Friday, February 17
Providence, RI.
2:00 PM
Boston College
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Providence College
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Friars, Eagles Meet for Two to Close Out Regular Season
February 16, 2023 | Women's Hockey
BC and PC will play a home-and-home set this weekend to close out the regular season.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The #15 Boston College women's hockey team will close out the regular season with a home-and-home series against #13 Providence College this weekend.
The Eagles and Friars will meet on Friday afternoon at Schneider Arena and then on Saturday afternoon at Kelley Rink. Both contests will stream live on ESPN+.
GAME 33 | #15/RV Boston College at #13 Providence College
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 | 2:00 P.M.
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I. | ESPN +
GAME 34 | #13 Providence College at #15/RV Boston College
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and Providence College will close out the regular season this weekend with a home-and-home series.
• The Eagles and Friars will meet at Schneider Arena on Friday and Kelley Rink on Saturday.
• BC took the first of the three Hockey East meetings back on Feb. 3, earning a 3-0 win on the Heights.
• Both teams have clinched a spot in the 2023 Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal round.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 19-13-1 overall and 16-10-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump the Eagles to 43-41-3 in the all-time series with the Friars, including a mark of 18-21-1 on the road.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 18-13-1 overall on the year after falling to #5 Northeastern, 2-1, in the Beanpot Tournament title game on Tuesday night … the Eagles are 4-1-0 in the last five games.
• Hannah Bilka leads the Eagles in points (35), assists (23) and shots on goal (125) ... Abby Newhook (16-13-29) is second on the team in scoring and first in goals ... Gaby Roy (8-10-18), Kelly Browne (6-10-16), Cayla Barnes (6-10-16) and Katie Pyne (8-4-12) have all hit double-digit points for BC.
• Browne is second in Hockey East and 10th in the nation with 340 face-off wins.
• Barnes was named the Hockey East Defender of the Month for January and is the reigning Defender of the Week.
• Abigail Levy, the reigning Hockey East Player of the Week, sits at 14-11-1 with a .949 save percentage, 1.69 goals against average and five shutouts ... her save percentage is second best in the country and the best mark among goaltenders who make at least 20 saves per game.
• Levy finished the 2023 Beanpot with the best save percentage (.970), most saves per game (32) and tied for first in goals against (1.0).
• BC's penalty kill-rate of 90.1 percent ranks second in Hockey East and third overall in the nation.
ABOUT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• The Friars bring an overall record of 19-9-4 and a Hockey East mark of 14-7-4 into Friday afternoon's contest … Providence is 2-1-1 in the last five outings.
• Sara Hjalmarsson leads the team in points (38), goals (22) and assists (16).
• Goaltender Sandra Abstreiter has played every minute in between the pipes, going 19-9-4 with a .928 save percentage, 1.80 goals against average and six shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• Boston College is 42-41-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status for the 1995-96 season.
• The Eagles posted a 3-0 win back on Feb. 3 at Kelley Rink ... Abby Newhook scored two goals while Abigail Levy posted a 42 saves for the shutout.
• BC is 22-18-2 at Kelley Rink and 17-2-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• The Eagles took the 2021-22 Hockey East regular season series at 2-1-0 ... BC picked up a 2-1 overtime win and a 4-2 win at home while dropping a 2-1 road contest.
• PC's win on Feb. 18, 2017 snapped the Eagles' 15-game winning streak in the series.
• The teams have played six times in the Hockey East Tournament, with BC leading, 4-2-0 in those contests.
• Providence won the teams' first 16 meetings once BC became a D1 program and went 25-1-0 in the first 26 contests ... the Eagles won their first-ever game against the Friars - on the road - on March 3, 2002.
• Ten of BC's skaters have at least one career point against the Friars ... Hannah Bilka is BC's active scoring leader against Providence with 10 points on one goal and nine assists.
• Newhook has a pair of two-goal games against the Friars, doing it on Nov. 13, 2021 and Feb. 3, 2023 -- with both including the game-winner.
• Bilka and Newhook both have three-point games (1-2-3) against Providence, coming in a 4-2 win at Kelley Rink on Jan. 25, 2022.
• Bilka, Newhook, Cayla Barnes and Caroline DiFiore all have game-winning goals against Providence.
The Eagles and Friars will meet on Friday afternoon at Schneider Arena and then on Saturday afternoon at Kelley Rink. Both contests will stream live on ESPN+.
GAME 33 | #15/RV Boston College at #13 Providence College
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 | 2:00 P.M.
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I. | ESPN +
GAME 34 | #13 Providence College at #15/RV Boston College
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 | 2:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and Providence College will close out the regular season this weekend with a home-and-home series.
• The Eagles and Friars will meet at Schneider Arena on Friday and Kelley Rink on Saturday.
• BC took the first of the three Hockey East meetings back on Feb. 3, earning a 3-0 win on the Heights.
• Both teams have clinched a spot in the 2023 Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal round.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 19-13-1 overall and 16-10-0 in Hockey East play.
• Bump the Eagles to 43-41-3 in the all-time series with the Friars, including a mark of 18-21-1 on the road.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 18-13-1 overall on the year after falling to #5 Northeastern, 2-1, in the Beanpot Tournament title game on Tuesday night … the Eagles are 4-1-0 in the last five games.
• Hannah Bilka leads the Eagles in points (35), assists (23) and shots on goal (125) ... Abby Newhook (16-13-29) is second on the team in scoring and first in goals ... Gaby Roy (8-10-18), Kelly Browne (6-10-16), Cayla Barnes (6-10-16) and Katie Pyne (8-4-12) have all hit double-digit points for BC.
• Browne is second in Hockey East and 10th in the nation with 340 face-off wins.
• Barnes was named the Hockey East Defender of the Month for January and is the reigning Defender of the Week.
• Abigail Levy, the reigning Hockey East Player of the Week, sits at 14-11-1 with a .949 save percentage, 1.69 goals against average and five shutouts ... her save percentage is second best in the country and the best mark among goaltenders who make at least 20 saves per game.
• Levy finished the 2023 Beanpot with the best save percentage (.970), most saves per game (32) and tied for first in goals against (1.0).
• BC's penalty kill-rate of 90.1 percent ranks second in Hockey East and third overall in the nation.
ABOUT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• The Friars bring an overall record of 19-9-4 and a Hockey East mark of 14-7-4 into Friday afternoon's contest … Providence is 2-1-1 in the last five outings.
• Sara Hjalmarsson leads the team in points (38), goals (22) and assists (16).
• Goaltender Sandra Abstreiter has played every minute in between the pipes, going 19-9-4 with a .928 save percentage, 1.80 goals against average and six shutouts.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• Boston College is 42-41-3 all-time against Providence since elevating to Division I status for the 1995-96 season.
• The Eagles posted a 3-0 win back on Feb. 3 at Kelley Rink ... Abby Newhook scored two goals while Abigail Levy posted a 42 saves for the shutout.
• BC is 22-18-2 at Kelley Rink and 17-2-1 in games played at Schneider Arena on top of its 2-2-0 mark in neutral-site games.
• The Eagles took the 2021-22 Hockey East regular season series at 2-1-0 ... BC picked up a 2-1 overtime win and a 4-2 win at home while dropping a 2-1 road contest.
• PC's win on Feb. 18, 2017 snapped the Eagles' 15-game winning streak in the series.
• The teams have played six times in the Hockey East Tournament, with BC leading, 4-2-0 in those contests.
• Providence won the teams' first 16 meetings once BC became a D1 program and went 25-1-0 in the first 26 contests ... the Eagles won their first-ever game against the Friars - on the road - on March 3, 2002.
• Ten of BC's skaters have at least one career point against the Friars ... Hannah Bilka is BC's active scoring leader against Providence with 10 points on one goal and nine assists.
• Newhook has a pair of two-goal games against the Friars, doing it on Nov. 13, 2021 and Feb. 3, 2023 -- with both including the game-winner.
• Bilka and Newhook both have three-point games (1-2-3) against Providence, coming in a 4-2 win at Kelley Rink on Jan. 25, 2022.
• Bilka, Newhook, Cayla Barnes and Caroline DiFiore all have game-winning goals against Providence.
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