BC Set to Face Holy Cross This Weekend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will face Hockey East foe Holy Cross in a home-and-home series this weekend.

The Eagles and Crusaders will face off at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Hart Center Rink and then at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Kelley Rink. Both games will stream live on ESPN+.

Saturday's contest at BC will mark the return of Skate with the Eagles. The post-game skate and autograph session will take place following the conclusion of the game between BC and Holy Cross.

GAME 18 | RV Boston College at Holy Cross
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 | 6:00 P.M.
Hart Center Rink | Worcester, Mass.

GAME 19 | Holy Cross at RV Boston College
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2022 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College and Holy Cross will meet for two Hockey East contests this weekend with a home-and-home series.
• The teams will face off in Worcester on Friday night and then in Chestnut Hill on Saturday afternoon.
• The Eagles swept last season's series, winning two at home and one on the road.
• This marks the last weekend of play for Boston College in the first semester.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 10-7-1 overall on the year and 8-5-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump BC to 12-0-0 in the all-time series and 6-0-0 on the road.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College last played on Nov. 22, topping Harvard, 5-1, in a non-conference tilt at Kelley Rink ... five different Eagles scored in the win, including Jenna Carpenter (1-1-2) and Hannah Bilka (1-1-2) with multi-point games.
• BC now sits at 9-7-1 overall with a mark of 7-5-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bilka leads the Eagles in points (24), goals (9), assists (15) and shots on goal (76) ... Bilka's 24 points rank tied for third in Hockey East and fifth in the country.
• Abby Newhook (8-9-17) is second on the team in scoring while Kate Ham (5-2-7) and Sidney Fess (0-7-7) sit third.
• Sixteen Eagles have found the scoresheet, including 14 with multiple points.
• Abigail Levy is 7-5-1 with a .942 save percentage, 1.91 goals against average and two shutouts while Grace Campbell is 2-2-0 with a .899 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS
• Holy Cross brings an overall record of 2-15-1 and a Hockey East mark of 1-11-0 into Friday's contest.
• The Crusaders played a single game last weekend, falling at Franklin Pierce, 4-1.
• Bryn Saarela leads the team with eight points off of four goals and four assists … Millie Sirum is second with one goal and a team-leading five assists for six points … Alexia Moreau has scored four goals.
• Madison Beck and Brooke Loranger have both seen time between the pipes … Beck is 2-9-0 with a .920 save percentage and 2.74 goals against average while Loranger is 0-6-1 with a .896 save percentage and 3.32 goals against average.
• Holy Cross was last in action against a Hockey East school Nov. 18-19, dropping 2-1 and 5-2 games to Northeastern.
• The Crusaders' conference win came with a 2-1 win over a #14 Vermont squad on Oct. 8.
• Katie Lachapelle is in her fourth 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
• Boston College is 11-0-0 in the all-time series with a mark of 5-0-0 at the Hart Center and 6-0-0 at Kelley Rink.
• The Eagles swept last season's three-game series ... BC took the first meeting, 4-2, on Nov. 19, 2021 and then took a home-and-home series in January, 4-1 and 3-1.
• Boston College faced off against the Crusaders in the first-ever Hockey East home game for Holy Cross on Oct. 26, 2018 ... BC won, 5-1.
• Kelly Browne has a team-leading 25 points against the Crusaders with nine goals and 16 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.
• Hannah Bilka had a four-goal outing against the Crusaders on Oct. 3, 2019 ... she has 15 career points (7-8-15), including one short-handed goal, one power-play goal and three game-winning goals against Holy Cross.
• Browne (11) and Bilka (8) have each registered at least one point in every game they've played against Holy Cross.
• Alexie Guay (6-4-10) and Cayla Barnes (1-9-10) have each posted 10 points in eight career games against the Crusaders.
• BC has 13 players on the roster with at least one point against the Crusaders.

UP NEXT
• Boston College will be back in action on Jan. 5 and 6, 2023 when it hosts Maine for two games at Kelley Rink.

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Players Mentioned

Cayla Barnes

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Grace Campbell

Jenna Carpenter

Sidney Fess

Alexie Guay

Kate Ham

Abigail Levy

Abby Newhook