Friday, January 15
North Andover, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
22-0-0, 15-0-0HEA
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Merrimack
3-20-1, 2-12-1HEA
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Photo by: John Quackenbos
Defense Keys Win in First-Ever Merrimack Game
January 15, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Miano, Keller score goals from blueline while Burt posts eighth shutout
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Defensemen Toni Ann Miano and Megan Keller scored both of the Eagles goals and Katie Burt posted her eighth shutout of the season as the No. 1 Boston College women's hockey team earned a 2-0 win at Merrimack on Friday night in the team's first-ever meeting.
After the Eagles were held scoreless in the first period, Miano converted on a blast from the point, and Keller added a power-play strike just more than five minutes later. Burt picked up her 18th career shutout with a 10-save effort as the Eagles out-shot the Warriors 55-10.
#1 Boston College 2, Merrimack 0
Lawler Rink, North Andover, Mass.
Friday, January 15, 2016
BC HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTABLES
Boston College head coach Katie Crowley
"I thought it was a good game. I thought we put pucks in when we needed to, but hopefully we can learn that we can have a tight game against someone when their goalie plays well. And I thought (Samantha) Ridgewell played really well, and we weren't able to capitalize on many of opportunities because she was playing so well. I was impressed with our puck possession, how we moved pucks and our overall composure, but we have to be better about putting pucks in the net."
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
THREE STARS
TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 22-0-0, 15-0-0 HEA
Merrimack: 3-20-2, 2-12-1 HEA
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Warriors will meet again tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 16, at Kelley Rink. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be the Eagles' annual Skating Strides game, followed immediately by the popular Skate with the Eagles fan event.
After the Eagles were held scoreless in the first period, Miano converted on a blast from the point, and Keller added a power-play strike just more than five minutes later. Burt picked up her 18th career shutout with a 10-save effort as the Eagles out-shot the Warriors 55-10.
#1 Boston College 2, Merrimack 0
Lawler Rink, North Andover, Mass.
Friday, January 15, 2016
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- A pair of defensemen scored both goals as BC posted its fewest goals in a game this season
- The Eagles attempted 55 shots, their second-highest total on the season
QUOTABLES
Boston College head coach Katie Crowley
"I thought it was a good game. I thought we put pucks in when we needed to, but hopefully we can learn that we can have a tight game against someone when their goalie plays well. And I thought (Samantha) Ridgewell played really well, and we weren't able to capitalize on many of opportunities because she was playing so well. I was impressed with our puck possession, how we moved pucks and our overall composure, but we have to be better about putting pucks in the net."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 2nd, 5:36 // 1-0 – BC GOAL: Tori Sullivan chased the puck deep behind the goal, laid off a pass to Andie Anastos who fed the puck back through the crease into the slot to Miano high. She took space and sent a high shot past Ridgewell for the 1-0 lead.
- 2nd, 10:50 // 2-0 – BC GOAL (PPG): The Eagles cycled the puck around the boards, where Alex Carpenter played it around to Kenzie Kent at the half boards. Kent played Keller in the high slot and her blast beat Ridgewell low.
GAME NOTES
- Tonight's game was the first-ever game between BC and Merrimack
- Toni Ann Miano tallied her third goal of the season and her first since Nov. 14 at New Hampshire … it was the seventh goal of her career
- Megan Keller scored her eighth goal of the season and her fourth power-play goal of the season … her goal was the 12th of her career and moved her into a seventh-place tie on the BC defenseman goals list, tied with Gen Richardson '03
- Andie Anastos notched her 14th assist of the season on Toni Ann Miano's second-period goal … she now has 51 career assists and 88 career points
- Tori Sullivan recorded her 10th assist of the season on Toni Ann Miano's goal … it was her 15th point of the season and her 43rd career point
- Kenzie Kent's assist on Megan Keller's goal was her 16th assist of the season and the 47th of her career … she now has a seven-game point streak intact (since Nov. 20 vs. Northeastern), one shy of her career-best eight-game mark in 2014-15
- Alex Carpenter picked her up 24th assist of the season on Megan Keller's power-play goal, and her nation-leading 15th point on the man-advantage
- Tonight's first period marked the just the second time this season the Eagles were held scoreless in the first period … it was also only the ninth period this year in which BC has been held off the board, while the third period was the 10th
- The first period marked the second time this season BC held an opponent to a single shot in a period … the last time it happened was the second period on Oct. 17 against Maine, a game in which the Eagles won, 4-0
- Toni Ann Miano's second period goal – at 5:36 – was the latest into a game BC has scored this season … prior to tonight, the deepest into a contest BC was held scoreless was 4:42 into the second at UConn on Oct. 31, an eventual 4-0 win in Storrs, Conn.
- Katie Burt posted her eight shutout of the season, and her first since Dec. 5 – a 5-0 win at Maine … it was her 18th career shutout … she sits in second place on the BC career shutout chart, now just three back of first-place Molly Schaus (21)
- The Eagles' 2-0 win was the Eagles' fewest goals since March 20, 2015 – a 2-1 loss to Harvard in the NCAA Semifinals
- The Eagles are now 11-0-0 on the road this season, and have out-scored their opponents 58-10 in away games this year
- The win extended the Eagles' program-best start to 22-0-0 … this is the deepest in a season BC has remained perfect in program history
THREE STARS
- Samantha Ridgewell
- Toni Ann Miano
- Megan Keller
TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 22-0-0, 15-0-0 HEA
Merrimack: 3-20-2, 2-12-1 HEA
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Warriors will meet again tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 16, at Kelley Rink. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be the Eagles' annual Skating Strides game, followed immediately by the popular Skate with the Eagles fan event.
Team Stats
BC
MER
Shots
55
10
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
5
Penalty Mins
6
10
Faceoffs Won
27
19
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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