CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Hannah Bilka had three points on one goal and two assists while Abigail Levy made 22 saves for her first shutout of the season as the Boston College women's hockey team claimed a 4-0 victory over Merrimack on Friday afternoon at Kelley Rink.
Olivia O'Brien and Abby Newhook chipped in two points each off of one goal and one assist.
O'Brien opened the scoring just over a minute into the contest with her first career goal, and then Bilka and Kate Ham scored before the end of the frame for a 3-0 lead. Newhook then scored her second of the season in the middle frame before Levy made nine saves in the third to seal the shutout.
RV/RV Boston College 4, Merrimack College 0
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 | 2:00 p.m.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
GAME NOTES
- Boston College had the 42-22 lead in shots on goal.
- The Eagles went 0-for-5 on the power play while holding Merrimack to 0-for-1.
- BC now holds a 23-1-0 mark in the all-time series with Merrimack ... the Eagles have a mark of 12-1-0 at Kelley Rink ... head coach Katie Crowley is now 23-1-0 in her career against the Warriors.
- Making her 100th collegiate start, Abigail Levy made 22 saves for her 12th career shutout and first of the season.
- Hannah Bilka tallied her second consecutive multi-point game with her three-point outing ... it was her 25th career multi-point game and third of the season.
- With her goal, Bilka became the 25th payer in program history to join the 40-goal, 40-assist club.
- Bilka's assist on O'Brien's goal marked her ninth career game-winning assist and it was the fourth such assist for Newhook.
- Newhook registered one goal and one assist for her 13th career multi-point game and second consecutive.
- Olivia O'Brien scored her first career goal and first career multi-point game with one goal and one assist ... the goal was the first game-winning goal of her career.
- O'Brien registered a game-high and career-high 17 face-off wins.
TEAM RECORDS
Merrimack: 1-3-0, 0-2-0 HEA
Boston College: 3-1-0, 2-0-0 HEA
UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Penn State for two games next weekend on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
