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Women's Ice Hockey
vs Sacred Heart University (Exhibition)
3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Friday, November 27
Chestnut Hill, MA
2:00 P.M.
Providence College
at
Boston College
Women's Hockey Ready For Series With Boston College
11/26/2020 1:08:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Puck Drop
The Friars play a home-and-home series with the Boston College Eagles this weekend. First, the teams face-off at Kelley Rink on Friday (Nov. 27) at 2:00 p.m. The second game of the series will be played at Schneider Arena on Saturday (Nov. 28), at 3:00 p.m.
Scouting the Friars
Last weekend, the Friars kicked off the 2020-21 season splitting a home-and-home series with Connecticut. Topping the Huskies 6-2 at home and tying 1-1 on the road. Providence is off to a 1-0-1 start to the season.
In game one, Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y), Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine), Annelise Rice (Excelsior, Minn.), Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) and Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) all netted their first goals on the season. The Friars went 2-for-3 on the power play in game one with a total of five shots with the man-advantage. Connecticut recorded 11 shots on net in its six power-play chances, only capitalizing on one.
In game two, freshman Maddy Coene (Clayton, N.Y.) scored the Friars' lone goal of the game, with assists from Brooke Becker and Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.).
Hockey East Award Winner
In the first week of the season, Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) was recognized as Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week. In the first two games on the season versus the UConn Huskies, Abstreiter made 54 saves. In total, Abstreiter stopped 54 out of the 57 shots she faced for a 1.44 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Last season, Abstreiter was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 20th after a sweep against University of New Hampshire.
The Newcomers
The Friars welcome in eight new members to the program for the 2020-21 season - Maddy Coene, Lindsay Bochna, KC Brooks, Chloe McNeil, Brooke Becker, Claire Tyo and Mireille Kingsley. Providence also welcomes in Hunter Barnett, a junior who spent the previous two seasons at RIT.
Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles enter the weekend with a 2-0-0 record. Last weekend, Boston College swept the series with New Hampshire. In the 2019-20 season, the Eagles went 17-16-3 overall and 14-11-2 in the Hockey East, finishing fourth in the standings.
Who to Watch
Four out of five of Boston College's top scorers return this season, including 2019-20 National Rookie of the Year, Hannah Bilka. Bilka led the team last season in points (37) with 14 goals and 23 assists. Top scorers Kelly Brown and Cayla Barnes are also returning.
Currently freshman Gaby Roy, who made her collegiate debut last weekend, leads the team in points (5) with 4 goals and 1 assist. She was named Hockey East Player of the Week after her performance against New Hampshire.
All-Time Series with the Eagles
Providence leads the all-time series, 53-39-3. In the last 11 meetings, Boston College holds a 8-3-0 edge. All three of the Friars' wins have come at Schneider Arena.
-GO FRIARS-
The Friars play a home-and-home series with the Boston College Eagles this weekend. First, the teams face-off at Kelley Rink on Friday (Nov. 27) at 2:00 p.m. The second game of the series will be played at Schneider Arena on Saturday (Nov. 28), at 3:00 p.m.
Scouting the Friars
Last weekend, the Friars kicked off the 2020-21 season splitting a home-and-home series with Connecticut. Topping the Huskies 6-2 at home and tying 1-1 on the road. Providence is off to a 1-0-1 start to the season.
In game one, Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y), Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine), Annelise Rice (Excelsior, Minn.), Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) and Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) all netted their first goals on the season. The Friars went 2-for-3 on the power play in game one with a total of five shots with the man-advantage. Connecticut recorded 11 shots on net in its six power-play chances, only capitalizing on one.
In game two, freshman Maddy Coene (Clayton, N.Y.) scored the Friars' lone goal of the game, with assists from Brooke Becker and Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.).
Hockey East Award Winner
In the first week of the season, Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) was recognized as Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week. In the first two games on the season versus the UConn Huskies, Abstreiter made 54 saves. In total, Abstreiter stopped 54 out of the 57 shots she faced for a 1.44 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Last season, Abstreiter was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 20th after a sweep against University of New Hampshire.
The Newcomers
The Friars welcome in eight new members to the program for the 2020-21 season - Maddy Coene, Lindsay Bochna, KC Brooks, Chloe McNeil, Brooke Becker, Claire Tyo and Mireille Kingsley. Providence also welcomes in Hunter Barnett, a junior who spent the previous two seasons at RIT.
Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles enter the weekend with a 2-0-0 record. Last weekend, Boston College swept the series with New Hampshire. In the 2019-20 season, the Eagles went 17-16-3 overall and 14-11-2 in the Hockey East, finishing fourth in the standings.
Who to Watch
Four out of five of Boston College's top scorers return this season, including 2019-20 National Rookie of the Year, Hannah Bilka. Bilka led the team last season in points (37) with 14 goals and 23 assists. Top scorers Kelly Brown and Cayla Barnes are also returning.
Currently freshman Gaby Roy, who made her collegiate debut last weekend, leads the team in points (5) with 4 goals and 1 assist. She was named Hockey East Player of the Week after her performance against New Hampshire.
All-Time Series with the Eagles
Providence leads the all-time series, 53-39-3. In the last 11 meetings, Boston College holds a 8-3-0 edge. All three of the Friars' wins have come at Schneider Arena.
-GO FRIARS-
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