BU Edged by Maine, 3-2

Sunday, January 7

Boston, MA

3 PM

Boston University

7-12-4, 3-9-3WHEA

Maine

14-6-3, 8-3-2WHEA

Maine

Boston University

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

January 7, 2018 | Women's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON - Freshmen Nara Elia and Jesse Compher each scored for the Boston University women's ice hockey team, but the Terriers dropped a 3-2 decision to Maine on Sunday afternoon at Walter Brown Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Maine (14-6-3, 8-3-2 WHEA) opened the scoring at 8:01 of the first frame when Tereza Vanisova snuck a shot past senior Erin O'Neil (24 saves).
BU (7-12-4, 3-9-3 WHEA) answered at the 14:20 mark of the opening frame thanks to a nifty 2-on-1. Sophomore Deziray De Sousa began the sequence by winning a battle at her own blue line to free the puck for Compher. She skated up the left side and into the offensive zone before sliding a pass to Elia. The freshman stopped at the top of the crease and backhanded the puck past Carly Jackson (24 saves) for her fifth goal of the year.
Vanisova deposited her second goal of the game just over a minute after Elia's marker to give Maine a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.
The Black Bears made it 3-1 at 16:07 of the middle frame.
The Terriers made it 3-2 with 5:21 remaining in regulaton. Redshirt sophomore Abbey Stanley put on a skating exhibition in the offensive zone before driving to the net and sending the puck towards Jackson. Stanley's shot deflected off a Maine stick and then off of Compher at the top of the crease before finding the back of the net. Compher's goal was the third of the season.
BU pulled O'Neil in favor of an extra attacker in the final minute, but despite good pressure in the Maine zone, the Terriers were unable to equalize.

TWO POINTS FOR COMPHER

Thanks to her goal and assist, Compher put together her fifth multi-point game of the season.
She has notched three goals and added 12 assists for 15 points as a freshman.

DE SOUSA DELIVERS AGAIN

After lighting the lamp on Saturday, De Sousa added two assists on Sunday.
It was the first multi-point game of her brief collegiate career.
De Sousa now has five points (1g, 4a) this season.
In 55 career games at BU, De Sousa has recorded 16 points (3g, 13a).

STRONG WEEKEND FOR STANLEY

Stanley notched an assist in each game this weekend.
On the season, Stanley has recorded nine assists along with three goals for 12 points.

NEXT UP: PROVIDENCE

The Terriers will face Providence in a home-and-home series next weekend.
Puck drop at Walter Brown Arena on Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m., before the teams skate at Schenider Arena the next day at 4 p.m.