WOMEN’S WEEKLY contact: Brian Smith| [email protected]| 339.227.2988| @brismi22 591 North Avenue #2 | Wakefield, MA | 01880 | 781-245-2122 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 19, 2015 Merrimack College Collects First Win in Program History Kendall Coyne Records 100th Career Goal For NU Huskies RECENT RESULTS Monday 10/12 Thursday 10/15 Friday 10/16 at Boston College 7, St. Lawrence 3 St. Lawrence 4 at Vermont 0 at Northeastern 5, Mercyhurst 4 No. 4 Clarkson 4 at No. 9 BU 2 at St. Lawrence 3, Vermont 2 Saturday 10/17 Sunday 10/18 at No. 2 Boston College 4, Maine 0 at No. 2 Boston College 6, UNH 0 at Merrimack 2, New Hampshire 1 Maine 2 at Merrimack 1 at Northeastern 7, Mercyhurst 3 Syracuse 4 at Providence 0 Colgate 6 at Providence 2 Colgate 3 at UConn 3 (OT) at UConn 4, Syracuse 3 No. 4 Clarkson 4 at No. 9 BU 1 AROUND HOCKEY EAST: The Merrimack College Warriors claimed the first win in program history as they downed league foe New Hampshire Saturday afternoon, 2-1. Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week Samantha Ridgewell back- stopped MC to the victory, kicking out 34 shots. Jackie Piper netted the short-handed, game-winning goal for the Warriors ... Northeastern senior Kendall Coyne netted the 100th goal of her Husky career, joining Hilary Witt as the only two players to reach the milestone in school history. The goal came as part of a seven-point (3g, 4a) weekend, one that saw Northeastern capture a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst after trailing, 4-0 ... No. 2 Boston College remained unde- feated thanks in part to a pair of shutouts against Maine and New Hampshire by sophomore goaltender Katie Burt. The two blank sheets gave the Eagles a 6-0-0 record and their first two victories in league play ... Maine split a weekend series in Boston, falling to No. 2 BC before clipping Hockey East rival Merrimack. Senior forward Abbey Cook scored the game-winner for the Black Bears on Sunday ... UConn took three points over the weekend, downing Syracuse, 4-3, thanks to a late goal from sophomore forward Theresa Knutson Saturday. The Huskies followed up with a 3-3 draw with Colgate behind a 40-save performance from senior goaltender Elaine Chuli. 2015-2016 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS IN THE POLLS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 1. Boston College 2 2 0 0 4 6-0-0 5.00 (1) 0.00 (1) Women’s College Hockey Poll - 10/13 Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW Boston University 2 2 0 0 4 3-3-0 3.00 (2) 1.50 (T2) 3. Boston College, 157 4-0-0 2 Maine 4 2 2 0 4 2-4-0 2.00 (3) 2.25 (5) 9. Boston University, 34 3-1-0 8 4. Merrimack 2 1 1 0 2 1-5-0 1.50 (4) 1.50 (T2) Others receiving votes: Northeastern, 4 5. Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0 4-1-1 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) USCHO.com Providence 0 0 0 0 0 0-4-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Div. I Women’s College Hockey Poll 10/12 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0-6-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW UConn 1 0 1 0 0 1-1-2 1.00 (5) 2.00 (4) 2. Boston College, 128 3-0-0 2 9. Boston University, 23 3-1-0 7 New Hampshire 3 0 3 0 0 0-5-0 0.33 (6) 4.00 (6) Others receiving votes: Northeastern, 2 WARRIOR PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kendall Coyne Northeastern Coyne turned in a sev- en-point (3g, 4a) weekend in two wins, powering the Huskies past Mercyhurst. She scored her 100th career goal Saturday as part of a four-point game (2g, 2a). Friday, her high- light-reel tally was named the No. 5 play of the night on SportsCenter, helping to lead NU to a 5-4 win after trailing 4-0. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Samantha Ridgewell Merrimack College Ridgewell made 54 saves on 57 shots she faced in two league contests against New Hampshire and Maine. She recorded the win Saturday in Merri- mack’s first win in program history, a 2-1 final against league foe New Hamp- shire. HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Katie Burt Boston College Burt recorded two shutouts to open the Eagles’ Hock- ey East schedule over the weekend against Maine and New Hampshire, turn- ing aside 43 total shots. The back-to-back shutouts were the first two of the season for the sophomore netminder and the 11th and 12th of her career. HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Haley Skarupa, BC (Sr., F; Rockville, MD) Posted a five-point (2g, 3a) weekend and factored in on the game-winning goal in both games. Grace Bizal, BC (Fr., D; Minnetonka, MN) Finished with a plus-three rating in two games, helping the Eagles go 8-for-8 on the penalty kill. Sarah Lefort, BU (Sr., F; Ormstown, QC) Picked up two assists Friday night against No. 4 Clarkson, her 150th and 151st career point. Sammy Davis, BU (Fr., F; Pembroke, MA) Notched her team-leading fifth goal Saturday against No. 4 Clarkson. Brittany Bugalski, NU (Fr., G; Boynton Beach, FL) Stopped 55 of 59 shots in two games against Mercyhurst for 2.74/.932 numbers. Jordan Krause, NU (Sr., D: Kelowna, B.C.) Scored two power-play goals and an assist to power NU to a weekend sweep. Jackie Piper, MC (So., F; Edina, MN) Her two points (1g, 1a) in two games, including the short-handed, game-winning goal Saturday. The marker helped the Warriors earn the first win in program history. Brooke Boquist, PC (So., F; Thunder Bay, ON) Scored her first goal of the year and added an assist Saturday against Colgate. Madison Myers, PC (Fr., G; Colchester, VT) Made 20 saves in net for the Friars on Saturday, then stopped 34 shots Sunday in her first start. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday 10/23 Saturday 10/24 Sunday 10/25 Boston College at Cornell - 3pm Boston College at Cornell - 3pm Vermont at Boston Univ.* - 3pm Brown at Maine^ - 7pm Vermont at Providence* - 1pm Providence at Northeastern* - 2pm Colgate at Merrimack - 2pm Boston Univ. at Northeastern* - 2pm UConn at Penn State - 2pm New Hampshire at Clarkson - 3pm UConn at Penn State - 7pm Brown at Maine - 7pm *Hockey East Game ^Norway Savings Bank Arena (Au- Colgate at Merrimack - 2pm burn, ME) New Hampshire at Clarkson - 3pm *Hockey East Game HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week Player Week Player Week Player Sept. 28 Kendall Coyne - NU Sept. 28 Jordan Krause - NU Sept. 28 Kasidy Anderson - NU Oct. 5 Alex Carpenter - BC Oct. 5 Sammy Davis - BU Oct. 5 Victoria Hanson - BU Audra Richards - Maine Oct. 13 Makenna Newkirk - BC Oct. 13 Megan Keller - BC Oct. 13 Alex Carpenter - BC Oct. 19 Samantha Ridgewell - MC Oct. 19 Katie Burt - BC Oct. 19 Kendall Coyne - NU SQUAD LOCKER HEA SCORING LEADERS Rk. Name School GP PPG G A P 1. Hayley Skarupa BC 2 2.50 2 3 5 2. Kristyn Capizzano BC 2 2.00 2 2 4 Alex Carpenter BC 2 2.00 1 3 4 Audra Richards ME 4 1.00 4 0 4 5. Sammy Davis BU 2 1.50 3 0 3 Rebecca Russo BU 2 1.50 2 1 3 Rebecca Leslie BU 2 1.50 1 2 3 8. Several tied 2 STOP IT GOALTENDING LEADERS Goals Against Average Rk. Name School MIN GA GAA 1. Katie Burt BC 120:00 0 0.00 2. Victoria Hanson BU 98:12 1 0.61 3. Samantha Ridgewell MC 120:00 3 1.50 4. Elaine Chuli UConn 60:00 2 2.00 5. Meghann Treacy ME 239:98 8 2.00 Save Percentage Rk. Name School SVS GA SV% 1. Katie Burt BC 43 0 1.000 2. Victoria Hanson BU 34 1 .971 3. Elaine Chuli UConn 46 2 .958 4. Meghann Treacy ME 148 8 .949 5. Samantha Ridgewell MC 54 3 .947 ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD At the conclusion of every Hockey East game, the “Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game” are selected by the members of the media. Season leaders in 2015-2016 include: Player School Cl. Pos. Brittany Berisoff UConn Sr. F Kristyn Capizzano BC Jr. F Alex Carpenter BC Sr. F Abbey Cooke ME Sr. F Jonna Curtis UNH Jr. F Boston College Boston University UConn Maine Merrimack 6-0-0 3-3-0 1-1-2 2-4-0 1-5-0 (2-0-0 HEA) (2-0-0 HEA) (0-1-0 HEA) (2-2-0 HEA) (1-1-0 HEA) SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER SEPTEMBER 25 vs. Guelph (ex) at Walter Brown W, 5-1 26 GUELPH (ex) W, 3-0 26 WHITBY (ex) W, 5-1 2 at New Hampshire* W, 4-0 25 WHITBY (ex) W, 4-2 OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* L, 2-4 OCTOBER 2 MINNESOTA DULUTH W, 4-1 2 UCONN* W, 2-1 2 at Boston University* L, 1-2 9 QUINNIPIAC L, 1-3 2 ST. CLOUD STATE L, 4-6 3 MINNESOTA DULUTH W, 4-2 4 at Maine* W, 4-2 3 UNION T, 2-2 (OT) 10 QUINNIPIAC L, 1-5 3 ST.