| Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
| 1st | 16:49 | NOE | 1-0 | PP | Kendall Coyne (16) | Heather Mottau/14, Chloé Desjardins/1 |
| 1st | 19:25 | BU | 1-1 | EV | Kayla Tutino (5) | Shannon Stoneburgh/4, Shannon Doyle/13 |
| 2nd | 3:04 | BU | 2-1 | EV | Marie-Philip Poulin (14) | Kayla Tutino/13, Shannon Doyle/14 |
| 2nd | 8:33 | BU | 3-1 | EV | Marie-Philip Poulin (15) | - |
| 2nd | 12:13 | BU | 4-1 | SH GW | Rebecca Leslie (7) | Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga/9 |
| 2nd | 17:33 | NOE | 2-4 | SH | Kendall Coyne (17) | - |
| 3rd | 16:59 | NOE | 3-4 | EV | Kendall Coyne (18) | - |
| Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Boston University | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Northeastern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
| Boston University | 11 | 18 | 20 | 49 |
| Northeastern | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
| Boston University (14-5-2) | 0/4 | 6/12 | 1 |
| Northeastern (6-12-4) | 1/6 | 4/8 | 1 |
| Boston University Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Erin O'Neil (W, 6-2-1) | 59:58 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Empty Net | 0:02 | 0 |
| Northeastern Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Chloé Desjardins (L, 5-11-3) | 59:21 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 45 |
| Empty Net | 0:39 | 0 |
BOSTON - Junior Kendall Coyne notched her sixth career hat trick, but the Northeastern women's hockey team (6-12-4, 5-7-1 WHEA) came up just short against No. 6 Boston University (14-5-2, 10-3-0 WHEA) on Sunday, falling by a 4-3 score at Matthews Arena.
Coyne scored once in each period, all on highlight-reel plays, to post her second three-goal performance against Boston University this season. The Palos Heights, Illinois, native previously recorded a hat trick against the Terriers on Nov. 11 as part of a five-point game in which the Huskies won 6-3.
Sunday's result was different, however, as the Terriers scored three goals in a decisive second period to take a 4-1 lead with 12:13 to play in the frame.
Marie-Philip Poulin struck twice for BU in the second stanza, before Rebecca Leslie tacked on a shorthanded marker to give the visitors a three-goal cushion.
Coyne took matters into her own hands in the waning minutes of the period, blocking a shot in the defensive zone and then racing down the ice for a shorthanded reply that made it 4-2 heading into the third.
The Terriers peppered the NU net with 20 shots in the final period, but senior Chloe Desjardins, who made a career-high 45 saves, shut the door with several big stops, including a breakaway denial on Sarah Lefort on a Northeastern power play.
With just over three minutes to play in the game, Coyne again made the impossible look easy with a ridiculous end-to-end goal to complete the hat trick and bring Northeastern within one, 4-3, with 3:01 showing on the clock.
The Huskies pulled Desjardins in the final minute, but could not find an equalizer as the Terriers escaped with a hard-fought victory.
Northeastern returns to action next weekend for a pivotal two-game series at Maine on Jan. 24-25. The Black Bears sit four points ahead of the Huskies in third place in the Hockey East standings.
Game Notes
- Coyne notched her sixth career hat trick and second against Boston University this season.
- With three goals Sunday, Coyne moved into a tie with Jill Toney for the eighth-most points in NU program history (143).
- Desjardins made a career-high 45 saves.
- Desjardins also earned an assist in the first period on Coyne's first goal.
- Heather Mottau earned her team-leading 14th assist of the year with a helper on Coyne's first-period goal.