Eagles to Host Huskies in Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the fourth time in five years, the #15 Boston College women's hockey team will host the UConn Huskies in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal round.

The single elimination game between the fourth-seeded Eagles and the fifth-seeded Huskies is set for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Kelley Rink. The contest will stream live on ESPN+

Semifinals will take place on Wednesday, March 1 and the championship game will be held on Saturday, March 4 to determine the winner of the Bertagna Trophy.

GAME 35 | UConn at Boston College | Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 | 2:30 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College and UConn will meet in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal round on Saturday at Kelley Rink ... this is the fourth time in five years that the Eagles and Huskies will clash in the quarterfinal round.
• The Huskies won all three regular season meetings, picking up a 1-0 win in Storrs and a pair of 3-1 wins on the Heights.
• The Eagles are coming off a two-game set against #13 Providence, earning a 5-2 road win but falling 3-0 at home ... the Huskies swept a home-and-home series with Holy Cross with a pair of 3-0 victories.

A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD . . .
• Advance Boston College to the program's 14th Hockey East Tournament semifinal.
• Move BC to 25-15 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament and 15-4 in the quarterfinal round.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College finished the regular season at 19-14-1 overall and went 16-11-0 in Hockey East play to clinch home ice through the quarterfinal round.
• BC is the only Hockey East school, men's or women's, to finish in the top four of the standings each year since the 2010-11 season.
• Hannah Bilka leads the Eagles in points (39), assists (27) and shots on goal (131) ... Abby Newhook (18-13-31) is second on the team in scoring and first in goals ... Gaby Roy (8-10-18), Kelly Browne (6-11-17), Cayla Barnes (6-11-17), Katie Pyne (9-6-15) and Alexie Guay (6-4-10) have all hit double-digit points for the Eagles.
• Browne is second in Hockey East and 10th in the nation with 358 face-off wins.
• Abigail Levy sits at 15-12-1 with a .948 save percentage, 1.72 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 89.5 percent ranks third in Hockey East and fifth in the nation.

ABOUT UCONN
• UConn finished the regular season at 18-12-4 overall and went 12-11-4 in Hockey East play to finish fifth in the conference.
• Coryn Tormala leads the Huskies in points with 21 off of 10 goals and a team-high 11 assists … Jada Habisch has a team-leading 12 goals and has added seven assists for 19 points.
• Tia Chan has started 25 games between the pipes, going 12-9-4 with a .938 save percentage, 1.58 goals against average and six shutouts.
• UConn sports a 90.6 penalty-kill percentage, the third-best mark in the nation.

SERIES HISTORY VS UCONN
• The Eagles lead the all-time series between the teams, 44-25-10 ... BC has a mark of 25-13-2 against the Huskies at Kelley Rink ... BC is 17-11-8 against UConn in Storrs and 2-1-0 in neutral site meetings.
• In 2022-23, the Huskies swept a home-and-home series in November, 1-0 in Storrs and 3-1 at Kelley Rink, and then won another 3-1 game at Kelley Rink in January.
• Including 2023, BC and UConn have met in four out of the last five Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal rounds.
• These two teams 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 are 22-7-1 at home vs. Connecticut since the 2007-08 season.
• Thirteen current Eagles have registered at least one point against UConn ... Kelly Browne has a team-leading 16 points against UConn off of four goals and 12 assists ... Cayla Barnes has posted 15 points off of five goals and 10 assists.
• Hannah Bilka is third on BC in active scoring against UConn with nine points off of five goals and 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 (23 games) has faced UConn more than any other team in her collegiate career.
• Katie Crowley has a 38-13-7 career mark against UConn.

YEAH, WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
• This marks the fourth time in five years that Boston College and UConn are meeting in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals at Kelley Rink and the fifth time in six years that they're meeting in the playoffs.
• UConn upset BC, 5-1, in the 2021 quarterfinal at Kelley Rink.
• In 2019-20, the Eagles won the first game of the best-of-three series, 4-2, but then the Huskies put up 2-0 and 2-1 wins to advance to the semifinal round.
• The Eagles won the 2018-19 best-of-three series in two games, earning a 4-1 win in game one before a dramatic overtime 5-4 win in game two.
• BC is 5-3 versus UConn in the Hockey East Tournament.
• These teams also 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.

HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Boston College is playing in its 18th Hockey East Tournament.
• The Eagles have won three titles (2011, 2016, 2017) and have advanced to five out of the last 10 championship games ... BC's eight championship game appearances are tied for the most in league history.
• BC is 24-15 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament, third only to Boston University's 25-14 mark and Northeastern's 30-11 mark.
• The Eagles hold a record of 13-5 in the quarterfinal round.
• BC has a mark of 1-4 in the tournament as the fourth overall seed
• BC is 5-4 against UConn in the Hockey East Tournament, including a mark of 3-3 in the quarterfinal round.

GOING FOR THE FOURTH
• Boston College is in search of its fourth Hockey East Tournament title.
• The Eagles broke a five-year drought in 2016 with a 5-0 win over Boston University and repeated in 2017 with a 2-1 win over Northeastern.
• BC won its first championship in 2011, topping fifth-seeded Northeastern, 3-1, while seeded second.
• BC's eight championship game appearances are tied for the most in league history.

Eagles to Host Huskies in Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal

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Players Mentioned

Cayla Barnes

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Keri Clougherty

Maddie Crowley-Cahill

Cailin Flynn

Alexie Guay

Abigail Levy

Abby Newhook

Katie Pyne

Gaby Roy