#15 BC Set to Host #14 UConn on Tuesday Night

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The #15 Boston College will host #14 UConn for a single game on Tuesday night at Kelley Rink. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m., and the Hockey East contest will stream live on ESPN+.

GAME 24 | #14 UConn at #15 Boston College
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 | 6:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College will host UConn on Tuesday night to wrap up the Hockey East regular season series with the Huskies.
• UConn swept a home-and-home set back in November, earning a 1-0 win in Storrs and a 3-1 win on the Heights.
• The Eagles are coming off of a 1-1-0 weekend, falling on Friday in overtime at #7 Northeastern, 1-0, before rebounding for a 3-0 road win at Holy Cross on Saturday.
• The Huskies picked up two wins at home this past weekend, earning a 4-2 victory against Merrimack and a 4-1 win over #11 Vermont.

A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD . . .
• Move BC to 15-8-1 overall and 13-6-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump BC to 45-24-10 in the all-time series with UConn, including a mark of 26-12-2 at Kelley Rink.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 14-8-1 overall with a mark of 12-6-0 in Hockey East play after going 1-1-0 this past weekend ... the Eagles fell 1-0 in overtime at #7 Northeastern on Friday but rebounded with a 3-0 win at Holy Cross on Saturday.
• Abigail Levy stopped 63 of 64 shots she faced over the weekend, making 42 saves on Friday and posting a 21-save shutout on Saturday, en route to being named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week ... Deirdre Mullowney earned Defender of the Week honors after a two-goal game, including the game-winning goal on Saturday to go with six blocked shots on Friday.
• Hannah Bilka leads the Eagles in points (28), assists (18) and shots on goal (82) ... Bilka's 28 points rank tied for sixth in Hockey East and her 1.30 points per game average is fourth.
• Abby Newhook (12-11-23) is second on the team in scoring and first in goals ... Kelly Browne (5-7-12) and Gaby Roy (4-8-12) have also hit double-digit points.
• Eighteen Eagles have found the scoresheet, including 12 with at least five points.
• Levy is 11-6-1 with a .949 save percentage, 1.65 goals against average and three shutouts ... Levy's .945 save percentage is second overall in the nation and first for goaltenders that make at least 20 saves per contest.
• BC's penalty kill-rate of 90.2 is second in Hockey East and fourth in the country.

ABOUT UCONN
• UConn brings an overall mark of 15-8-2 and a Hockey East record of 9-7-2 into Tuesday night's game … the Huskies hosted two games this past weekend, earning a 4-2 win over Merrimack and a 4-1 win over #11 Vermont.
• Coryn Tormala has a team-leading 14 points off of six goals and eight assists … Jada Habisch leads the Huskies in goals (7-5-12) and sits third on the team in scoring behind Tormala and Peterson (5-8-13).
• Tia Chan has seen the majority of time between the pipes, going 10-7-2 with a .935 save percentage, 1.62 goals against average and four shutouts … Megan Warrener is 5-1-0 with a .926 save percentage, 1.52 goals against average and two shutouts.
• UConn is third in Hockey East and fifth in the country a penalty-kill rate of 90.0.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST UCONN
• The Eagles lead the all-time series between the teams, 44-24-10 ... BC has a mark of 25-12-2 against the Huskies at Kelley Rink ... BC is 17-11-8 against UConn in Storrs and 2-1-0 in neutral site meetings.
• The Huskies swept a home-and-home series back in November, 1-0 in Storrs and 3-1 at Kelley Rink.
• UConn took the 2021-22 regular season series at 2-1-0 ... the Huskies took both ends of a home-and-home in mid-January before the Eagles picked up a 3-1 road win to close out January.
• BC and UConn have met in four out of the last five Hockey East Tournaments ... they met in the 2018 Hockey East Tournament semifinal game, with UConn winning 4-2 to snap a 14-game BC unbeaten streak in the series ... the Eagles swept a quarterfinal series in 2019 while UConn topped BC two games to one in a 2020 quarterfinal series and took the single-game 2021 quarterfinal meeting.
• The Eagles are 22-6-1 at home vs. Connecticut since the 2007-08 season.
• The teams first met in 2001-02, with UConn going 2-0-1 in three meetings.
• The Eagles' first win against Connecticut came on Feb. 16, 2003 in the teams' sixth meeting.
• Thirteen current Eagles have registered at least one point against UConn ... Kelly Browne has a team-leading 15 points against UConn off of four goals and 11 assists ... Cayla Barnes has posted 14 points off of four goals and 10 assists.
• Hannah Bilka is third on BC in active scoring against UConn with nine points off a team-high five goals plus four assists.
• Keri Clougherty potted her first career goal on Jan. 15. 2022 in an overtime loss against the Huskies.
• Cailin Flynn scored her first career goal against UConn in a 3-1 loss at Kelley Rink on Nov. 5, 2022.
• Maddie Crowley-Cahill earned her first career point with an assist against UConn on Dec. 4, 2020.
• Abigail Levy earned her first shutout as an Eagle with a 33-save performance in a 4-0 win at UConn on Jan. 31, 2021.
• Browne (22 games) has faced UConn more than any other team in her collegiate career.

UP NEXT
• The Eagles will hit the road this weekend for two Hockey East contests.
• After facing New Hampshire on Friday at the Whittemore Center, BC will head north to Maine for a Saturday afternoon meeting at Alfond Arena.

#15 BC Set to Host #14 UConn on Tuesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Cayla Barnes

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Keri Clougherty

Maddie Crowley-Cahill

Cailin Flynn

Abigail Levy

Deirdre Mullowney

Abby Newhook

Gaby Roy