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Storrs, Conn.
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Carpenter, Skarupa Help No. 1 Eagles Gut Out Win at UConn
February 06, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Eagles claim 5-4 win over UConn to head into Tuesday’s Beanpot final
STORRS, Conn. – Alex Carpenter recorded four points and Haley Skarupa added three – as both players scored a pair of goals – as the No. 1 Boston College women's hockey team gutted out a 5-4 win at Connecticut on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles remained perfect on the season at 29-0-0 and now at 20-0-0 in Hockey East play, matching the league's win record. Dana Trivigno notched her 50th career goal in the win.
#1 Boston College 5, Connecticut 4
Freitas Ice Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTABLES
Boston College head coach Katie Crowley
"UConn is a very tough team to play, especially on the road. Elaine Chuli is a fantastic goaltender for them. This game could've been a trap game given we have the Beanpot Championship, but we kept our heads up and gutted out a difficult win."
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
Team Notes
TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 29-0-0, 20-0-0 HEA
Connecticut: 11-13-5, 7-9-3 HEA
UP NEXT
Boston College will play for its sixth Beanpot in school history on Tuesday, Feb. 9, when the Eagles face No. 5 Northeastern. The teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. at Boston University's Walter Brown Arena and vie for the 38th Beanpot Championship.
The Eagles remained perfect on the season at 29-0-0 and now at 20-0-0 in Hockey East play, matching the league's win record. Dana Trivigno notched her 50th career goal in the win.
#1 Boston College 5, Connecticut 4
Freitas Ice Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Alex Carpenter tallied a four-point day, which included a two-goal and two-assist effort
- Haley Skarupa notched a three-point day, including her sixth two-goal effort of the season
- Dana Trivigno notched her 50th career goal, becoming the 11th player in program history to reach the 50-goal mark
- BC matched the Hockey East record for conference wins in a season (20), equaling the mark by the 2007-08 UNH and 2014-15 BC teams
QUOTABLES
Boston College head coach Katie Crowley
"UConn is a very tough team to play, especially on the road. Elaine Chuli is a fantastic goaltender for them. This game could've been a trap game given we have the Beanpot Championship, but we kept our heads up and gutted out a difficult win."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 1st, 5:28// 1-0 – BC GOAL: After a shot from the point was blocked, Carpenter connected with Skarupa along the half boards and Skarupa played the puck across to Keller at the far point. Keller's blast was wide of the goal, but caromed back in front off the boards, where Carpenter was on the doorstep for the goal and 1-0 lead
- 1st, 13:56 // 1-1 – UCONN GOAL: Just as Dana Trivigno's penalty expired, the Huskies broke into the zone where Justine Fredette launched a shot from the far edge of the circle. Katie Burt made the initial save, but the puck popped up and Theresa Knutson slid in through the crease to poke the rebound home.
- 2nd, 3:55 // 1-2 – UCONN GOAL: Katie Burt came way out to poke the puck away and the Eagles appeared to have possession, but the Huskies regained control and put a high shot toward goal. It hit two Eagles out in front and fell where Harris rushed in to poke it into the open net
- 2nd, 5:34 // 2-2 – BC GOAL (PPG): On the man-advantage, Kali Flanagan and Lexi Bender worked the play along the blueline before Bender ripped a shot into traffic. Dana Trivigno tipped it in front for the power-play goal and leveled the game at 2-2.
- 2nd, 8:47 // 3-2 – BC GOAL (PPG): Carpenter skated a path through the UConn box and sniped a shot five-hole past Chuli to re-take the lead for the Eagles. After Carpenter won the faceoff, Kent sent the puck up to Keller at the center point. Carpenter rotated off the half boards and took the puck from Keller, then skated through the Husky defense before ripping a shot past Chuli.
- 3rd, 7:32 // 3-3 – UCONN GOAL: UConn dumped it and the Eagles were unable to clear the zone. …. Brittany Berisoff got control deep and played it out to Jessica Stott alone just inside the blue line. Stott's rising blast found space through traffic in front to even it up at 3-3.
- 3rd. 12:24 // 4-3 – BC GOAL: Carpenter took the puck at the blue line and skated deep into the zone, around the goal and back up to the far point, then finding Bender near the face-off circle. Bender took Carpenter's cross-ice pass and played a quick pass to Skarupa coming into the play and she beat Chuli to re-gain the lead.
- 3rd, 15:18 // 5-3 – BC GOAL: After Carpenter and Skarupa interchanged behind the goal and Skarupa fed the puck to the point for Toni Ann Miano. Skarupa curled back inside and took the puck from Miano, cutting in and beat Chuli on her blocker side.
- 3rd, 18:10 // 5-4 – UCONN GOAL (6v4 PPG EX): Marisa Maccario pushed the puck past Burt after a shot from the point was blocked by Makenna Newkirk and the rebound bounced directly to Maccario for the power-play goal with the extra skater as Chuli was out of the Huskies' goal.
GAME NOTES
Team Notes
- BC pushed its undefeated streak to a program-record 29 games (29-0-0), passing the 28-game streak (27-0-1) their strung together in 2014-15… the team's 29 straight wins also extended the program wins record, which is also the NCAA's second-longest streak
- The Eagles are now 15-0-0 away from home this season, including a 14-0-0 away mark this year … BC has out-scored its opponents 77-15 in games away from Kelley Rink
- The Eagles have no allowed an opponent to post more than 18 shots in the last five games and in eight of the last nine games
- UConn's first-period goal was just the fifth the Eagles have surrendered in the first period this season – and the first since Nov. 20 in a 4-2 win over Northeastern – a span of 15 games
- When UConn to a 2-1 lead in the second period, it marked just the third time this season BC has trailed in a game this season (Nov. 20 vs. Northeastern and Jan. 9 at Boston University) … in total, BC has trailed for a total of 23:00 this season in 29 games
- The Eagles notched multiple power-play goals for the eighth time this season, going 2-for-6 on the day
- With their 20th win in league play, the Eagles have matched the Hockey East record for conference wins in a season, previously accomplished by New Hampshire in 2007-08 (20-0-1) and BC last year (20-0-1)
- Alex Carpenter pushed her season point total to 67 points with her four-point effort … she now has 36 goals, one shy of her season-season high of 37 (2014-15)
- Carpenter's second-period power-play goal was her 25th goal on the man advantage in her career, claiming the program record for herself … she entered the game tied with Kelli Stack '11 for the program lead … it was her first power-play goal since Dec. 5, and her eighth of the season – the second-highest total in the country
- With two assists, Carpenter pushed her career assist total to 131 – the highest total by any Boston College hockey player, male or female … she moved past Mike Mottau '00, who finished his Hobey Baker-winning career with 130
- Dana Trivigno tallied her 50th career goal when she converted on the power play in the second period … she is the 11th player in program history to score at least 50 goals
- Haley Skarupa notched her eighth multiple-goal game of the season with her pair of strikes … she now has 104 career goals
- Skarupa's three points pushed her career total to 220, and she is now tied for 19th on the NCAA career scoring chart
- Megan Keller recorded two assists for the third time in the last five games and for the eighth time overall this season … she now has 46 career assists
- Lexi Bender recorded her 69th career assist, the second-highest total by a defenseman in program history … she is now 10 assists back of the career leader among defensemen, Emily Pfalzer '15 (79)
TEAM RECORDS
Boston College: 29-0-0, 20-0-0 HEA
Connecticut: 11-13-5, 7-9-3 HEA
UP NEXT
Boston College will play for its sixth Beanpot in school history on Tuesday, Feb. 9, when the Eagles face No. 5 Northeastern. The teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. at Boston University's Walter Brown Arena and vie for the 38th Beanpot Championship.
Team Stats
BC
UCONN
Shots
38
13
PPG
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SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
6
Penalty Mins
9
12
Faceoffs Won
39
17
Game Leaders
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+1
Goals
2
Sh
9
A
2
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0
Goals
2
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4
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-1
Goals
0
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2
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2
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+2
Goals
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0
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2
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