Eagles Play Host to Conference Foe Vermont This Weekend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will host the Vermont Catamounts this weekend in a two-game series at Kelley Rink. Friday's puck drop will be at 6 p.m. while Saturday's is scheduled for 2 p.m. Both Hockey East games will be streamed on CBS SportsLive.

Friday marks the 55th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads while the Eagles hold an overall record of 48-3-3 in the all-time series. Vermont and Boston College met for the first time this season back on Oct. 20, 2019, with the Eagles earning a 3-2 road win. Hannah Bilka scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, while Kelly Pickreign made a career-high 33 saves.

Fans are encouraged to stay after Saturday's contest for a post-game autograph session with the Eagles.

GAME 23
RV/RV Boston College (11-9-2, 10-7-1 HEA) vs. Vermont (9-9-5, 6-7-3 HEA)
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 | 6 p.m.

GAME 24
RV/RV Boston College (11-9-2, 10-7-1 HEA) vs. Vermont (9-9-5, 6-7-3 HEA)*
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 | 2 p.m.
*records do not include Friday night's results.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and Vermont will meet for two games this weekend at Kelley Rink, facing off on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
• Friday marks the 55th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads ... the Eagles hold an overall record of 48-3-3 in the all-time series ... BC brings a 33-game unbeaten streak and a 24-game winning streak against UVM into Friday's conference clash.
• Vermont and Boston College met for the first time this season back on Oct. 20, 2019, with the Eagles earning a 3-2 road win ... Hannah Bilka scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, while Kelly Pickreign made a career-high 33 saves.
• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while the Catamounts were tabbed ninth.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles closed out the Hockey East regular season series with No. 3 Northeastern last weekend, falling in both ends of the home-and-home series (6-0 and 3-0) ... BC is now 1-8-1 in the last 10 games.
• Kelly Browne leads the Eagles with 24 points on eight goals and a career-best 16 assists while sitting third in the nation with 287 face-off wins.
• Hannah Bilka has a team-high 11 goals and 12 assists for 23 points and leads the Eagles with 82 shots on goal.
• Eight total skaters have at least 10 points while 17 of 18 have registered at least one point.
• Maddy McArthur is 9-7-2 in goal with a .907 save percentage, 2.52 goals against average and two shutouts ... Kelly Pickreign is 2-2-0 with a shutout, 2.73 goals against average and .911 save percentage.

ABOUT VERMONT
• The Catamounts played a single game last weekend, earning a 4-2 win at home on Saturday to move to 9-9-5 overall and 6-7-3 in conference play ... Vermont is 3-2-0 in the last five games.
• Kristina Shanahan scored for the third consecutive game in the win while Maude Poulin-Labelle picked up an assist for her team-leading 21st point of the season.
• Poulin-Labelle is tied for the team lead in goals with Corinne McCool at 10 ... Sini Karjalainen is second on the squad with 20 points on four goals and a team-high 16 assists.
• In goal, Blanka Skodova sits a 6-5-4 overall with a 2.18 goals against average, .902 save percentage and one shutout.
• Head coach Jim Plumer is in his eighth year behind the bench at Vermont … the Catamounts were tabbed ninth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.

SERIES HISTORY VS VERMONT
• Friday marks the 55th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads ... BC and UVM played one game before the Catamounts ascended to varsity status ... the Eagles hold an overall record of 48-3-3 in the all-time series.
• Vermont and Boston College met for the first time this season back on Oct. 20, 2019, with the Eagles earning a 3-2 road win ... Hannah Bilka scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, while Kelly Pickreign made a career-high 33 saves.
• The Eagle swept the 2018-19 season series at 3-0-0 ... in the first meeting of 2018-19, the Eagles topped the Catamounts at Kelley Rink, 3-0, behind Maddy McArthur's first career shutout ... BC traveled to UVM for two games in January 2019, earning 4-2 and 5-2 wins for the season series sweep.
• The Eagles carry a 33-game unbeaten streak and a 24-game winning streak into Friday's conference clash.
• Delaney Belinskas is BC's career scoring leader against Vermont with seven points on three goals and four assists ... she has one game-winning goal against the Catamounts.
• Jillian Fey scored her first career point with a goal in a 4-2 win at Vermont on Jan. 18, 2019.
• McArthur earned her first career shutout against Vermont on Oct. 20, 2018 ... she made 25 saves for the win.
• Deirdre Mullowney earned her first career point with an assist at Vermont on Oct. 20, 2019.

THE LAST CLASH WITH THE CATAMOUNTS
• The Eagles and Catamounts met back on Oct. 20, 2019 in Burlington, with Boston College skating to a 3-2 win in the series opener.
• Vermont took a 1-0 lead midway through the second period but BC responded with two goals before the end of the frame...Hannah Bilka scored her second goal of the game early in the third period for a 3-1 lead.
• UVM pulled one goal back but Kelly Pickreign finished with a career-high 33 saves and Cayla Barnes made a goal line block in the final seconds for the regulation win.
• Four of BC's rookies earned at least one point in that contest, with Alexie Guay, Caroline DiFiore and Deirdre Mullowney each picking up an assist in addition to Bilka's two goals.
• UVM had the 35-29 lead in shots on goal.

SHORT HANDED? NOT A PROBLEM
• Boston College has scored a nation-leading six short-handed goals this season.
• Delaney Belinskas has potted three short-handed goals, which ties for tops in the country.
• A nation-leading four different players have scored short-handed goals for BC this year in Belinskas, Lindsay Agnew, Hannah Bilka and Kelly Browne.
• Twice this season the Eagles have scored two short-handed goals in a game, doing it at Holy Cross on Oct. 3, 2019 and against Minnesota on Nov. 29, 2019.
• BC is the only team to ever score multiple short-handed goals in a single game against Minnesota, doing it on Nov. 29, 2019.
• Agnew has five career short-handed goals, tied with Emily Field for seventh in program history.

BALANCED SCORING
• Through the first 22 games of the season, Boston College has had 12 different players score at least one goal and 17 of 18 skaters total register at least one point.
• BC has eight players with at least 10 points each and 11 players with at least five points.
• Seven different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.

IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• BC leads the nation with six short-handed goals.
• Kelly Browne is third in the country with 274 face-off wins.
• Cayla Barnes has a Hockey East-leading 62 blocks on the year, a number that also ranks third in the country.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 69 points on 25 goals and 44 assists ... that is 42 percent of the team's goals (25/60), 45 percent of assists (44/97) and 44 percent of the team's points (69/158).
• Sixteen of BC's 60 goals scored this season have come in the opening five minutes of a period while four game-winning goals have been scored in the opening five minutes of a period.
• Seven different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.
• Savannah Norcross has fired at least one shot on goal in all 22 of BC's contests this year while Hannah Bilka has put at least one shot on goal in all 20 games that she has played in. ... Barnes has registered at least two shots on goal in all 21 contests that she has skated in.
• BC scored at least five goals in five of its first 10 games ... the Eagles last did that in the first 10 games of the 2014-15 season.
• BC's 7-0-0 start marked the second-ever such start in program history (40-0-0 in 2015-16).

UP NEXT
• The Eagles will take on Providence in a home-and-home series weekend. BC will host the Friars on Friday at 2 p.m. before traveling to Providence for a 2 p.m. puck drop on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Lindsay Agnew

Cayla Barnes

Delaney Belinskas

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Caroline DiFiore

Jillian Fey

Alexie Guay

Maddy McArthur

Deirdre Mullowney

Savannah Norcross

Kelly Pickreign