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The No. 8 and third-seeded Boston University women's ice hockey team will face No. 6 and second-seeded Boston College on Saturday afternoon in the Hockey East semifinals. Puck drop at Providence College's Schneider Arena is set for 4:35 p.m.
Fans in New England will be able to watch the game live on NESNplus or on the NESNgo app. Fans outside of New England will also have an opportunity to watch the game live on FloHockey.tv, the new streaming partner of Hockey East.
Top-seeded and No. 3 Northeastern will face fourth-seeded Providence in the first semifinal on Saturday at 1:35 p.m.
BACK IN THE SEMIFINALS
- After missing out on last year's semifinals, the Terriers are back in the league's final four for the 11th time in 14 seasons.
- BU is 6-4 all-time in the semifinals, including a 6-2 record at neutral sites.
- The Terriers are 1-1 against Boston College in the semifinals.
TERRIERS IN THE POSTSEASON
- BU is the most successful team ever in the Hockey East Tournament, posting a 25-9 record with an unmatched total of five championships.
- If the Terriers win the 2019 title, every four-year class but one will have won at least one Hockey East championship.
- BU has advanced to the semifinals 11 times and played in six title games.
SCENE OF THE FIRST ONE
- BU is 2-0 all-time in Hockey East postseason games at Providence, site of the 2010 league championship weekend.
- The Terriers bested New Hampshire in the semifinals and earned a 2-1 overtime win over UConn in the title game that year to earn their first tournament title in program history.
- Current assistant coach Tara Watchorn scored the overtime-winner against UConn.
BU AND BC IN THE TOURNAMENT
- The Terriers are 4-2 all-time against the Eagles in the league tournament, including a 1-1 record in the semifinals.
- BU has been the No. 3 seed and BC has been the No. 2 seed for both meetings.
- The last one occurred in 2012 in Hyannis, Mass., when the Terriers defeated the Eagles, 5-2, en route to t heir second WHEA title.
- Each of the last three playoff showdowns have been in the championship contest, with BU winning the first two in 2014 and 2015.
- BC defeated BU, 5-0, in the 2016 title tilt.
HISTORY WITH THE EAGLES
• The Terriers are 19-29-7 all-time against Boston college, including a 2-1-0 record this season.
• BU and BC have played to a 3-3-1 record at neutral sites.
• The Terriers earned their first-ever weekend sweep of the Eagles this season, taking both games of a home-and-home series on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
BEST OF BU AGAINST BC
- Sammy Davis leads the Terriers in goals (3), assists (9) and points (12) against Boston College.
- Jesse Compher has collected eight points (3g, 5a) against BC while Abby Cook has tallied three goals and four assists against BC.
- Nara Elia has recorded five points thanks to one goal and four assists.
- Reagan Rust (1g, 3a) and Deziray De Sousa (2g, 2a) both have four points against the Eagles.
- Mary Grace Kelley has one goal and one assist apiece against BC, with Natasza Tarnowski adding two assists to join Kelley as a multi-point scorer.
- Thirteen Terriers in total have recorded at least one point against the Eagles.
- Corinne Schroeder has made 100 saves over her three starts against BC, including 37 in the Dec. 1 triumph.
EYE ON THE EAGLES
- BC is 6-0-1 since a Beanpot loss to Harvard on Feb. 5, including a quarterfinal sweep of UConn.
- The Eagles needed overtime to defeat the Huskies, 5-4, in game two.
- BC is 12-1-1 in its last 14 games.
- Senior defender Megan Keller, a top-3 Patty Kazmaier finalist, is tied with sophomore Daryl Watts for the team lead in points (42) and goals (19).
- Both Keller and Watts are tied for third in assists behind senior Makenna Newkirk (26) and junior Caitrin Lonergan (24).
- Freshman goaltender Maddy McArthur is 22-9-1 with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
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