Orange Hosts #2 Boston College Thursday

Syracuse vs. Boston College
Game Details	Thursday, Dec. 10 @ 4:00 p.m. \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| Tennity Ice
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SYRACUSE, N.Y.- The Syracuse women's ice hockey team will look to hand undefeated No. 2 Boston College its first loss of the season on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

The Orange (8-9-2) are unbeaten in its last three contests while Boston College (19-0-0) has not lost a game since last year's final four.

"We are excited about this ACC challenge. We told the kids to embrace this opportunity to play a team that is rolling like Boston College is," head coach Paul Flanagan said. "They have some outstanding players, but hopefully we can catch them. We played them great two years ago and beat them 4-1. It wasn't a fluke so our veterans know that we are capable."

Syracuse is coming off a 1-0-1 weekend against College Hockey America foe Penn State where the Orange defeated the Nittany Lions 3-1 on Friday night before picking up a point with a 1-1 tie on Saturday. The Eagles handily defeated Maine in their last HEA series, combining for 12 goals compared to allowing just two.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
With a perfect 19-0-0 record, Boston College is currently the top ranked team in the country according to the RPI. The Eagles are ranked second only to Wisconsin according to USCHO.com, PairWise Rankings and KRACH.

Senior Alex Carpenter leads the nation in both goals scored and total points (23 goals, 22 assists, 45 points). In the last four games alone, Carpenter has tallied 12 points with four goals and eight assists. Haley Skarupa is second on the team and fifth in the nation with 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists).

Sophomore Katie Burt stands between the pipes for Boston college, having allowed just 15 goals this season for a staggering .980 GAA. Her .957 save percentage is second best in all of college hockey.

Boston College hasn't lost since the final four of last season, when they fell to Harvard by a score of 2-1. Harvard then lost in the final to top ranked Minnesota, 4-1.

Both live video and live stats for Thursday's game against the Eagles can be accessed by clicking on the links above or visiting Cuse.com.

After Thursday's game against Boston College, Syracuse will take some time off for winter break before returning home to the ice on Jan. 4 against Colgate. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. start time at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

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