BOSTON - The Boston University women's ice hockey team (0-2-1, 0-2-0 HE) tied Syracuse (3-4-1, 0-0-0 CHA) 4-4 on Friday evening at Walter Brown Arena.
After Syracuse built an early lead in the opening period, BU pulled ahead 3-2 late in the second. Syracuse tied things up two additional times in the final frame to force the game into overtime. No one scored during the extra minutes which led to a shootout that had no effect on the outcome of the tie.
Junior Maggie Hanzel lit the lamp for the Terriers with her first-ever collegiate goal. Graduate student Nadia Mattivi, sophomore Brooke Disher and senior Lacey Martin all scored their first goals of the season in the tie. Freshman Alex Law, sophomores Luisa Welcke, Sydney Healey, Clara Yuhn and Mattivi logged assists across the four goals. In the shootout, Law was the only Terrier to find the back of the net.
In her second start for the Terriers, freshman netminder Mari Pietersen made 16 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Orange struck first with goals at the 00:37 and 4:02 marks in the first period.
- Hanzel put BU on the board thanks to a pass from Law for her first goal at the collegiate level.
- Syracuse picked up a penalty late in the first that carried over to the second, giving BU momentum at the beginning of the middle frame.
- Mattivi found the back of the net from the slot off a pass from Foulem to tie the game 2-2 just after the power play ended.
- Late in the second, Healey and Lu. Welcke set up Disher who took the puck through the left circle and fired off a top-shelf goal to put BU ahead for the first time in the game.
- The final frame saw BU on the power play early, only for Disher to enter the box near the end of the advantage.
- Syracuse made the most of being back to full strength and scored on the power play to tie the game yet again.
- Just 23 seconds later, Mattivi poked the puck free in the neutral zone towards Yuhn who sent it across the ice to Martin who dodged defenders to slide the puck across the goal line at the crease.
- BU's lead lasted a few minutes before Syracuse took the puck up the ice to score its fourth and final goal.
- An even end to the period led into overtime that saw no goals scored despite multiple chances for both the Terriers and the Orange.
- In the shootout, Syracuse made its first and second attempts. BU went 1-for-3 in the shootout thanks to Law who scored on the second attempt.
GAME NOTES
- BU outshot Syracuse 38 to 20.
- The Orange blocked 17 shots to the Terriers' six.
- Both teams recorded ten points with four goals and six assists.
- Syracuse went 1-for-4 on the power play while BU was 0-for-5.
- Syracuse goaltender Allie Kelley made 34 saves in the crease.
UP NEXT
- BU will host Syracuse again on Saturday, Oct. 21.
- Puck drop is set for 3 p.m.
