Women's Ice Hockey Falls at Holy Cross, 3-2

Saturday, January 27

Worcester, MA

7 PM

Boston University

11-13-3, 9-10-1

Holy Cross

7-16-2, 4-13-2

Boston U.

Holy Cross

Clara Yuhn skates with the puck in the 2024 Beanpot semifinals

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

January 27, 2024 | Women's Ice Hockey

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WORCESTER, Mass. - The Boston University women's ice hockey team came up short on Saturday evening against Holy Cross as the Crusaders earned a 3-2 home win at Hart Center Rink to complete a weekend sweep.

Sophomore Clara Yuhn and freshman Alex Law scored for the Terriers, who move to 11-13-3 overall and 9-10-1 in Hockey East play. Junior Callie Shanahan made 29 saves in goal for BU.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Holy Cross never trailed in the game, opening the scoring in the final seconds of the first before breaking ties of 1-1 and 2-2.
Millie Sirum scored near the right post with 7.6 seconds left in the opening period on play that developed from behind the BU net.
The Terriers got an equalizer 5:51 into the second period when a right-point shot by Yuhn caught a Holy Cross defender along the way before finding the back of the net.
The Crusaders regained the lead off a breakout as Bryn Saarela elevated the puck into the neutral zone ahead of Reghan Chadwick, whose wraparound attempt created a rebound that Emily Crovo sent in at 14:26 of the second.
It took just 26 seconds for BU to draw even once again as Law took a pass from sophomore Maeve Kelly and got into Holy Cross territory before leaving a drop pass for senior Lacey Martin. Martin's shot was saved by Holy Cross netminder Brooke Loranger but Law crashed the net to punch in the rebound, making it 2-2.
The game-winner came off a broken play off a rush as a pass tip by the Terriers resulted in a fortunate bounce for the Crusaders, allowing Lulu Rourke to find Crovo at the crease with 11:25 to play.
The Terriers pulled Shanahan for an extra skater with 2:53 to play but Loranger stopped all three shots on goal the rest of the way.

GAME NOTES

BU held a 39-32 advantage in shots for the contest.
Loranger made 37 saves to earn the win.
Each team went 0-for-2 on the power play and the Terriers did not take a penalty until 6:06 of the third.

UP NEXT

BU will now turn its focus to next weekend, when it will face archrival and 13th-ranked Boston College in a home-and-home series.
The opener will take place on Friday (Feb. 2) at Walter Brown Arena beginning at 6 p.m.