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Alex Carpenter game-winning goal in OT against BU

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Alex Carpenter

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
North Reading, Mass.

Finished her illustrious career at Boston College as the school’s career leaders in points (278), goals (133), assists (145), power-play goals (26), game-winning goals (27) and plus/minus (+180) … was also the highest-scoring hockey player in school history, men or women … graduated third in career appearances (150) … completed her collegiate playing career as the NCAA’s fifth-leading scorer (278 points) and ranked fifth in career goals (133) and sixth in career assists (145) … graduated as Hockey East’s second-leading career scorer in conference games (160 points), second in career goals (76) and the league’s career leader in assists (84).

AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
A first-team All-America performer … a Patty Kazmaier Award Top-3 Finalist, an award which is presented to the national player of the year … a Hockey East First Team All-Star for the fourth time in her career, just one of three players in league history to earn that distinction … was a unanimous selection to the league’s first team … a two-time Hockey East Player of the Month (November, December) … set the conference’s record for player of the week awards with nine this season: Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Feb. 8 and March 7 … played in all 41 games and led the nation in scoring with a program-record 88 points … her 88 points mark the seventh-highest point total in a single season in NCAA history … was second nationally with a career-high and BC single-season record 43 goals … led the nation in assists with a career-best and program-record 45 … led the nation in power-play points (27) and power-play assists (18) … her +61 rating was second-best nationally behind teammate Megan Keller (+64) … led the nation in faceoff wins (616) and faceoff percentage (.681) … ranked third nationally in power-play goals (9) and second nationally in game-winning goals (8) … had four hat tricks, second-most nationally … scored four shorthanded goals, second-most in the country … one of the team’s three captains … recorded at least one point in 36 games, including 24 games with two or more points, 18 games with three or more points and eight games with four or more points … posted 12 games with two or more goals … recorded two or more assists 11 times, including four twice: Oct. 11 vs. St. Lawrence and Nov. 7 at Boston University … averaged 2.00 points per game against ranked teams (18 points in nine games) … her four hat tricks came against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 3), St. Lawrence (Oct. 12), at No. 9 Cornell (Oct. 24) and at Syracuse (Dec. 10) when she scored four goals, the most by a BC player since Dec. 29, 1999 … set the program’s scoring record (210 point) at No. 9 Cornell (Oct. 24) … established BC’s career assist record (112) at BU on Nov. 7 … set a new program record for career goals (117) at Syracuse (Dec. 10) … scored her 200th career point vs. St. Lawrence (Oct. 12), her 250th career point vs. Vermont (Jan. 23) and her 275th point vs. No. 6 Northeastern (March 12) … tallied her 100th career goal at No. 9 Cornell (Oct. 23) … posted five points (one goal, four assists) at Boston University (Nov. 7) … her second goal against BU (Nov. 10) in the return home game was the game-winner in overtime … was the unanimous selection as the Most Valuable Player of the Hockey East Tournament – and a unanimous member of the All-Tournament Team – after scoring three goals and adding three assists in the Eagles’ title run … scored three points in both the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 6 Northeastern (March 12, two goals/one assist) and NCAA Semifinals against No. 4 Clarkson (March 18, three assists) … against Clarkson, assisted on all three BC goals as the Eagles came back from an 0-2 deficit to win 3-2 in overtime on her set-up of Haley Skarupa’s game-winning goal … helped BC set the NCAA single-season records for points (592) and assists (379), while averaging 5.20 goals per game (fifth-best in NCAA history) and posting a scoring margin of 3.95 (fourth-best in NCAA history) … the Eagles’ 213 goals were the fourth-highest total in NCAA history … captained the U.S. Under-22 team at the annual U.S.-Canada series in August in Lake Placid, N.Y. … called in to the Women’s National Team’s Winter Training Camp in Blaine, Minn. … selected for the U.S. team that competed in the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, March 28-April 4 … appeared in all five games, scoring one goal and adding two assists ... scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Canada in the championship game, securing the US' third-straight gold medal at the event ... also added single assists in both the group-stage game and semifinal against Russia ... earned a place on the ACC Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
The 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award winner as the nation’s top female hockey player ... a first-team All-America performer ... the New England DI Player of the Year ... won Hockey East Player of the Year for the second time in her career ... earned Hockey East Scoring Champion and the Three Stars awards ... selected Hockey East First Team All-Star for the third time in her career ... tabbed Hockey East Player of the Month for October and November ... earned Hockey East Player of the Week honors three times ... named assistant captain for the 2014-15 season ... tallied a program-record 81 points on 37 goals and 44 assists through 37 games ... her 81 points was tied for the 15^th-highest single-season total in NCAA Division I women’s hockey history … led the nation with 2.19 points per game, 37 goals, 1.00 goals per game, 44 assists, 1.19 assists per game and nine game-winning goals ... notched a career-high six points on two goals and four assists in the Eagles' 10-2 win over No. 7 Harvard (Nov. 28) ... set the record for longest point scoring streak in BC history – 25 games – in the Eagles' 3-1 win against Northeastern on Feb. 3, amassing 62 points in the stretch ... had 25 multiple-point games, including 14 games with three or more points … had a season-high 11 shots at Vermont (Jan. 18) … had a +60 plus/minus mark on the season … won 67.4 percent of the faceoffs she took (522-of-751) … named an alternate captain for the U.S. Women's National Team at the IIHF World Championships, March 28 through April 4, in Malmo, Sweden … earned a gold medal after the U.S. defeated Canada, 7-5, in the championship game and Team USA went 5-0-0 en route to the title … scored one goal and added two assists in the tournament … a member of the U.S. team that played in the Four Nations Cup, Nov. 4-8, and added three assists in the tournament.

2014 OLYMPICS (2013-14 Season)
Took a leave of absence from Boston College during the 2013-14 school year …played with the U.S. Women’s National Team in preparation for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia … participated in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi as part of the U.S. Women’s National Team and won a silver medal … netted a team-high four goals including the lone U.S. goal in the Gold Medal game vs. Canada (2/20/14) … tallied five points on four goals and one assist throughout the games … was the second-youngest player on the team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10 Finalist … second-team All-America … New England Player of the Year … Hockey East Player of the Year and first team All-Star… led the team with 70 points on 32 goals and 38 assists … ranked seventh in the nation with 1.89 points per game, fifth nationally in goals per game (0.86), tied for seventh nationally in assists per game (1.03), tied for sixth in power play goals (9) and tied for fourth in game-winning goals (7) … posted 48 points in league play to win the Hockey East Scoring Champion … a two time Hockey East player of the month (January, February) and a five-time player of the week (Nov. 15, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 18) … set a Hockey East record with her 24-game point streak from Oct. 21 through Feb. 2, when she scored 52 points (23g, 29a) ... set then-BC single-season records for points (70), assists (38) and plus/minus rating (+46) ... recorded 19 multi-point games ... recorded three hat tricks against Boston University (Oct. 31), Connecticut (Jan. 27), and Providence (Feb. 19) ... registered five-point games versus Boston University (Oct. 31) and Connecticut (Jan. 27) ... notched four points against Vermont (Jan. 12) and Connecticut (Feb. 16) ... had a season-high nine shots on goal against Providence (Feb. 19) and Maine (March 1) ... boasted a 65% success rate on faceoffs (520-of-800) … earned a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Championships, scoring one goal and adding two assists in five games … also invited to the 2013 U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp (June 16-23) ... earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honors.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
First-team Hockey East All-Star … first-team New England All-Star … unanimous Hockey East All-Rookie Team honoree … won Hockey East rookie of the month four times (October, December, February, March) … earned Hockey East player of the week on Dec. 12, and Hockey East rookie of the week twice (Oct. 10 and Feb. 20) … led the Eagles in scoring with 39 points on a team-high 21 goals and added 18 assists … was the first freshman to lead the Eagles in scoring since 2006, and her 39 points were the fourth-most by a BC freshman … scored four power-play goals and three game-winning goals … her three shorthanded goals ranked third nationally … ranked fourth nationally in rookie scoring (1.12 points per game) … posted 11 multi-point games and three three-point contests … won 60.3 percent of the faceoffs she took (421-of-698) … had two points (one goal, one assist) in the Hockey East semifinal against Boston University (March 3) … scored one goal against Wisconsin the NCAA Semifinal (March 16) … a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship, helping the team win a silver medal.

BEFORE BC
A four-year standout at Governors Academy under Babe Ceglarski, registering 239 goals and 188 assists (427 points) in 100 games ... captured New England Division II Championships four consecutive years (2008-11) ... earned All-ISL accolades in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, including ISL MVP honors as a junior and senior ... four-time Governors Academy MVP ... also led the softball program to ISL Championships in 2008 and 2011 ... a four-time softball all-league honoree ... two-time softball team MVP (2009 & 2011) ... served as team captain in both sports as a senior.

PERSONAL
Alex is the oldest of Julie and Bob Carpenter's three children ... has two younger brothers, Robert "Bobo" and Brendan ... her father played 18 seasons in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils and won three Stanley Cups: one as a player (1995 with New Jersey) and two as a coach (New Jersey) … Bobo was a freshman on the Boston University hockey team in 2015-16 … enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a psychology major ... drafted by the National Women's Hockey League's New York Riveters with the first pick overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft.