Boston College gets a top-15 test this weekend when No. 12/13 Cornell comes to Conte Forum for a two-game nonconference set.
The teams open the series Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. and meet again Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
BC is coming off a dominant 5-0 shutout of Merrimack on Oct. 14 at Conte Forum, a game that featured two goals from Callie Rice and a goal and assist apiece from Sarah Powers and Maxim Tremblay. Penelope Lavoie also scored on the power play, and Bailey Callaway stopped 19 shots to earn her first career shutout.
That win pushed the Eagles to 3-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 in Hockey East play.
The offense has been rolling early. Boston College has put up 27 goals in four games, averaging 6.75 goals and 47.25 shots per outing.
Ava Thomas leads the way with 10 points on five goals and five assists, while Powers sits right behind her with nine points. Jillian Klein has six points, Tremblay has six, and Lauren Glaser and Callie Rice have five apiece.
Powers picked up Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors after the opening weekend of conference play.
BC has also been sharp in the special teams game. The Eagles have gone 3-for-10 on the power play, won 57.4% of their faceoffs and killed all eight opponent power-play chances. Callaway has been especially locked in, posting a 0.43 goals-against average and a .977 save percentage across three appearances, including one shutout.
The national numbers back up the fast start. BC ranks second in the country in scoring offense, third in scoring defense at 1.00 goal allowed per game, and first in Hockey East in that category.
The Eagles also lead Hockey East with 27 goals and 47 assists, which ranks sixth and fourth nationally. Their penalty kill sits atop the national leaderboard at 100%.
Thomas is second nationally and first in Hockey East in points per game at 2.50, and she also ranks fourth nationally and first in the league in goals per game at 1.25. Powers ranks third nationally and first in Hockey East in assists per game at 1.50, while sitting sixth nationally in points per game at 2.25. Callaway’s 0.43 goals-against average ranks fifth nationally and first in the conference, and her .977 save percentage is fourth nationally and first in Hockey East.
Cornell arrives with a 2-0-0 record after opening its season with a sweep of Vermont. The Big Red won 3-2 on Oct. 16 and then posted a 1-0 shutout on Oct. 17.
Through two games, Cornell has scored four goals and averaged 36.50 shots per game. Senior Piper Grober leads the way with three points on two goals and one assist. Rose Dwyer and Lindzi Avar each have two points, with Dwyer at one goal and one assist and Avar with two assists.
Cornell has been effective on special teams too, going 3-for-9 on the power play and killing off five of six opponent chances. The Big Red have won 58.4% of their faceoffs, and goaltender Annelies Bergmann has turned in a 1.00 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage in two starts, including one shutout.
Cornell owns the all-time series 15-8-1, though BC is 5-5-1 against the Big Red at home. The Eagles have taken seven of the last 10 meetings, while Cornell won the most recent matchup, 4-2, on Oct. 18, 2025, in Ithaca, New York.
BC’s biggest win in the series came Oct. 24, 2015, when it rolled to an 8-0 victory. The programs first met on Nov. 5, 1994, a 3-2 Cornell win.
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