Boston College is back in Hockey East play this weekend, and the Battle of Comm Ave brings Boston University into the picture for a two-game set that starts Friday night at Kelley Rink.
The Eagles will host the Terriers on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. before heading across town to Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, Nov. 14, for a 4 p.m. rematch. Both games will be carried on ESPN+.
Friday’s opener also doubles as BC’s HEADstrong Foundation Game at Kelley Rink.
BC comes into the weekend at 6-5-0 overall and 4-3-0 in conference play, while BU arrives with a 2-8-2 record and a 1-3-2 mark in Hockey East. The teams have not met yet this season.
The Eagles are trying to bounce back from a pair of losses to No. 13 UConn in a home-and-home series last week.
BC fell 4-1 on Thursday and 2-1 on Friday. Ava Thomas scored her eighth goal of the season in the first game, with Sarah Powers picking up an assist.
Avah Sedore made 29 saves in that one.
On Friday, Grace Bickett found the net for her third goal of the season, and Kiera Dempsey and Sydney Semiga each had an assist. Sedore was busy again, turning aside a season-high 48 shots. BC struck first in that game, but UConn answered with two straight goals and closed it out.
Even with those results, the Eagles have put together a strong offensive start. Through 11 games, BC has scored 40 goals and is averaging 3.64 goals and 36.64 shots per contest. The team has outscored opponents 40-19, has held the other side to two goals or fewer in eight of 11 games, and has done a lot of its damage late, with 16 third-period goals, its highest-scoring period this season.
Thomas and Powers are tied for the team lead with 15 points apiece. Thomas has eight goals and seven assists, while Powers has six goals and nine assists. Jillian Klein has eight points on four goals and four assists, and Callie Rice, Maxim Tremblay, Grace Bickett, Madelyn Murphy and Lauren Glaser each have seven points.
BC’s special teams have been sharp as well. The Eagles have gone 7-for-32 on the power play, good for 21.9 percent, and have killed 31 of 33 opponent chances, a 93.9 percent penalty kill.
In net, BC has posted a 1.71 team goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. Sedore has appeared in eight games, going 2.21 with a .939 save percentage and 248 saves. Bailey Callaway has played in six games, putting up a 0.88 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage with 64 saves.
The Eagles have also piled up 403 shots on goal and 106 blocked shots. Madelyn Murphy leads the block total with 12, while Grace Bickett and Alaina Dunn each have 11.
Boston University, meanwhile, comes in after a 1-1 tie and a 3-0 loss against Maine last weekend. The Terriers have scored 15 goals in 12 games, averaging 1.25 goals and 24.17 shots per contest.
Lo Lachapelle and Neely Nicholson lead BU with five points each. Lachapelle has four goals and one assist, while Nicholson has two goals and three assists. Lexie Bertelsen also has five points on one goal and four assists, and Kaleigh Quigg and Mylie Ellis have four points apiece.
BU is 5-for-32 on the power play for a 15.6 percent success rate and has killed 33 of 40 opponent opportunities, which comes out to 82.5 percent. The Terriers have a 3.21 team goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Sydney Fogu has appeared in eight games, posting a 2.28 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage with 272 saves, while Mari Pietersen has played in five games with a 4.35 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage with 169 saves.
Boston College has owned the series for a long time. The Eagles lead the all-time matchup 47-27-8 dating back to Feb.
14, 1995. At home, BC is 18-12-4 against the Terriers, and on the road the Eagles are 21-13-2.
BC has won the last three meetings and is 5-4-1 in the last 10. The most recent matchup came on Feb. 21, 2026, when BC beat BU 4-0 at Conte Forum.
The first meeting between the schools was a 7-0 BC win on Feb. 14, 1995.
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