2015-16 Women's Hockey Roster
Roster
Johnson, Kaliya

Jersey Number 6
Kaliya Johnson
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
Bio
Completed her career tied for ninth in defenseman scoring with 43 points and 10th in defenseman assists (36) ... signed her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale (NWHL) in April 2016.
AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
Played in all 41 games, setting career highs in points (17), goals (4) and assists (13) … recorded points in 15 games, including two multiple-assist efforts … her first goal of the season was the go-ahead goal against No. 5 Northeastern (Nov. 20) that was the eventual game-winner in the 4-2 victory … her final goal of the year tied the game at 2-2 with 3:53 left after the Eagles fought back from an 0-2 deficit against No. 4 Clarkson (March 18) in the NCAA Semifinals … BC won the game in overtime and advanced to the team’s first-ever national championship game … also added goals at Maine (Dec. 5) and against Harvard (Feb. 2) in the first round of the Beanpot … had two assists twice as a senior: Oct. 18 vs. New Hampshire and Feb. 9 vs. No. 6 Northeastern in the Beanpot Championship … was a season-best +4 twice: Nov. 25 vs. Providence and in the Beanpot final vs. No. 6 Northeastern (Feb. 9) … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … her 35 blocks were the second-highest total on the team.
AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
Played in 31 games after missing the first eight games of the season following September brain surgery … scored two goals and added eight assists for 10 points … recorded points in her first two games of the season after her injury layoff … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked 25 shots, the third highest total on the team … in her first game of the season, recorded an assist at Northeastern (Nov. 8), and followed it with another assist against Vermont (Nov. 9) the following night … posted points in back-to-back games for the second time during the season, with an assist against Connecticut (Nov. 21), before recording her first goal of the season the next night (Nov. 22) in the away leg of the home-and-away series … the goal was her first since Nov. 18, 2012 … struck again against Connecticut, this time in the Hockey East Semifinals (March 7), for her second goal of the year … recorded an assist against Clarkson (March 14) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
Played in all 37 games ... recorded 11 points, all coming on assists … led the team with a +29 plus/minus rating ... finished second on the team with 43 blocks ... recorded two assists against Providence (Feb. 1) ... notched an assist in both games of a home-and-away series against Connecticut (Nov. 23, Nov. 24) ... posted two helpers in the Hockey East Championship game against Boston University (Feb. 22) ... voted to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
Appeared in 33 games ... recorded five points on one goal and four assists … posted a +15 plus/minus rating ... made her collegiate debut against Boston University on Oct. 5 … registered her first collegiate point – an assist - against Minnesota-Duluth (Oct. 25) ... scored her first collegiate goal against Northeastern (Nov. 18) ... posted single assists against Maine (Nov. 30), Mercyhurst (Jan. 18), and Connecticut (Feb. 16) ... blocked 29 shots.
BEFORE BC
A member of the silver-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship … a member of the Junior Women’s Hockey league first-team all-league squad in 2012 as she helped the North American Hockey Academy win the 2011-12 league championship … was the fastest skater at the 2009 USA Hockey national skills competition … semifinalist for the 2012 Sullivan Award ... scored a goal against Canada as a member of the 2011 U.S. U18 Select Team … was a Scholar Athlete at NAHA from 2007 to 2011.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kelli Johnson ... has two siblings: Brandon and Kelli ...enrolled in the Lynch School of Education as an applied psychology and human development major.
AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
Played in all 41 games, setting career highs in points (17), goals (4) and assists (13) … recorded points in 15 games, including two multiple-assist efforts … her first goal of the season was the go-ahead goal against No. 5 Northeastern (Nov. 20) that was the eventual game-winner in the 4-2 victory … her final goal of the year tied the game at 2-2 with 3:53 left after the Eagles fought back from an 0-2 deficit against No. 4 Clarkson (March 18) in the NCAA Semifinals … BC won the game in overtime and advanced to the team’s first-ever national championship game … also added goals at Maine (Dec. 5) and against Harvard (Feb. 2) in the first round of the Beanpot … had two assists twice as a senior: Oct. 18 vs. New Hampshire and Feb. 9 vs. No. 6 Northeastern in the Beanpot Championship … was a season-best +4 twice: Nov. 25 vs. Providence and in the Beanpot final vs. No. 6 Northeastern (Feb. 9) … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … her 35 blocks were the second-highest total on the team.
AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
Played in 31 games after missing the first eight games of the season following September brain surgery … scored two goals and added eight assists for 10 points … recorded points in her first two games of the season after her injury layoff … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked 25 shots, the third highest total on the team … in her first game of the season, recorded an assist at Northeastern (Nov. 8), and followed it with another assist against Vermont (Nov. 9) the following night … posted points in back-to-back games for the second time during the season, with an assist against Connecticut (Nov. 21), before recording her first goal of the season the next night (Nov. 22) in the away leg of the home-and-away series … the goal was her first since Nov. 18, 2012 … struck again against Connecticut, this time in the Hockey East Semifinals (March 7), for her second goal of the year … recorded an assist against Clarkson (March 14) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
Played in all 37 games ... recorded 11 points, all coming on assists … led the team with a +29 plus/minus rating ... finished second on the team with 43 blocks ... recorded two assists against Providence (Feb. 1) ... notched an assist in both games of a home-and-away series against Connecticut (Nov. 23, Nov. 24) ... posted two helpers in the Hockey East Championship game against Boston University (Feb. 22) ... voted to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
Appeared in 33 games ... recorded five points on one goal and four assists … posted a +15 plus/minus rating ... made her collegiate debut against Boston University on Oct. 5 … registered her first collegiate point – an assist - against Minnesota-Duluth (Oct. 25) ... scored her first collegiate goal against Northeastern (Nov. 18) ... posted single assists against Maine (Nov. 30), Mercyhurst (Jan. 18), and Connecticut (Feb. 16) ... blocked 29 shots.
BEFORE BC
A member of the silver-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship … a member of the Junior Women’s Hockey league first-team all-league squad in 2012 as she helped the North American Hockey Academy win the 2011-12 league championship … was the fastest skater at the 2009 USA Hockey national skills competition … semifinalist for the 2012 Sullivan Award ... scored a goal against Canada as a member of the 2011 U.S. U18 Select Team … was a Scholar Athlete at NAHA from 2007 to 2011.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kelli Johnson ... has two siblings: Brandon and Kelli ...enrolled in the Lynch School of Education as an applied psychology and human development major.
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