2017–18 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

The Boston College Eagles represent Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

2017–18 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
Conference	WHEA
Home ice	Kelley Rink
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	5th
USCHO.com	5th
Record
Overall	30–5–3 (19–2–3 in WHEA play)
Home	17–3–1
Road	13–1–2
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Katie King-Crowley
Assistant coaches	Courtney Kennedy Courtney Sheary[1]
Captain(s)	Kenzie Kent[2] Makenna Newkirk
Alternate captain(s)	Katie Burt
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Offseason

• May 5: Megan Keller and Kali Flanangan were named to the US Women's National Team representing the US in the 2018 Olympics. Both players will take a leave of absence from Boston College for the 2017-18 school year. They will be joined by alumni Alex Carpenter and Emily Pfalzer.^[3]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Cayla Barnes	Defense	United States	Played with US National team as a 17-year old
Maegan Beres	Forward	Canada	Selected to Team Canada U18
Willow Corson	Forward	Canada	One of two recruits from the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
Daryl Watts	Forward	Canada	Teammate of Corson's and member of Team Canada U18

Standings

2017–18 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College	24	19	2	3	41	98	46		38	30	5	3	155	76
Providence	24	12	7	5	29	67	55		37	17	13	7	96	80
Maine	24	11	9	4	26	54	52		38	19	14	5	91	83
#8 Northeastern	24	11	11	2	24	69	64		39	19	17	3	107	100
New Hampshire	24	9	10	5	23	45	57		36	14	15	7	79	85
Boston University	24	8	11	5	21	72	66		37	14	17	6	113	100
Connecticut	24	7	11	6	20	47	56		39	16	14	9	88	76
Vermont	24	7	13	4	18	46	67		35	10	20	5	67	99
Merrimack	24	6	16	2	14	41	76		34	11	20	3	62	96
Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

2017–18 Eagles

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Molly Barrow	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Belmont, Massachusetts	East Coast Wizards
2		Grace Bizal	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
3		Serena Somerfield	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Greenwich, Connecticut	Mid Fairfield CT Stars
7		Maegan Beres	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Whistler, British Columbia	Team Canada U18
8		Rachel Moore	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Falmouth, Massachusetts	Bay State Breakers
9		Daryl Watts	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Toronto, Ontario	Team Canada U18
11		Caitrin Lonergan	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Roslindale, Massachusetts	Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars
12		Kenzie Kent (C)	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Norwell, Massachusetts	Noble and Greenough
14		Molly Slowe	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Medfield, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley U19
15		Erin Connolly	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		South Boston, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley U19
17		Delaney Belinskas	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Port Orange, Florida	Mass. Spitfires
18		Toni Ann Miano	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Bronx, New York	North American Hockey Academy
19		Makenna Newkirk (C)	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Scottsdale, Arizona	Southern CT Stars U19
20		Ryan Little	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Guilford, Vermont	Shattuck-St. Mary's
21		Bridget McCarthy	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Pembroke, Massachusetts	Mass. Spitfires
23		Cayla Barnes	Freshman	D	5' 1" (1.55 m)		Eastvale, California	Team USA
24		Kate Annese	Sophomore	D/F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Needham, Massachusetts	Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars
25		Caroline Ross	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Rochester, New York	North American Hockey Academy
27		Willow Corson	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)		Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
28		Kathleen McNamara	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Montville, New Jersey	New Jersey Rockets U19
32		Gabri Switaj	Senior	G	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Kent, Ohio	Culver Academy
33		Katie Burt (A)	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Lynn, Massachusetts	Buckingham, Brown and Nichols

Schedule

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Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 5	#4 Minnesota-Duluth*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-3	1–0–0
October 6	#4 Minnesota-Duluth*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-1	2–0–0
October 17	Quinnipiac*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-2	3–0–0
October 20	at Connecticut	#3	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Katie Burt	T 2-2 OT	3–0–1 (0–0–1)
October 22	at Vermont	#3	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Katie Burt	W 4-2	4–0–1 (1–0–1)
October 28	at Boston University	#3	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-3	5–0–1 (2–0–1)
October 29	Maine	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 7-2	6–0–1 (3–0–1)
November 3	#9 Providence	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 7-4	7–0–1 (4–0–1)
November 4	at Syracuse*	#2	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Katie Burt	W 4-3	8–0–1
November 10	at #8 St. Lawrence*	#2	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Katie Burt	L 1-2	8–1–1
November 11	at #8 St. Lawrence*	#2	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Katie Burt	W 6-3	9–1–1
November 17	Connecticut	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 3-0	10–1–1 (5–0–1)
November 18	at Connecticut	#2	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Katie Burt	T 3-3 OT	10–1–2 (5–0–2)
November 22	at Harvard*	#3	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Katie Burt	W 8-1	11–1–2
November 28	Northeastern	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 7-3	12–1–2 (6–0–2)
December 1	Boston University	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	T 2-2 OT	12–1–3 (6–0–3)
December 2	at Boston University	#2	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-2	13–1–3 (7–0–3)
December 8	Merrimack	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-1	14–1–3 (8–0–3)
December 9	at Merrimack	#2	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Katie Burt	W 4-2	15–1–3 (9–0–3)
January 2, 2018	at Merrimack	#2	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Katie Burt	W 7-3	16–1–3 (10–0–3)
January 5	New Hampshire	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 6-0	17–1–3 (11–0–3)
January 7	at New Hampshire	#2	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Katie Burt	W 5-1	18–1–3 (12–0–3)
January 12	Northeastern	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	L 2-4	18–2–3 (12–1–3)
January 13	at Northeastern	#2	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Katie Burt	W 5-4 OT	19–2–3 (13–1–3)
January 16	Harvard*	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 6-2	20–2–3
January 19	Vermont	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 3-2 OT	21–2–3 (14–1–3)
January 20	Vermont	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 2-1	22–2–3 (15–1–3)
January 26	#10 Providence	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	W 5-0	23–2–3 (16–1–3)
January 27	at #10 Providence	#3	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Katie Burt	W 3-2	24–2–3 (17–1–3)
February 6	Northeastern*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Beanpot, Opening Round)	Katie Burt	W 5-2	25–2–3
February 9	New Hampshire	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Katie Burt	L 1-2	25–3–3 (17–2–3)
February 13	Boston University	#4	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Beanpot Championship)	Katie Burt	W 4-3 OT	26–3–3
February 16	at #10 Maine	#4	Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Katie Burt	W 5-0	27–3–3 (18–2–3)
February 16	at #10 Maine	#4	Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Katie Burt	W 3-1	28–3–3 (19–2–3)
WHEA Tournament
February 23	Vermont*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Katie Burt	W 3-1	29–3–3
February 24	Vermont*	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Katie Burt	W 6-1	30–3–3
March 3	vs. Connecticut*	#3	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA (Semifinal Game)	Katie Burt	L 2-4	30–4–3
NCAA Tournament
March 10	#6 Ohio State*	#4	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinal Game)	Katie Burt	L 0-2	30–5–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

• Daryl Watts, National Rookie of the Month Award, January 2018^[7]
• Daryl Watts, 2018 Boston College Athletics Female Rookie of the Year Award^[8]
• Daryl Watts, 2018 Cammi Granato Award, awarded to Women's Hockey East Player of the Year^[9]
• Daryl Watts, 2018 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
• Daryl Watts, 2017-18 First Team Hockey East^[10]
• Daryl Watts, 2018 Patty Kazmaier Award

All-America status

• Daryl Watts, 2018 First-Team All-America selection^[11]
• Caitrin Lonergan, 2018 Second-Team All-America selection
• Toni Ann Miano, 2018 Second-Team All-America selection

References

1. "Sheary Joins Crowley's Coaching Staff". Boston College Athletics. August 1, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
2. "Crowley Announces Captains for 2017-18". Boston College Athletics. August 23, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
3. "Keller, Flanagan Named to 2017-18 Women's National Hockey Team". Boston College Athletics. May 5, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
4. "Crowley Welcomes Four in Class of 2021". Boston College Athletics. April 19, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
5. "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
6. "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
7. Press Release (February 5, 2018). "BC's Daryl Watts Collects National Rookie of the Month Award: Freshman forward Garners Fourth National Recognition After Leading the NCAA In Scoring in January". Hockey East. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
8. Athletic Communications (May 6, 2018). "2018 Golden Eagle Award Winners". Boston College Eagles Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
9. Hockey East (March 2, 2018). "DARYL WATTS HONORED AS LEAGUE'S PLAYER, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
10. Press Release (March 2, 2018). "Women's Hockey East Names 2017-18 All-Star Teams". Hockey East. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
11. Press Release (March 15, 2018). "Four Women's Hockey East Players Named CCM/AHCA All-Americans". Hockey East. Retrieved July 27, 2018.