Saturday, February 22
Durham, N.H.
2:00 PM
Boston College
at
New Hampshire
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Close Out Regular Season on Saturday at UNH
February 20, 2020 | Women's Hockey
The Boston College women’s hockey team will look to close out the 2019-20 regular season on a strong note when it travels to New Hampshire on Saturday to take on the Wildcats.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will look to close out the 2019-20 regular season on a strong note when it travels to New Hampshire on Saturday to take on the Wildcats.
Boston College enters Saturday with a 5-4-1 mark in the last 10 games. The Eagles traveled to Maine last weekend and split a pair of overtime games, topping the Black Bears, 3-2, on Friday before falling, 2-1, on Saturday. UNH is coming off a home-and-home series with Boston University last weekend, falling at home on Saturday, 1-0, and dropping a road contest to the Terriers, 2-0, on Sunday.
The Eagles have secured a Hockey East playoff berth and can finish anywhere from third to fifth place, with the top four spots hosting the best-of-three quarterfinal series.
GAME 33
Boston College (16-13-3, 14-10-2 HEAW) at New Hampshire (15-14-4, 11-12-3 HEAW)
Whittemore Center | Durham, N.H.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 2 p.m.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and New Hampshire will close out the 2019-20 regular season on Saturday with a single game at the Whittemore Center ... BC took the first meeting this season with a 5-2 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 1 before the Wildcats took a 3-0 affair on Feb. 7 at Kelley Rink ... the teams both went 1-1-1 in the 2018-19 regular season series.
• Saturday's meeting will be the 73rd all-time meeting between BC and New Hampshire since the Eagles elevated to varsity status in 1994-95 ... BC has a 24-42-6 record in the series, including a 10-20-4 record in Durham.
• BC was picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while UNH was tabbed fifth.
• Delaney Belinskas sits two goals away from becoming just the 16th player in program history to reach 50 career goals ... Belinskas has a Hockey East-leading six multi-goal games this season, a number that also ranks fourth in the country.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles traveled to Maine last weekend and split a pair of overtime games, topping the Black Bears, 3-2, on Friday before falling, 2-1, on Saturday ... Delaney Belinskas scored twice in the win, while Maegan Beres and Kelly Browne potted the other goals for BC on the weekend.
• BC played No. 10 Harvard on Tuesday Feb. 11 to start the week, skating to a 3-1 win in the Beanpot Tournament consolation game ... Alexie Guay, Belinskas and Hannah Bilka each found the back of the net for BC while Kelly Pickreign made a career-high 36 saves.
• In the three games for BC last week, Pickreign finished with 96 saves to lead all NCAA DI goaltenders while sporting a .950 save percentage ... her two wins on the week led all Hockey East goaltenders.
• Browne. who is third in the country with 405 face-off wins, has a team-leading 35 points on the year off of 12 goals and 23 assists.
• Bilka sits second on the team with 34 points on 13 goals and 21 assists ... Bilka has a team-high five power-play goals on the year.
• Belinskas has a team-leading 19 goals for the Eagles and has three short-handed goals while tying with Savannah Norcross for the team lead in short-handed goals with four.
• Eleven Eagles have at least 11 points while all 18 skaters have registered at least one point.
• Maddy McArthur is 10-10-3 in goal with a .906 save percentage, 2.58 goals against average and two shutouts ... Pickreign is 5-3-0 with a shutout, 2.61 goals against average and .915 save percentage.
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• The Wildcats are coming off a home-and-home series with Boston University last weekend ... UNH fell at home on Saturday, 1-0, and dropped a road contest to the Terriers, 2-0, on Sunday.
• Meghara McManus leads the team with 24 points on 16 goals and eight assists while Taylor Wenczkowski and Tamara Thierus both have 19 points on six goals and 13 helpers ... eight Wildcats total have put up at least 10 points.
• Ava Boutilier has gone 10-9-2 in net, sporting a 1.85 goals against average and .938 save percentage while putting up four shutouts.
• UNH sports the second-best conference penalty kill at 89.7 percent ... the Wildcats' defense is giving u an average of 2.00 goals per game, which ranks fourth in Hockey East.
• Hilary Witt is in her sixth season as the head coach of the Wildcats ... UNH was tabbed fifth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Saturday's meeting will be the 73rd all-time meeting between BC and New Hampshire since the Eagles elevated to varsity status in 1994-95 … BC took the first meeting this season with a 5-2 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 1 before the Wildcats took a 3-0 affair on Feb. 7 at Kelley Rink ... the teams both went 1-1-1 in the 2018-19 regular season series.
• The Eagles went 1-1-1 in last year's series, falling in Durham in the first game of the second semester, 3-2, and winning at Kelley Rink, 7-2, in February before fighting to a 3-3 road tie in the regular season finale.
• BC has a 24-42-6 record in the series, including a 10-20-4 mark in Durham.
• BC is 23-26-4 against UNH since Hockey East launched its women's league in 2002-03 ... all but one of its wins against the Wildcats have come via Hockey East regular-season play.
• Delaney Belinskas is the Eagles' active scoring leader against the Wildcats ... the senior has seven points on five goals and two assists ... Belinskas had a hat trick, that included the game-winning goal, in a 7-1 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 12, 2016.
• Browne recorded the program's 11th four-goal game in a 5-2 win over UNH on Nov. 1, 2019 ... it was the first career hat trick for Browne.
• Hannah Bilka recorded a career-high three assists in a 5-2 win over UNH on Nov. 1, 2019.
• Lindsay Agnew has three points on three goals against UNH, finding the back of the net in three of her four career games against the Wildcats ... the captain has two short-handed goals against UNH.
• Molly Barrow made her collegiate debut with a 13:54 third-period substitute effort on Nov. 12, 2016.
• Kelly Pickreign's first career win came on the back of her 18-save performance in a 7-1 win at Kelley Rink on Feb. 8, 2019.
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• Cayla Barnes sits third in the nation with a Hockey East-leading 89 blocks on the year.
• Hannah Bilka leads all rookies in the country in points (34), points per game (1.13), and assists per game (0.70) while sitting tied for first in assists (21).
• Kelly Browne is third in the country with 405 face-off wins.
• BC's freshmen class has combined for 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists, which is third in the nation.
• Alexie Guay has been on the ice for a plus-46 goals scored, which leads all rookies in the country, sits tied for second among all blue liners and ties for 10th overall ... Guay sits third in the country among rookie defenders in scoring with 19 points.
• The Eagles have four players with at least 10 goals, tied for the most in Hockey East.
• BC is tied with Northeastern for the national lead with six short-handed goals.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 95 points on 33 goals and 62 assists ... that is 38 percent of the team's goals (33/88), 42 percent of assists (62/149) and 40 percent of the team's points (95/237).
• Twenty-three of BC's 88 goals scored this season have come in the opening five minutes of a period while seven game-winning goals have been scored in the opening five minutes of a period.
• Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.
SOPHOMORE SLUMPS? NAH.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 95 points on 33 goals and 62 assists ... that is 38 percent of the team's goals (33/88), 42 percent of assists (62/149) and 40 percent of the team's points (95/237).
• The 95 points is good a tied for eighth among all sophomore classes.
• All five skaters have produced some sort of career-high while four have produced career-highs in points, goals and assists in Olivia Finocchiaro (4-10-14), Savannah Norcross (11-6-17), Kelly Browne (12-23-35) and Jillian Fey (1-4-5).
• Cayla Barnes (5-16-21) 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).
BOSTON COLLEGE PLAYOFF SCENARIO
Seeded #3 with a win and three points or less for UConn.
Seeded #3 with a tie, two points or less for UConn, and three points or less for Providence.
Seeded #3 with a loss, one point or less for UConn, and two points or less for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a win and four points for UConn.
Seeded #4 with a tie, two points or less for UConn, and four points for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a tie, three points or more for UConn, and three points or less for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a loss, one point or less for UConn, and three points or more for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a loss, two points or more for UConn, and two points or less for Providence.
Seeded #5 with a tie, three points or more for UConn, and four points for Providence.
Seeded #5 with a loss, two points or more for UConn, and three points or more for Providence.
Boston College enters Saturday with a 5-4-1 mark in the last 10 games. The Eagles traveled to Maine last weekend and split a pair of overtime games, topping the Black Bears, 3-2, on Friday before falling, 2-1, on Saturday. UNH is coming off a home-and-home series with Boston University last weekend, falling at home on Saturday, 1-0, and dropping a road contest to the Terriers, 2-0, on Sunday.
The Eagles have secured a Hockey East playoff berth and can finish anywhere from third to fifth place, with the top four spots hosting the best-of-three quarterfinal series.
GAME 33
Boston College (16-13-3, 14-10-2 HEAW) at New Hampshire (15-14-4, 11-12-3 HEAW)
Whittemore Center | Durham, N.H.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 2 p.m.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and New Hampshire will close out the 2019-20 regular season on Saturday with a single game at the Whittemore Center ... BC took the first meeting this season with a 5-2 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 1 before the Wildcats took a 3-0 affair on Feb. 7 at Kelley Rink ... the teams both went 1-1-1 in the 2018-19 regular season series.
• Saturday's meeting will be the 73rd all-time meeting between BC and New Hampshire since the Eagles elevated to varsity status in 1994-95 ... BC has a 24-42-6 record in the series, including a 10-20-4 record in Durham.
• BC was picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while UNH was tabbed fifth.
• Delaney Belinskas sits two goals away from becoming just the 16th player in program history to reach 50 career goals ... Belinskas has a Hockey East-leading six multi-goal games this season, a number that also ranks fourth in the country.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles traveled to Maine last weekend and split a pair of overtime games, topping the Black Bears, 3-2, on Friday before falling, 2-1, on Saturday ... Delaney Belinskas scored twice in the win, while Maegan Beres and Kelly Browne potted the other goals for BC on the weekend.
• BC played No. 10 Harvard on Tuesday Feb. 11 to start the week, skating to a 3-1 win in the Beanpot Tournament consolation game ... Alexie Guay, Belinskas and Hannah Bilka each found the back of the net for BC while Kelly Pickreign made a career-high 36 saves.
• In the three games for BC last week, Pickreign finished with 96 saves to lead all NCAA DI goaltenders while sporting a .950 save percentage ... her two wins on the week led all Hockey East goaltenders.
• Browne. who is third in the country with 405 face-off wins, has a team-leading 35 points on the year off of 12 goals and 23 assists.
• Bilka sits second on the team with 34 points on 13 goals and 21 assists ... Bilka has a team-high five power-play goals on the year.
• Belinskas has a team-leading 19 goals for the Eagles and has three short-handed goals while tying with Savannah Norcross for the team lead in short-handed goals with four.
• Eleven Eagles have at least 11 points while all 18 skaters have registered at least one point.
• Maddy McArthur is 10-10-3 in goal with a .906 save percentage, 2.58 goals against average and two shutouts ... Pickreign is 5-3-0 with a shutout, 2.61 goals against average and .915 save percentage.
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• The Wildcats are coming off a home-and-home series with Boston University last weekend ... UNH fell at home on Saturday, 1-0, and dropped a road contest to the Terriers, 2-0, on Sunday.
• Meghara McManus leads the team with 24 points on 16 goals and eight assists while Taylor Wenczkowski and Tamara Thierus both have 19 points on six goals and 13 helpers ... eight Wildcats total have put up at least 10 points.
• Ava Boutilier has gone 10-9-2 in net, sporting a 1.85 goals against average and .938 save percentage while putting up four shutouts.
• UNH sports the second-best conference penalty kill at 89.7 percent ... the Wildcats' defense is giving u an average of 2.00 goals per game, which ranks fourth in Hockey East.
• Hilary Witt is in her sixth season as the head coach of the Wildcats ... UNH was tabbed fifth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Saturday's meeting will be the 73rd all-time meeting between BC and New Hampshire since the Eagles elevated to varsity status in 1994-95 … BC took the first meeting this season with a 5-2 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 1 before the Wildcats took a 3-0 affair on Feb. 7 at Kelley Rink ... the teams both went 1-1-1 in the 2018-19 regular season series.
• The Eagles went 1-1-1 in last year's series, falling in Durham in the first game of the second semester, 3-2, and winning at Kelley Rink, 7-2, in February before fighting to a 3-3 road tie in the regular season finale.
• BC has a 24-42-6 record in the series, including a 10-20-4 mark in Durham.
• BC is 23-26-4 against UNH since Hockey East launched its women's league in 2002-03 ... all but one of its wins against the Wildcats have come via Hockey East regular-season play.
• Delaney Belinskas is the Eagles' active scoring leader against the Wildcats ... the senior has seven points on five goals and two assists ... Belinskas had a hat trick, that included the game-winning goal, in a 7-1 win at Kelley Rink on Nov. 12, 2016.
• Browne recorded the program's 11th four-goal game in a 5-2 win over UNH on Nov. 1, 2019 ... it was the first career hat trick for Browne.
• Hannah Bilka recorded a career-high three assists in a 5-2 win over UNH on Nov. 1, 2019.
• Lindsay Agnew has three points on three goals against UNH, finding the back of the net in three of her four career games against the Wildcats ... the captain has two short-handed goals against UNH.
• Molly Barrow made her collegiate debut with a 13:54 third-period substitute effort on Nov. 12, 2016.
• Kelly Pickreign's first career win came on the back of her 18-save performance in a 7-1 win at Kelley Rink on Feb. 8, 2019.
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• Cayla Barnes sits third in the nation with a Hockey East-leading 89 blocks on the year.
• Hannah Bilka leads all rookies in the country in points (34), points per game (1.13), and assists per game (0.70) while sitting tied for first in assists (21).
• Kelly Browne is third in the country with 405 face-off wins.
• BC's freshmen class has combined for 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists, which is third in the nation.
• Alexie Guay has been on the ice for a plus-46 goals scored, which leads all rookies in the country, sits tied for second among all blue liners and ties for 10th overall ... Guay sits third in the country among rookie defenders in scoring with 19 points.
• The Eagles have four players with at least 10 goals, tied for the most in Hockey East.
• BC is tied with Northeastern for the national lead with six short-handed goals.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 95 points on 33 goals and 62 assists ... that is 38 percent of the team's goals (33/88), 42 percent of assists (62/149) and 40 percent of the team's points (95/237).
• Twenty-three of BC's 88 goals scored this season have come in the opening five minutes of a period while seven game-winning goals have been scored in the opening five minutes of a period.
• Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season.
SOPHOMORE SLUMPS? NAH.
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 95 points on 33 goals and 62 assists ... that is 38 percent of the team's goals (33/88), 42 percent of assists (62/149) and 40 percent of the team's points (95/237).
• The 95 points is good a tied for eighth among all sophomore classes.
• All five skaters have produced some sort of career-high while four have produced career-highs in points, goals and assists in Olivia Finocchiaro (4-10-14), Savannah Norcross (11-6-17), Kelly Browne (12-23-35) and Jillian Fey (1-4-5).
• Cayla Barnes (5-16-21) 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).
BOSTON COLLEGE PLAYOFF SCENARIO
Seeded #3 with a win and three points or less for UConn.
Seeded #3 with a tie, two points or less for UConn, and three points or less for Providence.
Seeded #3 with a loss, one point or less for UConn, and two points or less for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a win and four points for UConn.
Seeded #4 with a tie, two points or less for UConn, and four points for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a tie, three points or more for UConn, and three points or less for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a loss, one point or less for UConn, and three points or more for Providence.
Seeded #4 with a loss, two points or more for UConn, and two points or less for Providence.
Seeded #5 with a tie, three points or more for UConn, and four points for Providence.
Seeded #5 with a loss, two points or more for UConn, and three points or more for Providence.
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