Tuesday, January 16
Cambridge, MA
4:00 PM
Boston College
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Boston University
Eagles to Play Boston University in First Round of 45th Beanpot
January 15, 2024 | Women's Hockey
The Eagles will face the Terriers on Tuesday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 13 Boston College women's hockey team will face off against Boston University on Tuesday in the first round of the 45th Women's Beanpot at Harvard. Puck drop of the first semifinal is set for 4:30 p.m., following the conclusion of the Boston College-Boston University game puck drop is set for the second semifinal game against Harvard-Northeastern is at 7:30 p.m.
Both games on Tuesday, Jan. 16, will air live on NESN, while the championship and consolation games on Tuesday, Jn. 14, will air live on NESN+. All four contests of this year's Beanpot will stream live on ESPN+.
Tickets, which are $10 are available online. Students and staff from the four participating schools will receive free entry to the 2023 Women's Beanpot with a school ID at the Conte Forum gates.
GAME 23 | Boston College vs. Boston University
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2023 | 4:30 p.m.
Beanpot Semifinal
Bright-Landry Hockey Center | Cambridge, Mass.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College will face off against Boston University in Tuesday's first round of the 45th Women's Beanpot.
• The Eagles and the Terriers faced off in November, with BC picking up a 5-3 win at Kelley Rink.
• Tuesday night marks a rematch of the 2020 first round, which BU took 4-0 ... it will be the 30th overall meeting between BC and BU in the Beanpot ... the Eagles are 15-2-1 overall and 20-9-1 as a varsity squad against Boston University in the Beanpot.
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 12-7-3 overall.
• Bump the Eagles to 37-24-7 in the all-time series against the Terriers.
• Give BC an overall mark of 35-19-2 in the Beanpot since becoming a varsity program and 43-41-2 overall.
• Advance the Eagles to the program's 18th Beanpot title as a varsity squad and 21st overall.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 12-7-3 overall with a mark of 12-3-3 in Hockey East play after topping tying UNH, 2-2 on Saturday.
• Grace Campbell made 53 saves this weekend, recording her second shutout this season with the win against Holy Cross on Friday.
• Sammy Taber leads the Eagles in points (25) and assists (17) and ranks second in Hockey East with a 1.14 point per game average ... Sammy Smigliani (9-11-20) is second on the team in scoring ... Abby Newhook (9-7-16), Caroline Goffredo (7-8-15), Gaby Roy(10-4-14), Julia Pellerin (7-6-13), Katie Pyne (8-4-12) and Jade Arnone (3-7-10) have all hit double-digit points.
• Smigliani is first in Hockey East and 12th in the nation with 260 face-off wins.
• Campbell is 12-7-3 with a .922 save percentage, 2.37 goals against average and two shutouts.
ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• Boston University enters Tuesday's tilt with an overall record of 9-10-2 after falling to UConn, 5-2, on the road on Saturday… the team is 3-2-0 in the last five games, earning a 2-1 win over Holy Cross, a 5-1 win over Providence and 4-3 win over Maine.
• Lacey Martin leads the Terriers in scoring with nine goals and nine assists for 18 points … Bloomer has two power-play goals on the year … Catherine Foulem has chipped in 13 points on seven goals and six assists to go with two game-winning goals.
• Alexa Matses has started 12 contests between the pipes, going 4-7-1 with a .898 save percentage and 2.59 goals against average.
BEANPOT HISTORY
• Boston College has appeared in all previous 44 editions of the Beanpot, playing the first 16 as a club program (1979-1994) and the last 28 as a varsity program (1995-present; this marks BC's 29th Beanpot as a varsity squad).
• The Eagles won their first Beanpot in 2006 and have won eight times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
• BC has appeared in eight of the last 11 championship games and 15 of the last 21, missing the finals in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2019, and 2020.
• This marks the 31st overall meeting between BC and BU in the Beanpot tournament and the 22nd with both teams at varsity status ... BC is 20-9-1
overall and 15-2-1 as a varsity squad against Boston University in the Beanpot.
• BC and BU will meet for the first round for the 11th time. BC holds a first-round record of 9-2-0.
• The last Beanpot Battle saw Boston College and Northeastern battling it out on Feb. 14, 2023, in the Beanpot title game, a nail-biter that saw a Northeastern squad pull out a 2-1 win.
Both games on Tuesday, Jan. 16, will air live on NESN, while the championship and consolation games on Tuesday, Jn. 14, will air live on NESN+. All four contests of this year's Beanpot will stream live on ESPN+.
Tickets, which are $10 are available online. Students and staff from the four participating schools will receive free entry to the 2023 Women's Beanpot with a school ID at the Conte Forum gates.
GAME 23 | Boston College vs. Boston University
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2023 | 4:30 p.m.
Beanpot Semifinal
Bright-Landry Hockey Center | Cambridge, Mass.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Boston College will face off against Boston University in Tuesday's first round of the 45th Women's Beanpot.
• The Eagles and the Terriers faced off in November, with BC picking up a 5-3 win at Kelley Rink.
• Tuesday night marks a rematch of the 2020 first round, which BU took 4-0 ... it will be the 30th overall meeting between BC and BU in the Beanpot ... the Eagles are 15-2-1 overall and 20-9-1 as a varsity squad against Boston University in the Beanpot.
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 12-7-3 overall.
• Bump the Eagles to 37-24-7 in the all-time series against the Terriers.
• Give BC an overall mark of 35-19-2 in the Beanpot since becoming a varsity program and 43-41-2 overall.
• Advance the Eagles to the program's 18th Beanpot title as a varsity squad and 21st overall.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College sits at 12-7-3 overall with a mark of 12-3-3 in Hockey East play after topping tying UNH, 2-2 on Saturday.
• Grace Campbell made 53 saves this weekend, recording her second shutout this season with the win against Holy Cross on Friday.
• Sammy Taber leads the Eagles in points (25) and assists (17) and ranks second in Hockey East with a 1.14 point per game average ... Sammy Smigliani (9-11-20) is second on the team in scoring ... Abby Newhook (9-7-16), Caroline Goffredo (7-8-15), Gaby Roy(10-4-14), Julia Pellerin (7-6-13), Katie Pyne (8-4-12) and Jade Arnone (3-7-10) have all hit double-digit points.
• Smigliani is first in Hockey East and 12th in the nation with 260 face-off wins.
• Campbell is 12-7-3 with a .922 save percentage, 2.37 goals against average and two shutouts.
ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• Boston University enters Tuesday's tilt with an overall record of 9-10-2 after falling to UConn, 5-2, on the road on Saturday… the team is 3-2-0 in the last five games, earning a 2-1 win over Holy Cross, a 5-1 win over Providence and 4-3 win over Maine.
• Lacey Martin leads the Terriers in scoring with nine goals and nine assists for 18 points … Bloomer has two power-play goals on the year … Catherine Foulem has chipped in 13 points on seven goals and six assists to go with two game-winning goals.
• Alexa Matses has started 12 contests between the pipes, going 4-7-1 with a .898 save percentage and 2.59 goals against average.
BEANPOT HISTORY
• Boston College has appeared in all previous 44 editions of the Beanpot, playing the first 16 as a club program (1979-1994) and the last 28 as a varsity program (1995-present; this marks BC's 29th Beanpot as a varsity squad).
• The Eagles won their first Beanpot in 2006 and have won eight times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
• BC has appeared in eight of the last 11 championship games and 15 of the last 21, missing the finals in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2019, and 2020.
• This marks the 31st overall meeting between BC and BU in the Beanpot tournament and the 22nd with both teams at varsity status ... BC is 20-9-1
overall and 15-2-1 as a varsity squad against Boston University in the Beanpot.
• BC and BU will meet for the first round for the 11th time. BC holds a first-round record of 9-2-0.
• The last Beanpot Battle saw Boston College and Northeastern battling it out on Feb. 14, 2023, in the Beanpot title game, a nail-biter that saw a Northeastern squad pull out a 2-1 win.
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