Weekly Release: Boston College, Maine Sweep In Return To League Play
Watts Sets League, School Rookie Scoring Records
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Women's Hockey East Player of the Week Makenna Newkirk of Boston College

AROUND HOCKEY EAST: Boston College and Maine each swept weeks in league play, as the Eagles took a 3-0-0 week over Merrimack and New Hampshire while the Black Bears won twice at Boston University, their first wins at Walter Brown Arena since the 2011-12 season. Eagles freshman sensation Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont.) set Boston College and Women's Hockey East single-season freshman scoring records, scoring 42 points (24g, 18a) in league play to this point and 59 points (29g, 30a) overall. Watts racked up 12 points on the week, scoring seven times and adding five assists. Makenna Newkirk (Scottsdale, Ariz.) scored 10 points (3g, 7a) for her Eagles, leading the nation in assists. She scored two game-winning goals and picked up one four-point night (2g, 2a) and one fivepoint outing (1g, 4a) ... Maine was led by sophomore forward Tereza Vanisova (Strakonice, Czech Republic) who scored three goals against Boston University, pushing the Black Bears to a sweep of the Terriers. Carly Jackson (Amherst, N.S.) Stopped 46 shots her two starts at BU, allowing just three goals in two games. The four points in league play lifted the Black Bears into third place in the league standings with 11 games remaining. Boston University's Jesse Compher (Northbrook, Ill.) tallied a goal and had the primary helper on another Sunday against Maine. She led the Terriers with nine shots on goal and went 30 for 46 at the faceoff dot, the most faceoff wins of any NCAA freshman last weekend ... Providence went 2-0-1 in three games last week including a 3-1 win over Brown in the annual Mayor's Cup competition. Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) scored the game-winning goal as part of a three-point day (1g, 2a) at Vermont on Saturday after she also set up the decisive tally in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Brown ... UConn split the weekend, falling to Merrimack, 2-1, and topping Brown, 5-1. Briana Colangelo (Whitby, Ont.) netted two markers in the Huskies' victory while rookie defenseman Taylor Wabick (Winnipeg, Man.) scored her first career goal and added a helper.




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MAKENNA NEWKIRK - BOSTON COLLEGE

Makenna Newkirk (Scottsdale, Ariz.) racked up 10 points (3g, 7a) in a 3-0-0 week for Boston College, leading the nation in assists. She scored two game-winning goals and picked up one four-point night (2g, 2a) and one fivepoint outing (1g, 4a). 29.


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DARYL WATTS - BOSTON COLLEGE

Daryl Watts (Toronto, Ont.) led the country with 12 points (7g, 5a) in just three games, two of which were five-point outings. Her three power-play helpers, two short-handed goals and one hat trick were all also nation- bests. She finished with a plus-eight rating. Her weekend secured the Boston College freshman single-season scoring record (59 points) as well as the Women's Hockey East freshman single-season scoring title with 42 points.


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CARLY JACKSON - MAINE

Carly Jackson (Amherst, N.S.) stopped 46 shots in a pair of conference wins at Boston University, allowing just three goals in two games. The pair of wins were the first for Maine at the Terriers' home rink since the 2011-12 season and lifted the Black Bears into third place in Women's Hockey East.

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Katie Burt, BC (Sr., G; Lynn, Mass.) Earned three wins, including two on the road last week. She posted a 1.33/.953 line with one shutout, a 33-save performance at UNH on Friday. She led the nation in saves with 82 in 179:55 of work.

Deziray De Sousa, BU (So., F; Montreal, Que.) Scored BU's lone goal Saturday and chipped in with two assists Sunday.

Jesse Compher, BU (Fr., F; Northbrook, Ill.) Tallied a goal and had the primary helper on another Sunday against Maine. She led the Terriers with nine shots on goal and went 30 for 46 at the faceoff dot, the most of any NCAA freshman.

Briana Colangelo, UConn (So., F; Whitby, Ont.) Netted two markers in UConn's 5-1 win over Brown on Saturday.

Taylor Wabick, UConn (Fr., D; Winnipeg, Man.) Scored her first career goal and added a helper in the Huskies' 5-1 victory.

Kayla Mee, UConn (Jr., D; Stonewall, Man.) Had two points (1g, 1a) in Saturday's win and helped hold Brown to just 22 shots on net.

Tereza Vanisova, Maine (So., F; Strakonice, Czech Republic) Scored three goals against BU, pushing the Black Bears to a sweep of the Terriers and winning in Walter Brown Arena for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Michelle Weis, Maine (Fr., F; Charlottenlund, Denmark) Handed out assists on two goals last weekend, one in each win at BU.

Meaghan Rickard, PC (So., F; Coventry, R.I.) Scored the game-winning goal as part of a three-point day (1g, 2a) at Vermont on Saturday. She also set up the decisive tally in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Brown in the Mayor's Cup.

Madison Myers, PC (Jr., G; Colchester, Vt.) Went 2-0-1 in three outings last week, stopping 68 shots and allowing just one goal in each contest.