2015–16 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The Boston College Eagles were represented Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season . The Eagles qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four, losing the championship game to Minnesota 3-1. Their only loss of the year came in the NCAA Championship game on March 20, 2016 against the University of Minnesota. They had the second best winning percentage in NCAA Women's Hockey history with a mark of .976 [ 2]
Offseason
August 17: Five members of the Eagles roster were invited to participate at the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. Patty Kazmaier Award winner Alex Carpenter was joined by Kali Flanagan, Haley Skarupa, Dana Trivigno and Megan Keller.[ 3]
Recruiting
[ 4]
Player
Position
Nationality
Notes
Grace Bizal
Defense
United States Played with U18 National Team
Erin Connolly
Defense
United States Played with Assabet Valley
Ryan Little
Forward
United States Shattuck-St. Mary's
Makenna Newkirk
Forward
United States Played with Pomfret School
Molly Slowe
Forward
United States Played with Assabet Valley
Serena Somerfield
Defense
United States Played with Choate Rosemary
Roster
[ 5]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Grace Bizal Freshman
D 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
3
Serena Somerfield Freshman
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Greenwich, Connecticut Mid Fairfield CT Stars
4
Megan Keller Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Farmington Hills, Michigan Honeybaked U19
5
Alex Carpenter C Senior
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
North Reading, Massachusetts Governor's Academy
6
Kaliya Johnson Senior
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Chandler, Arizona North American Hockey Academy
7
Kristyn Capizzano Junior
F 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Oakville, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
8
Dana Trivigno C Senior
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Setauket, New York Shattuck-St. Mary's
9
Tori Sullivan Sophomore
F 5' 5" (1.65 m)
West Bloomfield, Michigan Honeybaked U19
10
Kali Flanagan Sophomore
D 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Burlington, Massachusetts National Sports Academy
12
Kenzie Kent Sophomore
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Norwell, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough
13
Haley McLain Junior
F 5' 1" (1.55 m)
Howell, Michigan Honeybaked U19
14
Molly Slowe Freshman
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Medfield, Massachusetts Assabet Valley U19
15
Erin Connolly Freshman
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
South Boston, Massachusetts Assabet Valley U19
17
Meghan Grieves Senior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Cary, North Carolina Culver Academy
18
Toni Ann Miano Sophomore
D 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Bronx, New York North American Hockey Academy
19
Makenna Newkirk Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Scottsdale, Arizona Southern CT Stars U19
21
Lexi Bender A Senior
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Snohomish, Washington Shattuck-St. Mary's
22
Haley Skarupa A Senior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Rockville, Maryland Washington Pride U19
23
Andie Anastos C Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Farmington Hills, Michigan Honeybaked U19
28
Kathleen McNamara Freshman
D 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Montville, New Jersey New Jersey Rockets U19
32
Gabri Switaj Sophomore
G 5' 3" (1.6 m)
Kent, Ohio Culver Academy
33
Katie Burt Sophomore
G 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Lynn, Massachusetts Buckingham, Brown and Nichols
Schedule
[ 6]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Record
Regular Season
October 2
Minnesota-Duluth *
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–1 1–0–0
October 3
Minnesota-Duluth*
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–2 2–0–0
October 11
St. Lawrence *
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 7–4 3–0–0
October 12
St. Lawrence*
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Gabri Switaj
W 7–3 4–0–0
October 17
Maine
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–0 5–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 17
New Hampshire
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 6–0 6–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 23
at #9 Cornell *
#2
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY
Katie Burt
W 4–1 7–0–0
October 24
at #9 Cornell*
#2
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY
Katie Burt
W 8–0 8–0–0
October 30
Connecticut
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–0 9–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 31
at Connecticut
#2
Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT
Katie Burt
W 4–0 10–0–0 (4–0–0)
November 7
at Boston University
#2
Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA
Katie Burt
W 8–1 11–0–0 (5–0–0)
November 10
Boston University
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–3 OT
12–0–0 (6–0–0)
November 13
New Hampshire
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Gabri Switaj
W 6–1 13–0–0 (7–0–0)
November 14
at New Hampshire
#2
Whittemore Center • Durham, NH
Katie Burt
W 3–0 14–0–0 (8–0–0)
November 20
#5 Northeastern
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–2 15–0–0 (9–0–0)
November 25
Providence
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Gabri Switaj
W 9–1 16–0–0 (10–0–0)
November 28
at #4 Northeastern
#2
Matthews Arena • Boston, MA
Katie Burt
W 6–1 17–0–0 (11–0–0)
December 5
at Maine
#2
Alfond Arena • Orono, ME
Katie Burt
W 5–0 18–0–0 (12–0–0)
December 6
at Maine
#2
Alfond Arena • Orono, ME
Katie Burt
W 7–2 19–0–0 (13–0–0)
December 10
at Syracuse *
#2
Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY
Katie Burt
W 7–2 20–0–0
January 9, 2016
at Boston University
#1
Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–3 21–0–0 (14–0–0)
January 15
at Merrimack
#1
Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA
Katie Burt
W 2–0 22–0–0 (15–0–0)
January 16
Merrimack
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Gabri Switaj
W 6–0 23–0–0 (16–0–0)
January 19
at Harvard *
#1
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA
Katie Burt
W 2–0 24–0–0
January 22
Vermont
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 6–2 25–0–0 (17–0–0)
January 23
Vermont
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Gabri Switaj
W 6–1 26–0–0 (18–0–0)
January 26
at Merrimack
#1
Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA
Katie Burt
W 4–1 27–0–0 (19–0–0)
February 2
vs. Harvard*
#1
Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Beanpot, Opening Round)
Katie Burt
W 8–0 28–0–0
February 6
at Connecticut
#1
Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT
Katie Burt
W 5–4 29–0–0 (20–0–0)
February 9
vs. #6 Northeastern*
#1
Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Beanpot Championship)
Katie Burt
W 7–0 30–0–0
February 12
#6 Northeastern
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 5–3 31–0–0 (21–0–0)
February 14
at Vermont
#1
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT
Katie Burt
W 3–0 32–0–0 (22–0–0)
February 19
Providence
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA
Katie Burt
W 7–1 33–0–0 (23–0–0)
February 20
at Providence
#1
Schneider Arena • Providence, RI
Katie Burt
W 9–1 34–0–0 (24–0–0)
WHEA Tournament
February 26
Maine*
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)
Katie Burt
W 5–2 35–0–0
February 27
Maine*
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)
Katie Burt
W 5–1 36–0–0
March 5
vs. Connecticut*
#1
Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Semifinal Game)
Katie Burt
W 4–2 37–0–0
March 6
vs. Boston University*
#1
Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Championship Game)
Katie Burt
W 5–0 38–0–0
NCAA Tournament
March 12
#6 Northeastern*
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinal Game)
Katie Burt
W 5–1 39–0–0
March 18
vs. #5 Clarkson *
#1
Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (Semifinal Game Frozen Four )
Katie Burt
W 3–2 OT
40–0–0
March 20
vs. #2 Minnesota *
#1
Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (National Championship)
Katie Burt
L 1–3 40–1–0
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Awards and honors
Makenna Newkirk, Hockey East Rookie of the Year[ 7]
Katie King-Crowley, NCAA Coach of the Year, WHEA Coach of the Year (3rd consecutive)
Katie Burt, WHEA Goaltending Champion
Hockey East All-Stars
Alexandra Carpenter (Forward), 2015-16 Hockey East First Team All-Star[ 8] Megan Keller (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star
Lexi Bender (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star
Haley Skarupa (Forward), Hockey East First Team All-Star
Makenna Newkirk (Forward), Hockey East Pro-Ambitions All-Rookie Team
Katie Burt (Goaltender), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention
Dana Trivigno (Forward), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention
Miscellaneous
The 2015-16 BC Eagles were the second NCAA women's hockey team to record 40 wins in a single season.[ 9]
The team competed in their first NCAA National Championship game
They set the all-time Hockey East Women's record for single season goals, with 114.
Alex Carpenter (51 points) and Haley Skarupa (49 points) had their best Hockey East scoring seasons. Both women placed in the top five all-time single season point scorers.[ 10]
Katie Burt led Hockey East in all major goaltending statistics.[ 11]
References
^ "Carpenter, Trivigno, Anastos Named Women's Hockey Captains" . Boston College Athletics. September 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .^ "Eagles Fall in National Championship Game" . bceagles.com . Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "Five Named to U-22 Squad for US-Canada Series" . Boston College Athletics. August 17, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "Crowley Announces Freshman Hockey Class" . Boston College Athletics. July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster" . Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "2015-16 Hockey East All-Stars" (PDF) . Hockey East Association. March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "2015-16 Hockey East All-Stars" . Hockey East Association. March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "Miscellaneous Records" (PDF) . Hockey East Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016 .^ "Boston College 2015-16 Statistics" . Hockey East Association. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .^ "2015-2016 Hockey East Conference-Only Goaltending Leaders" . Hockey East Association. Retrieved November 25, 2016 .
All-time record 480-355-80
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