The Boston University women's ice hockey team will continue its three-game homestand on Friday night when the Terriers welcome No. 6 Boston College to Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop between the two rivals is set for 7 p.m.

HISTORY WITH THE EAGLES

• This will be the 57th all-time meeting between the two B-line rivals. 
• BU is 19-30-7 all-time against the Eagles, including two victories during the 2018-19 regular season.
• Last year marked the first time that BU swept a weekend series with the Eagles.

LAST TIME AGAINST BC

• Abby Cook lit the lamp but the Terriers fell to the Eagles, 5-1, in a Hockey East semifinal matchup at Schneider Arena in Providence.
• Jesse Compher and Kaleigh Donnelly assisted on Cook's power-play strike.
• Corinne Schroeder made 31 saves.

LAST TIME AT WALTER BROWN

• BU scored three straight goals in the second period to grab a 3-1 lead and eventually defeat BC, 4-2, on Dec. 1, 2018.
• Jesse Compher (1g, 2a), Abby Cook (2g, 1a) and Sammy Davis (3a) all had three points.
• Deziray De Sousa scored the eventual game-winner while Kristina Schuler and Reagan Rust also added one assist apiece.
• Corinne Schroeder made 37 saves.

BEST OF BU AGAINST BC

• Redshirt senior Sammy Davis leads BU with 12 points, including a team-high nine assists, against the Eagles.
• Jesse Compher has tallied three goals and six assists in two seasons against BC.
• Abby Cook leads BU with four goals and has also added four assists.
• Nara Elia (1g, 4a), Deziray De Sousa (2g, 2a) and Natasza Tarnowski (2a) all have multiple points against the Eagles.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• BC suffered its first loss of the year on Saturday, a 5-2 defeat at UConn.
• The Eagles had started the year with seven straight wins and entered last weekend with a 9-0-1 record.
• Freshman Hannah Bilka leads the squad with 18 points thanks to a team-best 10 goals.
• Sophomore Kelly Browne has tallied a team-high 11 assists.
• Sophomore Cayla Barnes, who missed last weekend's game while with Team USA, has 12 points (2g, 10a) and is one of five Eagles with at least 10 points.
• Sophomore Maddy McArthur is 7-1-1 in nine starts.
• She owns a 1.87 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

OFF TO FAST STARTS

• BU has scored the opening goal in 10 of its first 11 games this year.
• No other team in the nation has struck first more often than BU.
• Four of freshman Julia Nearis' six goals have been the first goal of the game, which is tied for the most such strikes in the NCAA.
• BU has also been good defensively to start, as it has allowed just four first-period goals; its average of 0.36 goals against in the opening 20 minutes is ninth in the nation. 

STUART SHARP AGAINST YALE

• Sophomore goaltender Kate Stuart made her third start of the season on Tuesday against Yale.
• She made 30 saves to earn her second victory of the season.
• Stuart has allowed just one goal in each of her last two starts.
• She owns a .940 save percentage this season and a .942 save percentage through the first eight games of her collegiate career.

SCHROEDER CONTINUES TO SHINE

• Junior Corinne Schroeder, named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month on Nov. 1, has yet to allow more than two goals in any of her eight starts this season.
• That strong play continued at Providence on Nov. 9 as she stopped 26 shots, including all 13 she faced in the opening 20 minutes, to help BU earn a 2-1 victory.
• She owns a .950 save percentage, which ranks fourth in the country.
• Schroeder also boasts a top-10 goals-against average in the NCAA at 1.37.
• She has allowed just four even-strength goals over her last five starts and just seven such goals total.

DEFENSE IS STINGY

• BU has allowed just 1.55 goals per game, which ranks fifth in the country this season.
• At even strength, BU gives up a mere 1.0 goals per game, which is tied for fourth in the nation with three other teams, including Boston College.