UNH Wraps up Regular Season Hosting BC for Senior Day (Sat., 2 P.M., CBS Digital)

Saturday, February 22

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

Boston College

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UNH Wraps up Regular Season Hosting BC for Senior Day (Sat., 2 P.M., CBS Digital)

2/21/2020 9:29:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey

Weekend’s results will determine UNH’s first round opponent in conference tourney.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
NEW HAMPSHIRE (15-14-4, 11-12-3 Hockey East) vs. BOSTON COLLEGE (16-13-3, 14-10-2 Hockey East)
Saturday, Feb. 22 – 2 P.M. – Whittemore Center Arena – Durham, N.H. – CBS Digital
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DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team takes on the Boston College Eagles for senior day this Saturday, February 22 at 2 P.M.

The game will serve as UNH's final home game of the 2019-2020 campaign, traveling on the road for the Hockey East tournament. The Wildcats are coming off a tough 0-2-0 weekend against #9 Boston University, now ranked #8 in the country, while the Eagles split a weekend road series with Maine.

For tickets to UNH's home and regular season finale, or for more info on UNH's playoff opponent when the standings are settled, visit UNHWildcats.com. Tickets are also available by calling (603) 862-4000.

PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
The #1, #2, and #8 seeds in the 2020 Hockey East women's tournament have already been decided, with Northeastern taking the regular season title, Boston University locking in the #2 seed, and Vermont will travel to Boston to face Northeastern in the first round, after taking the #8 seed.

New Hampshire can either finish as the #6 or #7 seed, with the three teams in front of them in a fight for spots 3-5. With a win or a Maine loss, the Wildcats clinch the #6 seed and will face one of those three teams, UConn, BC, or Providence. With a loss and Maine win or tie, or with a tie and a Maine win, the Wildcats clinch the #7 seed and will travel back to Walter Brown arena to face the Terriers in the opening weekend of the Hockey East playoffs.

LAST TIME OUT
- The Wildcats wrapped up the season series with #9 Boston University, and fell to the Terriers in the home-and-home series by a score of 1-0 at home, 2-0 on the road.
- BU went up early in both contests with a first period goal, and were able to keep UNH off the board for the entire game to prevent the equalizing goal. BU's second goal in game two was an empty-netter.
- Redshirt sophomore netminder Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) stopped 69 of 71 shots on the weekend, keeping UNH in each game until the very end; of her two goals allowed on the weekend, only one came on even strength.

ABOUT BC
- The Eagles (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) come into the weekend with a 16-13-3 overall record and a 14-10-2 conference record good enough for third in the Hockey East standings
-UNH is 1-1-0 against BC this season
-BC has the third most goals scored in the Hockey East (88).
- The Eagles lead the Hockey East in penalty minutes with 318 and average 9.9 per game.
-BC's sophomore Kelly Browne and freshman Hannah Bilka rank fourth and fifth in the Hockey East with 35 and 34 points scored respectively (Hannah Bilka leads all Hockey East freshman in points scored).
-Sophomore Eagle Cayla Barnes leads the Hockey East in blocks by a margin of 22 blocks with 89 on the year.

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