Round 1 of BC-BU Set for Saturday

#2 BOSTON COLLEGE (10-0-0, 4-0-0 HEA) at BOSTON UNIVERSITY (6-4-0, 4-1-0 HEA)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 | 3 p.m.
Walter Brown Arena, Boston, Mass.

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FRIDAY'S HEADLINES

Haley Skarupa enters the game with an eight-game point streak during which time she's recorded 18 points
The Eagles are third nationally in scoring offense (5.20 GPG) and second in scoring defense (1.10 GAPG)
The BC defense and Katie Burt have allowed just one goal in the last six games after allowing 10 goals in the first four games ... the Eagles have allowed one goal in the last 364:40 of play and Burt was honored as Hockey East's goaltender of the month for October
The Eagles have the nation's top special teams unit with a combined 65.3 percent effectiveness ... BC is top the nation on the penalty kill (100.0; 35-for-35) and third nationally on the power play (32.4; 12-for-35)

BC AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Saturday's game will be the 41st varsity game between the two schools ... in varsity contests, BC leads the series 19-16-5
The two schools met numerous times before the two programs' ascension to D1 status (BC in 1994-95 and BU in 2005-06) in the Beanpot or other in-season contests
On the road at Walter Brown Arena, BC is 9-6-2 against the Terriers ... at Kelley Rink, the Eagles are 8-7-2
The teams have met six times in neutral locations in either the Beanpot or Hockey East Tournament, with the Terriers holding a 3-2-1 edge in those contests
In 2014-15, BC went 2-1-1 against BU, winning 4-3 and 5-0 at home before playing to a 2-2 tie at Walter Brown Arena ... BU won 4-1 in the HEA Championship game
Since the 2013-14 season, BC is 6-2-1 against Boston University overall, with the Eagles' two losses coming in the 2014 and 2015 Hockey East Championship games
BC went six seasons without a home win against BU: 2007-08 through 2012-13 ... the Eagles won the Feb. 4, 2014 meeting at Kelley Rink to snap an 0-7-2 run at home against the Terriers ... however, since the 2013-14 season BC is 4-0-0 at home vs. Boston University
Both teams have been ranked for 15 of the last 20 meetings between the programs
The two teams met in the Beanpot nine times while BC was a D1 program and before BU transitioned to D1 status in 2005-06, with the Eagles winning all nine games
Katie Crowley has a 14-15-4 career mark against Boston University

EAGLES VS. THE TERRIERS

12 current Eagles have registered at least one point against Boston University
Alex Carpenter leads all current Eagles in scoring against the Terriers, recording 18 points (9g, 9a) in 11 games ... in 4 meetings last year, she picked up 3 goals and 3 assists in four meetings
Haley Skarupa has 13 points (6g, 7a) against the Terriers … in four games in 2014-15, she also had 3 goals and 3 assists
Andie Anastos has collected 9 points in 9 career games against BU, coming on 5 goals and 4 assists … as a freshman in 2013-14, she posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 5 games
Dana Trivigno now has 7 career points in 12 games against the Terriers … she has scored 3 goals and added 4 assists
Defensemen Lexi Bender (2-2-4), Kaliya Johnson (0-3-3) and Megan Keller (0-3-3-) all have recorded multiple points against BU ... Tori Sullivan has 2 goals against BU, while Meghan Grieves, Kenzie Kent, Haley McLean and Toni Ann Miano all have single points
Katie Burt is 1-1-1 against BU with a 1.63 GAA, 1 shutout and a .933 save percentage ... Gabri Switaj is 1-0-0 vs. the Terriers with a 3.00 GAA and a .870 save percentage; her first career start came last January against BU in a 4-3 win

BEST-EVER START
Boston College enters Saturday's game at 10-0-0, 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.

HISTORIC DEFENSIVE RUN
The Eagles' current run of five shutouts in six games is the team's best defensive stretch in program history ... never before have the Eagles posted five clean sheets in six games ... the team's previous stingiest defensive run was four shutouts in five games, which occurred Nov. 15 through Nov. 25, 2014 ... in that stretch, BC allowed one goal in five games ... in the current stretch, the Eagles have surrendered one goal in six games.

SPREADING THE SCORING WEALTH
Through 10 games this season, 13 different players have scored goals for the Eagles and all 18 regular skaters have recorded points ... #1 Wisconsin has had 17 different players score goals, while #3 Minnesota has had 14 different players find the back of the net ... the Gophers have seen nine different players score at least 3 goals, while both BC and Wisconsin have eight different players score 3 or more goals this year.

STREAK'S STILL STRONG IN HOCKEY EAST
BC heads down on Commonwealth Ave. on Saturday riding a 29-game undefeated streak in regular-season conference play that dates back to the 2013-14 season ... the Eagles' last loss in league play was Feb. 8, 2014, a 2-0 setback at Connecticut ... since that loss, BC is 28-0-1 in regular-season action, including last year's 20-0-1 season ... since the start of the 2012-13 season (the majority of the senior class' freshman year), BC is 58-4-3 in regular-season conference games.

HOME STREAK STRETCHES ON
When Boston College returns home against Boston University next Tuesday, it will do so riding a 40-game home unbeaten run that dates back to Oct. 20, 2013 … in this current stretch, BC has gone 39-0-1 and won the last 34 games played at Kelley Rink ... the Eagles have out-scored their opponents 212-50 during the unbeaten run, averaging 5.30 goals per game while allowing just 1.25 ... the last time BC lost at Kelley Rink was Oct. 16, 2013, a 3-1 loss to New Hampshire.

EAGLES GET OUT OF THE GATES WELL ...
BC has scored 17 goals in the first period this year - the second-most among Hockey East teams behind Northeastern's 18 ... the Eagles have yet to allow a first-period goal this year, the best mark in HEA ... the Eagles' 17 first-period goals are more than three conference teams have scored so far this season (UConn - 15, UVM - 12, Providence - 6) ... Saturday's opponent, Boston University, has allowed 11 first-period goals, second-most in Hockey East.

... AND STAY HOT MIDDLE AND LATE
In addition to the team's 17 first-period goals, the Eagles have tallied 17 goals in the second period (tied for most in HEA) and 19 in the third period (the most in HEA) ... Boston College has scored 52 goals this season, the third-highest total in the country behind Minnesota (62 in 10 games) and Wisconsin (55 in 10 games) ... the Eagles' 5.30 goals per game average is third nationally behind the Gophers (6.20) and Badgers (5.50).

GETTING AHEAD AND STAYING AHEAD
Of the 600:00 played this season, Boston College has held the lead for 512:10 of action ... the Eagles and their opponents have been tied for a total of 86:54 of play, with 82:27 of that coming at the start of the game ... BC and its opponents have only been tied once during the run of play, for a total of 4:27 - at Cornell on Oct. 23 ... Boston College has not trailed this season.

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Lexi Bender

Katie Burt

Alex Carpenter

Meghan Grieves

Kaliya Johnson

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Haley McLean

Toni Ann Miano

Haley Skarupa

Tori Sullivan

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno