March 19, 2012

ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK #5 ALEX CARPENTER, BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman Forward; North Reading, Mass.) Carpenter scored the Eagles' second goal of the game, her 21st of the season in the NCAA semifinal on Friday vs. Wisconsin at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn. She finished the game with five shots on net. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #15 EMILY FIELD, BOSTON COLLEGE (Freshman Forward; Littleton, Mass.) Field opened the scoring for the Eagles with her 13th goal of the year on Friday vs. Wisconsin in the semfinals of the Frozen Four. She also finished the game with a team-high five shots on goal.

Athletic Republic Player of the Week Alex Carpenter of Boston College

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Blake Bolden, BC (Jr., D, Stow, Ohio) Recorded four shots on goal on Friday vs. Wisconsin in the NCAA Semifinals of the Frozen Four.

Corinne Boyles, BC (Jr., G, Wheaton, Ill.) Notched 32 saves in the loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA Semifinals on Friday in Duluth, Minn.

TEAM NOTES

Boston College: The Eagles finish their season with a 24-10-3 overall record...Corinne Boyles broke Molly Schaus' single-season save record of 920 that was set in 2006-07...Mary Restuccia earned her sixth NCAA Tournament point, concluding her career as the all-time post season point getter in Eagles history (2-4-6)...Emily Field's goal at 00:57 in the first period was the earliest goal of the season for the Eagles...With the loss, BC falls to 0-5-0 in the all-time series against Wisconsin...the Class of 2012 concludes their career with a record of 78-43-24, the second most wins by a class at BC.

Hockey East in the Frozen Four/NCAA Tournament: Boston College marked the sixth team to advance to the Frozen Four in the 10-year history of the conference. League teams own a 7-13 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The conference has placed a team in the Frozen Four in five of the last seven years.

Boston College:
Four appearances, 3-4 record, Three Frozen Fours ('07, '11, '12)

Boston University:
Three apperances, 2-3 record, One Frozen Four (2011)

New Hampshire:
Five appearances, 2-5 record, Two Frozen Fours (2006, 2008)

Providence:
Two apperances, 0-1 record (2005)