Harvard Awaits No. 1 Eagles on Tuesday

Tuesday, January 19

Boston, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Harvard

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No. 1/1 BOSTON COLLEGE (23-0-0, 16-0-0 HEA) at No. arv/9 HARVARD (10-6-1 7-5-1 ECAC)
Tuesday, January 19, 2015 | 7 p.m.
Bright-Landry Center | Boston, Mass.

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES

Harvard is the last team to defeat the Eagles, last doing so on March 20 in the NCAA semifinal (2-1 loss) ... of BC's three losses in 2014-15, Harvard accounted for two of them as the Crimson also topped the Eagles in the Beanpot championship (3-2 on Feb. 10).
BC is ranked second nationally in scoring (5.435 gpg) and third nationally in scoring defense (1.17 gapg) ... while Harvard is 13th in scoring offense (2.59 gpg), the Crimson are seventh in scoring defense (1.53 gapg).
Alex Carpenter (28-27-55) is second in the nation in points and points per game (2.39), while Haley Skarupa is third in points (20-27-47) and fourth in points per game (2.04)
Haley Skarupa's 2.67 points per game in January is the nation's second-best stat ... in three games, Skarupa has scored 6 goals and added 4 assists
Megan Keller is the nation's leading scorer among defenseman with 26 points (8-18-26) ... her nine power-play assists are tied for second among all players nationally
BC is 11-0-0 on the road this season, has out-scored its hosts 58-10 and has posted five of its eight shutouts away from home

BC AGAINST HARVARD

Tuesday's game is the first of two scheduled meetings this season ... the teams will meet in the first round of the Beanpot (Walter Brown Arena) on Feb. 2
BC and Harvard have met 36 times in varsity play since the Eagles elevated to Division 1 status in the 1994-95 season
The Eagles trail the all-time series, 10-25-1 ... at home, BC is 6-8-0 against Harvard, and 1-14-1 on the road at the Bright-Landry Center ... the teams are 3-3-0 on neutral ice
The teams met three times in 2014-15, with the Crimson handing BC two of its three losses on the season (Beanpot Championship and NCAA semifinals)
BC's first win in the series came in the teams' fifth game on Nov. 24, 1996 (7-2 at home), but the Crimson won the next 17 games from Feb. 23, 1997 through Feb. 15, 2005
Harvard's 17-2 win at Kelley Rink on Jan. 28, 2003 stands as the NCAA records for most goals by a team in a game (17), most combined goals by two teams in a game (19) and largest margin of victory (15 goals)
The Eagles' other nine wins have all come in the last 14 meetings, during which BC has gone 9-4-1 against Harvard since Feb. 14, 2006
The teams have met 16 times in the Beanpot, with Harvard holding a 10-6-0 edge in those games, including a 5-3-0 mark in championship contests
Katie Crowley is 7-3-1 all-time against Harvard, including two Beanpot Championships in three chances

EAGLES VS. THE CRIMSON

Alex Carpenter leads all current Eagles against Harvard with 9 points (3-6-9) in six games ... she posted a 6-point effort last November with 2g, 4a in BC's 10-2 win
Haley Skarupa has 8 points (4-4-8) in five games against Harvard ... she also had a 6-point effort last November with 2g 4a
Kenzie Kent (2g, 2a) and Tori Sullivan (4a) have each posted four points in three games against the Crimson
Dana Trivigno has scored three goals in five games against Harvard, while Andie Anastos has 2 points (1g, 1a)
Kali Flanagan has one goal against Harvard (coming in the 2015 Beanpot Championship), while Meghan Grieves and Lexi Bender each have one assist
Kelli Stack '11 is tied with Carpenter for the program scoring lead against Harvard as she scored a program-best 6 goals and added three assists vs. the Crimson
Katie Burt is 1-2-0 against Harvard in three starts, posting a 2.36 GAA with a .883 save percentage

PLAYOFF SPOT, PLAYOFF HOME ICE - CHECK
At 16-0-0 in Hockey East play, the Eagles have secured a Hockey East Tournament playoff berth ... however, with eight games left in the conference season, the Eagles have already claimed one of the four home-ice berths in the conference's best-of-three quarterfinal round ... the Hockey East Tournament will begin Feb. 26 at campus sites, and the semifinal (March 5) and championship (March 6) will be played at Merrimack's Lawler Rink.

KELLER FASTEST TO 50
Megan Keller recorded her 50th career point on Saturday in the win over Merrimack ... her 50th point came in her 60th career game, making her the fastest defenseman to reach the 50-point mark in BC history ... the sophomore U.S. National Team blue liner has recorded 12 goals and 38 assists ... in the BC record books, she is currently ranked seven in defenseman points (38), tied for seventh in defenseman goals (12) and ninth in defenseman assists (38).

BURT: 50 WINS UP NEXT - IS SHE FASTEST? YOUNGEST?
When Katie Burt returns to goal in her next start, she will be looking for her 50th career win... Burt is 49-3-2 in 54 career appearances ... should she record her 50th win in her next three appearances, she would become the fastest goaltender in NCAA history to reach 50 wins ... former Wisconsin goaltender Alex Rigsby '14 currently holds that mark at 50 wins in 58 appearances ... additionally, Rigsby was 20 years, 24 days old when she reached 50 wins ... Burt is only 18, and turns 19 next week, so she would be the youngest player in NCAA history to reach 50 wins.

BURT ALSO BORDERING ON 1000 SAVES
Katie Burt is also close to recording her 1,000th career save ... she enters Tuesday's game with 989 saves ... she is currently eighth in career saves at BC as Sharon VanTuyl '02 has 1,198 in seventh place ... Burt is the Eagles' career leader in save percentage (.945), a mark that would rank second in NCAA history (Noora Raty, Minnesota '13 - .946).

REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Since 2012-13, Boston College has compiled a 27-7-4 regular-season record in non-conference match-ups ... so far this season, BC is 7-0-0 vs. non-league opponents ... in 2014-15, BC went 9-1-1 during the regular season against non-Hockey East opponents, with the lone loss coming to No. 4 Harvard in the Beanpot championship ... in 2013-14, the Eagles were 7-3-2 against non-HEA foes, after an 8-3-1 mark in 2012-13.

ROAD WARRIORS
Boston College is a perfect 11-0-0 away from home this season, winning away contests at No. 9 Cornell (twice), UConn, Boston University (twice), New Hampshire, No. 4 Northeastern, Maine (twice), Syracuse and Merrimack ... in BC's 11 road games, the Eagles have out-scored their hosts 58-10 and have posted five shutouts (Cornell, UConn, UNH, Maine, Merrimack) ... BC's last road loss was a 3-2 defeat at No. 4 Harvard in the championship game of the 2015 Beanpot ... BC is 24-1-2 in away games since the start of the 2014-15 season.