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 5, 2012 WEEKLY RELEASE #5 NO. 8 BOSTON COLLEGE NETS THREE POINTS VS. NO. 3 BOSTON U. ~ NO. 7 Northeastern, Providence sweep respective series ~ RECENT RESULTS ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK Wednesday, October 31 No. 8 Boston College 7 at No. 3 Boston U. 1 * #5 ALEX CARPENTER, BOSTON COLLEGE (Sophomore Forward; Reading, Mass.) Rensselaer 5 at Vermont 1 Carpenter recorded eight points (4g,4a) for the Eagles in three-point week vs. No. 3 Boston Friday, November 2 U. She totaled five point (3g,2a) in the 7-1 victory vs. the Terriers Providence 4 at Maine 3 * on Wednesday night at Walter Brown Arena. She finished the BU No. 7 Northeastern 5 at Connecticut 2 * series with 10 shots on goal with a +4 plus/minus rating. St. Lawrence 3 at New Hampshire 1 Saturday, November 3 ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK Providence 5 at Maine 1 * No. 3 Boston U. 5 at No. 8 Boston College 5 (OT)* #14 CASEY PICKETT, NORTHEASTERN (Senior Forward; Wilmington, Mass.) at No. 7 Northeastern 9, Connecticut 1 * Pickett notched six points(4g,2a) against Connecticut on Saturday, becoming the first St. Lawrence 2 at New Hampshire 1 Husky since 2002 to net four goals in a game. She finished the series with 12 shots on Robert Morris 6 at Vermont 2 goal and a +7 rating. Sunday, November 4 Robert Morris 3 at Vermont 2 (OT) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK UPCOMING GAMES Tuesday, November 6 #15 LEXI SLATTERY, PROVIDENCE (Freshman Defenseman; Lino Lakes, Minn.) New Hampshire at Dartmouth (7pm) Slattery notched two points on the weekend including her first collegiate goal to help lead the Friars to their second Hockey East series win. She had five Wednesday, November 7 shots on goal with a +2 rating in the series at Orono. Providence at Boston College * (7pm) Friday, November 9 Boston University at New Hampshire * (7pm) WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Maine at Bemidji State (8pm) #10 BLAKE BOLDEN, BOSTON COLLEGE (Senior Defenseman; Stow, Ohio) Saturday, November 10 Bolden notched seven points (2g,5a) in two games against BU this week. On Wednesday, Vermont at Northeastern * (2pm) she totaled four assists and Saturday she added another three points (2g,2a) and career Connecticut at Providence * (2pm) high 13 shots on goal. Bolden finished the weekend with a +4 plus/minus rating. Maine at Bemidji State * (8pm) Sunday, November 11 WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK Vermont at Northeastern * (2pm) New Hampshire at Providence * (2pm) BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES All game times are EST The Eagles took three points from No. 3 Boston University last week in two games. BC exploded for 12 goals in the series, including a 7-1 win on Wednesday and a 5-5 tie on * denotes league games Saturday. 2012-2013 WHEA STANDINGS THE 11TH ANNUAL WHEA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Providence 4 4 0 0 8 6-3-1 4.25 (17) 2.00 (8) 2. Boston University 5 3 1 1 7 7-2-1 3.60 (18) 3.40 (17) 3. Northeastern 4 3 1 0 6 7-1-1 4.50 (18) 1.75 (7) 4. Boston College 5 2 2 1 5 3-3-1 4.40 (22) 3.20 (16) MARCH 9-10, 2013 5. New Hampshire 3 1 2 0 2 3-6-0 3.00 (9) 4.00 (12) at the Hyannis Youth and Vermont 3 1 2 0 2 2-8-0 2.66 (8) 3.66 (11) Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. Connecticut 4 1 3 0 2 2-8-1 2.00 (8) 4.75 (19) For more information visit www.hockeyeastonline.com Maine 6 1 5 0 2 1-7-0 1.83 (11) 3.50 (21) 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 Lexi Bender, BC (Fr., D, Snohomish, Wash.) Recorded her first career goal which was the tying goal in Saturday’s 5-5 tie against BU. Sarah Bryant, PC (Fr., G, Bethleham, Pa.) Helped the Friars to a weekend sweep over Maine with 34 saves on 38 shots. Kendall Coyne, NU (So., F, Palos Heights, Ill.) Had a nine-point weekend (3-6-9), including five assists against UConn on Saturday. Chloe Desjardins, NU (So., G, Saint Prosper-Beauce, Que.) Stopped 36 of 39 shots this weekend (.923 save%) with 18 stops in each game vs. UConn. Brittany Dougherty, Maine (Sr., F, Chesterfield, Mich.) Tallied two assists in the 4-3 loss to Providence Friday afternoon. Haley Frade, PC (So., F, Marion, Mass.) Tallied a four point weekend including three power-play goals over Hockey East foe Maine. Molly Illikainen, PC (Fr., F, Grand Rapids, Minn.) Finished the weekend with three points, including a game winning goal. Marie-Eve Jean, UNH (Fr., G, Gatineau, Que.) In her first collegiate start she made 35 saves on 37 shots faced for a .946 save percentage. Rachel Llanes , NU (Sr., F, San Jose, Calif.) Had a goal and two assists in each game against Connecticut. Sarah Lefort (Fr., F, Ormstown, Que.) Notched an assist in both games against Boston College this past week Isabel Menard, BU (Sr., F, Ottawa, Ont.) Had a goal and two assists against Boston College on Saturday. Audra Richards, Maine (Fr., F, Maplewood, Minn.) Notched two goals in a 4-3 loss to Providence Friday afternoon in Orono, Maine. Shannon Stoneburgh, BU (So., D, Pickering, Ont.) Had an assist on Wednesday and scored a goal on Saturday. Louise Warren, BU (Jr., F, Pembroke, Ont.) Notched her first collegiate hat trick to help the Terriers tie Boston College, 5-5, on Saturday. Brittany Zuback, Vermont (So., F, Thunder Bay, Ont.) Recorded four points (3g,1a) on the weekend in two games against Robert Morris 2012-2013 TEAM NOTES HOCKEY EAST SCORING LEADERS Boston College: BC had a season high 43 shots on goal Saturday. Alex Carpenter has 12 points in her last five games. Carpenter’s five point game on Wednesday was presented by the first five point game for an Eagle since Alaina Clark in 2002...The BC power play percentage is 30% in conference games, good for first in the Hockey East...Seven Eagles have had point streaks of at least three games this season. Boston University: BU is now 7-0-2 in its last nine league games at BC...Junior Rk. Name (School) GP PPG G A P Louise Warren scored her first three goals of the season to notch her first collegiate hat trick in a 5-5 tie on Saturday at BC…Warren’s hat trick was the first by a Ter- 1. Kendall Coyne (NU) 4 3.00 5 7 12 rier since Jenn Wakefield (’12) scored three goals against New Hampshire on Feb. Alex Carpenter (BC) 5 2.00 4 6 10 26, 2012, in a Hockey East quarterfinal contest…Shannon Stoneburgh now has three points (2g, 1a) against Boston College this season, her only three points of Blake Bolden (BC) 5 1.60 2 6 8 the year…Junior Marie-Philip Poulin scored her fourth goal of the year against BC 4. Casey Pickett (NU) 4 1.75 5 2 7 on Wednesday to extend her point streak to nine games…She missed Saturday’s game and will also be out of the lineup on Friday night at New Hampshire because Haley Frade (PC) 4 1.75 4 3 7 she is representing Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup in Finland…Junior Marie-Philip Poulin (BU) 4 1.75 1 6 7 goaltender Kerrin Sperry made a season-high 38 saves on Saturday at Boston College…The Terriers are 6-0-1 this season when senior Isabel Menard notches Isabel Menard (BU) 5 1.40 1 6 7 at least one point. Brittany Dougherty (Maine) 6 1.17 2 5 7 University of Connecticut: Freshman Leah Burress and Margaret Zimmer each recorded their first collegiate goals...Senior Kelly Horan notched her team-leading seventh assist of the year on Saturday against Northeastern...In net, freshman CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? Elaine Chuli totaled 57 saves in just four periods of play University of Maine: The Black Bears battled the Providence Friars this weekend. LILLIAN RIBEIRINHA-BRAGA, BU (WINCHESTER, MASS.) Black Bears fell short on Friday 4-3 despite the two goal effort by Audra Richards. NOTCHED HER FIRST CAREER ASSIST SaturdaY at BC Providence took a 5-1 win in the second meeting. Dougherty notched two more points to extend her point lead for the Black Bears. Katy Massey picked up her ALEX CARPENTER, BC (READING, MASS.) first goal of the season in the 5-1 loss and her second assist of the year in the RECORDED HER 50TH CAREER POINT ON SaturdaY VS. BU 4-3 loss. Brittany Ott and Meghann Treacy split games between the pipes. The Black Bears fall to 1-7-0 on the season as they travel to Bemidji St. for a two game LEANNE GALLANT, NU (NEWBRIDGE, N.B.) series this weekend. NOTCHED HER FIRST COLLEGiate ASSIST SATURDAY VS. UCONN University of New Hampshire: This year’s incoming class has tallied 22 points CHELSIEA GOLL, NU (WINTHROP, MASS.) through the first nine games of the season.