Eagles Welcome Friars for Pre-Thanksgiving Tilt

#2 Boston College (15-0-0, 9-0-0 HEA) vs.
Providence (3-9-0, 3-5-0 HEA)

Wednesday, November 25 | 4 p.m.
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES

BC looks to be the first league team to win 10 Hockey East games this season
BC features nine players ranked in the nation's top 51 spots in points per game, most of any team in the country
Kristyn Capizzano is in the midst of an eight-game point streak during which she's recorded 10 points (2g, 8a)
Dana Trivigno has at least one point in each of the last five games, recording 9 points in that span
After Wednesday's game, the Eagles will play their next six games on the road, returning home on Jan. 18

BC AGAINST PROVIDENCE

Wednesday's game will be the first of three scheduled regular-season meetings between the teams ... the squads will meet again the final weekend of regular-season play: Friday, Feb. 19 in Chestnut Hill, and Saturday, Feb. 20 in Providence
Boston College is 26-35-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status for the 1995-95 season
BC is 11-17-2 in meetings at Kelley Rink, 13-16-1 in games played at Schneider Arena and 2-2 against PC in game on neutral ice
BC has won the last 11 meetings between the two teams (seven at BC, four at PC) ... the Eagles are 16-1-0 in the last 17 meetings
Providence won the teams' first 16 meetings once BC became a D1 program and went 25-1-0 in the first 26 contests ... the Eagles won their first-ever game against the Friars - on the road - on March 3, 2002
Since the start of Hockey East in 2002-03, BC is 21-17-4 against PC ... the teams have played six times in the Hockey East Tournament, with BC leading, 4-2-0 in those contests
Head coach Katie Crowley has a 19-4-3 career mark against the Friars

EAGLES vs. FRIARS

Alex Carpenter is the Eagles' active leading scorer against PC with 18 points (11g, 7a) ... in four games last year, she recorded 10 points (5g, 5a) ... Carpenter is the Eagles' career goal-scoring leader against Providence
Haley Skarupa has 17 career points vs. the Friars (8g. 9a) ... she has recorded 7 points in each of the last two seasons against PC
Dana Trivigno has collected 11 points (5g, 6a) against the Friars ... she had six points in four games last year (2g, 4a)
Andie Anastos (4g, 5a) and Lexi Bender (1g, 8a) each have 9 points against PC, while Kristyn Capizzano (3g, 5a) has 8 points
Seniors Meghan Grieves (5-2-7), Kaliya Johnson (0-4-4) and Haley McLean (1-2-3) have also found the scoresheet against Providence
Kenzie Kent (6 assists) and Tori Sullivan (3g, 2a) each averaged a point or more as a freshman against PC, while Megan Keller (0-3-3), Toni Ann Miano (1-2-3) and Kali Flanagan (0-1-1) also picked up their first points vs. the Friars in their first seasons in 2014-15
Kelli Stack '11 is the Eagles' career scoring leader against Providence with 22 points (10g, 12a)
Katie Burt is 5-0-0 with a 1.09 goals against average and a .928 save percentage with one shutout against Providence
Gabri Switaj has played 23:17 vs. the Friars, with a 1.000 save percentage

HOME COOKING COMING LESS FREQUENTLY
After Wednesday's game against Providence, the Eagles will not play a home game until Jan. 18 ... BC started the season with 11 of their first 16 games at home ... after Wednesday, BC will play 13 of 18 on the road ... during the upcoming six-game road streak, the team does have a month off between Dec. 10 (at Syracuse) and Jan. 9 (at Boston University).

STAMPING MAROON & GOLD ON NATIONAL CHARTS

Boston College players are prominent on the national scoring charts so far this season:
Nine (9) players are ranked in the top 51 in points per game, the most of any school in the country
Three (3) players are ranked in the top 20 in goals per game: Alex Carpenter (1.27), Haley Skarupa (0.67) and Makenna Newkirk (0.60), tied for most in the country with Minnesota
Eight (8) players are ranked in the top 39 in assists per game, and 11 are ranked among the top 71 spots
Three (3) defensemen are ranked in the top 7 in DMan scoring (Megan Keller, Kali Flanagan and Lexi Bender) as Keller is third, Flanagan fourth and Bender seventh
Alex Carpenter leads the nation in game-winning goals, second in power-play goals and tied for second in shorthanded goals, while Makenna Newkirk is tied for sixth in PPGs
Makenna Newkirk is second nationally among freshman in scoring (1.27 ppg), and is the nation's top freshman goal scorer

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Lexi Bender

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Kali Flanagan

Meghan Grieves

Kaliya Johnson

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Haley McLean

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk

Haley Skarupa

Tori Sullivan

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno