

Grace Bizal

Katie Burt

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Caitrin Lonergan

Makenna Newkirk

Serena Sommerfield

Daryl Watts

Players Mentioned

Maegan Beres

Grace Bizal

Katie Burt

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Caitrin Lonergan

Makenna Newkirk

Serena Sommerfield

Daryl Watts