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BC Set to Host UNH on Senior Day
February 06, 2020 | Women's Hockey
The Eagles will host the Wildcats in a 2 p.m. game at Kelley Rink, with the game airing live on NESN.
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The Eagles are coming off a loss at No. 8 Boston University on Tuesday night in the Beanpot semifinal while the Wildcats are fresh off a 3-1 win over Dartmouth on Tuesday night. Boston College took the first meeting of the year, 5-2, in November at Kelley Rink.
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GAME 29
RV Boston College (14-11-3, 13-8-2 HEAW) vs New Hampshire (14-12-3, 10-10-2 HEAW)
Kelley Rink at Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 | 2 p.m.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• The Eagles and Wildcats will meet for the second time this season on Friday afternoon at Kelley Rink ... Boston College took the first meeting of the year, 5-2, back on Nov. 1, 2019 at Kelley Rink ... BC went 1-1-1 in the 2018-19 regular season series.
• Friday's meeting will be the 72nd all-time meeting between BC and New Hampshire since the Eagles elevated to varsity status in 1994-95 ... BC has a 24-41-6 record in the series, including a 14-20-2 mark at Kelley Rink.
• BC was picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll while UNH was tabbed fifth.
• Alexie Guay has five assists in the last three games ... Delaney Belinskas (7-2-9) and Hannah Bilka (1-8-9) each have nine points over the last six games while Kelly Browne (3-5-8) has put up eight points over the last six.
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ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles fell to the No. 8 Boston University Terriers on Tuesday night in the Beanpot semifinal, 4-0 ... BU scored one goal in the first period and then after a scoreless second period, put in two goals in the third before adding an empty-netter ... BC will now face Harvard in the Feb. 11 consolation game.
• Kelly Browne and Hannah Bilka are tied for the team lead in points with 32 each ... Browne, who sits second in the nation with 364 face-off wins, has 11 goals and 21 assists while Bilka has 12 goals and 20 assists.
• Delaney Belinskas has a team-high 16 goals for the Eagles and has three short-handed goals ... she needs two more points to move into the top 25 in program history in points while one more goal would give her 17 on the year, a career-high.
• Eleven Eagles have at least 10 points while all 18 skaters have registered at least one point.Â
• Maddy McArthur is 10-9-3 in goal with a .907 save percentage, 2.56 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 snapped a six-game losing streak against Vermont on Jan. 17 with a come-from-behind, 7-5, win.
• BC is 3-1-1 in the last five games and 3-6-1 in the last 10.
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ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• The Wildcats defeated Dartmouth, 3-1, on Tuesday night at home ... Meghara McManus scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second period while freshman Ava Thewes made 21 saves for the win.
• McManus (15-7-22) has a team-leading 15 goals and 22 points while Taylor Wenczkowski has 19 points off of six goals and 13 assists and a team-leading 109 shots on goal.
• Ava Boutilier has started 19 games in goal for UNH, going 9-7-1 with a 2.05 goals against average, .930 save percentage and four shutouts.
• The Wildcats are 3-1-1 in the last five games.
• 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.
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SERIES HISTORY VS NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Friday's meeting will be the 72nd 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 the first day of November ... Kelly Browne scored four goals in the win.
• 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 24-41-6 record in the series, including a 14-20-2 mark at Kelley Rink and a 10-20-4 record in Durham.
• BC is 23-25-4 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.
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IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• Boston College enters Friday with a Hockey East-leading 34 goals in the second period this season while sitting second overall in points with 89 (Northeastern, 90).
• The Eagles have four players with at least 10 goals, the most in Hockey East.Â
• BC is tied for the national lead with six short-handed goals.
• Kelly Browne is second in the country with 364 face-off wins.
• Cayla Barnes sits second in the nation with a Hockey East-leading 80 blocks on the year.
• Alexie Guay has been on the ice for 44 goals scored, second in the nation among all blue liners and tied for seventh overall ... she sits first in the country among rookie defenders in scoring with 19 points.
• Hannah Bilka leads all rookies in the country in points (32), points per game (1.23) and assists per game (0.77) while sitting tied for first in assists (20).
• BC's sophomore class has contributed 87 points on 32 goals and 55 assists ... that is 40 percent of the team's goals (32/81), 40 percent of assists (55/136) and 40 percent of the team's points (87/217).
• Twenty of BC's 81 goals scored this season have come in the opening five minutes of a period while five 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.
SECOND PERIOD SCORING SURGES
• Boston College enters Friday with a Hockey East-leading 34 goals in the second period this season while sitting second overall in points with 89 (Northeastern, 90).
• BC scored four goals in the first 9:06 of the second period against Holy Cross on Oct. 3, 2019 with Hannah Bilka recording a hat trick in exactly seven minutes ... against Providence on Nov. 2, BC scored four goals in the first 10:12 of the middle frame.
• BC also put in five goals in the second period of an 8-0 win over Merrimack on Oct. 18, 2019.
• The Eagles had another four-goal middle frame during an 8-3 win over Holy Cross on Jan. 31, 200.
SHORT HANDED? NOT A PROBLEM
• Boston College is tied for the national lead in short-handed goals with Northeastern with six.
• Delaney Belinskas has potted three short-handed goals, which is tied for second in the nation.
• BC is tied with Harvard and Colgate for first in the nation with four different players with short-handed goals 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 28 games of the season, Boston College has had 15 different players score at least one goal and all 18 skaters register at least one point.
• Four players have each scored at least 10 goals for BC, which leads Hockey East.Â
• BC has 11 players with at least 10 points each and six players with at least 17 points
• Eight different players have scored game-winning goals for the Eagles this season with three potting multiple game-winners.
STACK NAMED TO HALL OF FAME x2
• Kelli Stack Jachym '11 was inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Feb. 4 ... this past fall, the 2011 graduate was also inducted into the BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
• Stack, who was a two-time All-American and Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist, helped BC to three Beanpot titles in her time on the Heights (2007, 2009 and 2011).
• The 2009 Beanpot MVP recorded 14 points on seven goals and seven assists in eight career Beanpot games.
• She is the only player in Hockey East history - men's or women's - to be a three-time player of the year and one of only three to win Rookie and Player of the Year at the same time.
