BOSTON - Senior Samantha Sutherland secured her first career hat trick to help lead the No. 10 Boston University women's ice hockey team to a 5-2 win over Providence in the Terriers' season opener on Sunday afternoon at Walter Brown Arena.
 

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: #10 Boston University 5, Providence 2
Records: BU (1-0-0, 1-0-0 WHEA), Providence (0-1-0, 0-1-0 WHEA)
Location: Walter Brown Arena - Boston, Mass.
Photo Gallery | Highlights and Reaction from Sutherland, Durocher
 
GOAL-BY-GOAL

• Graduate student Mary Parker opened the scoring just 5:08 into the frame thanks to a pretty pass from junior Victoria Bach.
• Sutherland made it 2-0 at the 14:54 mark of the first period when she uncorked a slap shot past Providence netminder Madison Myers. Sophomore Sammy Davis and freshman Abby Cook each assisted on the goal.
• Providence cut it to 2-1 when Cassidy Carels notched an unassisted goal 4:17 into the second stanza.
• Sutherland regained the Terriers' two-goal lead 5:46 into the third with a power-play goal, the eventual game-winner, thanks to passes from Davis and junior Nina Rodgers.
• Carels made it 3-2 just 29 seconds later, but senior Maddie Elia's power-play marker from Bach and junior Rebecca Leslie with 1:30 left in regulation helped seal the win.
• Sutherland added an empty-netter to complete the hat trick thanks to another assist from Davis.

GREAT GOALTENDING

• Senior Victoria Hanson was terrific for the Terriers, turning aside 34 shots to pick up the victory.
• Sixteen of her saves came in the final frame and she stopped all 12 shots she saw on the power play.

SPECIAL TEAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• BU was 2-of-9 on the power play, but more importantly, the Terriers were a perfect 7-of-7 on the penalty kill Sunday.
• Both power-play goals came in the third period
• Senior co-captain Alexis Crossley helped keep the Terriers ahead, 3-2, when she raced back to thwart a shorthanded breakaway bid by Providence.

GAME NOTES

• Sutherland's hat trick was the first of her career.
• Davis assisted on all three of Sutherland's goals; her previous single-game high for assists was two, set most recently on Nov. 15, 2015.
• Parker secured her first goal as a Terrier; she previously had 43 goals and 48 assists at Harvard
• Rodgers also tallied her first point at BU with an assist; she had notched 15 points (9g, 6a) in two seasons at Minnesota
• Cook's assist in the first period was the first of her collegiate career.

UP NEXT

• BU will not play again until Oct. 7 when the Terriers host New Hampshire at Walter Brown Arena (7 p.m.).