Eagles to Host Black Bears in Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass - For the fifth time in program history, the #15 Boston College women's hockey team will host the Maine Black Bears in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal round.

The single elimination game between the third-seeded Eagles and the sixth-seeded Black Bears is set for 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at Kelley Rink. The contest will stream live on NESN.

Semifinals will take place on Wednesday, March 5 and the championship game will be held on Saturday, March 8 to determine the winner of the Bertagna Trophy.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Boston College and Maine will meet in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal round on Saturday at Kelley Rink ... this is the fifth time in program history that the Eagles and Black Bears will clash in the quarterfinal round.
The Eagles won all three regular-season meetings, picking up a 3-1 and a 5-1 win in Orono and a 5-0 win on the Heights.
The Eagles are coming off a two-game set against New Hampshire, earning a 2-0 win at home, but tied 1-1 on the road ... the Black Bears hosted Holy Cross last weekend winning Friday's game 4-1, and tied 2-2 in the regular season finale.

A WIN WOULD . . .

Advance Boston College to the program's 16th Hockey East Tournament semifinal.
Move BC to 26-17 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament and 15-5 in the quarterfinal round.

SCOUTING MAINE

Maine ended the regular season with a record of holds a record of 11-20-3 and a league record of 10-14-3.
The Huskies have scored 59 times this year, averaging 1.74 goals a game, while they have let their opponents score 97 times, averaging 2.85 goals per game.
Lily Fetch leads Maine in points with 15 she also leads the team in goals with eight.
Kiia Lahtinen has spent the most time between the pipes for the Black Bear. Lahtinen holds a goals-allowed average of 2.73 and a save percentage of .911.

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

This marks the fifth time that Boston College and Maine are meeting in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals at Kelley Rink.
BC is 3-1 versus Maine in the Hockey East Tournament.
The last time the two sides met in the Quarterfinals was in 2022, with Maine taking a 2-1 victory over the Eagles.

HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Boston College is playing in its 20th Hockey East Tournament.
The Eagles have won three titles (2011, 2016, 2017) BC has made eight championship game appearances.
BC is 26-17 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament, second only to Northeastern's 35-12 mark.
The Eagles hold a record of 15-4 in the quarterfinal round.
This marks the first time BC has entered the tournament as the fourth overall seed.

GOING FOR THE FOURTH

Boston College is in search of its fourth Hockey East Tournament title.
The Eagles broke a five-year drought in 2016 with a 5-0 win over Boston University and repeated in 2017 with a 2-1 win over Northeastern.
BC won its first championship in 2011, topping fifth-seeded Northeastern, 3-1, while seeded second.

Eagles to Host Black Bears in Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals

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