Terriers Edged at UConn, 2-1, in First League Loss

Friday, November 5

Storrs, CT

6 PM

Boston University

5-2-3, 4-1-3

UConn

9-1-0, 5-1-0

Boston U.

UConn

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

Terriers Edged at UConn, 2-1, in First League Loss

November 5, 2021 | Women's Ice Hockey

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STORRS, Conn. - The Boston University women's ice hockey team dropped its first Hockey East contest of the season on Friday evening in a 2-1 loss at UConn in the opener of a weekend home-and-home series.

UConn scored 11:09 into the game and took a 2-0 lead early in the third. BU was unable to solve the Husky defense until senior Courtney Correia tallied her team-leading sixth goal of the season with 1:58 to play.

BU now stands at 5-2-3 overall and 4-1-3 in Hockey East play while the Huskies improve to 9-1-0 with a 5-1-0 league mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Huskies opened the scoring 11:09 into the contest as they cycled the puck before Danielle Fox, from behind the net, found Jada Habisch at the left crease for a goal.
UConn earned the first power play of the contest soon after the goal but the Terriers' penalty kill was up to the task.
BU got what would be its lone power-play opportunity of the contest last in the first period but could not muster an equalizer.
Senior Kate Stuart made 13 of her 32 saves in the middle period to keep the visitors in the game.
The Huskies notched an insurance goal and the eventual game-winner when a shot from Morgan Wabick from the high slot got through traffic 22 seconds into a power play at the 3:02 mark of the third.
BU pulled Stuart in favor of an extra attacker and it payed off as Correia took a pass from junior Julia Nearis and sent it home off a one-timer from above the left circle at 18:02.
The Terriers registered four shot attempts in the final 70 seconds of play but could not send the game to overtime.

GAME NOTES

Nearis extended her point streak to 12 games with her assist on the Correia goal.
Sophomore Tamara Giaquinto also picked up an assist on the BU tally.
UConn held a 35-28 shot advantage.
BU was 0-for-1 on the power play while the Huskies went 1-for-4.
Stuart turned in a strong 32-save performance for the Terriers.
Samantha Carpentier-Yelle recorded 27 saves to earn the win in goal for UConn.

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