Pair of Ivy League Games Slated for the Weekend
October 19, 2006 | Women's Hockey
Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
Oct. 19, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006 / Saturday, October 21, 2006
vs. #9 Princeton Tigers / Yale Bulldogs
2:00 p.m.
Kelley Rink, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
DROPPING THE PUCK
Sophomore Meghan Fardelman once again led the Eagles to a win last weekend in Orono against the Maine Black Bears, 5-3. Fardelman scored the first goal and tacked on two assists, including the assist on the gamewinner by freshman Kelli Stack, which also marked Stack's first collegiate goal. The win bumped the Eagles up to 3-0-0 and 1-0-0 in the league.
Boston College has not won a game against Princeton since the series began on November 13, 1994. The all-time series sits at 0-14-3 in the Tigers' favor, with the match-up on October 29, 2005 ending in a 2-2 tie after overtime. The Eagles, who own a 10-5-4 series lead over the Bulldogs, have historically had more success with Yale. The Bulldogs finally figured the Eagles out last season and earned a 1-1 tie and 3-2 win.
LAST TIME VS. THE TIGERS - October 29, 2005
Buffalo, N.Y.--The Eagles fought to a 2-2 tie against the 10th ranked Princeton Tigers through four periods. Princeton got on the board first in the second period, but sophomore Sarah Feldman retaliated to even the score at 1-1. The Tigers' Alison Ralph scored an unassisted goal to close out the second period. The score remained 2-1 until late in the third period when freshman Becky Zavisza found the back of the net with help from classmate Maggie Taverna. Freshman goaltender Johanna Ellison made 40 saves to preserve the tie.
LAST TIME VS. THE BULLDOGS - January 2, 2006
Chestnut Hill, Mass.--The Yale Bulldogs defeated the Eagles, 3-2, Monday evening in Kelley Rink. Boston College attacked first and led 1-0 in the first period when freshman Meghan Fardelmann notched her fifth goal of the season. Yale scored two unaswered goals in the second. The Eagles were able to tie up the score at 2-2 on Colleen Harris' first goal of the season, but the Bulldogs prevented overtime with a short-handed goal at 59:26.
ROOKIE RAMBLINGS
Freshman goaltender Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.) has made
55 saves in her first three collegiate starts in goal and has
already earned Hockey East's Defensive Player of the Week
and ITECH Rookie of the Week. Schaus leads the league in
GAA (1.33) and has a perfect 3-0-0 (1-0-0 HE) record.
Another freshman, Anna McDonald, is putting up numbers
early. McDonald has notched two goals and two assists, and is
tied with sophomore defender Maggie Taverna for second on
the team with four points. Kelli Stack registered her first collegiate
goal, the gamewinner, in Maine on Sunday.
FACE TIME
USA Hockey recently took a moment to speak with head
coach Tom Mutch about how he found his way into coaching
after playing in college, the Central Hockey League, and across seas. To read the feature visit
the USA Hockey web site or go directly to the story at:
http://www.usahockey.com/coaching/coaches_feature/main/home/rl_mutch_101806//
BENCH BANTER
Junior co-captain Deborah Spillane will return to the Eagle lineup this weekend for the first
time since sustaining an ankle injury in the first game of the season against RPI on September
29. Spillane was last year's leading scorer with 35 points. Junior defender Rachel Wedig and
sophomore forward Shannon Webster will continue to sit out with injuries. Neither has
played yet this season.
THE NATIONAL SCENE
The latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Poll released on October 17
ranks Boston College 10th in the nation, tied with Clarkson University...The top three teams--
University of Wisconsin, New Hampshire and St. Lawrence University--each have yet to take a
loss this season...Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton have not played an official game coming
into this weekend because of Ivy League rules. The same holds true for Boston College's
Saturday opponent, Yale...Ninth-ranked Princeton is the first ranked team the Eagles will face
this year.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll Team (first place votes) 1. University of Wisconsin (18) 2. New Hampshire 3. St. Lawrence University 4. University of Minnesota 4. University of Minnesota-Dulute 6. Dartmouth College (1) 7. Mercyhurst College 8. Harvard University 9. Princeton University 10. Boston College 10. Clarkson University
UNDER-22 SELECTS
This summer, three Eagles were invited to participate in the U.S. National Women's Hockey
Festival, which served as a try-out for the U.S. Under-22 Select Team. Defenseman Maggie
Taverna, and forwards Deb Spillane and Becky Zavisza traveled to Lake Placid, N.Y. for the
festival, and Taverna and Spillane were selected to play in the Under-22 series against the
Canadian team August 24-27. The Americans were edged, 2-1, by the Canadians in the series.
Boston College Assistant Coach Katie King, a three-time Olympian, joined the U-22 Select Team's coaching staff as an assistant.
THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING...
The Eagles had their best season in program history last year, and with it came lots of firsts. On
February 14, 2006, Boston College won its first-ever Beanpot trophy by defeating Harvard, 2-0,
in the title game. Next, the Eagles picked up their first win in a Hockey East tournament game
since joining the conference in 2002 when they beat Providence in the semifinals, 3-1. When
Boston College moved on to play New Hampshire the next night, it marked the first conference
title game for the Eagles.
COACH'S CORNER
Head coach Tom Mutch has compiled a 39-51-11 record at the Heights in his three-plus season.
He has also earned Hockey East's Co-Coach of the Year Award and been selected to the All-Star
game coaching staff. Prior to the Boston College, Mutch coached the University of Nebraska-
Omaha men's team, the Omaha Lancers Hockey Club, and his alma mater, the Northeastern
men's hockey program. In 1996, Mutch accepted a position as the U.S. Women's National and
Olympic Hockey team assistant. During his tenure there, Team USA captured the 1998
Olympic gold medal with a 6-0 record, and the silver medal in the 1997 World Championship in
Ontario.
