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, JANUARY 28, 2013 WEEKLY RELEASE #15 NO. 3 BC, NO. 5 BU, NORTHEASTERN ALL TAKE FOUR POINT WEEKENDS ~ Providence downs Maine; UConn, Black Bears skate to tie ~ ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK RECENT RESULTS #5 ALEX CARPENTER, BOSTON COLLEGE (Sophomore Forward; Reading, Mass.) Thursday, January 24 Northeastern 3 at New Hampshire 1 * Carpenter tallied seven points (3g,4a) in two victories this weekend against Providence and Connecticut, which included her second career hat trick on Sunday vs. the Huskies. Finished the weekend with nine shots Friday, January 25 on goal and a +4 plus/minus rating. No. 5 Boston University 5 at Vermont 2 * ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK Saturday, January 26 No. 3 Boston College 4 at Providence 3 * #77 KENDALL COYNE, NORTHEASTERN (Sophomore Forward; Palos Heights, Ill.) Maine 1 at Connecticut 1 (OT) * Coyne recorded six points (5g,1a) in two road wins vs. UNH and Vermont, including a natural hat trick on Sunday vs. the Catamounts. She amassed 11 shots on goal and a +3 rating Sunday, January 27 on the weekend for the Huskies. at Providence 9, Maine 2 * Northeastern 6 at Vermont 3 * at No. 5 Boston University 3, New Hampshire 2 * PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK at No. 3 Boston College 8, Connecticut 0 * #27 JORDAN JURON, BOSTON UNIVERSITY UPCOMING GAMES (Forward; Latham, N.Y.) Friday, February 1 Juron notched three points (2g,1a) with a game-high six shots on goal, in Providence at Connecticut * (7pm, SS) the Terriers’ 5-2 win at Vermont on Friday. New Hampshire at Vermont * (7pm) Saturday, February 2 Northeastern at Boston University * (3pm) WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK New Hampshire at Vermont * (3pm, WCAX-TV) Boston College at Maine * (7pm, SS) #31 KELSEY O’SULLIVAN, NORTHEASTERN (Junior Goaltender; Medway, Mass.) Connecticut at Providence * (7pm) O’Sullivan made 51 saves (.927 save%) to collect her first two career victories, including a career-high 27 saves at New Hampshire on Thursday night. Tuesday, February 5 35th annual Beanpot Tournament (Matthews Arena) Harvard vs. Boston College (5pm) Boston University at Northeastern (8pm) WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES All game times are EST The Huskies moved back into third place in the league standings with two road victories * denotes league games vs. New Hampshire and Vermont, outscoring their opponent by a combined score of 9 (SS) denotes Skating Strides Game to 4 in the two games. 2012-2013 WHEA STANDINGS THE 11TH ANNUAL WHEA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Boston College 15 12 2 1 25 19-4-2 5.60 (84) 2.27 (34) Boston University 15 12 2 1 25 17-3-3 4.20 (63) 2.87 (43) 3. Northeastern 15 8 6 1 17 14-9-2 4.33 (65) 3.20 (48) 4. Providence 14 6 6 2 14 12-11-4 3.86 (54) 3.71 (52) MARCH 9-10, 2013 5. New Hampshire 13 6 6 1 13 10-13-2 2.31 (30) 2.85 (37) at the Hyannis Youth and 6. Vermont 13 4 6 3 11 6-15-3 2.46 (32) 3.08 (40) Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. 7. Maine 14 1 11 2 4 4-18-3 1.50 (21) 4.21 (59) For more information visit www.hockeyeastonline.com 8. Connecticut 13 1 11 1 3 3-20-3 1.23 (16) 4.00 (52) 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 Nicole Anderson, PC (So., F, Jordan, Minn.) Tallied a four-point (1g,3a) weekend, including three in the Friars 9-2 win over Maine on Sunday. Corinne Buie, PC (Jr., F, Edina, Minn.) Notched a three goal weekend, including two against No. 3 Boston College on Saturday. Shannon Doyle, BU (Jr., D, Baldwin, Ont.) Notched a goal on Sunday against New Hampshire and also had an assist on Friday at Vermont. Brittany Esposito, NU (Jr., F, Edmonton, Alta.) Had a power play goal and three assists in two games, including a career-high three helpers at UVM. Jessica Hitchcock, UNH (Jr., F, LaSalle, Ont.) Tallied a pair of points (1g, 1a) on the week, both of which came against No. 5 Boston University. Molly Illikainen, PC (Fr., F, Grand Rapids, Minn.) Matched a career high four-point game (1g,3a) on Sunday vs. Maine. Katy Massey, Maine (So., F, Waterville, Maine) Registered three points (2g,1a) over the weekend. Isabel Menard, BU (Sr., F, Ottawa, Ont.) Scored the game-winning goal on Sunday vs. UNH and also had an assist on Friday at Vermont. Megan Miller, BC (So., G, Long Grove, Ill.) Posted two wins with a 1.50 GAA, .930 save%, and recorded her first career shutout this weekend. Rebecca Morse, PC (Jr., D, Westfield, N.J.)Matched a career high three-point game with two goals and an assist. Arielle O’Neill, UNH (Jr., F, St. Catherines, Ont.) Tallied two assists against No. 5 Boston U. Sunday afternoon. Gina Repaci, UVM (Fr., D, Toronto, Ont.) Recorded a goal and an assist Sunday as the Catamounts faced Northeastern Sunday afternoon. Kerrin Sperry, BU (Jr., G, North Reading, Mass.) Earned both of the Terriers’ wins this past weekend and made 44 total saves (.916 save%). Dana Trivigno, BC (Fr., F, Setauket, N.Y.) Recorded three assists over two games this weekend and a +4 rating. 2012-2013 TEAM NOTES HOCKEY EAST SCORING LEADERS Boston College: BC has won 15 of their last 16 games...Alex Carpenter’s 50 points are good for the Hockey East lead and fifth overall in the nation... presented by Blake Bolden is eight points away from being the all-time leading scorer for defensemen in BC history. Bolden leads all Hockey East defensemen in scor- ing (5-18-23)...The Eagles are 13-0-1 this season when scoring the first goal... BC is averaging 4.80 goals per game, good for second in the NCAA behind Minnesota (5.65) while their power play is also second behind Minnesota with a 30.68% success rate...BC’s 19 wins leave them six away from the most wins Rk. Name (School) GP PPG G A P in a season in program history. 1. Kendall Coyne (NU) 13 2.46 15 17 32 Boston University: BU is now 17-3-3 overall with a 12-2-1 mark in Hockey East Alex Carpenter (BC) 15 2.13 15 17 32 play…The Terriers own the second longest unbeaten streak in the nation at 12 games (10-0-2) and have won six straight games to open 2013…This is the 3. Haley Skarupa (BC) 13 2.15 13 15 28 second time in three seasons that the Terriers have completed a perfect January, 4. Marie-Philip Poulin (BU) 13 1.77 9 14 23 as BU accomplished that feat during the 2010-11 season (7-0-0)…Freshman Jordan Juron notched her first multi-point game when she scored twice and added 5. Casey Pickett (NU) 14 1.40 12 9 21 an assist at Vermont on Friday…Junior Shannon Doyle and senior Kathryn Miller Sarah Lefort (BU) 15 1.40 9 12 21 each finished the weekend with four blocked shots…Junior goaltender Kerrin Isabel Menard (BU) 15 1.40 7 14 21 Sperry has not lost since Oct. 31 (8-0-3). 8. Louise Warren (BU) 15 1.33 8 12 20 University of Connecticut: UConn played to a 1-1 draw with Maine on Saturday, earning its first point in league standings since a conference-opening win at Maine on October 20...Freshman goaltender Elaine Chuli totaled 80 saves on the weekend, including a career-high 44 against the Black Bears...The Huskies CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? are now 1-1-3 in overtime games this season MELISSA BIZZARI, BC (STOWE, VT.) University of Maine: The Black Bears traveled to Connecticut and Providence this past weekend in which they saw a 1-1 tie against UConn on Saturday and a HAS A SEVEN GAME POINT STREAK WITH (6G,4A) OVER that span 9-2 loss against Providence on Sunday. Maine was led by sophomore forward Katy Massey with two goals and one assist over the weekend. Brianne Kilgour ALEX CARPENTER, BC (READING, MASS.) registered her fourth goal of the season on Sunday while Kayla Kaluzny picked NOW HAS LEAGUE RECORD 23-GAME POINT STREAK up her fifth and sixth over the two game span. Brittany Ott got the start for the Black Bears in both contests, allowing eight goals with 41 saves. Ott sees her KENDALL COYNE, NU (PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL.) record fall to 4-11-3. Maine returns to action on February 2 as it hosts Boston HAS NINE GOALS AND FIVE ASSISTS IN HER LAST FIVE GAMES College for their annual Skating Strides game. MAGGIE DIMASI, NU (BURLINTON, VT.) University of New Hampshire: The Wildcats fell in a pair of games last HAS SIX ASSISTS IN HER LAST FIVE GAMES week, the first of which was a 3-1 loss to Northeastern while losing by a goal (3-2) Sunday at No. 5 Boston U. Brittney Redlick tallied the lone goal of the Brittany ESPOSITO, NU (EDMONTON, ALTA.) game for UNH Thursday as Jessica Hitchcock notched her eighth of the year played IN HER 100TH CAREER GAME ON Thursday at UNH and Caroline Broderick scored her first against the Terriers.