Friday, November 7
6:00 PM
Boston College
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No. 8 UConn
Eagles Set for Home-and-Home Series Against No. 8 UConn
November 06, 2025 | Women's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team continues Hockey East play this weekend with a home-and-home series against UConn. The Eagles (4–5–1, 3–1–1 HEA) will host the Huskies on Friday at 6 p.m. at Kelley Rink, before traveling to Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday for a 3 p.m. matchup. Both games will stream live on ESPN+.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- Boston College continues Hockey East action this weekend with a two-game series against UConn.
- The Eagles enter the matchup 4–5–1 overall and 3–1–1 in conference play.
- The Eagles have scored 21 goals this season while averaging just over 30 shots per game (309 total).
- Boston College is 3–0–0 when scoring first and 1–1–1 in one-goal contests.
- The Huskies enter the weekend near the top of the Hockey East standings after a strong start to the season.
- UConn is averaging over three goals per game.
- The Huskies have allowed fewer than two goals per contest.
- UConn's attack is led by a balanced forward group featuring multiple double-digit point scorers through the opening month.
- The Huskies are unbeaten at home this season and 4–1–1 in league play.
- Boston College leads the all-time series against UConn, 48-27-12.
- The Eagles hold a 28-14-3 record at home and an 18-12-9 mark on the road.
- Over the past ten meetings, the programs are even at 4-4-2, with six of those games decided by two goals or fewer.
- Boston College sits at 4-5-1 overall and 3-1-1 in Hockey East play, with recent conference wins over Holy Cross, Providence, and Merrimack.
- The Eagles are averaging 2.10 goals per game while allowing 3.40, outshooting opponents in several outings to average 30.9 shots per night.
- BC has been strong defensively in front of the crease, totaling 153 blocked shots, an average of 15.3 per game, compared to opponents' 12.2.
- The Eagles' power play has gone 4-for-29 (.138) on the season, while the penalty kill has limited opponents to 6-for-41 (.146).
- Kate Ham leads the team with two special-teams goals (one power-play, one short-handed), and Madelyn Murphy has chipped in a power-play goal and two assists on the advantage.
- BC has also scored once while shorthanded and once into an empty net.
- Ava Thomas continues to pace the Eagles with 14 points (6G, 8A) through 10 games. She ranks among the Hockey East leaders in both shots (68) and total points.
- Kate Ham has provided steady scoring with 4 goals and 7 points, recording both a power-play and shorthanded tally.
- Sammy Taber has been an all-situations contributor with 2 goals, 5 assists, and 31 shots, while Madelyn Murphy adds 6 points, showing grit on both ends.
- Olivia Maffeo leads the team with 23 blocked shots, while Cailin Flynn (19) and Jade Arnone (13) round out a sturdy defensive core.
- Alanna Devlin continues to anchor the faceoff circle, winning 53.4% of draws (70-61).
- The Eagles have scored 7 goals in the first period, 10 in the second, and 4 in the third, while opponents have netted 34 overall.
- BC is 1-0-0 at home and 3-5-1 on the road, with a total of 153 team blocks and 309 total shots through 10 games.
- Tricia Piku holds the best faceoff percentage on the team at .800 (4-of-5), while Maxim Tremblay leads in total draws taken with 181 (80-101).
- Freshman forward Ava Thomas was named the Hockey East Player of the Month after leading all league skaters with 14 points (6G, 8A) through the opening stretch of the 2025-26 season.
- Thomas's 68 shots on goal are the most of any player in Hockey East and rank among the national leaders.
- She recorded points in seven of her first ten games, including a four-point night in BC's 4–1 win at Saint Anselm and a three-game stretch with 10 points from Oct. 4–11.
- Eight of her first ten games have come on the road, underscoring her consistency in all environments.
- Senior goaltender Grace Campbell has been the workhorse in net for Boston College, starting all 10 games this season.
- Campbell owns a .911 save percentage and 3.25 goals-against average, stopping 327 of 359 shots faced.
- She's already recorded five 30-plus-save performances and earned her first shutout of the season during league play.
- The Hockey East veteran has been especially sharp on the penalty kill, turning aside all 11 shorthanded shots faced so far this year.
- Freshman Emily Mara is pulling double duty this fall, competing for both the Boston College women's hockey and women's soccer teams.
- She also played a key role for BC women's soccer, appearing in multiple ACC matches and earning national recognition as one of Top Drawer Soccer's Top 100 Freshmen earlier this season.
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