Saturday, November 22
2:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Merrimack College
Photo by: Meg Kelly
Eagles Return Home for Saturday Clash Against Merrimack
November 21, 2025 | Women's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team returns home for a single Hockey East matchup this weekend, hosting Merrimack on Saturday at Kelley Rink. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- Boston College continues Hockey East action with a one-game homestand against Merrimack.
- The Eagles enter the weekend 7-6-1 overall and 6-2-1 in conference play, sitting in the upper half of the league standings.
- BC is averaging 2.29 goals per game, scoring 32 goals on 420 shots (30.0 per game).
- The Eagles are 6-0-0 when scoring first and 5-5-1 on the road, but hold a strong 2-1-0 record on home ice.
- BC has out-blocked opponents 218–151, averaging one of the highest block totals in Hockey East at 15.6 per game.
- The Warriors have kept several recent games tight, including a 2-1 matchup with BC earlier this year in North Andover.
- Emma Pfeffer leads the team in both goals (5) and points (9).
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Adreanna Doucette sits fifth in the conference in saves with 288.
- Boston College holds a decisive 30-2 advantage in the all-time series, including a win in the teams' meeting on Oct. 25, a 2-1 BC victory on the road.
- Five of the last seven games between the teams have been decided by two goals or fewer.
- The Eagles have won three straight, including victories over UConn, and a two-game sweep of BU.
- BC is outshooting opponents in the second and third periods and has scored 19 of its 32 goals in those frames.
- Defensively, BC continues to improve in front of the crease with 218 blocked shots and a .922 save percentage from Grace Campbell.
- BC's power play sits at 5-for-42 (.119) on the season, while the penalty kill has allowed just eight goals on 64 opportunities (.125).
- Kate Ham leads all Eagles with three special-teams goals (2 PPG, 1 SHG).
- Madelyn Murphy has added three power-play points.
- Ava Thomas leads Boston College with 18 points (8G, 10A) and 98 shots, ranking among national leaders in shot generation.
- Thomas owns three game-winning goals and has points in 11 of 14 games.
- Sammy Taber (2G, 8A), Kate Ham (5G, 3A), and Maxim Tremblay (4G, 3A) continue to drive BC's balanced top six.
- Redshirt Senior Emma Conner has contributed five points and a team-leading 42 blocks, the most of any forward in Hockey East.
- BC scoring by period: 13 goals (1st), 10 (2nd), 9 (3rd). Opponents have scored more heavily in the third (18 goals).
- The Eagles are 7–6–1 overall, 2–1–0 at home, and have generated 420 shots through 14 games.
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