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Willow Corson carries the puck behind the net against UConn.

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Willow Corson drives into the zone with the puck against Maine.

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Willow Corson battles for the puck against UNH

Willow Corson shoots the puck during a game.

The Eagles celebrate a goal against UConn.

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Willow Corson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9
S/C:
L
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
Previous Team:
Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
High School:
Blythe Academy Lawrence Park

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22)
Alternate Captain … played in all 34 contests … recorded 17 points off of four goals and 13 assists … finished seventh on the team in points … scored one game-winning goal … had a career-high 16 blocked shots … recorded a career-high 290 face-off wins and had an overall winning percentage of .523 … had a career-high 17 face-off wins against Providence (Nov. 13) … fired a career-high 56 shots on goal … finished with a plus-13 rating … over the course of her career, BC went 14-1-0 when she scored a goal and 32-7-2 when she recorded a point … finished her career having suited up for 157 games, tied for the most in program history.

AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
Played in 14 contests … recorded 10 points on four goals and six assists … tied for seventh on the team in points and ranked fifth in points per game (.71) … had two multi-point games on the year … tallied two game-winning points with two assists and had one power-play goal … tied a career-high with three points with a one goal, two assist outing against Merrimack (Jan. 8) … had one goal and one assist at UConn (Jan. 31) … scored in the season-opening win at New Hampshire (Nov. 20) … had single assists against New Hampshire (Nov. 21). at Holy Cross (Jan. 16) and UConn (Jan. 23) … BC went 4-0-0 when she scored and 7-0-0 when she had a point … fired 23 shots on goal, recording multiple shots on goal in eight games … recorded a career-best four-game point streak, racking up five points on two goals and three assists (Jan. 15-31) … had a plus-9 rating … recorded six blocked shots … had a career-best .71 points per game average and .29 goals per game average.

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
Dressed for 32 of BC’s 36 contests … scored two goals on the year … found the back of the net in wins over Holy Cross (Oct. 25) and New Hampshire (Nov. 1) … recorded 29 face-off wins, 11 shots on goal and two blocked shots.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Appeared in all 39 of the Eagles’ contests … record three points on three assists on the year … tallied an assist in the season-opener at Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 28) … added an assist in a win over UConn (Nov. 1) … assisted on a goal at Northeastern (Nov. 27) … finished the year with 12 shots on goal … had a plus/minus rating of plus-5.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Dressed for all 38 games … recorded 22 points, coming from six goals and 16 assists … was +27 on the season, the third-highest mark nationally among freshmen … saw time as a right wing on every line as a freshman, but spent the majority of the season on the second line with Daryl Watts and Caitrin Lonergan … three of her goals were game-winners: Oct. 17 vs. Quinnipiac, Nov. 11 at No. 8 St. Lawrence and Dec. 8 vs. Merrimack … posted six multiple-point games, including a career-high three points at No. 8 St. Lawrence (Nov. 11) from a career-high two goals and one assist … opened her career with a three-game point streak and registered eight points in October, including three multiple-point games … collected 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in Hockey East play, the sixth-most among league freshmen … picked up her first career point in the season opener – an assist on Caitrin Lonergan’s first goal – against No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5) … scored her first career goal as part of a multi-point effort against Quinnipiac (Oct. 17) … added single goals against Merrimack (Dec. 8) and Harvard (Jan. 16) … collected two assists in three different games: vs. Maine (Oct. 29), vs. No. 9 Providence (Nov. 3) and vs. Northeastern (Nov. 28) … registered single assists against No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5, Oct. 6), Boston University (Dec. 1), New Hampshire (Jan. 5), No. 10 Providence (Jan. 26), New Hampshire (Jan. 9) and at No. 10 Maine (Feb. 16).

BEFORE BC
Most recently played with Mississauga Jr. Chiefs in the PWHL where she was the team’s assistant captain in 2016-17 … helped lead the Chiefs to a bronze medal in the 2017 PWHL Playoffs … during the 2016-17 regular season, finished seventh in the PWHL in scoring, recording 38 points from 10 goals and 28 assists … her 28 assists were tied for third in the league … ranked third in the league in postseason scoring, posting 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists) … her 11 assists were tied for the postseason lead, while both goals were game-winners … prior to joining Mississauga, spent three seasons with the Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins … in 2015-16, collected 36 points (10 goals, 26 assists) in 38 games … played on Team Ontario Blue at the 2016 Under-18 Canada Women’s National Championship where she made five appearances … attended Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School from 2013-15 where she played both seasons on the girls hockey team … also played soccer before focusing on hockey.

PERSONAL
Willow is one of Kelley and Shayne Corson’s four children …has three siblings: Shelby, Dylan and Sommer … her father Shayne played 19 seasons in the NHL with Montreal, Edmonton, St. Louis, Toronto and Dallas and was a three-time All-Star … he also represented Canada at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano … her brother Dylan played in the OHL for four seasons and later played collegiate hockey at the University of Western Ontario … earning her MS in leadership.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 3, two times, Merrimack, Jan. 8, 2021; St. Lawrence, Nov 11, 2017
Goals: 2, at St. Lawrence, Nov 11, 2017
Assists: 2, four times
Shots: 5, Harvard, Nov 22, 2017
Power-Play Goals: 1, Merrimack, Jan. 8, 2021
Penalties: 2, at Boston University, Dec 02, 2017
Penalty minutes: 4, at Boston University, Dec 02, 2017
Plus/minus: 4, at St. Lawrence, Nov. 11, 2017