Friday, October 23
Ithaca, N.Y
7:00 PM
Boston College
at
Cornell
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Prepped for First Road Test at Cornell
October 21, 2015 | Women's Hockey
No. 2 BC set to hit the road for a pair against the Big Red in Ithaca
No. 2 Boston College (6-0-0, 2-0-0 HEA)
at No. 9 Cornell (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
Friday, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 | 3 p.m.
Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y.
GAME NOTES (PDF)
WHERE TO WATCH
Live Stream: ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/cornell/whockey/
FRIDAY'S HEADLINES
BC AGAINST CORNELL
EAGLES vs. THE BIG RED
BEST-EVER START
Boston College enters the weekend 6-0-0, marking the first time the Eagles have maintained a perfect record this late into the season ... last year - in 2014-15 - even as the Eagles set a program record going undefeated through the first 29 games, BC started the season 5-0-1 through six games ... before this year, the longest Boston College had gone into the season with a perfect record was four games (4-0-0) in 2010-11.
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
This weekend's games in Ithaca are the Eagles' first road contests of the 2015-16 season ... BC opened up with six straight games at home, and will play 11 of the team's first 16 games overall at Conte Forum until the end of November ... however, the tide turns after Thanksgiving when BC hits the road for six straight and 13 of their final 18 contests.
REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
In the last three seasons, Boston College has compiled a 24-7-4 regular-season record in non-conference match-ups ... in 2014-15, BC went 9-1-1 during the regular season against non-Hockey East opponents, with the lone loss coming to No. 4 Harvard in the Beanpot championship ... in 2013-14, the Eagles were 7-3-2 against non-HEA foes, after an 8-3-1 mark in 2012-13.
PENALTY KILL HAS BEEN ON POINT
BC's penalty kill is a perfect 20-for-20 on the season so far ... the Eagles average 3.33 penalties per game, but have killed off each of their opponents' 20 chances with the man advantage ... in the 20 power-play chances against them this year, the Eagles have only surrendered 31 shots ... the Eagles are the only team with a perfect PK rate in the nation.
POWER PLAY KICKING INTO GEAR
So far this season, BC is 6-for-24 on the power play for a .250 mark ... Alex Carpenter (2), Megan Keller (2), Kenzie Kent and Haley Skarupa have all scored with the man-advantage this season ... BC has scored at least one power-play goal in four of the team's six games, scoring a season-high three PPGs against St. Lawrence on Oct. 11 ... the Eagles are fourth nationally in PP effectiveness as Minnesota (.450), Northeastern (.364) and Colgate (.318) are ranked first through third ... individually, both Carpenter and Keller are tied for second nationally with two PPGs each.
at No. 9 Cornell (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
Friday, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 | 3 p.m.
Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y.
GAME NOTES (PDF)
WHERE TO WATCH
Live Stream: ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/cornell/whockey/
FRIDAY'S HEADLINES
- This weekend's games are the Eagles' first road matches of the 2015-16 season ... BC started the year with six straight games at Kelley Rink
- The Eagles are ranked third nationally in scoring offense (5.33 GPG) and seventh in scoring defense (1.67 GAPG).
- Alex Carpenter is just two points back of the Boston College school scoring record, currently held by Kelli Stack '11 (209 points) ... Carpenter also enters the weekend with 99 career goals, also second-most at BC
- Boston College has gone 20-for-20 on the penalty kill, and the Eagles are the only team nationally with a perfect PK mark so far this season
BC AGAINST CORNELL
- This weekend's series marks the 20th and 21st meetings between the teams since Boston College attained varsity status in 1994-95
- Cornell leads the all-time series 12-6-1 ... on the road, BC is just 1-7-0 in Ithaca, but 5-5-1 in Chestnut Hill
- BC is 6-1-0 in the last seven meetings between the teams, including a pair of 6-2 wins at Conte Forum last fall
- The Eagles have won the last five meetings at BC, including a pair of overtime wins in 2002 and 2013
- Since the start of the women's Hockey East Conference in 2002-03, BC is 5-1-0 against the Big Red
- Before BC's ascension to varsity status in 1994-95, the Eagles went 0-11-1 against Cornell
- The teams' first-ever meeting came on Nov. 5, 1994 – a 3-2 overtime win by the Big Red in Ithaca
- Boston College's first-ever win against Cornell came on Jan. 20, 2002, a 2-1 overtime win at Chestnut Hill
- BC and Cornell met at least once a season from 1994-95 through 2002-03 before re-initiating the series in 2012-12 with a single game in Chestnut Hill (a 4-3 BC win in overtime)
- This will be the fourth-straight season the teams meet and the third straight in which the squads play two games
- Katie Crowley has a 4-1-0 career mark against Cornell
- Last year when the teams met, BC was ranked No. 3 and Cornell was ranked No. 5
EAGLES vs. THE BIG RED
- Seven current Eagles have registered points against Cornell
- Haley Skarupa leads all Eagles with 10 career points against the Big Red, coming on 4 goals and 6 assists … six of her points game in BC's wins last season as she collected 2 goals and 4 assists
- Alex Carpenter has scored 8 points against Cornell from 2 goals and 6 assists … in last year's meetings, she tallied a goal and an assist in each game, including a shorthanded strike in the second meeting
- Lexi Bender has four career points against Cornell, all assists … all of her points came last year as she recorded a pair of assists in each of the two games
- Dana Trivigno has three career points against the Big Red … she added an assist in the second game in 2013 in Ithaca and scored 2 goals in the first game last season
- Andie Anastos and Kenzie Kent each have one goal and one assist against Cornell, while Tori Sullivan has two assists
- Katie Burt is 2-0-0 against Cornell, with a 2.00 goals against average with a .911 save percentage
BEST-EVER START
Boston College enters the weekend 6-0-0, marking the first time the Eagles have maintained a perfect record this late into the season ... last year - in 2014-15 - even as the Eagles set a program record going undefeated through the first 29 games, BC started the season 5-0-1 through six games ... before this year, the longest Boston College had gone into the season with a perfect record was four games (4-0-0) in 2010-11.
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
This weekend's games in Ithaca are the Eagles' first road contests of the 2015-16 season ... BC opened up with six straight games at home, and will play 11 of the team's first 16 games overall at Conte Forum until the end of November ... however, the tide turns after Thanksgiving when BC hits the road for six straight and 13 of their final 18 contests.
REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
In the last three seasons, Boston College has compiled a 24-7-4 regular-season record in non-conference match-ups ... in 2014-15, BC went 9-1-1 during the regular season against non-Hockey East opponents, with the lone loss coming to No. 4 Harvard in the Beanpot championship ... in 2013-14, the Eagles were 7-3-2 against non-HEA foes, after an 8-3-1 mark in 2012-13.
PENALTY KILL HAS BEEN ON POINT
BC's penalty kill is a perfect 20-for-20 on the season so far ... the Eagles average 3.33 penalties per game, but have killed off each of their opponents' 20 chances with the man advantage ... in the 20 power-play chances against them this year, the Eagles have only surrendered 31 shots ... the Eagles are the only team with a perfect PK rate in the nation.
POWER PLAY KICKING INTO GEAR
So far this season, BC is 6-for-24 on the power play for a .250 mark ... Alex Carpenter (2), Megan Keller (2), Kenzie Kent and Haley Skarupa have all scored with the man-advantage this season ... BC has scored at least one power-play goal in four of the team's six games, scoring a season-high three PPGs against St. Lawrence on Oct. 11 ... the Eagles are fourth nationally in PP effectiveness as Minnesota (.450), Northeastern (.364) and Colgate (.318) are ranked first through third ... individually, both Carpenter and Keller are tied for second nationally with two PPGs each.
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