Saturday, January 9
Boston, Mass.
3:00 PM
Boston College
at
Boston University
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 1 Eagles Kick Off 2016 At BU Saturday
January 07, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Top-ranked team heads down Comm. Ave. to face the Terriers
No. 1/1 BOSTON COLLEGE (20-0-0, 13-0-0 HEA)
at BOSTON UNIVERSITY (13-7-1, 10-3-1 HEA)
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2015 | 3 p.m.
Walter Brown Arena | Boston, Mass.
WEEKEND HEADLINES
BC AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY
EAGLES VS. THE TERRIERS
TALE OF TWO (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT) GAMES THIS SEASON
BC and BU's two previous games this season could not have been any more different ... on Nov. 7, the Eagles posted an 8-1 win at Walter Brown Arena, marking the Eagles' largest margin of victory over BU in the Hockey East era ... three nights later on Nov. 10, the two teams played to a 3-3 tie after regulation at Kelley Rink, before BC pulled out the 4-3 in the extra session for the victory.
BACK TO NUMBERO UNO
Just before the break, BC vaulted into the nation's No. 1 ranking for the first time in 2015-16 ... this is the second-straight season the Eagles have appeared at the top of the charts, and it was the first time since the March 9, 2015 poll - entering the NCAA Tournament ... in 2014-15, the Eagles earned their first-ever No. 1 ranking and topped both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls from Nov. 3 through March 9 - a span of 17 polls.
EAGLES MATCHED NCAA HISTORY AT THE BREAK ...
Boston College resumes play after the winter break at 20-0-0, marking the first time the Eagles have maintained a perfect record this late into the season ... it's also just the second time in the NCAA era that team was perfect at the break ... the 2012-13 Minnesota team went 19-0-0 at the break, the only other team in NCAA history that posted a perfect record at the holidays.
... AND CONTINUES PROGRAM'S RECORD START
BC enters Saturday's game 20-0-0, the program's best-ever start to a season ... last year in 2014-15, even as the Eagles set a program record going undefeated through the first 28 games, the team earned a tie at St. Lawrence in the third game of the season to start 2-0-1 ... 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.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE TO MAROON AND GOLD
A total of six current Eagles - and nine total - participated in USA Hockey's Women's Winter Camp last week (Dec. 27-Jan. 1) in Blaine, Minn. ... Alex Carpenter, Megan Keller, Haley Skarupa and Dana Trivigno returned to the WNT fold after a break this fall, while Katie Burt and Kali Flanagan were also called into camp ... in addition to the current Eagles, alums Emily Pfalzer '15, Kelli Stack '11 and Allie Thunstrom '10 were also participants as all three were on the U.S. Team at the Four Nations Cup in October/November.
TRIVIGNO KNOCKING ON TOP 10's DOOR
Dana Trivigno became the latest Eagle to hit the 100-point mark on her career and she's set to join the top 10 in scoring in short order ... Trivigno enters Saturday's game in 11th place in the BC scoring charts with 111 points, two points back of 10th place (113 - Mary Restuccia '12). ... her first-period goal on Nov. 10 against BU was her 100th career point, and she became the 12th player in BC history to reach that 100-point plateau ... Trivigno is the third player of the Class of '16 to reach 100 points.
SKARUPA THIRD TO HIT 200-POINT MILESTONE
Haley Skarupa became the third women's player in BC history to reach the 200-point milestone in BC's last game with her five-assist effort ... she entered the game on Dec. 10 with 199 career points, and finished with 204 career points - with all of her points coming through a career-best five assists ... Skarupa now has 94 career goals and 110 career assists in 123 games ... Kelli Stack '11 was the first women's player to reach 200 points, doing so in 2011 and finishing her career with 209 points ... earlier this year, Alex Carpenter reached 200 points, as well.
CROWLEY ALSO REACHES 200 ... WINS
Katie Crowley, in her ninth season as the Eagles' head coach, has a career record of 200-73-39 at the helm of the Eagles' program ... she recorded her 200th career win at Syracuse on Dec. 10, 2015 ... she has a career winning percentage of .706 ... overall, this is her 13th season at The Heights after joining Tom Mutch's staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2003-04 season.
at BOSTON UNIVERSITY (13-7-1, 10-3-1 HEA)
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2015 | 3 p.m.
Walter Brown Arena | Boston, Mass.
WEEKEND HEADLINES
- Saturday's game will be the Eagles' first since ascending to the nation's No. 1 ranking this season
- BC is ranked second nationally in scoring (5.55 gpg) and third nationally in scoring defense (1.20 gapg)
- Alex Carpenter (27-22-49) leads the nation in points and points per game (2.45), while Haley Skarupa is tied for third in points (14-25-39) and sixth in points per game (1.95)
- Haley Skarupa became just the third Eagle to reach the 200-point plateau with a career-best five-assist effort in BC's last game (Dec. 10 at Syracuse)
- Megan Keller is the nation's leading scorer among defenseman with 24 points (7-17-24) ... her eight power-play assists is also tied for second among all players nationally
- BC is 9-0-0 on the road this season, has out-scored its hosts 52-7 and has posted four of its seven shutouts away from home
BC AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY
- Saturday's game will be the 43rd varsity game between the two schools ... in varsity contests, BC leads the series 21-16-5
- This is the third and final regular-season meeting between the two schools this season ... the Eagles won the first two match-ups: 8-1 at BU on Nov. 7 and 4-3 (OT) at BC on Nov. 10 ... the teams could still meet in the Beanpot, Hockey East Tournament and/or NCAA Tournament
- On the road at Walter Brown Arena, BC is 10-6-2 against the Terriers ... at Kelley Rink, the Eagles are 9-7-2 against BU ... BU leads at neutral locations, 3-2-1
- Since the 2013-14 season, BC is 8-2-1 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 5-0-0 at home vs. Boston University
- The two schools met numerous times in the Beanpot before the two programs' ascension to D1 status (BC in 1994-95 and BU in 2005-06) ... the teams met 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 16-15-4 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 and goals against the Terriers, recording 25 points (12g, 13a) in 13 games ... in two games this season, she's recorded 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists): a 5-point outing on Nov. 7 and 2 goals (including the GWG in OT) on Nov. 10
- Haley Skarupa has 16 points (7g, 79a) against the Terriers
- Dana Trivigno now has 11 career points (4-7-11) in 14 games against the Terriers ... she has scored 3 goals and added 7 assists, including matching her single-game career best with 3 assists on Nov. 7
- Andie Anastos has collected 10 points in 11 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 (1-3-4) recorded her first career hat trick on Nov. 7 at BU
- Kristyn Capizzano and Toni Ann Miano (both 1-1-2) both have multiple points
- Defensemen Lexi Bender (3-5-8), Megan Keller (0-6-6) and Kaliya Johnson (0-3-3) all have recorded multiple points against BU ... Tori Sullivan has 3 points (2-1-3) against BU, while Kali Flanagan, Meghan Grieves, Kenzie Kent and Haley McLean all have single points
- Katie Burt is 3-1-1 against BU with a 1.76 GAA, 1 shutout and a .930 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
TALE OF TWO (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT) GAMES THIS SEASON
BC and BU's two previous games this season could not have been any more different ... on Nov. 7, the Eagles posted an 8-1 win at Walter Brown Arena, marking the Eagles' largest margin of victory over BU in the Hockey East era ... three nights later on Nov. 10, the two teams played to a 3-3 tie after regulation at Kelley Rink, before BC pulled out the 4-3 in the extra session for the victory.
BACK TO NUMBERO UNO
Just before the break, BC vaulted into the nation's No. 1 ranking for the first time in 2015-16 ... this is the second-straight season the Eagles have appeared at the top of the charts, and it was the first time since the March 9, 2015 poll - entering the NCAA Tournament ... in 2014-15, the Eagles earned their first-ever No. 1 ranking and topped both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls from Nov. 3 through March 9 - a span of 17 polls.
EAGLES MATCHED NCAA HISTORY AT THE BREAK ...
Boston College resumes play after the winter break at 20-0-0, marking the first time the Eagles have maintained a perfect record this late into the season ... it's also just the second time in the NCAA era that team was perfect at the break ... the 2012-13 Minnesota team went 19-0-0 at the break, the only other team in NCAA history that posted a perfect record at the holidays.
... AND CONTINUES PROGRAM'S RECORD START
BC enters Saturday's game 20-0-0, the program's best-ever start to a season ... last year in 2014-15, even as the Eagles set a program record going undefeated through the first 28 games, the team earned a tie at St. Lawrence in the third game of the season to start 2-0-1 ... 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.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE TO MAROON AND GOLD
A total of six current Eagles - and nine total - participated in USA Hockey's Women's Winter Camp last week (Dec. 27-Jan. 1) in Blaine, Minn. ... Alex Carpenter, Megan Keller, Haley Skarupa and Dana Trivigno returned to the WNT fold after a break this fall, while Katie Burt and Kali Flanagan were also called into camp ... in addition to the current Eagles, alums Emily Pfalzer '15, Kelli Stack '11 and Allie Thunstrom '10 were also participants as all three were on the U.S. Team at the Four Nations Cup in October/November.
TRIVIGNO KNOCKING ON TOP 10's DOOR
Dana Trivigno became the latest Eagle to hit the 100-point mark on her career and she's set to join the top 10 in scoring in short order ... Trivigno enters Saturday's game in 11th place in the BC scoring charts with 111 points, two points back of 10th place (113 - Mary Restuccia '12). ... her first-period goal on Nov. 10 against BU was her 100th career point, and she became the 12th player in BC history to reach that 100-point plateau ... Trivigno is the third player of the Class of '16 to reach 100 points.
SKARUPA THIRD TO HIT 200-POINT MILESTONE
Haley Skarupa became the third women's player in BC history to reach the 200-point milestone in BC's last game with her five-assist effort ... she entered the game on Dec. 10 with 199 career points, and finished with 204 career points - with all of her points coming through a career-best five assists ... Skarupa now has 94 career goals and 110 career assists in 123 games ... Kelli Stack '11 was the first women's player to reach 200 points, doing so in 2011 and finishing her career with 209 points ... earlier this year, Alex Carpenter reached 200 points, as well.
CROWLEY ALSO REACHES 200 ... WINS
Katie Crowley, in her ninth season as the Eagles' head coach, has a career record of 200-73-39 at the helm of the Eagles' program ... she recorded her 200th career win at Syracuse on Dec. 10, 2015 ... she has a career winning percentage of .706 ... overall, this is her 13th season at The Heights after joining Tom Mutch's staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2003-04 season.
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