Matt Woolverton

Box Score

Boston University BOS 10-16-3

Northeastern NOE 26-2-1

Boston University BOS

10-16-3

Final

Feb. 07, 2023

Northeastern NOE

26-2-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	F
Boston University BOS	0	1	0	1
Northeastern NOE	1	1	2	4

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey | February 7, 2023

Terriers Fall to No. 5 Northeastern, 4-1, in Beanpot Semis

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston University women's ice hockey team put forth a strong effort against fifth-ranked Northeastern in the 44th Beanpot semifinals but fell short by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday evening at Conte Forum.

The Terriers made it a 1-1 contest early in the second period on a goal by freshman Brooke Disher but the Huskies regained the lead for good less than two minutes later.

BU, which entered the contest on a six-game unbeaten streak (3-0-3), moves to 10-16-3 on the year while Northeastern improves to 26-2-1.

Graduate student Andrea Brändli turned in a 41-save peformance for the Terriers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Huskies opened the scoring at 7:32 of the first when Maureen Murphy finished off a give-and-go rush with Chloe Aurard at the left crease.
The Terriers skated with the Huskies from the start and generated some chances in the opening period before settling for a 1-0 deficit entering the first intermission.
Just 2:01 into the second, the Terriers got an equalizer thanks to a flurry around the NU net.
After saved shots by junior Clare O'Leary and senior Julia Nearis, junior Lacey Martin tipped the puck to Disher, who flung the puck past NU netminder Gwyneth Philips while falling to the ice in the left slot.
The Huskies wasted little time in regaining the lead as Murphy notched her second tallly of the contest at 3:53 on assists from linemates Aurard and Alina Mueller.
Brändli stopped 18 of the 19 shots she faced in the middle stanza to keep it a one-goal contest.
The Terriers put together some solid looks in the third and had their first and only power-play chance of the game in the period but were unable to draw even again.
Mueller made it 3-1 on an impressive shot from the right circle at 5:48 of the third.
Taze Thompson sealed the game with an empty-netter in the final second.

GAME NOTES

Martin and Nearis picked up assists on the Disher goal.
Senior captain Nadia Mattivi tied her career high in blocked shots with five.
Disher extended her point streak to six games and now has nine points (3g, 6a) during the stretch.
Philips recorded 26 saves for the Huskies.
Each team went 0-for-1 on the power play.

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