BC Hosts Vermont to Close out Regular Season

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team is set to close out the regular season with a two-game Hockey East set against Hockey East foe Vermont on Friday and Saturday at Kelley Rink. Puck drop for Friday's contest is set for 6 p.m. while Saturday's tilt is slated for a 2 p.m. start.

Saturday's contest between the Eagles and Catamounts will air live on NESN. All Hockey East 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 32 | Vermont at Boston College
Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 | 6:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

GAME 33 | Vermont at Boston College
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | NESN

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College and Vermont will close out the regular season with two games at Kelley Rink this weekend … both teams are 9-1-0 in the last 10 games.
• Saturday's game will air live on NESN.
• Vermont took the first meeting of the season, 3-1, back on Dec. 10, 2021 in Burlington ... the Catamounts' victory snapped BC's 35-game unbeaten streak in the series.
• The Eagles are coming off a two-game sweep of Merrimack while the Catamounts split a two-game set against Boston University.
• BC and UVM have both clinched home ice for the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal round, with both teams still able to finish anywhere from second to fourth.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles picked up a home-and-home sweep of Merrimack last weekend, mounting a three-goal comeback for a 6-4 win at Kelley Rink and grinding out a 3-2 win on the road.
• BC enters the weekend at 19-12-0 overall with a 16-8-0 record in Hockey East ... the Eagles are 4-1-0 in the last five games and 9-1-0 in the last 10 ... BC is riding an eight-game Hockey East winning streak.
• The trio of Kelly Browne, Hannah Bilka and Abby Newhook make BC one of two teams in Hockey East with three 30+ point scorers ... Browne has a team-leading 33 points on nine goals and 24 assists while Newhook is second with 31 points on a team-leading 17 goals and 15 assists ... Bilka (14-17-31) has a team-leading 133 shots on goal.
• Overall, 21 players on the roster have registered at least one point, including goaltender Abigail Levy with two assists.
• Levy is 18-12-0 in goal with a .935 save percentage and a 2.47 goals against average ... she has made at least 30 saves in 24 out of 30 contests that she has played.
• Katie Crowley, the Jane Rattigan Head Women's Hockey Coach, is in her 15th season at the helm of the Eagles.

ABOUT VERMONT
• Vermont enters Friday's contest at 20-10-2 overall and 17-7-1 in Hockey East play … UVM's 20 wins mark a program record.
• The Catamounts are coming off of a two-game split against Boston University, falling 4-3 on Friday before coming back for a 5-2 win on Saturday … the 4-3 loss to the Terriers snapped a nine-game winning streak.
• UVM is 9-1-0 in its last 10 games and 4-1-0 in the last five.
• Forward Theresa Schafzahl leads the Catamounts in scoring with 38 points on a team-high 20 goals and 18 assists … defender Maude Poulin-Labelle is second on the team with 32 points coming off of 12 goals and 20 assists … both Schafzahl and Poulin-Labelle have both fired 115 shots on goal while Schafzahl has scored six power-play goals and four game-winning goals.
• Jessie McPherson has one 13-4-0 in between the pipes while posting a 1.92 goals against average and .917 save percentage … Blanka Skodova is 5-4-2 with a 1.99 goals against average and .900 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST VERMONT
• Friday marks the 58th meeting between the two teams as varsity squads ... BC and UVM played one game before the Catamounts ascended to varsity status ... the Eagles hold an overall record of 49-4-4 in the all-time series.
• The Catamounts took the first meeting this season, 3-1, back on Dec. 12, 2021 to snap BC's 35-game unbeaten streak in the series.
• Vermont and Boston College met three times during the 2019-20 season, with each team going 1-1-1.
• BC had a 25-game winning streak in the series from Feb. 24, 2013 to Jan. 18, 2020, when the teams battled to a 2-2 overtime tie at Kelley Rink.
• Vermont's first-ever Division 1 win came against BC: a 3-2 OT win on Oct. 18, 2002 in Chestnut Hill ... UVM also won the 2003 meeting (3-1 at Kelley Rink).
• Kelly Browne is BC's active scoring leader against Vermont with eight points on one goal and seven assists.
• Hannah Bilka is second with six points on three goals and three assists ... she potted two goals against the Catamounts, including the game-winner, in a 3-2 win at Vermont on Oct. 20, 2019 ... Bilka added three points with one goal and two assists in a 7-5 win on Jan. 17, 2020.
• Jillian Fey scored her first career point with a goal in a 4-2 win at Vermont on Jan. 18, 2019.
• Maddy McArthur earned her first career shutout against Vermont on Oct. 20, 2018 ... she made 25 saves for the win.
• Deirdre Mullowney earned her first career point with an assist at Vermont on Oct. 20, 2019.
• Katie Crowley has a 38-2-4 career mark against Vermont.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College an overall mark of 20-12-0 and 17-8-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump BC to 50-4-4 in the all-time series with Vermont.

IT'S WORTH NOTING . . .
• With a top-four Hockey East finish clinched, Boston College women's hockey remains the only Hockey East school, men's or women's, to finish in the top four of the standings every single season since 2010-11 (12 consecutive years).
• BC has scored at least three goals in each of the last 10 games ... it is the first such streak for the Eagles since a 16-game streak during the 2015-16 season.
• With Kelly Browne (9-24-33), Abby Newhook (17-15-32) and Hannah Bilka 14-17-31), BC is one of two Hockey East schools with three 30-plus point scorers.
• Newhook leads Hockey East, is second in the nation and tops among all rookies with six game-winning goals ... she has 11 multi-point outings this year, including two multi-goal games.
• Alexie Guay leads all BC players in blocked shots with 54, a number that is sixth in Hockey East and tied for 25th in the nation ... meanwhile, Keri Clougherty has blocked 52 shots and Browne leads all BC forwards in blocked shots with 24.
• Abigail Levy leads the nation in saves with 1,060 while also ranking 11th in save percentage (.935) ... she has stopped 30-or-more shots in 24 of 30 games she has played this season.
• Bilka has registered at least one shot on goal in all 84 contests that she has played for BC, putting multiple shots on goal in 76 of them.
• Browne is second in Hockey East and 11th in the nation with 351 face-off wins ... Willow Corson is tied for seventh in the conference with 269 wins.
• With BC's win over No. 3 Northeastern on Feb. 1, head coach Katie Crowley became the eighth coach and just the third female to reach 350 career wins at the DI level.
• Levy was named the Bertagna Award winner as the Beanpot Tournament's top goalie ... BC now has 11 Bertagna Award winners in program history, five more than the next closest school.

BC Hosts Vermont to Close out Regular Season

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Keri Clougherty

Willow Corson

Jillian Fey

Alexie Guay

Abigail Levy

Maddy McArthur

Deirdre Mullowney

Abby Newhook