MADISON, Wis. - Boston College women's hockey fell to No. 1 Wisconsin 5-3 on Thursday night at LaBahn Arena.
Boston College opened the scoring when Sidney Fess took the puck down the right side, and finished home a shot just above the Wisconsin goalie's right shoulder at the 1:39 mark of the period. Wisconsin answered quickly at the 2:57 mark when Lacey Eden netted a rebound inside the left post. The Badgers added a second goal just under a minute later off a goal from the crease by Sarah Wozniewicz at 3:56. Sammy Smigliani evened up the game at two when she took Julia Pellerin's pass, and finished home a shot from the slot at 5:18 of the period. The Eagles took a 3-2 lead at the 12:26 mark when Jade Arnone skated through multiple Badger defenders and beat the goalie just under the crossbar. The Badgers added two goals from Marianne Picard and Britta Curl in the second period to take a 4-3 lead into the third period. Wisconsin added a fifth goal to make it 5-3 when Chayla Edwards' shot deflected into the net at 15:34 of the final period.
#1 Wisconsin 5, Boston College 3
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
LaBahn Arena | Madison, Wis.
GAME NOTES
- Wisconsin had the 56-18 lead in shots on goal.
- The Eagles went 1-1 on the power play, while the Badgers were 0-3.
- Boston College now holds an overall mark of 0-8-0 in the all-time series against Wisconsin.
- Grace Campbell finished with a career high 51 saves for Boston College.
- Sidney Fess scored her first goal on the season, and her fifth of her career.
- Sammy Smigliani and Jade Arnone both scored their first goal of the season and first as an Eagle.
- Abby Newhook led the Eagles in shots on goal with four, While Katie Pyne and Smigliani had three shots on goal each.
- Keri Clougherty finished with three blocked shots, while five Eagles also finished with two blocked shots each.
- Smigliani finished with 11 faceoffs won, while Newhook finished with 11.
TEAM RECORDS
Boston College (0-3-0)
Wisconsin (3-0-0)
UP NEXT
- Boston College and Wisconsin will meet again tomorrow night at Labahn Arena.
- Puck drop is set for 7 p.m., and the contest will stream live on B1G+.
