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Photo by: John Quackenbos
Saturday's Road Trip to UConn Ahead
February 04, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Eagles will look to move to 20-0-0 in conference play, matching the Hockey East wins record
#1/1 BOSTON COLLEGE (28-0-0, 19-0-0 HEA)
at CONNECTICUT (11-12-5, 7-8-3 HEA)
Saturday, February 6, 2016 | 2 p.m.
Freitas Ice Forum | Storrs, Conn.
SATURDAY'S HEADLINES
- A win or a tie on Saturday pushes the Eagles' current undefeated streak to 29 games, setting a new program record (28 games in 2014-15) ... BC has a program-record 28-game winning streak going, the second-longest NCAA history
- UConn is the last team to hand the Eagles a loss in the Hockey East regular season, doing so on Feb. 8, 2012 ... BC is 43-0-1 in league play since
- The Eagles excel on special teams, ranking No. 2 nationally on the power play (27.7 percent) and third on the penalty kill (92.4 percent)
- Alex Carpenter (32-29-63) is second in the nation in points and points per game (2.25), while Haley Skarupa is fourth in points (22-30-52) and fifth in points per game (1.86)
- Megan Keller is the nation's leading scorer among defenseman with 34 points (11-23-34) ... her 10 power-play assists are tied for second among all players nationally while her 14 PP points (4-10-14) are tied for third nationally
- Katie Burt has posted 10 shutouts in her last 20 starts and has an 0.83 GAA in that span ... she has allowed more than one goal in just seven games this year
- BC is 13-0-0 in away games this season, averaging 4.92 goals per game while allowing 0.84 with six shutouts in those games
BC AGAINST CONNECTICUT
- The Eagles lead the all-time series between the teams, 26-14-7
- Between 2001-02 and 2006-07, UConn went 11-6-3 against BC ... since 2007-08, BC is 20-3-4 vs. Connecticut
- Boston College has won the last eight meetings between the two teams, including four matchups last year
- BC is 10-8-6 against UConn in Storrs ... at Kelley Rink, BC is 15-6-1 ... the teams have met once on neutral ice - the 2015 Hockey East Tournament in Hyannis, Mass., which the Eagles won
- The Eagles are 11-0-0 at home vs. Connecticut since the 2007-08 season
- UConn handed BC its last Hockey East regular-season loss - a 2-0 defeat in Storrs on Feb. 8, 2014
- The teams first met in 2001-02, with UConn going 2-0-1 in three meetings
- The Eagles' first win against Connecticut came on Feb. 16, 2003 in the teams' sixth meeting
- The teams have meet three times every season since 2001-02, except when the played four games in 2014-15 (three regular-season, one HEA Tournament), 2003-04 and 2004-05 (four regular-season HEA meetings)
- Katie Crowley has a 20-3-4 career mark against UConn
EAGLES VS. THE HUSKIES
- 15 current Eagles have registered at least one point against Connecticut
- Alex Carpenter leads all Eagles with 22 points (13g, 9a) against UConn in 12 games ... 12 of her points (7g, 5a in 3 games) came in her sophomore year in 2012-13
- Haley Skarupa has 13 points (7g, 8a) in 11 games ... in the two games this season, she has 4 points (2g, 2a)
- Andie Anastos has collected 11 points (4g, 7a) in 9 career games against UConn ... she had two assists in the prior two 2015-16 meetings
- Dana Trivigno has 9 career points (3g, 6a) in 11 games against Connecticut
- Kaliya Johnson has six points (2g, 4a) - including the go-ahead goal in the 2015 Hockey East Tournament semifinals
- Megan Keller (1-4-5 career) and Kali Flanagan (1-3-4 career) tallied three points apiece - each with 1 goal, 2 assists in the Eagles' Oct. 31 venture to Storrs
- Tori Sullivan has recorded 6 points in 6 games against UConn ... in four games as a freshman, she had five points (3-2-5)
- Kristyn Capizzano (3g, 2a), Lexi Bender (1g, 4a) and Kenzie Kent (1g, 4a) each have five points vs. the Huskies
- Toni Ann Miano (0-3-3), Meghan Grieves (0-2-2) and Makenna Newkirk (1-0-1) have also picked up points vs. UConn
- Katie Burt is 6-0-0 against Connecticut, with an 0.33 goals against average with a .9770 save percentage and three shutouts - including two this year
A WIN = CONFERENCE RECORD
Boston College enters Saturday's game at UConn with a 19-0-0 conference record, one win shy of the Hockey East record for league wins in a season (20) ... New Hampshire first claimed 20 wins in 2007-08 as part of an undefeated 20-0-1 season, before the Eagles equaled the Wildcats' 20-0-1 record last year in 2014-15 ... in both of those seasons, Hockey East teams played 21 games, but starting this year, league members now have 24 conference games on the docket following Merrimack's entry into Hockey East.
STOPPERS & SHUTOUTS
This season, Boston College has recorded 11 shutouts ... Katie Burt has 10 in 23 starts, while Gabri Switaj has one in five starts ... BC's program record is 12 shutouts in 2014-15, while the team also posted 11 in 2008-09 ... Burt's 10 shutouts so far this season has matched her shared single-season program record of 10, which she recorded last year after Molly Schaus '11 initially set the record in 2008-09.
STREAK'S STILL STRONG IN HOCKEY EAST
BC enters the week riding a 44-game undefeated streak in regular-season conference play that dates back to the 2013-14 season ... the Eagles' last loss in league play was Feb. 8, 2014, a 2-0 setback at Connecticut ... since that loss, BC is 43-0-1 in regular-season action, including last year's 20-0-1 season ... since the start of the 2012-13 season (the majority of the senior class' freshman year), BC is 74-4-4 in regular-season conference games.
ROAD WARRIORS
Boston College is a perfect 14-0-0 away from home this season, including a 13-0-0 record in true away games ... BC has won road contests at No. 9 Cornell (twice), UConn, Boston University (twice), New Hampshire, No. 4 Northeastern, Maine (twice), Syracuse, Merrimack (twice) and Harvard, and also defeated Harvard again on neutral ice ... in BC's 13 true road games, the Eagles have out-scored their hosts 64-11 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 26-1-2 in away games since the start of the 2014-15 season.
BEANPOT FINAL AHEAD
Following Saturday's game at UConn, the Eagles attention will shift to the Beanpot championship game on Tuesday night ... at 7:30 p.m., BC will face No. 5 Northeastern for the 38th Beanpot at BU's Walter Brown Arena ... the Eagles earned their berth via an 8-0 win over Harvard on Tuesday, while the Huskies topped BU, 3-2 ... the Eagles are looking for their sixth Beanpot championship in school history, and their first since 2014 - when BC topped Northeastern, 3-0, for the title.
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