Friday, January 24
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
2:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Providence
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Get Set for Home-and-Home Series with Friars
January 21, 2020 | Women's Hockey
Boston College took the first meeting of the season, 5-2, back on Nov. 2, 2019 at Kelley Rink.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will play a home-and-home series with Providence College this weekend, facing off on Friday at 2 p.m. at Kelley Rink before closing out the regular season series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Schneider Arena.
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Friday marks the 77th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads. The Friars and Eagles met the first weekend in November on the Heights, with BC skating to a 5-2 win. Delaney Belinskas scored twice for BC in the win while Caroline DiFiore and Savannah Norcross each tallied a goal and an assist and Jillian Fey recorded a career-high two assists.
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GAME 25
RV/RV Boston College (12-9-3, 11-7-2 HEA) vs. Providence (13-9-2, 10-7-0 HEA)
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 | 2 p.m.
GAME 26
RV/RV Boston College (12-9-3, 11-7-2 HEA) at Providence (13-9-2, 10-7-0 HEA)*
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 | 2 p.m.
*records do not include Friday night's results.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and Providence College will close out the regular season series this weekend with a home-and-home series ... the Eagles will host the Friars on Friday before traveling to Providence on Saturday.Â
• BC is 37-37-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status ... Friday marks the 77th meeting ... BC is 18-17-2 at Kelley Rink and 17-18-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• Providence and Boston College met for the first time this season back on Nov. 2, 2019, with the Eagles earning a 5-2 home win.
• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while the Friars were tabbed fourth.
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ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles snapped a six-game losing streak last weekend with a come-from-behind, 7-5, win and a 2-2 tie with Vermont at Kelley Rink ... BC overcame a two-goal deficit for the 7-5 win on Friday behind a Delaney Belinskas hat trick ... Kelly Browne (1-3-4) and Hannah Bilka (1-2-3) also had multi-point nights for the Eagles ... it was BC's first two-goal comeback win this season and the team's first win when trailing after the first period since Dec. 2, 2017, in a 4-2 win at Boston University (0-13-0 over that stretch).
• Belinskas scored both BC goals in the tie.
• Browne leads the Eagles with a career-high 29 points on nine goals and a career-best 20 assists while sitting third in the nation with 321 face-off wins.
• Belinskas has a team-high 14 goals for BC while Bilka is second in points with 27 (12-15-17).
• Nine total skaters have at least 10 points while 17 of 18 have registered at least one point.Â
• Maddy McArthur is 9-7-3 in goal with a .909 save percentage, 2.48 goals against average and two shutouts ... Kelly Pickreign is 3-2-0 with a shutout, 3.06 goals against average and .898 save percentage.
• The Eagles are 1-3-1 in the last five games and 2-6-2 in the last 10 games.
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ABOUT PROVIDENCE
• The Friars are coming off a two-game road sweep at New Hampshire last weekend, defeating the Wildcats 3-1 and 2-1 ... Providence is 4-1-0 in the last five games and 7-3-0 in the last 10.
• Sandra Abstreiter was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week following her two-win weekend in which she stopped 64 of 66 shots ... she holds a 5-4-0 record on the season with a 1.66 goals against average and .939 save percentage ... meanwhile, Clare Minnerath has gone 8-5-2 on the year with a .902 save percentage and 2.21 goals against average.
• Sara Hjalmarsson leads the team in points (22) and goals (13) and has scored five goals on the power play ... defender Whitney Dove is second on the team with 20 points on a team-leading 14 assists and six goals ... eight Friars have at least 11 points on the year.
• Providence was tabbed fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll … Matt Kelly is in his second year as head coach of the Friars after leading the team to a 24-11-2 mark a season ago.
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SERIES HISTORY VS PROVIDENCE
• Boston College is 37-37-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status for the 1995-96 season.
• The Eagles took the first meeting of the 2019-20 season in the form of a 5-2 home win back on Nov. 2, 2019 ... Delaney Belinskas scored two goals while Caroline DiFiore and Savannah Norcross each had a goal and an assist and Jillian Fey had two helpers in the win.
• BC is 18-17-2 record at Kelley Rink and 17-18-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• Fifteen of BC's 18 skaters have at least one career point against the Friars.
• Belinskas is BC's scoring leader against Providence with 10 points on five goals and five assists ... she had a two-goal game against PC last year on Jan. 25, 2019 and then again in the team's first meeting this year on Nov. 2.
• Kate Annese scored her first career goal against Providence on Dec. 3, 2016 in Providence.
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BALANCED SCORING
• Through the first 24 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 nine players with at least 10 points each and 11 players with at least eight points.
• Seven different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.
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IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• BC leads the nation with six short-handed goals.
• Kelly Browne is third in the country with 321 face-off wins.
• Cayla Barnes has a Hockey East-leading 65 blocks on the year, a number that also ranks fourth in the country.
• Hannah Bilka leads all rookies in the country in points per game (1.23).
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 77 points on 27 goals and 50 assists ... that is 39 percent of the team's goals (27/69), 45 percent of assists (50/112) and 43 percent of the team's points (77/181).
• Seventeen of BC's 67 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.
• Kelly Pickreign's penalty shot save against Northeastern on Jan. 12, 2020 marked the first penalty shot for or against BC since Oct. 8, 2016 against Maine ... Katie Burt also made the save on the attempt.
• 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).
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HOW ABOUT THOSE HAT TRICKS
• A nation-leading four different players have recorded a hat trick for Boston College this season in Delaney Belinskas, Hannah Bilka, Lindsay Agnew and Kelly Browne each recording the feat.
• BC is the first team to have four different players recorded a hat trick since the 2017-18 edition of the BC women's hockey team.
• Both Bilka and Browne recorded their hat tricks as part of four-goal outings at Holy Cross (Oct. 3) and against UNH (Nov. 1), respectively ... BC now has 11 four-goal games in program history.
• Bilka's hat trick goal against the Crusaders came 24:09 into the contest, marking the fastest hat trick in Division I men's or women's hockey this season.
• Agnew's hat trick came as part of a five-point (3-2-5) game against Merrimack on Oct. 18.
• Belinskas scored her third career hat trick as part of a four-point game (3-1-4) against Vermont on Jan. 17, 2020.
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SOPHOMORE SLUMPS? NAH.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 77 points on 27 goals and 50 assists ... that is 39 percent of the team's goals (27/69), 45 percent of assists (50/112) and 43 percent of the team's points (77/181).
• The 77 points is good for a tie for fourth overall in the nation among sophomore classes.
• Of the five skaters, two have produced career-highs in points, goals and assists in Olivia Finocchiaro (3-9-12) and Savannah Norcross (10-5-15) ... meanwhile Jillian Fey has tied her career-high in points by registering a career-best three assists.
• Kelly Browne (9-20-29) leads the team in scoring and has set a new career-high in assists and points.
• Cayla Barnes (5-13-18) has set a new career-high in goals.
• In 39 games in 2018-19, the then freshmen recorded a total of 58 points (20-38-58).
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Friday marks the 77th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads. The Friars and Eagles met the first weekend in November on the Heights, with BC skating to a 5-2 win. Delaney Belinskas scored twice for BC in the win while Caroline DiFiore and Savannah Norcross each tallied a goal and an assist and Jillian Fey recorded a career-high two assists.
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GAME 25
RV/RV Boston College (12-9-3, 11-7-2 HEA) vs. Providence (13-9-2, 10-7-0 HEA)
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 | 2 p.m.
GAME 26
RV/RV Boston College (12-9-3, 11-7-2 HEA) at Providence (13-9-2, 10-7-0 HEA)*
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I.
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 | 2 p.m.
*records do not include Friday night's results.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and Providence College will close out the regular season series this weekend with a home-and-home series ... the Eagles will host the Friars on Friday before traveling to Providence on Saturday.Â
• BC is 37-37-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status ... Friday marks the 77th meeting ... BC is 18-17-2 at Kelley Rink and 17-18-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• Providence and Boston College met for the first time this season back on Nov. 2, 2019, with the Eagles earning a 5-2 home win.
• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while the Friars were tabbed fourth.
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ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles snapped a six-game losing streak last weekend with a come-from-behind, 7-5, win and a 2-2 tie with Vermont at Kelley Rink ... BC overcame a two-goal deficit for the 7-5 win on Friday behind a Delaney Belinskas hat trick ... Kelly Browne (1-3-4) and Hannah Bilka (1-2-3) also had multi-point nights for the Eagles ... it was BC's first two-goal comeback win this season and the team's first win when trailing after the first period since Dec. 2, 2017, in a 4-2 win at Boston University (0-13-0 over that stretch).
• Belinskas scored both BC goals in the tie.
• Browne leads the Eagles with a career-high 29 points on nine goals and a career-best 20 assists while sitting third in the nation with 321 face-off wins.
• Belinskas has a team-high 14 goals for BC while Bilka is second in points with 27 (12-15-17).
• Nine total skaters have at least 10 points while 17 of 18 have registered at least one point.Â
• Maddy McArthur is 9-7-3 in goal with a .909 save percentage, 2.48 goals against average and two shutouts ... Kelly Pickreign is 3-2-0 with a shutout, 3.06 goals against average and .898 save percentage.
• The Eagles are 1-3-1 in the last five games and 2-6-2 in the last 10 games.
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ABOUT PROVIDENCE
• The Friars are coming off a two-game road sweep at New Hampshire last weekend, defeating the Wildcats 3-1 and 2-1 ... Providence is 4-1-0 in the last five games and 7-3-0 in the last 10.
• Sandra Abstreiter was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week following her two-win weekend in which she stopped 64 of 66 shots ... she holds a 5-4-0 record on the season with a 1.66 goals against average and .939 save percentage ... meanwhile, Clare Minnerath has gone 8-5-2 on the year with a .902 save percentage and 2.21 goals against average.
• Sara Hjalmarsson leads the team in points (22) and goals (13) and has scored five goals on the power play ... defender Whitney Dove is second on the team with 20 points on a team-leading 14 assists and six goals ... eight Friars have at least 11 points on the year.
• Providence was tabbed fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll … Matt Kelly is in his second year as head coach of the Friars after leading the team to a 24-11-2 mark a season ago.
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SERIES HISTORY VS PROVIDENCE
• Boston College is 37-37-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status for the 1995-96 season.
• The Eagles took the first meeting of the 2019-20 season in the form of a 5-2 home win back on Nov. 2, 2019 ... Delaney Belinskas scored two goals while Caroline DiFiore and Savannah Norcross each had a goal and an assist and Jillian Fey had two helpers in the win.
• BC is 18-17-2 record at Kelley Rink and 17-18-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• Fifteen of BC's 18 skaters have at least one career point against the Friars.
• Belinskas is BC's scoring leader against Providence with 10 points on five goals and five assists ... she had a two-goal game against PC last year on Jan. 25, 2019 and then again in the team's first meeting this year on Nov. 2.
• Kate Annese scored her first career goal against Providence on Dec. 3, 2016 in Providence.
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BALANCED SCORING
• Through the first 24 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 nine players with at least 10 points each and 11 players with at least eight points.
• Seven different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.
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IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• BC leads the nation with six short-handed goals.
• Kelly Browne is third in the country with 321 face-off wins.
• Cayla Barnes has a Hockey East-leading 65 blocks on the year, a number that also ranks fourth in the country.
• Hannah Bilka leads all rookies in the country in points per game (1.23).
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 77 points on 27 goals and 50 assists ... that is 39 percent of the team's goals (27/69), 45 percent of assists (50/112) and 43 percent of the team's points (77/181).
• Seventeen of BC's 67 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.
• Kelly Pickreign's penalty shot save against Northeastern on Jan. 12, 2020 marked the first penalty shot for or against BC since Oct. 8, 2016 against Maine ... Katie Burt also made the save on the attempt.
• 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).
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HOW ABOUT THOSE HAT TRICKS
• A nation-leading four different players have recorded a hat trick for Boston College this season in Delaney Belinskas, Hannah Bilka, Lindsay Agnew and Kelly Browne each recording the feat.
• BC is the first team to have four different players recorded a hat trick since the 2017-18 edition of the BC women's hockey team.
• Both Bilka and Browne recorded their hat tricks as part of four-goal outings at Holy Cross (Oct. 3) and against UNH (Nov. 1), respectively ... BC now has 11 four-goal games in program history.
• Bilka's hat trick goal against the Crusaders came 24:09 into the contest, marking the fastest hat trick in Division I men's or women's hockey this season.
• Agnew's hat trick came as part of a five-point (3-2-5) game against Merrimack on Oct. 18.
• Belinskas scored her third career hat trick as part of a four-point game (3-1-4) against Vermont on Jan. 17, 2020.
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SOPHOMORE SLUMPS? NAH.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 77 points on 27 goals and 50 assists ... that is 39 percent of the team's goals (27/69), 45 percent of assists (50/112) and 43 percent of the team's points (77/181).
• The 77 points is good for a tie for fourth overall in the nation among sophomore classes.
• Of the five skaters, two have produced career-highs in points, goals and assists in Olivia Finocchiaro (3-9-12) and Savannah Norcross (10-5-15) ... meanwhile Jillian Fey has tied her career-high in points by registering a career-best three assists.
• Kelly Browne (9-20-29) leads the team in scoring and has set a new career-high in assists and points.
• Cayla Barnes (5-13-18) has set a new career-high in goals.
• In 39 games in 2018-19, the then freshmen recorded a total of 58 points (20-38-58).
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