Boston University Falls to Minnesota, 5-1

Senior forward Mary Parker scored a goal for the Terriers
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 1:48  MIN1-0 PP Megan Wolfe (5)Kelly Pannek/27, Sarah Potomak/17
1st 6:35  MIN2-0 SH GW Kate Schipper (5) -
1st 7:47  MIN3-0 EV Sarah Potomak (12)Nicole Schammel/3, Kelly Pannek/28
2nd 16:30  MIN4-0 EV Cara Piazza (4)Kate Schipper/8, Megan Wolfe/5
3rd 11:07  BU1-4 EV Mary Parker (17) -
3rd 13:36  MIN5-1 EV Lee Stecklein (1)Sarah Potomak/18, Kelly Pannek/29
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Minnesota  3115
Boston University  0011
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
Minnesota  15161950
Boston University  57315
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
Minnesota (15-2-2)  1/4 2/4 1
Boston University (11-7-1)  0/2 4/8 0
Minnesota Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Sidney Peters (W, 15-2-2)60:001 57214
Boston University Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Victoria Hanson (L, 8-4-0)59:555 12151845
Empty Net0:050     

BOSTON - Graduate student Mary Parker scored her 17th goal of the season and senior goaltender Victoria Hanson made a career-high 45 saves, but the Boston University women's ice hockey team was defeated by No. 2 Minnesota, 5-1, on Friday night at Walter Brown Arena.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: #2 Minnesota 5, Boston University 1
Records: BU (11-7-1, 7-6-0 WHEA), #2 Minnesota (15-2-2, 12-2-2 WCHA)
Location: Walter Brown Arena - Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Minnesota scored three times in the first period to take a 3-0 lead.

- The Gophers scored just 1:48 into the proceedings on the power play.

- They then took advantage of some good fortune, as a BU stick broke on a Terrier power play at the top of the offensive zone. Kate Schipper swiped the puck and went all the way to make it 2-0.

- The Gophers extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:47 of the first period.

- BU had good movement on its second power play of the period, with Parker nearly scoring on the doorstep, but the Terriers were unable to break through.

- Minnesota extended the lead to 4-0 with 3:30 to play in the middle frame in a fairly even period in which the Terriers racked up seven of their 15 shots on goal.

- Parker used a terrific individual effort to score her goal with 8:53 remaining in regulation. She forced a turnover at the BU blue line and raced up the left wing before uncorking a shot that beat Sidney Peters (14 saves).

- Senior Samantha Sutherland was robbed in that third period by a Peters glove save, and Parker also hit the post. The Gophers then sealed the game with a marker by Lee Stecklein with at the 13:36 mark.

GAME NOTES

- Parker is now tied for second in the NCAA and first in Hockey East with 17 goals.

- She has tallied a goal in 10 of her last 11 games.

- Hanson bested her previous career high of 41 saves, which she achieved in a 4-1 win over Princeton on Nov. 26.

- Two of Hanson's three 40-save performances have been against WCHA squads. She stopped 40 shots at Wisconsin in the 2015 NCAA quarterfinal round.

- This was the first time BU hosted Minnesota at Walter Brown Arena.

- BU held Minnesota's top-ranked power play to just one goal in four chances. Hanson made seven of her 45 saves while shorthanded.

UP NEXT

- The Terriers and Gophers will conclude this weekend's series on Saturday at 3 p.m.