Women Welcome Terriers on Tuesday

#2 BOSTON COLLEGE (11-0-0, 5-0-0 HEA)
vs.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (6-5-0, 4-2-0 HEA)

Tuesday, November 7, 2015 | 7 p.m.
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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TUESDAY'S HEADLINES

The Eagles are third nationally in scoring offense (5.45) ... Alex Carpenter leads the nation in goals (15) and points (28), while Haley Skarupa is tied for fourth nationally in points with 20
Haley Skarupa enters the game with a team-best nine-game point streak during which time she's recorded 19 points
Overall, BC has eight players ranked in the nation's top 50 in points per game, matching Minnesota for most in the nation
The BC defense and Katie Burt have allowed just two goals in the last seven games after allowing 10 goals in the first four games ... the Eagles are second in the nation in scoring defense (1.09 GAPG)

BC AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Tuesday's game will be the 42st varsity game between the two schools ... in varsity contests, BC leads the series 20-16-5
BC is coming off Saturday's 8-1 win at Walter Brown Arena, marking the Eagles' largest margin of victory over BU in the Hockey East era
At Kelley Rink, the Eagles are 8-7-2 against BU ... on the road at Walter Brown Arena, BC is 10-6-2 against the Terriers ... BU leads at neutral locations, 3-2-1
Since the 2013-14 season, BC is 7-2-1 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
Katie Crowley has a 15-15-4 career mark against Boston University

EAGLES VS. THE TERRIERS

15 current Eagles have registered at least one point against Boston University
Alex Carpenter leads all current Eagles in scoring against the Terriers, recording 23 points (10g, 13a) in 12 games ... on Saturday, she recorded 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists)
Haley Skarupa has 14 points (6=7g, 7a) against the Terriers … in four games in 2014-15, she also had 3 goals and 3 assists, and added a shorthanded goal on Saturday
Dana Trivigno now has 10 career points in 13 games against the Terriers … she has scored 3 goals and added 7 assists, including matching her single-game high with three assists in Saturday's win
Andie Anastos has collected 10 points in 10 career games against BU, coming on 6 goals and 4 assists … as a freshman in 2013-14, she posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 5 games
Makenna Newkirk recorded her first career hat trick on Saturday at BU
Defensemen Lexi Bender (3-4-&), Megan Keller (0-5-5) and Kaliya Johnson (0-3-3) all have recorded multiple points against BU ... Tori Sullivan has 3 points (2-1-3) against BU, while Kristyn Capizzano, Kali Flanagan, Meghan Grieves, Kenzie Kent, Haley McLean and Toni Ann Miano all have single points
Katie Burt is 2-1-1 against BU with a 1.48 GAA, 1 shutout and a .938 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

MAKING WAVES ON NATIONAL CHARTS
Boston College players are dominating the national scoring charts so far this season

Eight (8) players are ranked in the top 50 in points per game, tied with Minnesota for most in the country
Five (5) Eagles are ranked in the top 50 in goals per game (Alex Carpenter, Makenna Newkirk, Haley Skarupa, Andie Anastos and Megan Keller)
Six (6) players are ranked in the top 35 in assists per game, and 13 are ranked in the top 100 players
Three (3) defensemen are ranked in the top 10 in DMan scoring (Megan Keller, Kali Flanagan and Lexi Bender)

TOP STREAKERS
Boston College holds the nation's longest winning streak at 11 games ... Wisconsin is second with a 10-game winning streak after having a bye weekend in the schedule last weekend ... both BC and Wisconsin are the only two remaining teams with a perfect 1.000 winning percentage this season.

WIN LEADERS
Boston College's 11 wins so far this season lead the nation ... three teams have posted 10 wins: Wisconsin (10-0-0), Clarkson (10-1-2) and Bemidji State (10-2-2) ... in 2014-15, the Eagles led the nation in wins (34) in their best-ever season that resulted in a final 34-3-2 record.

BEST-EVER START STRETCHES ON
Boston College enters Tuesday's game at 11-0-0, 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.

TWO MORE WEEKLY WINNERS THIS WEEK
On Monday, Boston College drew two more weekly honors from Hockey East, pushing the team's season total to eight weekly honorees ... Alex Carpenter was the Warrior co-Player of the Week, her fourth player of the week nod this season, after a five-point effort on Saturday in the 8-1 win at BU ... Makenna Newkirk picked up her second Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week honor after collecting her first career hat trick in the win over the Terriers ... it was her second rookie of the week award this year.

HISTORIC DEFENSIVE RUN
The Eagles' current run of five shutouts in seven games - with only two goals allowed in that time frame - is the team's best defensive stretch in program history ... never before have the Eagles posted five clean sheets in seven games ... the team's previous stingiest defensive run was four shutouts in seven games - and five goals allowed in seven games - which occurred Nov. 9 through Nov. 28, 2014.

STREAK'S STILL STRONG IN HOCKEY EAST
BC returns home on Tuesday riding a 30-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 29-0-1 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 59-4-3 in regular-season conference games.

HOME STREAK STRETCHES ON
When Boston College returns home against Boston University 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.

SPREADING THE SCORING WEALTH
Through 11 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 ... both BC and the Gophers have seen nine different players score at least 3 goals, while Wisconsin has eight different players score 3 or more goals this year.

EAGLES STACKED AT TOP OF HEA SCORING
A pair of Eagles enter the week tied atop the Hockey East (only) scoring charts ... Haley Skarupa (5-5-10) and Alex Carpenter (2-8-10) led the league in scoring in HEA games ... Carpenter is now fourth in HEA career scoring with 119 points, while Skarupa is seventh with 102 career points, the two players are 2-3 in career scoring among active players, behind Northeastern's Kendall Coyne (121).

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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