
Eagles Open Hockey East Play with Holy Cross
October 09, 2024 | Women's Hockey
Boston College faces Holy Cross in a home-and-home series.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team kicks off Hockey East play on Thursday, Oct. 10 against Holy Cross for a home-and-home series.
BC will play at the Hart Center Rink this Thursday, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. The Eagles will return home to host the Crusaders on Saturday, with puck drop at 2 p.m.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
THE SERIES WITH HOLY CROSS
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
BC will play at the Hart Center Rink this Thursday, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. The Eagles will return home to host the Crusaders on Saturday, with puck drop at 2 p.m.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- Boston College and Holy Cross will meet in the conference opener for both teams on Thursday evening.
- Last season, the Eagles won two of the three games in the regular season series. In the other game, both teams skated to a tie, with Holy Cross taking the extra point during the shootout.
- The Eagles are coming off a two-game series against No.1 Wisconsin, with BC suffering a setback in both games.
- Abby Newhook leads the team in goals, finding the back of the net in each of the first two games of the season.
THE SERIES WITH HOLY CROSS
- This marks the 18th meeting between the Eagles and the Crusaders.
- BC holds a 16-0-1 advantage over Holy Cross.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
- Boston College would improve to 2-2-0 overall and 1-0-0 in Hockey East play.
- Improve BC's all-time record to 17-0-1 against Holy Cross.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
- Holy Cross started the season with a record of 3-1.
- The Crusaders split their season opening series against RPI, with Holy Cross taking the first game (3-2) and RPI winning the second game (2-0).
- Holy Cross swept a series against Saint Anselm, totaling eight goals in the two wins.
- Alexia Moreau and Emily Crovo lead the Crusaders in goals, with two apiece. Crovo scored twice on Oct. 4, against Saint Anselm.
- Brooke Loranger started three games between the pipes for Holy Cross, Loranger has a save percentage of .922 and a goals-allowed average of 1.69.
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