Boston College
Maine
No. 6 BC Treks to Maine for Sunday Matinee
October 27, 2018 | Women's Hockey
Eagles looking to improve to 4-0 in Hockey East play.
Boston College (6-2-0, 3-0-0 HEA) is coming off a 5-1 win at Holy Cross on Friday night. In what was the first-ever meeting between the two programs, five different players scored for the Eagles while eight players total registered at least one point. Maddy McArthur made 18 stops for her sixth consecutive win.
Maine (6-1-0, 2-1-0 HEA) topped rival New Hampshire, 5-3, on Friday night at Alond Arena. The Black Bears have displayed balanced scoring thus far, with 19 players notching at least one point for the team.
The teams have squared of 62 times prior to Sunday's tilt, with the Eagles holding a lead of 40-16-6 in the all-time series. Two games were played in the series while Maine was still a club team and while the two BC wins count toward's the Eagles' overall program record, they are not part of the head-to-head record.
Boston College will return home on Thursday, Nov. 1 to host the Connecticut Huskies before traveling to Providence on Saturday, Nov. 3 to take on the Friars.
GAME 9
No. 6/6 Boston College (6-2-0, 3-0-0 HEA) at RV/RV Maine (6-1-0, 2-1-0 HEA)
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 | 2 p.m.
BOSTON COLLEGE IN BRIEF
• The Eagles come into Sunday's contest with a six-game unbeaten streak after topping Holy Cross, 5-1, on Friday night.
• BC dropped the first two contests of the season – a pair of road games at then No. 9 Minnesota Duluth – but enter Friday's contest riding a five-game unbeaten streak.
• The squad began Hockey East play with two wins last weekend, topping Merrimack (3-1) and Vermont (3-0) … Maddy McArthur made 48 saves on the weekend, including 25 against the Catamounts for her first career shutout.
• Makenna Newkirk leads the Eagles in points (2-7-9) while the trio of Caitrin Lonergan (4-4-8), Lindsay Agnew (4-4-8) and Daryl Watts (4-3-7) are tied for the team lead in goals with four each.
ABOUT MAINE
• Maine enters Sunday with a record of 6-1-0 and 2-1-0 in league play after topping rival New Hampshire, 5-3, on Friday night.
• Tereza Vanisova (6-3-9) leads the team in points and shots on goal (27) ... 19 players total have at least one point for Maine.
• The Black Bears have outshot their opponents in five out of their seven games so far this season.
• Maine has scored at least three goals in four of seven games this season.
IT'S WORTH NOTING
• The Eagles have 13 players with at least one point.
• Eleven different players have scored one goal.
• Freshman Kelly Browne is second among Hockey East rookies in faceoff wins with 64 and sixth overall.
• Daryl Watts is averaging 5.00 shots on goal per game, which is fourth overall in Hockey East.
• Cayla Barnes leads BC with 15 blocks, which also ties her for fourth in the conference.
STINGY DEFENSE
• Boston College has limited opponents to one goal or less in each of the last six games.
• It's the longest such streak for the Eagles since the 2015-16 season.
• On a seven-game streak from Oct. 17, 2015 to Nov. 7, 2015, BC limited opponents to just two goals total (putting up five shutouts and allowing just one goal each in the other two contests).
FIRST CLASH WITH THE CRUSADERS
• On Oct. 26, Boston College faced Holy Cross for the first time ever and came away with a 5-1 win in Worcester.
• The Hockey East game saw five different Eagles score and eight total get points ... four players earned multi-point outings.
• BC registered 56 shots on goal, marking the first time the squad registered 50+ since putting up 53 against Vermont on March 4, 2017.
• The Eagles converted on 2-of-5 power-plays ... it was BC's first game this season in which it scored multiple power-play goals.
• Maddy McArthur made 18 saves for her sixth consecutive win.
