STORRS, Conn. - The Boston University women's ice hockey team erased a two-goal deficit before falling at No. 12 UConn by a score of 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Toscano Family Ice Forum.

Sophomore Lilli Welcke scored a goal and added an assist while senior Tamara Giaquinto had two assists for the first multi-point game of her career. Sophomore Sydney Healey scored BU's first goal and graduate student Alexa Matses made 26 saves in goal. 

BU now stands at 9-10-2 on the season with a 7-8-1 record in Hockey East play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Terriers had a significant edge in possession in the early stages but the Huskies were able to get on the board on their first strong scoring chance.
• Kyla Josifovic found Brooke Campbell with a pass that split the left circle and Campbell one-timed a shot to the back of the net at the 8:22 mark of the first.
• UConn upped its lead to 2-0 when Coryn Tormala received a pass at the BU blue line and skated in through the left side before scoring at 11:43 of the opening stanza.
• BU had only one power-play chance all game but it used it to get on the board to quickly make it a one-goal game again.
• Welcke set up Giaquinto for a one-timer from just above the left circle that was saved by UConn netminder Megan Warrener but the puck bounced right to Healey near the left post and the sophomore sent it home with 6:49 left in the first.
• The Terriers drew even by scoring the only goal in the second period.
• BU moved the puck effectively all around the UConn zone before Giaquinto set up a look for Welcke in the right circle that she put past Warrener at 7:58 of the middle frame.
• The third period belonged to the Huskies as Jada Habisch gave the home team the lead for good when she skated behind the BU net and sent in a tough-angle backhand 3:51 into the third.
• Claire Peterson made it a two-goal cushion once again when Ashley Allard found her at the right post with 8:16 to play.
• Josifovic capped the scoring with an empty-netter that came with 17.4 seconds to play.

GAME NOTES

• UConn held a 31-27 edge in shots for the contest.
• Matses made 28 saves in goal for the Terriers while Warrener had 30 stops to earn the win.
• Welcke won 14 of 19 faceoffs for BU
• The Terriers were 1-for-1 on the power play and killed off all four of UConn's power plays.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers and archrival Boston College will kick off the 45th Dunkin' Women's Beanpot on Tuesday (Jan. 16) in the first semifinal.
• Puck drop at Harvard's Bright-Landry Hockey Center is set for 4 p.m.