Women???s Ice Hockey Falls to Boston College, 6-0
January 20, 2007 | Women's Ice Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - After upsetting No. 8 Boston College Friday night, the Boston University women’s ice hockey team fell 6-0 on Saturday afternoon at Conte Forum to close out its weekend series against the Eagles. Penalties plagued the Terriers (14-8-2, 6-6-1 HE), who were unable to gain any offensive momentum after allowing three power-play goals. With the win, BC improves to 16-6-2 overall and 10-4-0 in conference play.
The Terriers took their first penalty at 3:21, when sophomore Erin Seman was called for obstruction-hooking. BC won the offensive faceoff, immediately taking a wide-angle shot that sped through the crease, barely brushing sophomore goaltender Allyse Wilcox’s pads. The Eagles regained possession of the puck, but BU’s top-rated penalty killing unit kept BC off the board.
At 6:06, the Terriers nearly tied up the game when sophomore Gina Kearns passed the puck from behind the net to sophomore Nicki Wiart, who had an open shot at the goal. However, Wiart lost control of a bouncing puck and the Eagles left the situation unscathed.
The Terriers got their first opportunity with the player advantage at 14:25, when Lauren Wiedmeier received a five-minute major for hitting from behind as well as a ten-minute game misconduct. However, just four seconds later, sophomore Erin Seman was called for interference, putting play at four-on-four for two minutes.
When BU finally went on the power play, it kept the puck in the Eagles zone, testing BC goaltender Molly Schaus to no avail. Despite BC overwhelming the Terriers in faceoffs during the first period, winning 19 to BU’s seven, both teams played a similar game and ended the period deadlocked at one.
Just before the four-minute mark in the second period, Meghan Fardelmann took a long pass going one-on-one with Wilcox. Fardelmann overskated with the puck and wasn’t able to get a shot over Wilcox’s pad. The frantic play resulted in a BU penalty on sophomore Caitlin Reddy at 4:04 for holding.
The Eagles immediately took control of the penalty, as Erin Blood passed the puck to Becky Zavisza, who tipped in the puck right pass Wilcox’s right shoulder for the 1-0 lead at 4:44.
Then at 8:13, BU was penalized for the fifth time when freshman Lynn Hillen was called for interference. The Eagles’ special teams didn’t take long to dominate the power play, scoring at 8:52, off a goal from Brie Baskin for the 2-0 nod.
The Terriers remained energetic after the goals, but at 9:58, BC notched its third goal of the game during a scramble in front of the net. Although the Terriers had two more power-play opportunities in the remaining half of the second period, the team couldn’t find the back of the net, and entered the locker room down three.
BU kept on pace with its host in the opening minutes of the third period, until sophomore Genevieve Laing was called for high-sticking at 4:10, giving the Eagles their sixth power-play opportunity. Although the home team didn’t convert, it kept play in the neutral zone until 9:05 when senior Cara Hendry was put away for two minutes for checking.
At 10:35, the Eagles scored their third power-play goal when Allie Thunstrom took a shot from the slot that slid just under Wilcox’s glove, to put BC 3-for-7 on the power play in the game. This was the first game that the Terriers have allowed more than one power-play goal since Nov. 18, when Providence went 3-for-12 in route to a 5-3 win over BU.
BC’s Michelle Lombardi was called for cross checking at 14:00, giving the visiting squad a chance for an offensive push late in the game. However, just 57 seconds later, the Eagles scored a short-handed goal for the 5-0 lead.
With less than one second left, the Eagles beat Wilcox again to earn the 6-0 win. Wilcox has only given up five goals once before, on Nov. 4, when BC beat BU, 5-2. Wilcox ended the game with 28 saves.
The Eagles outshot the Terriers 33-18, as BU went 0-for-4 on the power play, ending a six-game streak in which the Terriers netted at least on power-play goal.
The Terriers will have a week off before facing Maine for the first time this season when the Black Bears visit Walter Brown Arena at 3 p.m. on Saturday. BU is teaming with Hockey East during the game to raise awareness for breast cancer research. All ticket and special merchandise proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society and Friends of Mel.
