Revenge Sought by 10th-ranked Women's Ice Hockey
October 27, 2006 | Women's Hockey
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Oct. 27, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
vs. #2 New Hampshire
Durham, N.H./Whittemore Center
Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 2:00 p.m.
vs. Northeastern
Boston, Mass./Matthews Arena
DROPPING THE PUCK
Last weekend, the Eagles welcomed two Ivy League schools to Kelley Rink--#9 Princeton and Yale--and came away with a win and a tie to remain unbeaten at 4-0-1. Sophomore Meghan Fardelmann picked up where she left off from the week before to score BC's first goal against Princeton. Junior Deb Spillane returned from an ankle injury to score the game-tying goal in the second period. The game ended with a 2-2 score through three periods and an overtime.
Against Yale, the Eagles came out to take a 2-0 lead in the first ten minutes on goals by sophomore Becky Zavisza and freshman Allie Thunstrom. The Bulldogs got on the board in the third, but freshman Anna McDonald capitalized on a power play at 17:31 of the third period to give the Eagles the 3-1 victory.
BC vs. The Wildcats
The Eagles are 1-26-2 against the Wildcats since becoming a Division I program in 1994. Boston College's lone win over UNH came on November 5, 2005 at Conte Forum in a 3-2 overtime battle. Zavisza and Spillane hooked up for the game-winning goal with less than a minute remaining in the overtime period to give the Eagles their first win over the Wildcats. The last time these two teams met, UNH shut out Boston College, 6-0, in the Hockey East Championship game. The Wildcats eventually went on to the national championship game and lost to Wisconsin.
BC vs. The Huskies
After only beating the Huskies once prior to the 2005-06 season, the Eagles swept the season series against Northeastern last year, including the first round of the Beanpot Tournament, 4-3, in overtime. Since the Eagles moved to Division I in 1994, the Huskies lead the all-time series, 5-28-2. Northeastern's last win over BC came on January 16, 2005 by a 3-1 score.
YOUNG GUNS
The freshman and sophomore classes are making quite the impact for the Eagles this season. Those two classes have tallied 37 of Boston College's 43 points this season and 16 of 18 goals. Sophomore Meghan Fardelmann is leading that charge with 5-2--7. Below is the scoring break-down for each class.
Goals Assists Points Freshmen 8 11 19 Sophomores 8 10 18 Juniors 2 3 5 Seniors 0 1 1 Team 18 25 43
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 returned to the lineup last week, but leaves behind two injured players on the bench. 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 24 gives Boston College sole possession of 10th place, which the Eagles shared with Clarkson the previous week...Eight of the 10 teams in the poll have yet to take a loss this season...Harvard University is the only team in the poll yet to play an official game this season...For the fifth straight week, New Hampshire and Boston College are the only two teams representing Hockey East in the top 10.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll Team (first place votes) 1. University of Wisconsin (12) 2. New Hampshire (6) 3. Mercyhurst College 4. St. Lawrence University 5. University of Minnesota-Duluth (1) 6. University of Minnesota 7. Harvard University 8. Dartmouth College 9. Princeton University 10. Boston College
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 40-51-12 record at the Heights in his three-plus seasons since joining the Eagle staff in 2003. 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 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.
