The Eagles are Set for a Weekend Series against UConn

Friday, November 22

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2:00 PM

Boston College

No. 14 Connecticut

Photo by: Meg Kelly

The Eagles are Set for a Weekend Series against UConn

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The No. 11 Eagles and the No. 14 Huskies will meet for a home-and-home series.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 11 Boston College women's hockey team will meet for a home-and-home series against No. 14 UConn.

The series will start on Friday, Nov. 22, with puck drop scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Kelley Rink and then they take the trip to Toscano Ice Forum on Saturday, Nov. 23 with puck drop scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Both games will air on ESPN+.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Boston College will meet UConn for a home-and-home series.
Last season, during the three-game series, the Eagles went undefeated. The Eagles won the first two games. In the final game of the series, the two sides played to a tie, with BC taking the extra point in the shootout.
UConn sits in third place in the Hockey East standings with 20 points through nine games, while BC sits in fourth place with 17 points through eight games.
Sammy Taber is tied for first place in Hockey East in points with 14.
Abby Newhook is currently on 100-point watch. Newhook currently sits at 99 career points.
This will mark BC's second matchup against the 14th-ranked team. Last week the Eagles faced No. 14 BU.

A WIN WOULD . . .

Boston College would improve to 10-4-0 overall and 7-2-0 in Hockey East play.
Improve BC's record to 48-26-11 against UConn.

SCOUTING UCONN

UConn currently holds a record of 8-6-0 with a league record of 7-2-0.
The Huskies' conference losses came against Northeastern. The two sides had a close battle in both games, with Northeastern walking away with a 1-0 victory in both games.
UConn has scored 27 times this year, averaging 1.9 goals a game, while they have let their opponents score 22 times, averaging 1.6 goals per game.
Claire Murdoch leads UConn in goals with five, she also leads the team in points with 10.
Tia Chan and Megan Warrener have split time in goal for the Huskies. Chan holds a goals-allowed average of 1.38 and a save percentage of .946. Chan holds a goals-allowed average of 1.68 and a save percentage of .938.