Friday, January 8
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
2:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Merrimack
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Kick Off Second Semester Against Merrimack
January 05, 2021 | Women's Hockey
The eighth-ranked Eagles open up the second-semester schedule this weekend with a home-and-home series against Merrimack.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The eighth-ranked Boston College women's hockey team opens up its second-semester schedule this weekend when it faces Merrimack in a home-and-home series. The two Hockey East foes are slated to meet at 2 p.m. on Friday at Kelley Rink before a 2 p.m. tilt on Saturday at Lawler Rink.
Friday's game will air live on NESN. All games this season will be made available across the U.S. and internationally on SportsLive, while all games televised on NESN and NESN+ and other select matchups will also be made available on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app outside of New England.
GAME 9 | Merrimack at Boston College
Friday, Jan. 9, 2020 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | NESN
GAME 10 | Boston College at Northeastern
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2020 | 2:00 P.M.
Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.
WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College and Merrimack will open up the new year with a home-and-home series this weekend, facing off at Kelley Rink on Friday and at Lawler Rink on Saturday.
• This is the first time this season that the two teams will meet and the first time since BC's home opener last year ... the Eagles came out with an 8-0 win on Oct. 18, 2019 ... BC and Merrimack met three times in total during the 2019-20 season, with the Eagles earning the 3-0-0 sweep.
• This marks the first action for BC since Dec. 13 at Northeastern ... Merrimack last hit the ice on Dec. 19 against UConn.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles opened up the first half of the 2020-21 campaign with a mark of 5-3-0 ... BC last played on Dec. 13, taking the away game of a home-and-home series at No. 2 Northeastern, 2-1, while falling 4-1 at home in the first game.
• Kelly Browne leads the team and conference and sits second in the nation in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists ... Savannah Norcross is second on the team and tied for third in Hockey East with nine points on four goals and five assists.
• Six players have registered at least five points for BC while 15 players total have earned at least one ... four players in Browne, Norcross, Gaby Roy and Jillian Fey have potted four goals each.
• Maddy McArthur has gone 3-1-0 in goal with a .921 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average while Kelly Pickreign (1-1-0) and Abigail Levy (1-1-0) have both picked up starts and wins for the Eagles.
• BC returned four of the top five and eight of the top 10 scorers from the 2019-20 team ... the team went 17-16-3 overall and 14-11-2 in Hockey East to finish fourth in the standings and host a Hockey East playoff series for the eighth consecutive year.
ABOUT MERRIMACK
• Merrimack enters the weekend at 1-3-0 after a pair of home-and-home series against Holy Cross and UConn ... the Warriors split with the Crusaders, 2-4 and 3-2, before being shut out twice against UConn to close out 2020.
• Emma Gorski has played every minute in goal for Merrimack, going 1-3-0 with a .911 save percentage and 3.51 goals against average ... Gorski earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Dec. 14 after totaling 67 saves in the series against Holy Cross, including a 44-save performance in the team's 3-2 win.
• The Warriors have three players with two points each, with Megan Fergusson tallying two goals, Mack Emery two helpers and Sam Lessick one goal and one assist.
• Erin Hamlen is in her sixth season at the helm of the Warriors.
• Merrimack went 5-24-5 overall and 2-20-5 in Hockey East in 2019-20 ... the now-graduated Mikyla Grant-Mentis earned Hockey East Second Team All-Star honors after leading the team with 33 points on 20 goals and 13 assists.
SERIES HISTORY
• BC is 16-1-0 all-time against Merrimack ... the Warriors became a D1 team and joined Hockey East in 2015-16.
• The Eagles are 9-0-0 at Kelley Rink and 7-1-0 at Lawler Rink.
• Last season the teams squared off in the season-opening weekend for both schools, with BC taking both games at Merrimack ... Maddy McArthur had a 25-save shutout in the season-opening 2-0 win on Sept. 27, 2019 while Savannah Norcross scored her first career game-winning goal ... Norcross scored another game-winning power-play goal the next day in a 3-1 win while McArthur tallied 23 saves ... in BC's home opener on Oct. 18, 2019, Lindsay Agnew had five points for the Eagles in an 8-0 win.
• BC has shut out the Warriors seven times in 17 meetings, including both games of the teams' 2017 HEA Quarterfinal and the first two games of the all-time series.
• The Eagles earned the program's 450th win with a 3-1 win at Merrimack on Sept. 28, 2019.
• Cayla Barnes is BC's active career scoring leader against the Warriors with six points on six assists ... Maegan Beres has four points on four helpers.
• Savannah Norcross potted the first - and second - game-winning goals of her career against the Warriors in a 2-0 win on Sept. 27, 2019 and a 3-1 victory the next day.
• Caroline DiFiore earned her first career point with an empty-netter against Merrimack on Sept. 27, 2019 while Hadley Hartmetz picked up her first career goal the next day, along with Hannah Bilka earning two assists for their respective first career points.
• Kelly Pickreign earned her first career start against Merrimack on Dec. 8, 2019 ... the then freshman made 29 saves on 30 shots for a 1.01 goals against average and .967 save percentage in the 1-0 loss.
A WIN WOULD . . .
• Put BC's overall record in the series with Merrimack at 17-1-0 overall with a mark of 17-1-0 under head coach Katie Crowley and a record of 10-0-0 at Kelley Rink.
• Move BC's all-time record to 471-353-80.
• Give head coach Katie Crowley an overall record of 327-116-51.
IT'S WORTH NOTING . . .
• BC has killed off 18 consecutive penalties, dating back four games to Nov. 28, 2020 against Providence.
• Cayla Barnes currently has 50 points on 10 goals and 40 assists in her career .... with two more points, she can move into a tie for 10th all-time career scoring for defenders at BC and with two more goals she can move into a tie for 10th in goals.
• Maddy McArthur has 1,491 career saves, needing nine to hit 1,500 for her career and 509 to reach 2,000 ... she currently sits sixth all-time in program history.
• Kelly Browne needs six more assists for 50 in her career ... Browne also currently sits at 905 career face-off wins, needing 95 to hit 1,000 for her career...Browne has recorded at least 11 face-off wins in six of eight contests this season.
• The Eagles are 11-0-1 over the last two seasons when Hannah Bilka scores a goal.
• Over the last three seasons, BC has gone 6-1-0 when Jillian Fey records a goal and 13-2-0 when she has at least one point.
• BC is 14-3-0 over the last two seasons when Hadley Hartmez records at least one point.
• Since she arrived on the Heights, the Eagles have a record of 17-1-1 when Willow Corson has a point and 8-0-0 when she scores a goal.
• Bilka has recorded at least two shots on goal in every game so far this season ... Bilka, Browne and Hartmetz have at least one shot on goal in every game this season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College played a home-and-home series against Northeastern to close out 2020, falling 4-1 at home on Dec. 11 before earning a 2-1 road win on Dec. 13.
• Jillian Fey scored BC's lone goal in the Friday loss and then potted the game-winning goal on Sunday.
• Fey opened the scoring on Friday but Northeastern responded with four consecutive goals ... Maddy McArthur made 29 saves for BC while Abigail Levy stopped three shots in a relief stint.
• On Sunday, Hannah Bilka's power-play goal gave BC another 1-0 lead after one ... Northeastern evened the game midway through the third period but Fey responded two minutes later for the win.
• Levy finished with 32 saves in earning her first win for the Eagles.
A BALANCED BC ATTACK
• Fifteen different players have recorded at least one point for the Eagles so far this season while nine players have at least three points each.
• Six players have recorded multi-point games for BC while three players have had multi-goal games.
• Through the first six games, 10 different players scored a goal ... it marked the first time since the 2016-17 season that BC had 10 different goal scorers through the first six games.
HOT STARTS FOR BROWNE AND NORCROSS
• Kelly Browne and Savannah Norcross each opened up the season with six-game point streaks, with both marking career longs for the juniors.
• Browne has three multi-point games so far this season, including the third multi-goal game of her career with two scores at UConn on Dec. 4 -- a performance that included a short-handed goal and a game-winning goal ... the captain leads the team and conference and sits second in the nation in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists
• Browne was named the Hockey East Player of the Week for her three goal, one assist weekend against UConn.
• Norcross started the year with a career-high three assist game at New Hampshire on Nov. 20 and then had a three-game goal scoring streak ... she has assisted on two game-winning goals and scored the winner herself against UConn on Dec. 5.
SHOOTERS SHOOT
• The Eagles outshot the opponent in each of the first four games of the season, firing at least 33 shots on goal in each game (138 to 97).
• The last time BC opened a season outshooting the opponent in the first four games of the year came during the 2016-17 season when the team did it in each of the first 18 games.
• Since the beginning of the 2016-17 season, BC has outshot the opponent in 74% of games (117 of 159) ... in both the 2018-19 and 2016-17 seasons, the Eagles had the edge in 36 of 39 games.
• BC's highest single-game shot total since the beginning of the 2016-17 season is 56 against Holy Cross on Oct. 26, 2018.
• The single-game high for an individual player over that five-season span is 13 by Toni Ann Miano against Northeastern on Jan. 13, 2018.
• From Nov. 16, 2018 to Oct. 3, 2019, BC outshot the opponent in 31 consecutive games.
• For the Eagles this season, Hannah Bilka's career-high 11 shots on goal against New Hampshire on Nov. 21, 2020 is the single-game best.
Friday's game will air live on NESN. All games this season will be made available across the U.S. and internationally on SportsLive, while all games televised on NESN and NESN+ and other select matchups will also be made available on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app outside of New England.
GAME 9 | Merrimack at Boston College
Friday, Jan. 9, 2020 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | NESN
GAME 10 | Boston College at Northeastern
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2020 | 2:00 P.M.
Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.
WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College and Merrimack will open up the new year with a home-and-home series this weekend, facing off at Kelley Rink on Friday and at Lawler Rink on Saturday.
• This is the first time this season that the two teams will meet and the first time since BC's home opener last year ... the Eagles came out with an 8-0 win on Oct. 18, 2019 ... BC and Merrimack met three times in total during the 2019-20 season, with the Eagles earning the 3-0-0 sweep.
• This marks the first action for BC since Dec. 13 at Northeastern ... Merrimack last hit the ice on Dec. 19 against UConn.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles opened up the first half of the 2020-21 campaign with a mark of 5-3-0 ... BC last played on Dec. 13, taking the away game of a home-and-home series at No. 2 Northeastern, 2-1, while falling 4-1 at home in the first game.
• Kelly Browne leads the team and conference and sits second in the nation in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists ... Savannah Norcross is second on the team and tied for third in Hockey East with nine points on four goals and five assists.
• Six players have registered at least five points for BC while 15 players total have earned at least one ... four players in Browne, Norcross, Gaby Roy and Jillian Fey have potted four goals each.
• Maddy McArthur has gone 3-1-0 in goal with a .921 save percentage and 2.57 goals against average while Kelly Pickreign (1-1-0) and Abigail Levy (1-1-0) have both picked up starts and wins for the Eagles.
• BC returned four of the top five and eight of the top 10 scorers from the 2019-20 team ... the team went 17-16-3 overall and 14-11-2 in Hockey East to finish fourth in the standings and host a Hockey East playoff series for the eighth consecutive year.
ABOUT MERRIMACK
• Merrimack enters the weekend at 1-3-0 after a pair of home-and-home series against Holy Cross and UConn ... the Warriors split with the Crusaders, 2-4 and 3-2, before being shut out twice against UConn to close out 2020.
• Emma Gorski has played every minute in goal for Merrimack, going 1-3-0 with a .911 save percentage and 3.51 goals against average ... Gorski earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Dec. 14 after totaling 67 saves in the series against Holy Cross, including a 44-save performance in the team's 3-2 win.
• The Warriors have three players with two points each, with Megan Fergusson tallying two goals, Mack Emery two helpers and Sam Lessick one goal and one assist.
• Erin Hamlen is in her sixth season at the helm of the Warriors.
• Merrimack went 5-24-5 overall and 2-20-5 in Hockey East in 2019-20 ... the now-graduated Mikyla Grant-Mentis earned Hockey East Second Team All-Star honors after leading the team with 33 points on 20 goals and 13 assists.
SERIES HISTORY
• BC is 16-1-0 all-time against Merrimack ... the Warriors became a D1 team and joined Hockey East in 2015-16.
• The Eagles are 9-0-0 at Kelley Rink and 7-1-0 at Lawler Rink.
• Last season the teams squared off in the season-opening weekend for both schools, with BC taking both games at Merrimack ... Maddy McArthur had a 25-save shutout in the season-opening 2-0 win on Sept. 27, 2019 while Savannah Norcross scored her first career game-winning goal ... Norcross scored another game-winning power-play goal the next day in a 3-1 win while McArthur tallied 23 saves ... in BC's home opener on Oct. 18, 2019, Lindsay Agnew had five points for the Eagles in an 8-0 win.
• BC has shut out the Warriors seven times in 17 meetings, including both games of the teams' 2017 HEA Quarterfinal and the first two games of the all-time series.
• The Eagles earned the program's 450th win with a 3-1 win at Merrimack on Sept. 28, 2019.
• Cayla Barnes is BC's active career scoring leader against the Warriors with six points on six assists ... Maegan Beres has four points on four helpers.
• Savannah Norcross potted the first - and second - game-winning goals of her career against the Warriors in a 2-0 win on Sept. 27, 2019 and a 3-1 victory the next day.
• Caroline DiFiore earned her first career point with an empty-netter against Merrimack on Sept. 27, 2019 while Hadley Hartmetz picked up her first career goal the next day, along with Hannah Bilka earning two assists for their respective first career points.
• Kelly Pickreign earned her first career start against Merrimack on Dec. 8, 2019 ... the then freshman made 29 saves on 30 shots for a 1.01 goals against average and .967 save percentage in the 1-0 loss.
A WIN WOULD . . .
• Put BC's overall record in the series with Merrimack at 17-1-0 overall with a mark of 17-1-0 under head coach Katie Crowley and a record of 10-0-0 at Kelley Rink.
• Move BC's all-time record to 471-353-80.
• Give head coach Katie Crowley an overall record of 327-116-51.
IT'S WORTH NOTING . . .
• BC has killed off 18 consecutive penalties, dating back four games to Nov. 28, 2020 against Providence.
• Cayla Barnes currently has 50 points on 10 goals and 40 assists in her career .... with two more points, she can move into a tie for 10th all-time career scoring for defenders at BC and with two more goals she can move into a tie for 10th in goals.
• Maddy McArthur has 1,491 career saves, needing nine to hit 1,500 for her career and 509 to reach 2,000 ... she currently sits sixth all-time in program history.
• Kelly Browne needs six more assists for 50 in her career ... Browne also currently sits at 905 career face-off wins, needing 95 to hit 1,000 for her career...Browne has recorded at least 11 face-off wins in six of eight contests this season.
• The Eagles are 11-0-1 over the last two seasons when Hannah Bilka scores a goal.
• Over the last three seasons, BC has gone 6-1-0 when Jillian Fey records a goal and 13-2-0 when she has at least one point.
• BC is 14-3-0 over the last two seasons when Hadley Hartmez records at least one point.
• Since she arrived on the Heights, the Eagles have a record of 17-1-1 when Willow Corson has a point and 8-0-0 when she scores a goal.
• Bilka has recorded at least two shots on goal in every game so far this season ... Bilka, Browne and Hartmetz have at least one shot on goal in every game this season.
LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College played a home-and-home series against Northeastern to close out 2020, falling 4-1 at home on Dec. 11 before earning a 2-1 road win on Dec. 13.
• Jillian Fey scored BC's lone goal in the Friday loss and then potted the game-winning goal on Sunday.
• Fey opened the scoring on Friday but Northeastern responded with four consecutive goals ... Maddy McArthur made 29 saves for BC while Abigail Levy stopped three shots in a relief stint.
• On Sunday, Hannah Bilka's power-play goal gave BC another 1-0 lead after one ... Northeastern evened the game midway through the third period but Fey responded two minutes later for the win.
• Levy finished with 32 saves in earning her first win for the Eagles.
A BALANCED BC ATTACK
• Fifteen different players have recorded at least one point for the Eagles so far this season while nine players have at least three points each.
• Six players have recorded multi-point games for BC while three players have had multi-goal games.
• Through the first six games, 10 different players scored a goal ... it marked the first time since the 2016-17 season that BC had 10 different goal scorers through the first six games.
HOT STARTS FOR BROWNE AND NORCROSS
• Kelly Browne and Savannah Norcross each opened up the season with six-game point streaks, with both marking career longs for the juniors.
• Browne has three multi-point games so far this season, including the third multi-goal game of her career with two scores at UConn on Dec. 4 -- a performance that included a short-handed goal and a game-winning goal ... the captain leads the team and conference and sits second in the nation in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists
• Browne was named the Hockey East Player of the Week for her three goal, one assist weekend against UConn.
• Norcross started the year with a career-high three assist game at New Hampshire on Nov. 20 and then had a three-game goal scoring streak ... she has assisted on two game-winning goals and scored the winner herself against UConn on Dec. 5.
SHOOTERS SHOOT
• The Eagles outshot the opponent in each of the first four games of the season, firing at least 33 shots on goal in each game (138 to 97).
• The last time BC opened a season outshooting the opponent in the first four games of the year came during the 2016-17 season when the team did it in each of the first 18 games.
• Since the beginning of the 2016-17 season, BC has outshot the opponent in 74% of games (117 of 159) ... in both the 2018-19 and 2016-17 seasons, the Eagles had the edge in 36 of 39 games.
• BC's highest single-game shot total since the beginning of the 2016-17 season is 56 against Holy Cross on Oct. 26, 2018.
• The single-game high for an individual player over that five-season span is 13 by Toni Ann Miano against Northeastern on Jan. 13, 2018.
• From Nov. 16, 2018 to Oct. 3, 2019, BC outshot the opponent in 31 consecutive games.
• For the Eagles this season, Hannah Bilka's career-high 11 shots on goal against New Hampshire on Nov. 21, 2020 is the single-game best.
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