Eagles, Terriers Set for East's Top Rivalry This Weekend

Boston College is in the midst of a nine-game stretch against Hockey East opponents, taking the team through the beginning of December
As the Eagles are in the middle of the run of conference contests, BC already sits atop the Hockey East standings with 10 points from six games
The Eagles have played more conference games than all but one team in the league, and are six points clear of six teams tied in second place with four points

AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Overall: 23-16-5
Home: 9-7-2
Away: 11-6-2
Neutral: 3-3-1
Hockey East: 18-10-4
HEA Tourn.: 2-4-0
Beanpot: 3-1-1
Series Notes
- The teams will play their 45th and 46th varsity games this weekend ... in varsity contests, BC leads the series 23-16-5
- Last year, Boston College won all four meetings, including the title game of the Hockey East Tournament
- At Kelley Rink, the Eagles are 9-7-2 against BU ... at Walter Brown Arena, the Eagles are 11-6-2 ... at neutral sites, the series is tied, 3-3-1
- Since the 2013-14 season, BC is 10-2-1 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
- BC and BU have met in the last three Hockey East Tournament championship games, with the Eagles snapping the Terriers two-tournament winning streak (2014, 2015) last season (2016)
- 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
Player Notes
- Eight current Eagles have registered at least one point against Boston University
- Andie Anastos has collected 11 points in 13 career games against BU, coming on 6 goals and 5 assists … as a freshman in 2013-14, she posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 5 games
- Makenna Newkirk (3-2-5) recorded her first career hat trick on Nov. 7, 2015 at BU
- Kristyn Capizzano (2-3-5), Kenzie Kent (1-4-5) and Toni Ann Miano (both 1-1-2) all have multiple points ... Kent picked up three points in the 2016 Hockey East Championship game (1-2-3)
- Megan Keller (0-8-8) leads all active Eagles in assists against BU
- Kali Flanagan (0-1-1) also has recorded one point against the Terriers
- Katie Burt is 5-1-1 against BU with a 1.69 GAA, 2 shutouts and a .932 save percentage ... Burt's last appearance against the Terriers was a 25-save shutout in the HEA Championship game
- Gabri Switaj is 1-0-0 vs. the Terriers with a 3.00 GAA and a .870 save percentage; her first career start came against BU in a 4-3 win in January 2015
Coaching Notes
- Katie Crowley has an 18-15-4 career mark against Boston University

ANASTOS BACK TO FULL HEALTH, EARNING LEAGUE HONORS

Andie Anastos is back to full health after an injury suffered in the Eagles' second game of the season at Minnesota Duluth
While she never technically missed a game since she has dressed for every contest, she did not play in three games (Oct. 9-15), returning to the ice on a regular shift during the Quinnipiac series
Last weekend against Connecticut, however, Anastos was back to full health and made her impact known
She scored four goals and match the NCAA mark for power-play goals in a game (3) on Friday at UConn
For her four-goal effort last weekend, Anastos claimed her first-ever Hockey East Player of the Week award on Monday

LONERGAN TABBED HOCKEY EAST'S TOP ROOKIE

Caitrin Lonergan picked up Hockey East's first Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year award of the 2016-17 season
The Roslindale, Mass., product led all conference rookies in points as the season opened, and paced all freshmen nationally in goals (6)
Her 11 points are third-most in HEA this season among all players, and her three power-play goals are the second-most in the NCAA
This is Lonergan's first career Hockey East honor

FIRST-TIME SCORERS DOMINATE SCORE SHEET LAST SATURDAY

In last Saturday's 5-1 win over UConn, three different players recorded their first-career points
Serena Sommerfield tallied her first-career goal in the third period ... it came in her 37th career game
On the team's first goal, Caroline Ross and Erin Connolly combined to set up Ryan Little ... the assists were the first points in both Ross and Connolly's careers

LITTLE LIKED HER NEW ROLE

Ryan Little moved up to the third line midway through the second period last Friday at Connecticut and remained there for the home leg against the Huskies on Saturday ... the move paid off for her, as she netted two goals in the first period at Kelley Rink
Saturday marked the first two-goal game of her career ... in fact, the two goals doubled her career goal total (1) coming into the contest

KELLER SWAPPING MAROON & GOLD FOR RED, WHITE & BLUE

Megan Keller will not be available to the Eagles this weekend Boston University while she is with the U.S. National Team at the Four Nations Cup ... she also missed last weekend's series with UConn
She joined up with Team USA on Friday, Oct. 28, and is scheduled to return to the Eagles on Monday, Nov. 7.
This will mark the second time she has played in the Four Nations Cup, also helping the U.S. win gold in 2014
She is one of six BC Eagles on the 23 player roster set to represent the U.S., joining Alex Carpenter '16, Emily Pfalzer '15, Haley Skarupa '16, Kelli Stack '11 and Dana Trivigno '16
Keller is one of three collegians on the team and the youngest player on the U.S.' Four Nations Cup roster

SPECIAL TEAMS DOING SPECIAL THINGS

Boston College's special teams have been hot to start the season
The Eagles lead the nation in combined special teams, proving successful in 60-of-97 opportunities this season (61.9 percent)
On the power play, BC ranks first nationally with a 31.2 percent conversion (15-for-48) ... the team's 15 power-play goals are tops nationally, as well
On the penalty kill, the Eagles rank seventh nationally with a 91.8 percent success rate (45-for-49) while scoring one shorthanded goal
So far this season, 17 of the Eagles' 30 goals - more than half - have come via special teams (15 PPGs, 2 SHGs)

POWER PRODUCTION ON THE POWER PLAY

Three different Eagles are among the nation's leaders in power-play goals
Andie Anastos is tied for the national lead with four, while freshmen Caitrin Lonergan and Delaney Belinskas are tied for fourth nationally with three apiece
BC leads the nation in power-play goals with 15, and eight different players have notched a goal on the man-advantage this season
Last Friday night, Anastos matched the NCAA record for power-play goals in a game with three, becoming the ninth player in NCAA history to score three PPGs in a game

WHISTLES WHILE YOU WORK ...

Boston College is one of the nation's top penalty-kill teams, and it's been a handy trait this season
The Eagles have already accumulated 118 penalty minutes on 55 penalty calls through 10 games
BC ranks 11th nationally in penalty minutes per game (11.8) and the team's 118 penalties are fifth-most in the country
The Eagles have been called for at least six penalties in seven of 10 games this season, including a season-high 8 at Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 1
BC's low was one penalty - which occurred Oct. 30 at UConn

.. BUT A BIG DIFFERENCE IN LEAGUE PLAY

While the Eagles are one of the country's most-penalized teams overall, in league play - representing six of the team's 10 games - BC is second-to-last of the nine teams in penalty minutes per game (9.3)
In the team's last three Hockey East games, BC has been whistled for no more than four penalties - last Saturday against UConn - with a low of one call at UConn last Friday

DEFENSE BUCKLING DOWN

After opening the season with eight goals allowed in two games, the Eagles have averaged 1.00 goals allowed in the last eight games
Seven times in the last seven games BC has surrendered one goal or less - including shutouts of No. 3 Quinnipiac on Oct. 21 and Connecticut on Oct. 28
BC has allowed an average of 20.3 shots per game the last seven contests

Eagles, Terriers Set for East's Top Rivalry This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Delaney Belinskas

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Erin Connolly

Kali Flanagan

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Ryan Little

Caitrin Lonergan

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk

Caroline Ross

Haley Skarupa

Serena Sommerfield

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno

Eagles, Terriers Set for East's Top Rivalry This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

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Delaney Belinskas

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Alex Carpenter

Erin Connolly

Kali Flanagan

Megan Keller

Kenzie Kent

Ryan Little

Caitrin Lonergan

Toni Ann Miano

Makenna Newkirk

Caroline Ross

Haley Skarupa

Serena Sommerfield

Gabri Switaj

Dana Trivigno

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