The Boston College Eagles were represented Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Eagles qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four, losing the championship game to Minnesota 3-1. Their only loss of the year came in the NCAA Championship game on March 20, 2016 against the University of Minnesota. They had the second best winning percentage in NCAA Women's Hockey history with a mark of .976
Offseason August 17: Five members of the Eagles roster were invited to participate at the 2015 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. Patty Kazmaier Award winner Alex Carpenter was joined by Kali Flanagan, Haley Skarupa, Dana Trivigno and Megan Keller.
Recruiting
Grace Bizal Defense Played with U18 National Team Erin Connolly Defense Played with Assabet Valley Ryan Little Forward Shattuck-St. Mary's Makenna Newkirk Forward Played with Pomfret School Molly Slowe Forward Played with Assabet Valley Serena Somerfield Defense Played with Choate Rosemary
Roster
2015–16 Eagles
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| WHEA Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
Makenna Newkirk, Hockey East Rookie of the Year Katie King-Crowley, NCAA Coach of the Year, WHEA Coach of the Year (3rd consecutive) Katie Burt, WHEA Goaltending Champion
Hockey East All-Stars Alexandra Carpenter (Forward), 2015-16 Hockey East First Team All-Star Megan Keller (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star Lexi Bender (Defender), Hockey East First Team All-Star Haley Skarupa (Forward), Hockey East First Team All-Star Makenna Newkirk (Forward), Hockey East Pro-Ambitions All-Rookie Team Katie Burt (Goaltender), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention Dana Trivigno (Forward), Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention
Miscellaneous
The 2015-16 BC Eagles were the second NCAA women's hockey team to record 40 wins in a single season. The team competed in their first NCAA National Championship game They set the all-time Hockey East Women's record for single season goals, with 114. Alex Carpenter (51 points) and Haley Skarupa (49 points) had their best Hockey East scoring seasons. Both women placed in the top five all-time single season point scorers. Katie Burt led Hockey East in all major goaltending statistics.
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