BOSTON, Mass. - The No. 15 Boston University women's ice hockey team swept the weekend series against Maine with a 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon at Agganis Arena. BU improves to 4-3-0, 4-1-0 HE and remains undefeated at home.
Junior Sydney Healey scored BU's first goal in the opening frame to set a lead that the Terriers would not relinquish. After a scoreless second period, BU tacked on another goal when graduate student Tamara Giaquinto scored on the power play. Maine pulled its goalie late in the third, but BU kept the Black Bears at bay to earn the 2-0 win.
Senior goaltender Callie Shanahan recorded her second shutout of the season in the win, making 23 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- BU pressured the Maine side of the ice through the first half of the opening stanza.
- Sophomore Alex Law passed to the front of the net and, after an initial deflection, a rebound off freshman Lola Reid and landed near Healey, whose shot from the top of the crease squeaked past Maine's netminder at the 13:44 mark.
- BU continued to put on pressure and defended well through the remainder of the frame.
- Maine added 12 shots to BU's five and the Terriers went on the power play once in the second, but the score remained the same.
- Maine and BU both had power-play chances early in the third but the penalty kills were successful for both sides.
- With 4:08 to go, Maine was sent to the box for tripping.
- An initial wide shot from Reid bounced off the boards right to Giaquinto at the bottom of the circle on which she collected the puck and scored.
- Maine pulled its netminder in favor of an extra attacker with 1:14 to go in the third but still came up short as the Terriers held on for the 2-0 shutout.
GAME NOTES
- The Terriers won 25 of 42 faceoffs with junior Lilli Welcke leading BU with nine wins of her own.
- BU was 1-for-8 on power plays and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill in the weekend series.
- BU outshot Maine 26 to 23. This is the third consecutive game that BU has held its opponent to 25 shots or less.
- Reid continues to lead BU in points with eight on the season.
- The shutout was Shanahan's fifth of her career.
UP NEXT
- BU takes a break from Hockey East play for a pair of games at Syracuse on Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26).
- Puck drop on Friday at Syracuse is set for 6 p.m.
