Women's Ice Hockey Falls to No. 3 Northeastern, 3-1

Saturday, January 15

Boston, MA

3 PM

Boston University

9-8-4, 8-5-3

Northeastern

19-2-1, 14-2-1

Northeastern

Boston University

Photo by: Mike Last

Women's Ice Hockey Falls to No. 3 Northeastern, 3-1

January 15, 2022 | Women's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON – Despite a career-high 44 saves from senior Kate Stuart, the Boston University women's ice hockey team dropped a 3-1 contest to No. 3 Northeastern on Saturday afternoon at Walter Brown Arena.

Sophomore Lacey Martin made it a 1-1 game late in the first period before the visitors got the game-winner off a power play in the second period. A late insurance goal by Northeastern created the 3-1 final. Sophomores Julia Shaunessy and Catherine Foulem picked up assists on the Martin goal.

BU moves to 9-8-4 overall and 8-5-3 in Hockey East play while the Huskies improve to 19-2-1 with a 14-2-1 conference mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU earned the first power play of the contest but the Huskies successfully killed it off and then opened the scoring four seconds later.
Chloe Aurard picked off a pass right outside the NU zone as the BU power play expired and then skated around a defender before firing and scoring from the high slot at 9:54 of the first.
The Terriers got an equalizer when Martin, from above the left circle, snapped a shot that beat NU netminder Aerin Frankel high glove side with 4:16 remaining in the opening frame.
Stuart made four saves on an NU power play late in the first to keep it a 1-1 contest heading into the first intermission.
The teams traded power-play opportunities throughout the second period and the visitors used one to take the lead for good.
With just six seconds remaining on a player advantage, Andrea Renner found Mia Brown in the right circle, where the senior deposited the puck for a 2-1 lead at 7:20 of the middle stanza.
Stuart made at least 13 saves in each period and recorded 16 in the third alone.
With the teams skating at full strength, Alina Mueller tacked on the late insurance goal with 1:32 left in regulation.

GAME NOTES

Stuart's previous career best for saves in a game was on Oct. 12, 2019, when she made 43 stops at New Hampshire.
Martin has averaged a point per game over her last five appearances, notching two goals and adding three assists during that stretch.
Shaunessy has recorded seven points (1g, 6a) over her last five contests.
Frankel made 17 saves in goal for the Huskies.
BU was 0-for-3 on the power play and successfully killed off three of NU's four player-up opportunities.
The Terriers gave NU one of its two losses this season back on Oct. 8.

UP NEXT

The Terriers and Huskies will wrap up their regular-season series on Friday (Jan. 21) at Matthews Arena.
The game, which will be televised on NESN, starts at 4 p.m.