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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Caitrin Lonergan notched a hat trick and two assists to lift No. 2 Boston College (12-1-2, 6-0-2 WHEA) to a 7-3 victory over the Northeastern women's hockey team (9-8-2, 5-5-1 WHEA) on Tuesday evening at Conte Forum.

Senior McKenna Brand notched a goal and two assists to pace the Huskies, while senior Lauren Kelly and freshman Skylar Fontaine also lit the lamp.

Senior Denisa Krizova provided two assists to move into sole possession of fourth place on NU's all-time assists chart with 96 in her collegiate career.

Goal Recaps
• Boston College struck first 3:10 into the first period when Kenzie Kent found Caitrin Lonergan open between the circles for a hard wrister that beat goaltender Aerin Frankel (16 saves) glove-side.
• The Huskies tied the score just 1:05 later when McKenna Brand backhanded a rebound past the outstretched arms of BC netminder Katie Burt (33 saves) following a point-shot by Ainsley MacMillan.
• The Eagles regained the lead at 11:53 of the opening period. After Willow Corson forced a turnover at the NU line, the puck trickled to Daryl Watts, who played catch with Lonergan before firing the puck inside the left post to make it 2-1.
• BC tacked on a third goal just over two minutes into the second stanza when Kent threw a puck into the crease from behind the net for Delaney Belinskas to poke home.
• The Eagles made it 4-1 at 14:30 of the middle frame when Lonergan scored her second of the night, firing a low shot through the pads of Frankel from the right circle.
• Lauren Kelly brought the Huskies back within two with her 50th career point at 17:38 of the second period. McKenna Brand caused a turnover in the BC zone and fired a shot from the right point that Kelly was able to tip home from between the circles.
• BC went back ahead by three goals early in the third period when Kent roofed a rebound following a Lonergan shot at the right of the cage.
• The Eagles struck again just 44 seconds later when Watts snuck a shot through the five-hole of Brittany Bugalski (10 saves) from the low slot to make it 6-2.
• Lonergan completed her hat trick at 16:32 of the third period with a shorthanded tally, shifting forehand to backhand on a breakaway to bump the advantage to 7-2.
• Skylar Fontaine added a late consolation goal, taking a feed from Krizova and wristing a shot through the pads of Burt from the right dot to round out the scoring at 18:32.

Stats of the Game
• Denisa Krizova passed Hilary Witt for fourth place on NU's all-time assists leaderboard with her 95th and 96th career helpers.
• Lauren Kelly notched her 50th career point with a goal in the second period; Kelly is the 13th defenseman in program history to hit the 50-point plateau.
• McKenna Brand scored for the third straight game and notched her second consecutive three-point effort.
• Skylar Fontaine extended her point-streak to three straight games with her third-period tally.
• Caitrin Lonergan is the first opponent to net five points against the Huskies since Meghan Duggan dished out five assists for Wisconsin against NU on Jan. 1, 2011.

Up Next
The Huskies will look to bounce back on Friday at New Hampshire at 7 p.m.