Defensemen Help No. 2 Eagles Win 10th Straight

STORRS, Conn. – The No. 2 Boston College women's hockey team extended its season-opening win streak to 10 games and posted its third straight shutout with a 4-0 road win at Connecticut this afternoon.

Defensive pair Kali Flanagan and Megan Keller combined to help post the shutout – the team' fifth in six games – and combined for two goals and four assists in the victory.

Katie Burt made 11 saves in her fifth shutout, while Haley Skarupa scored her sixth goal of the season and Kenzie Kent added her third.

The win moved improved Boston College to 10-0-0 and 4-0-0 in Hockey East play, while UConn fell to 3-3-2 overall and 0-3-0 in league play.

#2 Boston College 4, Connecticut 0
Freitas Ice Forum // Storrs, Conn.
Saturday, October 31, 2015

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Boston College extended its shutout streak to three games as Katie Burt made 11 saves in her fifth shutout in six games
Defensive partners Kali Flanagan and Megan Keller combined for 2 goals and 4 assists – each had a one-goal, two-assist afternoon
Kenzie Kent and Haley Skarupa each recorded a multiple-point game, with each registering one power-play goal and one assist

QUOTABLES
Head coach Katie Crowley
"I thought our team did a nice job of staying focused through the whole game. Connecticut is a very physical team and we played well through that. It was a nice weekend for us, coming out with four league points as we head into two tough games against Boston University next."

HOW IT HAPPENED

2nd, 4:42 // 1-0 BC GOAL: Kenzie Kent cycled the puck up to Kali Flanagan, who fed Megan Keller across the blue line for an open one-timer, which was re-directed in front.
2nd, 19:47 // 2-0 BC GOAL (PPG): The Eagles kept the puck moving on the power play and Kali Flanagan and Megan Keller again were involved in generating the goal. Flanagan played Keller at the other point and her shot was re-directed in by Haley Skarupa down low for the 2-0 lead
3rd, 3:20 // 3-0 BC GOAL (PPG): Once again on the power play, Keller played the puck down to Alex Carpenter along the wall by the faceoff circle. Carpenter's shot was put in by Kenzie Kent, who re-directed the puck past Elaine Chuli while screening her.
3rd, 10:37 // 4-0 BC GOAL: The second line of Kristyn Capizzano, Dana Trivigno and Haley Skarupa were battling along the boards for a loose puck. Capizzano popped out of the scrum with it and found Skarupa low. Skarupa played it back to the point, which Flanagan ripped a low shot that beat Elaine Chuli after a deflection off a UConn skater.

GAME NOTES

BC has now won its last eight meetings with Connecticut and is 26-14-7 all-time against the Huskies
Katie Burt made 11 saves to record her third straight shutout and fifth of the season, all coming in the last six games … it was also her 15th career shutout in just 44 career games … Burt has allowed just one goal in the last 364:40 of play
Megan Keller's one-goal, two-assist effort was her second three-point game of the season … she pushed her point total to 12 through 10 games, with a career-high 5 goals and 7 assists
Megan Keller's three points gave her 36 for her career, moving her into a tie for 10th place on the BC career defenseman scoring chart … she is level with Cristin Stuart '08, who finished her career with 36 points
Kali Flanagan recorded her second-career three-point effort – matching her single-game best – and her first since Nov. 8, 2014 in a 6-1 win at Northeastern … Flanagan now has 11 points on the season from one goal and a career-high 10 assists
Haley Skarupa picked up her eighth multiple-point game this season with her one-goal, one-assist effort today …she now has 184 career points and is 14 points back of third place on the BC career scoring chart (Erin Magee '99, 198 points)
Haley Skarupa's two points pushed her season total to 19 (6g, team-high 13a) … she has now picked up at least one point in the last eight games, registering 17 points in that run
Haley Skarupa now has 97 career assists, third in BC history
Haley Skarupa's goal pushed her into a fourth-place tie on the BC career goals chart with Allie Thunstrom '10, who also has 86 career goals … Skarupa is now 12 goals back of third-place Kelli Stack '11 (98)
Kenzie Kent picked up her third goal of the season and her eighth assist of the campaign … it was her fourth multiple-point game of the season … two of her three goals have been power-play strikes
Kenzie Kent's two points moved her to 49 on her career, one shy of the 50-point plateau
Alex Carpenter picked up her ninth assist of the season, pushing her career total to 109 … she is two assists back from tying the BC career assist record (111, Kelli Stack '11)
BC now has six players with double-digit scoring totals this season: Alex Carpenter (23), Haley Skarupa (19), Makenna Newkirk (12), Megan Keller (12), Kali Flanagan (11) and Andie Anastos (10)
After being held scoreless in the first period, it was the first time in 2015-16 that BC was unable to convert for a first-period goal
Boston College is now 3-0-0 on the road this season and has out-scored its opponents 16-1 in those three games
The win extended the Eagles' program-best start to 10-0-0 … this is the deepest in a season BC has remained perfect in program history
BC went 2-for-4 on the power play, marking the eighth game in 10 this season they've scored with the man advantage … today marked the third time this season BC scored two or more power-play goals in a game
The Eagles were 3-for-3 killing penalties, maintaining their perfect mark on the penalty kill this year … BC is now 35-for-35 in killing opponents' power-play opportunities in 2015-16 … BC remains the only team nationally who is perfect on the penalty kill

TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 10-0-0, 4-0-0 HEA
Connecticut: 3-3-2, 0-3-0 HEA

UP NEXT
Boston College returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 7, when the team heads down Commonwealth Ave., to face Boston University at Walter Brown Arena. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m.

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Team Stats

Megan Keller

Kali Flanagan

Kenzie Kent

Haley Skarupa

Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Kali Flanagan

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Makenna Newkirk

Haley Skarupa

Dana Trivigno