The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team will open up Hockey East play this weekend with two home games. The Crusaders will play host to Boston College on Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m., before facing Boston University on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. Both contests will be shown live on ESPN+.

Holy Cross is off to a 1-0-2 start this year. The Crusaders own a 4-0 victory over Delaware, while playing both Assumption and Delaware to 2-2 ties. Sophomore forward Violet Carroll and sophomore forward Naemi Herzig are tied for the team lead in scoring with three points on two goals and one assist, while senior forward Lulu Rourke has totaled three points on a goal and two assists. In net, freshman goaltender Livia Debnarova and freshman goaltender Jorinde Heller have combined for a 1.26 goals against average and a .949 save percentage. The Crusaders are coming a 2025-2026 season in which they went 19-13-3 overall and placed fourth in Hockey East with 37 points (10-11-3 record). 

Boston College stands 1-0-0 so far this year, after defeating Stonehill 17-0 in its season opener. Sophomore forward Ava Thomas has a team-high six points on three goals and three assists, with sophomore forward Maxim Tremblay adding two goals and two assists for four points. Last year, the Eagles went 16-18-1 overall and 14-9-1 in Hockey East.

Boston University enters the weekend with an overall record of 0-2-0, after dropping a pair of games to Wisconsin. Freshman forward Lo Lachapelle has scored one goal, while freshman forward Eden Bergman and junior defender Tessa Demain have one assist each. A year ago, the Terriers posted a record of 11-21-3 overall and 8-14-2 in Hockey East.

After the games with Boston College and Boston University, Holy Cross will play a home-and-home series with Harvard on Oct. 16 and 17.

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