UMass-Lowell River Hawks (2-2-1, 0-1-0 Hockey East) vs. No. 1 Boston College Eagles (6-1-0, 4-0-0 Hockey East)
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Place: Chestnut Hill, Ma.
Arena: Kelley Rink, Conte Forum
Capacity: 7,884
TV: Nope
Radio: FM 98.5 Sports Hub
Radio Announcers: Ryan Johnston (play-play-play) and Ken Hodge (analyst)
Online Audio: BCEagles.com and cbsbostonsports.com - and it will be carried by the CBS Boston mobile app available for iPhone and Android
Series: BC and UMass-Lowell have previously met 94 times. Boston College leads the all-time series 58-33-7.
Last Meeting: Boston College 4, UMass-Lowell 2 (October 28, 2011)
Last Five Meetings:
W - Boston College 4, UMass-Lowell 2 (October 28, 2011)
W - Boston College 5, UMass-Lowell 1 (January 29, 2011)
W - Boston College 5, UMass-Lowell 3 (January 22, 2011)
W - Boston College 5, UMass-Lowell 2 (November 2, 2010)
W - Boston College 2, UMass-Lowell 1 (February 13, 2010)
Trends: BC has won five straight over the River Hawks. Including last year's Hockey East Tournament, the Eagles have now won 12 straight Hockey East contests. Last year the Eagles went 11-1-1 in Hockey East play at home, outscoring league opponents 55-21.
UMass-Lowell's Leading Scorers: Jr. Riley Wetmore (3-2-5), Sr. Matt Ferreira (3-1-4), So. Derek Arnold (2-2-4)
UMass-Lowell's Leading Goaltender: So. Doug Carr (1-1-0, 2.00 GAA, .909 SV%)
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Prediction: Boston College 5, UMass-Lowell 1
Record-to-date: 6-1-0