Pair Against Black Bears Ahead Saturday, Sunday

WEEKEND PROMOTIONS & GAME ACTIVITIES

Alumni Weekend: All former women's hockey players are invited back this weekend to celebrate the past, present and future success of the program
Postgame Autographs: Following Saturday's game, the Eagles will conduct an autograph session along the Conte Forum concourse
Girl Scout & Brownie Day: All local girl scouts/brownies are invited to attend the game on Saturday

RECORDS AGAINST MAINE

Overall: 35-15-6
Home: 18-9-2
Away: 17-6-4
Hockey East: 30-10-4
HEA Tournament: 3-0-0

AGAINST MAINE: SERIES NOTES

This weekend's meetings will be the 57th and 58th meetings all-time between BC and Maine
The Eagles hold a 35-15-6 advantage in the all-time series, including a 18-9-2 mark at home ... BC also leads on the road, 17-6-4 ... there has never been a neutral-site meeting between the programs
The teams also met twice in 1994-95 - BC's first varsity season - before Maine elevated to varsity status ... in fact, Maine was the Eagles' first-ever opponent as a varsity team, playing its first-ever D1 game on Oct. 30, 1994
In Hockey East regular-season play, BC is 30-10-4 against the Black Bears since the league was founded ahead of the 2002-03 season
BC has won each of the last 17 meetings between the teams, dating back to the 2011-12 season ... Maine's last win came on Oct. 30, 2011 at Kelley Rink
The Eagles and Black Bears have meet three times in the Hockey East Tournament, with BC winning all three games ... last season, BC swept the two-game quarterfinal series 5-2 and 5-1 at Kelley Rink

AGAINST MAINE: PLAYER NOTES

All three members of this year's senior class (Andie Anastos, Kristyn Capizzano and Haley McLean) each scored a goal in their first collegiate game, which was played against Maine on Oct. 6, 2013 at BC
Andie Anastos recorded her first-career multiple-point game of her career against the Black Bears in her first collegiate game (10/6/13)
Katie Burt has only been called on to make 20 or more saves against Maine once in her career: Feb. 26, 2015 in a 5-2 win in the Hockey East Quarterfinals)
Kenzie Kent recorded the only three-assist game of her career against Maine on Dec. 5, 2015
Makenna Newkirk picked up five points (3g, 2a) in the teams' two-game Hockey East Quarterfinal series last year
Two of Gabri Switaj's seven career wins have come against Maine: Feb. 14, 2015 (4-1 at home) and Dec. 6, 2015 (7-2 in Orono in 40:00 of relief action)

AGAINST MAINE: COACHING NOTES

Katie Crowley is 25-4-2 all-time against Maine, including 17 straight wins since 2011

THE EAGLES IN HOME OPENERS

Boston College is 14-7-1 all-time in home openers, including wins in their last three home openers at Kelley Rink
The Eagles' last loss in a home opener came to No. 6 Boston University on Oct. 5, 2012 (4-2)
This will be the third time BC opens the home slate against Maine: Oct. 30, 1994 (W, 13-0) and Oct. 6, 2013 (W, 5-1)
Saturday's game will be the third home opener against Maine, matching Quinnipiac (2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07) for the most times BC has played an opponent to start the home schedule

TOP-5 STREAK MAINTAINED

This week Boston College is ranked No. 5 in both the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls
This marks the 53rd straight USCHO poll that the Eagles have been ranked in the Top 5, the longest streak in program history
The Eagles were ranked No. 5 on Feb. 17, 2014 and have been in the Top 5 since then, including the final five polls of the 2013-14 season, all 23 polls in 2014-15 and 2015-16 and both of this year's editions

HOCKEY EAST'S RECORD WIN MARK TO EXTEND?

BC will opens the 2016-17 Hockey East season riding a 49-game undefeated streak in regular-season league play that dates back to the 2013-14 season
The Eagles' last loss in regular-season HEA play was Feb. 8, 2014, a 2-0 setback at Connecticut
Since that loss, BC is 48-0-1 in regular-season action, including league marks of 20-0-1 in 2014-15 and 24-0-0 in 2015-16
BC's 24 straight wins in Hockey East play is also the conference's record for consecutive wins
Since the start of the 2012-13 season, BC is 79-4-4 in the HEA regular season

NCAA-RECORD HOME STREAKS STRETCH ON

The Eagles are riding an NCAA-record 52-game home unbeaten run that dates back to Oct. 20, 2013
In this current stretch, BC has gone 51-0-1 and won the last 46 games played at Kelley Rink - also an NCAA record
BC's 52-game unbeaten streak and its 46-game home winning streak passed Minnesota's prior records of 31 games (both undefeated and winning) set from early 2012 through late 2013
The Eagles have out-scored their opponents 284-69 during the current unbeaten run, averaging 5.46 goals per game while allowing just 1.33 goals per game
The last time BC lost at Kelley Rink was Oct. 16, 2013, a 3-1 defeat to UNH

LAST SATURDAY'S ROAD LOSS WAS A RECENT RARITY

More than 1.5 years passed between the Eagles' last two road losses
Before Saturday's 5-2 loss at Minnesota Duluth, BC's last road defeat was a 3-2 loss at No. 4 Harvard in the 2015 Beanpot championship game on Feb. 10, 2015
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, BC is 30-2-2 in away games

FRESHMEN MAKE AN IMMEDIATE SPLASH

Four different freshmen made their marks on the scoresheets last week, collecting their first career points during the opening weekend's games
Caitrin Lonergan scored one power-play goal in each game while Delaney Belinskas added a power-play goal in the second game at Minnesota Duluth
Kate Annese and Bridget McCarthy also notched their first collegiate points, recording assists on Lonergan and Belinskas' goals - respectively - last Saturday
Additionally, Caroline Ross was one of the Eagles' six defensemen in both games

ANASTOS MAKING RUN FOR TOP-10

When Andie Anastos returns from her injury, she will be closer to the Eagles' Top 10 scoring list
She currently has 104 career points and sits in 12th place on the Eagles' career scoring chart
On Friday, Sept. 30 in the season opener, she collected two points to move into sole possession of 12th place after entering the season tied with Emily Pfalzer '15 with 102 points
Anastos is now 11 points back of 10th-place Laura Traynham '97, who finished her career with 125 points
Anastos was the 13th player in program history to break the 100-point plateau

HOCKEY EAST'S TOP RETURNING SCORERS

Andie Anastos is the top returning scorer in Hockey East this season
Her 70 points in league play sits atop all returning players, ahead of Northeastern's duo of Denisa Krizova and Hayley Scamurra with 60 points each
Kenzie Kent is sixth with 49 career points in HEA play, while Megan Keller is tied for eighth with 47 points and Kristyn Capizzano tied for 10th with 45

KELLER TO DON THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE

Megan Keller has been called in to the U.S. National Team for the 2016 Four Nations Cup, Nov. 1-5 in Finland
Keller is one of three collegians on the squad and is USA Hockey's youngest player on the roster
She is one of six BC Eagles set to represent the U.S., joining Alex Carpenter '16, Emily Pfalzer '15, Haley Skarupa '16, Kelli Stack '11 and Dana Trivigno '16
Keller will join the national team on Oct. 28, and is expected to miss four games: Oct. 28 vs. UConn, Oct. 29 at UConn, Nov. 4 vs. BU and Nov. 5 at BU

THE NEXT CENTURIANS

Three different Eagles are making a push for 100 career points this season after passing 75 points last season
Kenzie Kent has 81 points, while Kristyn Capizzano has 78 and Megan Keller 77

NATIONAL LEADERS JUST A WEEK IN

Several Eagles are among the national leaders just a week into the season
Caitrin Lonergan shares the national lead in both freshman goals (2) and overall lead in power-play goals (2) ... she is also tied for sixth nationally in points per game (1.00)
Andie Anastos and Delaney Belinskas are tied for fourth nationally with one power-play goal apiece
Kali Flanagan and Toni Ann Miano are both tied for fifth in defensemen points, eaching recording 2 points so far
As a team, BC shares the national lead in power-play percentage, converting 4-of-8 chances (50 percent), and are second in combined special teams at 70 percent (14-for-20)

HOCKEY EAST PROGNOSTICATIONS

Boston College was picked to win the Hockey East title again this season according to the conference's 2016-17 preseason coaches' poll
It marked the second straight year the Eagles were looked to repeat as regular-season winners after also copping the top spot in the 2015-16 preseason coaches poll
The Eagles received six of the eight available votes to them, with BU coming in second and Northeastern ranking third

HOCKEY EAST SUCCESS OVERALL

Hockey East is celebrating its 15th season as a women's league
BC is 176-85-28 all-time in league play (.657) ... the Eagles have won three regular-season crowns (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16) and two tournament titles (2011, 2016)

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Kate Annese

Delaney Belinskas

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Kali Flanagan

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Caitrin Lonergan

Bridget McCarthy

Haley McLean

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk

Caroline Ross

Haley Skarupa

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno