BC Set to Face Holy Cross This Weekend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team face Hockey East foe Holy Cross in a home-and-home series this weekend. The Eagles are slated to host the first game at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21 before a 6 p.m. tilt on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Hart Center Rink.

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GAME 22 | Holy Cross at Boston College
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

GAME 23 | Boston College at Holy Cross
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 | 6:00 P.M.
Hart Center Rink | Worcester, Mass.

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College and Holy Cross will close out the regular season series this weekend with a home-and-home series.
• The Eagles will host the Crusaders on Friday afternoon and then make the trip to Worcester on Saturday night.
• BC took the first meeting of the season, 4-2, back on Nov. 19 at Kelley Rink.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College last played on Tuesday night, hosting third-ranked Northeastern and falling, 5-0 ... the Eagles played a two-game series against UConn last weekend, falling 3-0 on the road Friday night and then dropping an overtime thriller, 4-3, at home on Saturday.
• Abby Newhook led the way for BC against UConn, tallying her sixth multi-point game of the season on Saturday en route to her fourth Hockey East Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
• BC sits at 10-11-0 overall with a mark of 8-8-0 in Hockey East play.
• Newhook leads the Eagles with 17 points off of nine goals and eight assists ... Hannah Bilka is second with 16 points on eight goals and eight assists while firing a team-high 80 shots on goal.
• Overall, 20 players on the roster have registered at least one point, including goaltender Abigail Levy with an assist.
• Levy is 10-11-0 in goal with a .933 save percentage and a 2.62 goals against average ... she has made at least 30 saves in 19 out of 21 contests.
• Katie Crowley, the Jane Rattigan Head Women's Hockey Coach, is in her 15th season at the helm of the Eagles.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS
• The Crusaders hosted Vermont for two games earlier this week, falling 3-1 on Monday and 9-0 on Tuesday.
• Holy Cross sits a 3-18-0 overall and 1-15-0 in Hockey East play after earning a 2-0 win over Boston University in November.
• Darci Johal leads Holy Cross in points (8) and goals (6) ... Carlie Magier (4-3-7) and Mary Edmonds (3-4-7) have chipped in seven points each.
• Jada Brenon has seen the majority of the time between the pipes, going 2-13-0 with a 3.70 goals against average, .898 save percentage and one shutout ... Madison Beck is 1-5-0 with a .911 save percentage and 3.21 goals against average.
• Katie Lachapelle is in her third year as the head coach of the Crusaders and fifth overall with the program ... she was an assistant at Boston University for nine seasons (2008-2017).

SERIES HISTORY vs HOLY CROSS
• BC is 9-0-0 in the all-time series with a mark of 4-0-0 at the Hart Center and 5-0-0 at Kelley Rink.
• BC took the first meeting of the 2021-22 season, 4-2, on Nov. 19 behind two goals from Kelly Browne and two points each from Hannah Bilka and Abby Newhook.
• The Eagles took both meetings during the 2020-21 season, earning a 3-2 win at Kelly Rink on Jan. 21, 2021 and a 5-1 win the next night at the Hart Center ... in the 5-1 win, Alexie Guay scored twice while Kelly Browne had three points on one goal and two assists ... Bilka had the game-winning goal.
• The Eagles faced off against the Crusaders in the first-ever Hockey East home game for Holy Cross on Oct. 26, 2018 ... BC won, 5-1.
• Browne has a team-leading 20 points against the Crusaders with nine goals and 11 assists ... she notched four assists in a 6-0 win on Oct. 3, 2019 ... she potted her first career goal with the game-winner at Holy Cross on Oct. 26, 2018 ... Browne had two goals on Nov. 24, 2018 and also on Nov. 19, 2021.
• Bilka had a four-goal outing against the Crusaders on Oct. 3, 2019 ... she has 13 career points (6-7-13), including one short-handed goal, one power-play goal and three game-winning goals against Holy Cross.
• Browne (nine career games) and Bilka (six career games) have each registered at least one point in every game they've played against Holy Cross
• Olivia Finocchiaro had a four-point game against Holy Cross on Oct. 3, 2019 with one goal and three assists.
• BC has 12 players with at least one point against the Crusaders.
• Maddy McArthur has two career shutouts against Holy Cross.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College an overall mark of 11-11-0 and a record of 9-8-0 in Hockey East.
• Bump BC to 10-0-0 all-time against Holy Cross.

IT'S WORTH NOTING . . .
• Head coach Katie Crowley was named a 2022 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winner earlier this week ... she is one of just two former women's collegiate hockey players to earn the award and one of three hockey coaches to do so.
• Alexie Guay leads all BC players in blocked shots with 37 ... Keri Clougherty has blocked 31 shots and Deirdre Mullowney has blocked 26 ... Kelly Browne leads all BC forwards in blocked shots with 14.
• Abigail Levy leads the nation in saves with 767 while also ranking in the top 12 in save percentage (.936) ... she has stopped 30-or-more shots in 19 of 21 games this season.
• Abby Newhook leads Hockey East and is tied for second in the nation and first among freshmen with four game-winning goals.
• Newhook has six multi-point outings this year, including two multi-goal games.
• Hannah Bilka has registered at least one shot on goal in all 74 contests that she has played for BC, putting multiple shots on goal in 66 of them ...
• BC is 19-2-1 all-time when Bilka scores a goal.
• Browne is second in Hockey East and tied for 15th in the nation with 239 face-off wins ... Willow Corson ranks eighth in the conference with 189 wins.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Keri Clougherty

Willow Corson

Olivia Finocchiaro

Alexie Guay

Abigail Levy

Maddy McArthur

Deirdre Mullowney

Abby Newhook