Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner WOMEN’S for Public Relations Hockey East Association WEEKLY 591 North Ave. – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 RELEASE Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 www.HockeyEastOnline.com [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012 WEEKLY RELEASE #8 NO. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE BRINGS HOME NUTMEG CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP ~ Providence goes 1-0-1 vs. ECAC opponents; UNH doubles up Quinnipiac ~ ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK RECENT RESULTS Tuesday, November 20 #15 EMILY FIELD, BOSTON COLLEGE (Sophomore Forward; Littleton, Mass.) at New Hampshire 5, Quinnipiac 2 Field scored two goals and notched an assist in Saturday’s 5-0 win over host Yale in the Thursday, November 22 Nutmeg Classic Championship Game at Ingalls Rink. Team Russia 3 at Maine 0 (Exh) Friday, November 23 (Nutmeg Classic at Ingalls Rink, New Haven, Conn.) No. 6 Boston College 3 vs. Quinnipiac 0 ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK Providence 2 at Brown 2 (OT) at Yale 4, Connecticut 3 (OT) #28 BETH HANRAHAN, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (Sophomore Forward; Poolesville, Md.) Saturday, November 24 No. 1 Minnesota 10 at New Hampshire 2 Hanrahan recorded three goals on the week, including a two-goal effort helping the Friars in (Nutmeg Classic at Ingalls Rink, New Haven, Conn. a 4-0 victory over Union College on Sunday, Nov. 25. Hanrahan also notched a goal during No. 6 Boston College 5 vs. Yale 0 the 18th annual Mayor’s Cup against Brown on Friday, Nov. 23. Quinnipiac 6 vs. Connecticut 1 at Northeastern 6, Team Russia 4 (Exh) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sunday, November 25 at Providence 4, Union 0 #27 SARAH BRYANT, PROVIDENCE (Goaltender; Bethlehem, Pa.) No. 1 Minnesota 4 at New Hampshire 0 Bryant led the Friars to three points against non-conference foes on the UPCOMING GAMES weekend. Bryant made 24 saves against Union College to earn her first Monday, November 26 career shutout. On Friday, Nov. 23 Bryant made 25 saves to help the Friars Team Russia at Boston University (Exh, 7pm) earn a tie against Brown University in the 18th annual Mayor’s Cup. Tuesday, November 27 Harvard at Northeastern (7pm) WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Friday, November 30 Maine at Boston College * (7pm) #29 CORINNE BOYLES, BOSTON COLLEGE (Senior Goaltender; Wheaton, Ill.) Boston University at Providence * (7pm) Stopped all 44 shots she faced posting two shutouts vs. Quinnipiac and Yale in a pair of Saturday, December 1 games at the Nutmeg Classic this weekend. She recored the eighth and ninth shutouts of Maine at Boston College * (2pm) her Eagles’ career over the weekend. Vermont at Connecticut * (1pm) Providence at Boston University * (3pm) Northeastern at New Hampshire * (2pm) WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK Sunday, December 2 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES Vermont at Connecticut * (1pm) New Hampshire at Northeastern * (2pm) The Eagles outscored their opponents 8 to 0 at the Nutmeg Classic over the weekend and went a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill. BC outshot Yale, 55-17 in the win on All game times are EST Saturday. * denotes league games 2012-2013 WHEA STANDINGS THE 11TH ANNUAL WHEA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Providence 9 5 2 2 12 8-5-4 3.11 (28) 3.11 (28) 2. Boston College 8 5 2 1 11 8-3-2 4.75 (38) 3.00 (24) 3. Boston University 7 4 2 1 9 9-3-1 3.86 (27) 3.14 (22) Northeastern 8 4 3 1 9 8-3-2 4.12 (33) 2.75 (22) MARCH 9-10, 2013 5. New Hampshire 6 3 2 1 7 6-9-1 2.83 (17) 2.83 (17) at the Hyannis Youth and 6. Vermont 7 2 3 2 6 3-9-2 2.86 (20) 3.14 (22) Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. 7. Connecticut 6 1 5 0 2 2-12-2 2.00 (12) 4.83 (29) For more information visit www.hockeyeastonline.com Maine 7 1 6 0 2 2-8-1 1.71 (12) 3.29 (23) BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY of CONNECTICUT • UNIVERSITY of MAINE UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Megan Armstrong, UNH (Fr., D, Edina, Minn.) Extended her point streak to five games with a pair of assists on the week, including one in each game. Moe Bradley, UNH (So., G, Swampscott, Mass.) Recorded a career-high 39 saves in Sunday’s game against No. 1 Minnesota. Nicole Gifford, UNH (Jr., F, Ennismore, Ont.) Tallied a power play goal and an assist in New Hampshire’s 5-2 win over Quinnipiac. Chelsiea Goll, NU (So., F, Winthrop, Mass.) Scored two goals against Team Russia, including a power play tally. Jessica Hitchcock, UNH (Jr., F, LaSalle, Ont.) Recorded four points (3g,1a) on the week, including two goals and an assist against Quinnipiac. Kristine Horn, UNH (Sr., D/F, Utica, Mich.) Notched a power play goal and an assist in New Hampshire’s 5-2 win over Quinnipiac. Molly Illikainen, PC (Fr., F, Grand Rapids, Minn.) Tallied two points during the Friars 4-0 win over Union College. Rachel Llanes, NU (Sr., F, San Jose, Calif.) Had a three-point night against Team Russia (2g,1a), including the game-winner. Dana Trivigno, BC (Fr., F, Setauket, N.Y.) Recorded a goal and assist in Saturday’s Nutmeg Classic championship game. 2012-2013 TEAM NOTES HOCKEY EAST SCORING LEADERS Boston College: BC’s current nine game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) is the lon- gest in team history...Alex Carpenter’s point streak has been extended to 11 presented by games (11-10-21) which is three behind Kelli Stack’s 14 game point streak from 10/4/08-11/30/08...Emily Field is first in the Hockey East with 10 power play points...Blake Bolden and Haley Skarupa are first in the Hockey East in defenseman scoring and freshman scoring respectively...Bolden is also tied Rk. Name (School) GP PPG G A P for first with a +16 rating. 1. Kendall Coyne (NU) 6 2.67 5 11 16 Boston University: Junior co-captain Marie-Philip Poulin ranks sixth in the nation 2. Alex Carpenter (BC) 8 1.88 8 7 15 in points per game (1.91) and is fourth among NCAA skaters with an average of 1.36 assists per game…Poulin also leads the league with 15 assists and has 3. Casey Pickett (NU) 8 1.75 10 4 14 the top plus/minus rating in the conference (+16). 4. Haley Skarupa (BC) 8 1.62 4 9 13 5. Rachel Llanes (NU) 8 1.50 4 8 12 University of Connecticut: Junior Stephanie Raithby scored in each contest 6. Marie-Philip Poulin (BU) 5 2.20 3 8 11 this weekend...Sophomore goaltender Emily Walsh made her first career ap- pearance to the tune of six saves over 10-plus shutout minutes...UConn is now 7. Blake Bolden (BC) 8 1.25 2 8 10 11-7 all-time in the Nutmeg Classic and was swept for the first time since its inception in 2008 University of Maine: The Black Bears hosted the Russian National team for CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? a Thanksgiving exhibition game this past week. Maine fell by a score of 3-0. Senior Forward Brittany Dougherty with four goals and seven assists for 11 points leads Maine skaters while freshman Forward Audra Richards leads the team in goals with five. Brittany Ott has a 2-3-1 record as she has allowed 14 goals with 205 saves for a .936 save percentage. The Black Bears will travel to CORINNE BOYLES, BC (Wheaton, ILL.) Boston College on November 30 and December 1 as they battle with the second IS RIDING A SHUTOUT STREAK OF 131:52 IN place Eagles. Game times are slated for 7:00 PM and 2:00 PM. NON-CONFERENCE GAMES University of New Hampshire: The University of New Hampshire earned its sixth win of the season with a 5-2 victory over Quinnipiac before falling in a pair Taylor WASYLK, BC (PORT HURON, MICH.) of games to No. 1 Minnesota. Three different Wildcats notched multiple points IS currently ON A FOUR GAME POINT STREAK (2-2-4) in the victory over Quinnipiac while Jenn Gilligan improved her record to 3-0-0 with the win. The team has totaled 12 power play goals through the first 15 games and have held opponents to 11. HALEY BREEDLOVE, UNH (PLANO, TEXAS) SCORED HER FIRST CAREER GOAL IN SaturDay’S GAME Northeastern University: Kendall Coyne has at least one point in 10 of her 11 games played this season, and is riding a seven-game point streak (seven goals, AGAINST Minnesota 11 assists) … Coyne is fourth in the nation in points per game (2.27) … Casey Pickett has 13 points in her last five games, and is three points away from 100 in her career … Pickett is 20th on the NU record list for career goals (49). Providence College: With the win over Union on Sunday, Nov. 25, the Friars have won six of the nine home games they have had this season. The Friars competed for the 18th annual Mayor’s Cup Friday, Nov. 23, where they tied, 2-2, with cross-town rival Brown. It was the third tie in the history of Mayor Cup ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD face-offs. There have been 17 different Friars notching points on the season At the conclusion of each Hockey East league game, the Hockey East thus far.