Miano, Lonergan Earn Hockey East Weekly Honors

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College's Toni Ann Miano and Caitrin Lonergan were recognized with weekly awards by Hockey East on Monday after the Eagles' two-game sweep of New Hampshire.

Miano, a junior defenseman, earned her first-ever Hockey East weekly honor after being tabbed the Hockey East co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Lonergan, a freshmen forward, earned her second-straight Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week award.

In two games last weekend, BC posted a 5-1 win at New Hampshire Friday night before taking a 7-1 win at Kelley Rink on Saturday afternoon.

Miano was tied for the national lead in defenseman scoring (one goal, three assists) as the Eagles allowed just two goals in the sweep of UNH. She was part of the defensive unit that limited New Hampshire to 11 shots on Friday at the Whittemore Center and 21 on Saturday at Kelley Rink. Offensively, she tallied the Eagles' fourth goal at UNH on Friday before posting a career-high three assists in the team's 7-1 win on Saturday. Miano also earned a +5 rating on the weekend, the second-best mark among defensemen nationally last week.

Lonergan shared the national points lead last week with five (one goal, four assists) while also tying for the national lead in assists. She drew a +5 rating last weekend while earning a .700 mark in faceoffs in two games. At UNH on Friday, Lonergan posted a career-high four points with one goal and a career-best three assists. Her goal evened the score in the second period after BC went into the first intermission down 1-0. On Saturday, she set up the Eagles' third goal in the 7-1 win.

After the weekend, she took over the national lead in freshman points (20) and points per game (1.43). Lonergan also now leads all Hockey East players in scoring in both overall and HEA games (15 points).

This week's awards mark BC's fifth and sixth Hockey East weekly honors of the year and extends BC's streak to four straight weeks with weekly conference honors.

Oct. 10 – Fr. F Delaney Belinskas, rookie of the week
Oct. 24 – Jr. GK Katie Burt, player of the week
Oct. 31 – Sr. F Andie Anastos, co-player of the week
Nov. 7 – Fr. F Caitrin Lonergan, rookie of the week
Nov. 14 – Jr. D Toni Ann Miano, co-defensive player of the week; Fr. F Caitrin Lonergan, rookie of the week

The sixth-ranked women's hockey team returns to the ice this Sunday, Nov. 20, when the team heads into Boston to face Northeastern at Matthews Arena. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m.

Miano, Lonergan Earn Hockey East Weekly Honors

Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Delaney Belinskas

Katie Burt

Caitrin Lonergan

Toni Ann Miano

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