# 2015–16 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season

The Boston College Eagles were represented Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Eagles qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four, losing the championship game to Minnesota 3-1. Their only loss of the year came in the NCAA Championship game on March 20, 2016 against the University of Minnesota. They had the second best winning percentage in NCAA Women's Hockey history with a mark of .976

## Offseason

* August 17: Five members of the Eagles roster were invited to participate at the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. Patty Kazmaier Award winner Alex Carpenter was joined by Kali Flanagan, Haley Skarupa, Dana Trivigno and Megan Keller.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Grace Bizal | Defense | United States | Played with U18 National Team |
| Erin Connolly | Defense | United States | Played with Assabet Valley |
| Ryan Little | Forward | United States | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Makenna Newkirk | Forward | United States | Played with Pomfret School |
| Molly Slowe | Forward | United States | Played with Assabet Valley |
| Serena Somerfield | Defense | United States | Played with Choate Rosemary |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 2 | Minnesota-Duluth* | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 |
| October 3 | Minnesota-Duluth* | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–2 | 2–0–0 |
| October 11 | St. Lawrence* | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 7–4 | 3–0–0 |
| October 12 | St. Lawrence* | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Gabri Switaj | W 7–3 | 4–0–0 |
| October 17 | Maine | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–0 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 17 | New Hampshire | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 6–0 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
| October 23 | at #9 Cornell* | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Katie Burt | W 4–1 | 7–0–0 |
| October 24 | at #9 Cornell* | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Katie Burt | W 8–0 | 8–0–0 |
| October 30 | Connecticut | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–0 | 9–0–0 (3–0–0) |
| October 31 | at Connecticut | #2 | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Katie Burt | W 4–0 | 10–0–0 (4–0–0) |
| November 7 | at Boston University | #2 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Katie Burt | W 8–1 | 11–0–0 (5–0–0) |
| November 10 | Boston University | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 12–0–0 (6–0–0) |
| November 13 | New Hampshire | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Gabri Switaj | W 6–1 | 13–0–0 (7–0–0) |
| November 14 | at New Hampshire | #2 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Katie Burt | W 3–0 | 14–0–0 (8–0–0) |
| November 20 | #5 Northeastern | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–2 | 15–0–0 (9–0–0) |
| November 25 | Providence | #2 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Gabri Switaj | W 9–1 | 16–0–0 (10–0–0) |
| November 28 | at #4 Northeastern | #2 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Katie Burt | W 6–1 | 17–0–0 (11–0–0) |
| December 5 | at Maine | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Katie Burt | W 5–0 | 18–0–0 (12–0–0) |
| December 6 | at Maine | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Katie Burt | W 7–2 | 19–0–0 (13–0–0) |
| December 10 | at Syracuse* | #2 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Katie Burt | W 7–2 | 20–0–0 |
| January 9, 2016 | at Boston University | #1 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–3 | 21–0–0 (14–0–0) |
| January 15 | at Merrimack | #1 | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | Katie Burt | W 2–0 | 22–0–0 (15–0–0) |
| January 16 | Merrimack | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Gabri Switaj | W 6–0 | 23–0–0 (16–0–0) |
| January 19 | at Harvard* | #1 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Katie Burt | W 2–0 | 24–0–0 |
| January 22 | Vermont | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 6–2 | 25–0–0 (17–0–0) |
| January 23 | Vermont | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Gabri Switaj | W 6–1 | 26–0–0 (18–0–0) |
| January 26 | at Merrimack | #1 | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA | Katie Burt | W 4–1 | 27–0–0 (19–0–0) |
| February 2 | vs. Harvard* | #1 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Beanpot, Opening Round) | Katie Burt | W 8–0 | 28–0–0 |
| February 6 | at Connecticut | #1 | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Katie Burt | W 5–4 | 29–0–0 (20–0–0) |
| February 9 | vs. #6 Northeastern* | #1 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Beanpot Championship) | Katie Burt | W 7–0 | 30–0–0 |
| February 12 | #6 Northeastern | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 5–3 | 31–0–0 (21–0–0) |
| February 14 | at Vermont | #1 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Katie Burt | W 3–0 | 32–0–0 (22–0–0) |
| February 19 | Providence | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Katie Burt | W 7–1 | 33–0–0 (23–0–0) |
| February 20 | at Providence | #1 | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Katie Burt | W 9–1 | 34–0–0 (24–0–0) |
| WHEA Tournament |||||||
| February 26 | Maine* | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | Katie Burt | W 5–2 | 35–0–0 |
| February 27 | Maine* | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | Katie Burt | W 5–1 | 36–0–0 |
| March 5 | vs. Connecticut* | #1 | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Semifinal Game) | Katie Burt | W 4–2 | 37–0–0 |
| March 6 | vs. Boston University* | #1 | Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA (Championship Game) | Katie Burt | W 5–0 | 38–0–0 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 12 | #6 Northeastern* | #1 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinal Game) | Katie Burt | W 5–1 | 39–0–0 |
| March 18 | vs. #5 Clarkson* | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (Semifinal Game Frozen Four) | Katie Burt | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 40–0–0 |
| March 20 | vs. #2 Minnesota* | #1 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (National Championship) | Katie Burt | L 1–3 | 40–1–0 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Makenna Newkirk, Hockey East Rookie of the Year
* Katie King-Crowley, NCAA Coach of the Year, WHEA Coach of the Year (3rd consecutive)
* Katie Burt, WHEA Goaltending Champion

### Hockey East All-Stars

* Alexandra Carpenter (Forward), 2015-16 Hockey East First Team All-Star
* Megan Keller (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star
* Lexi Bender (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star
* Haley Skarupa (Forward), Hockey East First Team All-Star
* Makenna Newkirk (Forward), Hockey East Pro-Ambitions All-Rookie Team
* Katie Burt (Goaltender), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention
* Dana Trivigno (Forward), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention

## Miscellaneous

* The 2015-16 BC Eagles were the second NCAA women's hockey team to record 40 wins in a single season.
* The team competed in their first NCAA National Championship game
* They set the all-time Hockey East Women's record for single season goals, with 114.
* Alex Carpenter (51 points) and Haley Skarupa (49 points) had their best Hockey East scoring seasons. Both women placed in the top five all-time single season point scorers.
* Katie Burt led Hockey East in all major goaltending statistics.