Women's Ice Hockey Blanked by Maine, 3-0

Friday, December 2

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

6-11-0, 5-8-0

Maine

10-10-0, 7-6-0

Maine

Boston University

Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme

December 2, 2022 | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score Box Score Coach Durocher Postgame Highlights

BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team fell to Maine, 3-0, on Friday evening in the opener of a weekend series at Walter Brown Arena.

The visiting Black Bears broke a scoreless draw with a pair of second-period goals before adding a late empty-netter to improve to an even 10-10-0 on the year and 7-6-0 in Hockey East play.

The Terriers had a three-game Hockey East win streak snapped and fell to 6-11-0 with a 5-8-0 league mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU appeared to have the upper hand in the game's early stages but were unable to capitalize.
Both teams stayed out of the penalty box in the first period and the teams headed into the first intermission scoreless.
Maine opened the scoring on its first power-play chance of the evening as Lilli Welcke found the back of the net off assists from Mira Seregely and her twin sister, Luisa Welcke, at 3:34 of the middle period.
The Black Bears doubled their lead nine minutes later when Mira Seregely won a puck battle in front of her bench and then found Alyssas Wrubel, who converted from the right circle at the 12:19 mark of the second.
Towards the end of the second, BU handed Maine a 5-on-3 power play that lasted for 1:28 but the Terriers were able to get back to full strength and stay within striking distance.
The Terriers held a 10-7 shot advantage in the final period and had two power-play chances but Maine goaltender Brooklyn Oakes stopped everything she saw to complete a 19-save shutout.
Lilli Welcke capped a two-goal night with an empty-netter in the closing seconds.

GAME NOTES

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Marie-Philip Poulin '15 was on hand for a ceremonial puck drop and she will be the first player in program history to be inducted into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame at tomorrow's banquet.
Maine went 1-for-3 on the power play while BU came up empty on two tries with the player advantage.
Junior Tamara Giaquinto tied Maine's Ida Kuoppala for the game high in blocked shots with four.
Graduate student Andrea Brändli recorded 25 saves in goal for the Terriers.

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