Eagles Host #11 Vermont, Merrimack at Kelley Rink

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will host two Hockey East games at Kelley Rink this weekend, facing off against #11 Vermont on Friday and Merrimack on Saturday.

Friday's puck drop is slated for 6 p.m. while Saturday's contest is set for a 2 p.m. start.

Saturday's conference clash will air live on NESN. Additionally, both games will stream live on ESPN+.

GAME 27 | #11/12 Vermont at RV Boston College
Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 | 6:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+

GAME 28 | Merrimack at RV Boston College
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | NESN

WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College will play two Hockey East home games this weekend, hosting #11 Vermont on Friday and Merrimack on Saturday.
• The Eagles went 1-1-0 in a two-game set in Burlington back in October while sweeping both ends of a home-and-home series with the Warriors.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Move BC to 15-11-1 overall with a mark of 13-9-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump BC to 51-6-5 in the all-time series with Vermont.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 14-11-1 overall with a mark of 12-9-0 in Hockey East play.
• The Eagles lost on the road at New Hampshire, 5-3, this past Friday and then fell in overtime at Maine, 2-1, on Saturday.
• Hannah Bilka leads the Eagles in points (29), assists (19) and shots on goal (95).
• Abby Newhook (12-12-24) is second on the team in scoring and first in goals ... Kelly Browne (6-8-14), Gaby Roy (5-8-13) and Cayla Barnes (5-5-10) have also hit double-digit points.
• Abigail Levy is 11-9-1 with a .945 save percentage, 1.80 goals against average and three shutouts.
• BC's penalty kill-rate of 89.7 is third in Hockey East and fifth in the country.

SERIES HISTORY VS VERMONT
• Friday marks the 62nd 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 50-6-5 in the all-time series.
• Vermont won the 2021-22 Hockey East series with a 2-0-1 record.
• 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 3-1 win on Dec. 10, 2021 snapped BC's 35-game unbeaten streak in the series.
• 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).

SERIES HISTORY VS MERRIMACK
• BC is 23-1-0 all-time against Merrimack ... the Warriors became a DI team and joined Hockey East in 2015-16.
• The Eagles are 12-0-0 at Kelley Rink and 11-1-0 at Lawler Rink.
• BC swept the 2021-22 regular season series, picking up 2-1 and 3-2 road wins along with a 6-4 home win ... the 6-4 win on Feb. 11, 2022 saw BC overcome a three-goal deficit for a win for the first time since Oct. 23, 2011 ... Hannah Bilka had a four-point game, including a hat trick, short-handed goal and game-winning goal.
• BC has shut out the Warriors eight times in 24 meetings, including both games of the teams' 2017 HEA Quarterfinal and the first two games of the all-time series.

UP NEXT
• Boston College will host Providence College on Friday, Feb. 3.

Eagles Host #11 Vermont, Merrimack at Kelley Rink

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Players Mentioned

Cayla Barnes

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Abigail Levy

Abby Newhook

Gaby Roy