BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team (0-2-0, 0-2-0 HE) fell 2-0 at No. 5/7 Northeastern (5-1-0, 2-0-0 HE) Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena.
 
The game was scoreless until 4:59 into the third period when Northeastern found the back of the net with a speedy goal at the crease. Despite BU pulling its goalie late in the third, the Huskies scored an empty-netter with under 30 seconds to go in regulation.
 
In her debut with the Terriers, graduate student Alexa Matses made 28 saves in the crease.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first period saw BU and Northeastern nearly even on both ends of the ice with neither team scoring despite promising chances.
• The second period featured five total penalties with three on BU and two on Northeastern.
• Both times the Huskies were in the box resulted in 4-on-4 situations, but each team's penalty kill kept the other from finding the back of the net.
• Despite multiple breakaway chances for both teams, the game remained scoreless after the second frame.
• Northeastern was quick to strike in the third as it found the back of the net at the 4:59 mark.
• BU pulled Matses with 1:49 to go, resulting in an empty-netter for the Huskies leading to a 2-0 final.

 
GAME NOTES

• At the end of the second, both BU and NU had 21 shots apiece with NU narrowly edging BU in faceoffs 14 to 13.
• BU outshot Northeastern overall, 31-30.
• The Terriers won 17 faceoffs compared to the Huskies' 28.
• BU was 0-for-3 on the power play while Northeastern went 0-for-4.
• Freshman Alex Law led BU in shots with six.

 
UP NEXT

• Following a bye-week, BU will host Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 20.
• Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.