Re: Boston College Women's Hockey - 2012-2013 Season Thread
Don't know if this should be 2012-2013 or next season, but I wanted to use this thread rather than the Beantown thread for the Beantown final comments that are completely in the tank for BC.
There was a lot to like about these last few games for BC fans.
1) Dru Burns as coach smartly put Alex Carpenter on a line with Amanda Pelkey and Paige Savage to let next year's Eagles play together.
2) The Skarupa / Field combo continues to be able to make whoever their linemate is look like a genius. They did it for Dana Trivigno in the postseason and they did it in this tournament for Kate Leary, who made a real impact. (Not to minimize either Trivigno or Leary's talents, but they both shone when they were on that line). Skarupa's speed continues to be a thing of wonder and the tightness of the passing between her and Field is a joy. The interesting question for Katie King Crowley next year is whether to keep them together and paint a big red target on their line, or split them up to make things harder for the opposing D.
3) Two goals for Taylor Wasylk, one a solid wrist shot over Kerrin Sperry's shoulder, one the ENG at the end of the game. She struggled last year after two very solid underclass years; hopefully this will un-snakebite her. With Melissa Bizzarri's continuing solidity, there should be a lot of production from the seniors.
4) The defending was very good -- they managed to keep an offensively talented "BU" team a long way away from the crease most of the time -- but this rested mostly on non-BC players (or Dru Burns, who's graduated). Jackie Young and incoming freshman Julie Fish were in there, though, and this will surely be a good headstart for Fish on D-1 defense.
5) Finally, some hardware this season! Though in this case hardware = t-shirts. Still, hopefully it will give the team some momentum going into 13/14.
Don't know if this should be 2012-2013 or next season, but I wanted to use this thread rather than the Beantown thread for the Beantown final comments that are completely in the tank for BC.
There was a lot to like about these last few games for BC fans.
1) Dru Burns as coach smartly put Alex Carpenter on a line with Amanda Pelkey and Paige Savage to let next year's Eagles play together.
2) The Skarupa / Field combo continues to be able to make whoever their linemate is look like a genius. They did it for Dana Trivigno in the postseason and they did it in this tournament for Kate Leary, who made a real impact. (Not to minimize either Trivigno or Leary's talents, but they both shone when they were on that line). Skarupa's speed continues to be a thing of wonder and the tightness of the passing between her and Field is a joy. The interesting question for Katie King Crowley next year is whether to keep them together and paint a big red target on their line, or split them up to make things harder for the opposing D.
3) Two goals for Taylor Wasylk, one a solid wrist shot over Kerrin Sperry's shoulder, one the ENG at the end of the game. She struggled last year after two very solid underclass years; hopefully this will un-snakebite her. With Melissa Bizzarri's continuing solidity, there should be a lot of production from the seniors.
4) The defending was very good -- they managed to keep an offensively talented "BU" team a long way away from the crease most of the time -- but this rested mostly on non-BC players (or Dru Burns, who's graduated). Jackie Young and incoming freshman Julie Fish were in there, though, and this will surely be a good headstart for Fish on D-1 defense.
5) Finally, some hardware this season! Though in this case hardware = t-shirts. Still, hopefully it will give the team some momentum going into 13/14.
