Women’s Hockey Hosts No. 12/13 Cornell for Weekend Series

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team welcomes No. 12/13 Cornell to Conte Forum for a two-game nonconference series this weekend. The Eagles and Big Red will meet Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. before closing the series Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. Both games will air on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

BC earned a 5-0 shutout victory over Merrimack on Oct. 14 at Conte Forum.
Callie Rice scored twice, while Sarah Powers and Maxim Tremblay each recorded a goal and an assist.
Penelope Lavoie added a power-play goal, while Bailey Callaway made 19 saves to record her first career shutout.
The victory improved BC to 3-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 in Hockey East play.

THE EAGLES

BC enters the weekend with a 3-1-0 overall record and a 2-1-0 mark in Hockey East play.
The Eagles have scored 27 goals through four games, averaging 6.75 goals and 47.25 shots per game.
Ava Thomas leads BC with 10 points on five goals and five assists.
Sarah Powers ranks second on the team with nine points on three goals and six assists, while Jillian Klein has tallied six points on four goals and two assists.
Maxim Tremblay has recorded six points on three goals and three assists, while Lauren Glaser and Callie Rice have each added five points.
Powers was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week following the opening weekend of conference play.
BC has converted three of its 10 power-play opportunities for a 30% success rate.
The Eagles have won 57.4% of their faceoffs and have successfully killed all eight opponent power-play opportunities.
Callaway has posted a 0.43 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage through three appearances, including one shutout.

NATIONAL RANKINGS

BC ranks second nationally in scoring offense, averaging 6.75 goals per game.
The Eagles rank third nationally in scoring defense, allowing 1.00 goal per game, and hold the top spot in Hockey East.
BC leads Hockey East with 27 goals and 47 assists, ranking sixth and fourth nationally, respectively.
The Eagles rank first nationally in penalty killing percentage (100%).
Ava Thomas ranks second nationally and first in Hockey East in points per game (2.50). She also ranks fourth nationally and first in the conference in goals per game (1.25).
Sarah Powers ranks third nationally and first in Hockey East in assists per game (1.50), while ranking sixth nationally in points per game (2.25).
Bailey Callaway ranks fifth nationally and first in Hockey East with a 0.43 goals-against average. She also ranks fourth nationally and first in the conference with a .977 save percentage.

A LOOK AT CORNELL

No. 14 Cornell enters the weekend with a 2-0-0 record after sweeping Vermont in its season-opening series.
The Big Red earned a 3-2 victory on Oct. 16 before recording a 1-0 shutout on Oct. 17.
Cornell has scored four goals through two games, averaging 2.00 goals and 36.50 shots per game.
Senior Piper Grober leads the Big Red with three points on two goals and one assist.
Rose Dwyer and Lindzi Avar have each recorded two points, with Dwyer tallying one goal and one assist and Avar adding two assists.
Cornell has converted three of its nine power-play opportunities for a 33.3% success rate.
The Big Red have won 58.4% of their faceoffs and have killed five of six opponent power-play opportunities.
Goaltender Annelies Bergmann has posted a 1.00 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage through two starts, including one shutout.

THE SERIES: CORNELL

Cornell leads the all-time series, 15-8-1, while BC holds a 5-5-1 record against the Big Red at home.
The Eagles have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the two programs.
Cornell won the most recent matchup, 4-2, on Oct. 18, 2025, in Ithaca, New York.
BC's largest victory in the series came on Oct. 24, 2015, when the Eagles defeated Cornell, 8-0.
The two programs first met on Nov. 5, 1994, with Cornell earning a 3-2 victory.

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Players Mentioned

Bailey Callaway

Lauren Glaser

Sarah Powers

Callie Rice

Ava Thomas

Maxim Tremblay

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