Lexie Bertelsen playing hockey
1
Boston U. BOS 0-3-0
3
Winner Colgate COL 1-2-0
Boston U. BOS
0-3-0
1
Final
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Colgate COL
1-2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Boston U. BOS 1 0 0 1
Colgate COL 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

No. 14 Terriers Drop 3-1 Road Tilt at No. 8 Colgate

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The No. 14 Boston University women's ice hockey team fell to No. 8 Colgate in a 3-1 outcome on Friday night at the Class of 1965 Arena.
 
The Terriers got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead at the 7:40 mark. Colgate was able to tie the game with 26.4 seconds left in the first before it added a power-play goal in the second to lead 2-1. Both teams went on the power play once throughout the final 20 minutes and BU pulled junior Mari Pietersen from the posts with 1:42 to go in the third. The Raiders then scored on the empty net to defeat BU, 3-1.
 
Freshman Lexie Bertelsen scored BU's goal, her first at the collegiate level, while senior Riley Walsh earned an assist. Junior netminder Mari Pietersen made 28 saves in net.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Colgate was called for tripping at the 3:31 mark in the first, putting BU on the power play.
  • The Terriers did not score with the extra skater advantage.
  • After a battle for the puck in the neutral zone, Walsh passed to Bertelson, who took it into the Colgate end and fired off a shot from the right point that gave BU a 1-0 lead.
  • BU held that lead until 26.4 left in the first when Colgate evened the score, 1-1.
  • The Terriers were called for slashing as the goal happened, and no power-play opportunity was given.
  • At 8:17 in the second frame, BU was called for hooking.
  • The Terriers were then called for interference as the hooking call was expiring.
  • Colgate scored on its second power play opportunity to take a 2-1 lead.
  • The Terriers went on the power play with 4:04 to go in the frame but came out of the advantage without a change in score.
  • BU went on the power play with 15:45 to play in the third stanza due to a Colgate body checking call but did not capitalize.
  • The Terriers went to the box for holding with 6:07 to play and successfully killed the penalty.
  • With 1:42 to go in the game, BU pulled Pietersen from the net.
  • Colgate scored on the empty net at the 19:18 mark to defeat BU, 3-1.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Colgate outshot BU, 31 to 20.
  • BU was 0-for-3 on the power play while Colgate was 1-for-3.
  • The Terriers won 23 faceoffs compared to Colgate's 29.
  • BU blocked 8 shots, led by junior Lilli Welcke who blocked two.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Terriers return to the Class of 1965 Arena on Saturday for the second game in the weekend series at Colgate.
  • Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
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