Merrimack Series Wraps Up Tuesday Night

No. 1 BOSTON COLLEGE (26-0-0, 18-0-0 HEA)
at MERRIMACK (4-21-1, 2-13-1 HEA)
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | 7 p.m.
Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.

TUESDAY'S HEADLINES

BC enters the game with a program-record 26-game winning streak, the second-longest streak NCAA history
Alex Carpenter (32-28-60) is second in the nation in points and points per game (2.31), while Haley Skarupa is fourth in points (22-29-50) and sixth in points per game (1.92)
Megan Keller is the nation's leading scorer among defenseman with 29 points (9-20-29) ... her nine power-play assists are tied for second among all players nationally while her 13 PP points (4-9-13) are fifth nationally
The Eagles excel on special teams, ranking No. 2 nationally on the power play (27.6 percent) and fourth on the penalty kill (93.3 percent)
BC is 12-0-0 on the road this season, averaging 5.00 goals per game while allowing 0.83 with six shutouts, including each of the last two away games
Alex Carpenter is the eighth player in NCAA history to score at least 250 career points, while Haley Skarupa is the 25th player in NCAA history to score at least 215 points

BC AGAINST MERRIMACK

Tuesday's game will be the third and final regular-season meeting between the teams
BC won the first two meetings: 2-0 at Merrimack on Jan. 15 and 6-0 in Chestnut Hill on Jan. 16
BC is 1-0-0 against the Warriors both in North Andover and at Kelley Rink
The Eagles pumped 110 shots on the Warriors defense in the two prior games
This year marks the first year of varsity play in Hockey East for Merrimack, and the first-ever meetings between the two schools

EAGLES VS. WARRIORS

Alex Carpenter leads all Eagles in scoring against Merrimack, picking up 5 points (1-4-5) in the first two meetings, including a shorthanded goal as part of a four-point day on Jan. 16
Haley Skarupa (2-2-4) has 4 points against the Warriors, scoring all four points in the last meeting on Jan. 16
Makenna Newkirk (2-0-2) had a two-goal game on Jan. 16, while Megan Keller (1-1-2), Kenzie Kent (0-2-2) and Tori Sullivan (0-2-2) each picked up one point in each of the two prior meetings
Toni Ann Miano and Dana Trivigno each have single goals against Merrimack, while Andie Anastos, Kristyn Capizzano and Kali Flanagan each notched one assist

ROAD WARRIORS
Boston College is a perfect 12-0-0 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, Merrimack and Harvard ... in BC's 12 road games, the Eagles have out-scored their hosts 60-10 and have posted six of the team's nine shutouts (Cornell, UConn, UNH, Maine, Merrimack, Harvard) ... BC's last road loss was a 3-2 defeat at No. 4 Harvard in the championship game of the 2015 Beanpot ... BC is 25-1-2 in away games since the start of the 2014-15 season.

NATION'S TOP STREAKERS
Boston College holds both the nation's longest current winning and unbeaten streaks at 26 games ... BC's 26-game winning streak is the second-longest streak in NCAA history behind Minnesota's 62 games won from February 2012 through November 2013 ... this season, Quinnipiac has the nation's second-longest unbeaten run with a 18-game streak (15-0-3), while Northeastern's current 11-game run (11-0-0 each) ranks third ... BC is the only remaining team nationally with a perfect 1.000 winning percentage this season.

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Kali Flanagan

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk

Haley Skarupa

Tori Sullivan

Dana Trivigno

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