WORCESTER, Mass. - Boston University's freshman class accounted for all three goals, including David Farrance's game-winner with 15:21 left in regulation, to lift the No. 13 Terriers to a 3-1 victory over No. 4/3 Cornell in the opening game of the NCAA Northeast Regional on Saturday at the DCU Center.

The top-seeded Big Red opened the scoring 7:27 into the second period but BU responded just 36 seconds later on a redirect in front by freshman Shane Bowers.

Farrance scored the game-winner from the left circle, freshman Logan Cockerill added an empty-netter and sophomore Jake Oettinger (30 saves) backstopped a strong defensive effort to secure the win.

BU will face No. 10 Michigan, the region's No. 2 seed, on Sunday following the Wolverines' 3-2 triumph over No. 8 Northeastern in the second game on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Farrance one-timed a pass from classmate Brady Tkachuk through traffic and into the net to break a 1-1 tie at 4:39 of the third.
• BU sealed the win when Cockerill got the puck from junior Bobo Carpenter and skated through the neutral zone before firing into an empty net with 17 seconds left to play.
• Trevor Yates opened the scoring when he flung a shot from the top of the right circle over Oettinger's right shoulder at 7:27 of the middle stanza.
• Moments later, senior captain Brandon Hickey flung a backhand from above the left dot towards the net, where Bowers was there for an equalizer off an impressive redirect.
• The BU defense limited scoring chances for the Big Red the rest of the way before securing a spot in the regional finals for the third time in the past four seasons.

GAME NOTES

• BU now owns the longest unbeaten streak in the country at eight games (7-0-1).
• This was the the seventh time this season that BU won a game in which it allowed the first goal.
• Cornell held a 31-24 shot advantage and got a 21-save effort from freshman Matthew Galajda.
• Carpenter picked up two assists for a game-high two points.
• Each team committed only one penalty and both penalty-kill units were successful. 
• BU is one of only three schools to have made the regional finals at least three times in the past four seasons (Denver, Minnesota Duluth).

UP NEXT

• BU will face No. 10 Michigan, a 4-2 winner over No. 8 Northeastern, on Sunday (March 25) in the regional final at 4 p.m. for a spot in the Frozen Four.
• The teams have met in the NCAA tournament on eight previous occasions with each team winning four times.
• The Terriers and Wolverines met last season for a two-game series in Ann Arbor on Nov. 11-12. The teams split with BU posting a 4-2 to rebound from a 2-0 loss in the opener.
• Sunday's game will be televised on ESPN2.