2017-18 Women's Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Ryan Little
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Guilford, Vt.
- Previous Team:
- Shattuck-St. Mary's
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Skated in all 39 contests to finish her career having suited up for 157 games, tied for the most in program history … recorded nine points on three goals and a career-high six assists … fired 70 shots on goal and blocked a career-high 20 shots … finished with a plus/minus rating of plus-6 … whistled for just one penalty all season … recorded two multi-point games on the year … had one goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in a win over BU (Nov. 20) … added single assists in wins over Northeastern (Jan. 12), Providence (Jan. 25) and Maine (Feb. 15) … scored against Holy Cross (Feb. 1) … picked up two helpers in a win over Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game (Feb. 12) … scored the overtime, game-winning goal in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal-clinching win over UConn (March 2) ... earned the Boston College Academic Counselors' Award for Achievement.
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
Skated in all 38 games, playing exclusively as the left wing on the team’s third line … posted a career-high 10 points from a career-high six goals and career-high tying four assists … added one power-play goal and one game-winning strike … had her career-best shooting percentage with an .083 mark … whistled for only three minor penalties all season … recorded three multiple-point games on the season, all two-point efforts: one goal and one assist against Maine (Oct. 29), two goals vs. No. 10 Providence (Jan. 26) and one goal and one assist at No. 10 Maine (Feb. 17) … added single goals against No. 9 Providence (Nov. 3) and at Harvard (Nov. 22) … registered single assists against Merrimack (Dec. 8) and Vermont (Feb. 24) in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinal series … blocked a career-high 16 shots.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Skated in all 39 games, primarily as the left wing on the third line … posted eight points on four goals and four assists … had a +7 rating on the season and was only whistled for three penalties all year … a key component of the team’s penalty-kill unit that ranked second nationally with a 91.6 percent success rate … scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, for the first time in her career on Oct. 29 in a 5-1 win over Connecticut … also posted multiple points in the team’s 4-0 win over Merrimack (Feb. 23) in Game 1 of the Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals … also tallied a goal at Providence (Dec. 3) … added single assists at No. 10 Northeastern (Nov. 26), at Vermont (Feb. 21) and against No. 6 St. Lawrence (March 11) in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals … earned spots on the Hockey East All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Dressed for all 41 games, slotted on the team’s fourth line for every contest … collected three points on one goal and two assists … recorded her first career point – an assist – on Haley McLean’s goal against Providence (Nov. 25) … added an assist on Alex Carpenter’s fourth goal at Syracuse (Dec. 10) … scored her first career goal at Providence (Feb. 20), a power-play strike … earned a place on the ACC Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Played four years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., under head coach Gordie Stafford … helped the Sabres win the 2013 USA Hockey Tier 1 U16 national championship, and runners-up finishes at the Tier 1 U19 level in 2014 and 2015 … attended USA Hockey National Development Camp in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and was picked for the 2014 all-star team … a member of the Make-a-Wish Vermont all-star team in 2015 … also played lacrosse for three years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
PERSONAL
Ryan is the daughter of Gordon Little and Elizabeth McLarney … she has a younger brother, Connor … enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences … her mother Elizabeth played ice hockey at Brown from 1982 to 1986 … earned all-year honors at Shattuck St. Mary’s as a freshman, junior and senior … relaxes by reading and listening to music in her spare time … her aunt and uncle both attended Boston College … recipient of the Pollock Family Scholarship for Women's Athletics.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Points: 2, (seven times)
Goals: 2, (two times), last vs. Providence, Jan. 26, 2018
Assists: 2, vs. Northeastern, Feb. 12, 2019
Shots: 5, (five times)
Power-play goals: 1, (two times), last vs. Providence, Jan. 26, 2018
Penalties: 1, (seven times)
Penalty minutes: 2, (seven times)
Plus/minus: 3 (two times), last vs. Holy Cross, Feb. 1, 2019
Skated in all 39 contests to finish her career having suited up for 157 games, tied for the most in program history … recorded nine points on three goals and a career-high six assists … fired 70 shots on goal and blocked a career-high 20 shots … finished with a plus/minus rating of plus-6 … whistled for just one penalty all season … recorded two multi-point games on the year … had one goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in a win over BU (Nov. 20) … added single assists in wins over Northeastern (Jan. 12), Providence (Jan. 25) and Maine (Feb. 15) … scored against Holy Cross (Feb. 1) … picked up two helpers in a win over Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game (Feb. 12) … scored the overtime, game-winning goal in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal-clinching win over UConn (March 2) ... earned the Boston College Academic Counselors' Award for Achievement.
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
Skated in all 38 games, playing exclusively as the left wing on the team’s third line … posted a career-high 10 points from a career-high six goals and career-high tying four assists … added one power-play goal and one game-winning strike … had her career-best shooting percentage with an .083 mark … whistled for only three minor penalties all season … recorded three multiple-point games on the season, all two-point efforts: one goal and one assist against Maine (Oct. 29), two goals vs. No. 10 Providence (Jan. 26) and one goal and one assist at No. 10 Maine (Feb. 17) … added single goals against No. 9 Providence (Nov. 3) and at Harvard (Nov. 22) … registered single assists against Merrimack (Dec. 8) and Vermont (Feb. 24) in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinal series … blocked a career-high 16 shots.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Skated in all 39 games, primarily as the left wing on the third line … posted eight points on four goals and four assists … had a +7 rating on the season and was only whistled for three penalties all year … a key component of the team’s penalty-kill unit that ranked second nationally with a 91.6 percent success rate … scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, for the first time in her career on Oct. 29 in a 5-1 win over Connecticut … also posted multiple points in the team’s 4-0 win over Merrimack (Feb. 23) in Game 1 of the Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals … also tallied a goal at Providence (Dec. 3) … added single assists at No. 10 Northeastern (Nov. 26), at Vermont (Feb. 21) and against No. 6 St. Lawrence (March 11) in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals … earned spots on the Hockey East All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Dressed for all 41 games, slotted on the team’s fourth line for every contest … collected three points on one goal and two assists … recorded her first career point – an assist – on Haley McLean’s goal against Providence (Nov. 25) … added an assist on Alex Carpenter’s fourth goal at Syracuse (Dec. 10) … scored her first career goal at Providence (Feb. 20), a power-play strike … earned a place on the ACC Honor Roll.
BEFORE BC
Played four years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., under head coach Gordie Stafford … helped the Sabres win the 2013 USA Hockey Tier 1 U16 national championship, and runners-up finishes at the Tier 1 U19 level in 2014 and 2015 … attended USA Hockey National Development Camp in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and was picked for the 2014 all-star team … a member of the Make-a-Wish Vermont all-star team in 2015 … also played lacrosse for three years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
PERSONAL
Ryan is the daughter of Gordon Little and Elizabeth McLarney … she has a younger brother, Connor … enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences … her mother Elizabeth played ice hockey at Brown from 1982 to 1986 … earned all-year honors at Shattuck St. Mary’s as a freshman, junior and senior … relaxes by reading and listening to music in her spare time … her aunt and uncle both attended Boston College … recipient of the Pollock Family Scholarship for Women's Athletics.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Points: 2, (seven times)
Goals: 2, (two times), last vs. Providence, Jan. 26, 2018
Assists: 2, vs. Northeastern, Feb. 12, 2019
Shots: 5, (five times)
Power-play goals: 1, (two times), last vs. Providence, Jan. 26, 2018
Penalties: 1, (seven times)
Penalty minutes: 2, (seven times)
Plus/minus: 3 (two times), last vs. Holy Cross, Feb. 1, 2019
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