Eagles Looking For Two in a Row at UConn

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The No. 19 Boston College Eagles (6-7, 2-2) will look for their second straight win this Sunday at 1:00, taking on the No. 13 UConn Huskies (8-4, 3-1) in a road battle. Coming off a statement win over Northeastern, the Eagles will look to get back to .500 on the season with four regular season contests remaining.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
The Eagles snapped a three-game skid with a 6-2 win over Northeastern on Wednesday night.
Six of seven Eagles losses came against top-20 opponents, and BC has two top-20 wins (Virginia, Duke).
Peyton Hale leads the team in goals (7), points (17), and shots on goal (19).
Sarah Johnson leads the team in assists with four. 12 different Eagles have at least one point.
Points Leaders: Peyton Hale (17) , Sarah Johnson/Victoria Arra (8), Margo Carlin/Martina Giacchino/Mia Garber (7)
BC set a new season-high in scoring vs. Northeastern with six goals. BC has scored 3+ goals five times this year (3-2).
Freshman goalie Carine Van Wiechen (3-5), has started the last two games, and has 36 saves and one shutout.
Junior goalie Emily Gillespie (3-2) has started five games, with 8 goals allowed, 14 saves, and one shutout.
Head Coach Kelly Doton is in her eighth season as head coach of the Eagles.

ABOUT UCONN
The Huskies (8-4, 3-1) come into Sunday ranked No. 13, down one spot from last week.
The Huskies have gone 2-2 over their last four, falling to No. 1 UNC and No. 9 Princeton.
UConn has four top-25 wins, against Harvard, Delaware, Old Dominion, and William & Mary.
McKenna Sergi leads UConn in goals (5), and points (12). Sol Simone leads the team with 6 assists.
Paul Caddy is in his 3rd season as head coach of the Huskies.

SERIES HISTORY vs. UCONN
Boston College and UConn have played 39 times since 1987. The Huskies have the all-time advantage, 25-13-1.
The Eagles won the most recent matchup 2-1 in 2021, snapping a five-game losing streak against UConn.
The last three Boston College victories against UConn have been decided by one goal.

IT'S WORTH NOTING...
Boston College averages 15.1 shots/game, holding opponents to 11.7 shots/game.
The Eagles finished with 20 shots vs. No. 1 UNC, the most allowed by a UNC opponent this season, and it was the first time UNC had been out-shot this season.
The Eagles are 6-0 in games where they hold opponents to 2 goals or fewer.

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Players Mentioned

Victoria Arra

Margo Carlin

Mia Garber

Martina Giacchino

Emily Gillespie

Peyton Hale

Sarah Johnson

Carine Van Wiechen