PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Boston University women's ice hockey team (8-3-0, 6-1-0 HE) earned its seventh consecutive win with a 3-2 result over Providence (5-5-0, 2-4-0 HE) on Saturday afternoon at Schneider Arena.
BU lit the lamp early in the first and held its lead until Providence scored on the power play in the second frame. The Terriers took back the lead late in the second to go up 2-1 with a period left to play. In the final two minutes of the game, BU scored an empty net goal and Providence found the back of the net with an extra attacker on the ice, but the Terriers ultimately prevailed for the 3-2 win.
Juniors Luisa Welcke and Clara Yuhn scored with Welcke finding the back of the net on BU's second and third goals. Senior goaltender Callie Shanahan made 21 saves for her sixth win of the season.
BU's seven wins in a row marks the first time since the 2013-14 season it has won at least seven back-to-back games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- BU got the first power play of the game following a holding call on Providence 5:38 into the opening frame.
- A little under a minute into the power play, Yuhn scored from the left post with help from senior Christina Vote and graduate student Lindsay Bochna, giving the Terriers an early 1-0 lead.
- The teams skated evenly on both ends through most of the frame before the Terriers were called for back-to-back penalties in the final 2:45.
- BU defended the 5-on-3 situation successfully through the close of the first and killed off Providence's power play early in the second.
- BU went on the power play 1:52 in the period but did not convert on the extra skater advantage.
- At the 9:39 mark, Providence got a power play chance on which it scored to even the game 1-1.
- The Terriers had another power play a few minutes later but nothing came from it.
- Junior Lilli Welcke's faceoff win at 18:06 found Bochna, whose shot was saved and rebounded towards Lu. Welcke, who then collected the puck and scored from the right post to help BU end the period up 2-1.
- In the third, the Terriers served three penalties to the Friars' two with both teams successfully killing off the penalties.
- Providence pulled its goalie at the 17:17 mark which allowed Lu. Welcke to score on the empty net thanks to an assist from Li. Welcke for BU's final goal of the game.
- The Friars kept their net empty and scored with 28 seconds left to inch closer to BU's lead.
- The Terriers continued to fend off Providence's extra-skater and held on for the 3-2 victory.
GAME NOTES
- Shots were even in the game with each team logging 23.
- BU was 1-for-4 on the power play and Providence was 1-for-5.
- The Terriers won 31 faceoffs to Providence's 17.
- BU blocked 13 shots with graduate students Julia Shaunessy and Tamara Giaquinto blocking three each.
- Bochna and Lu. Welcke each had two points.
UP NEXT
- BU continues Hockey East play with a home-and-home series against Merrimack.
- The Terriers will face the Warriors on the road on Thursday (Nov. 7) at 6 p.m. before hosting them on Friday (Nov. 8) at 3 p.m.
