
November 7, 2025 | Women's Ice Hockey
ORONO, Maine – The Boston University women's ice hockey team (1-8-0, 1-3-0 HE) dropped a 3-1 result to Maine (3-6-1, 1-1-1 HE) on Friday evening at Alfond Arena.
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Maine opened the scoring just five seconds into the game and held a 1-0 lead until early in the second. The Terriers scored a short-handed goal 1:06 into the middle frame to tie things up, 1-1. That tie held until midway through the third, when the Black Bears scored their second goal moments after a penalty kill. Maine scored again during a 5-on-3 advantage to build to a 3-1 lead which would hold as the final score.
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Junior Neely Nicholson scored BU's lone goal, unassisted. It was her first of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
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Maine opened the scoring just five seconds into the game and held a 1-0 lead until early in the second. The Terriers scored a short-handed goal 1:06 into the middle frame to tie things up, 1-1. That tie held until midway through the third, when the Black Bears scored their second goal moments after a penalty kill. Maine scored again during a 5-on-3 advantage to build to a 3-1 lead which would hold as the final score.
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Junior Neely Nicholson scored BU's lone goal, unassisted. It was her first of the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Black Bears opened the scoring 27 seconds into the first to go up 1-0.
- Maine was called for hooking at 13:00 but successfully killed the penalty.
- At 15:23, Maine was called for roughing.
- Sixteen seconds into BU's power play, it was called for body checking, resulting in 4-on-4 on the ice.
- Both penalties cleared without a change in score.
- Five seconds into the middle stanza, BU went to the box for tripping.
- Nicholson won the puck at the BU blue line and raced down the slot to score, shorthanded, tying the game 1-1 at 1:06 in the second.
- At the 6:27 mark, Maine was called for holding the stick.
- BU did not convert on the power play.
- The game remained tied headed into the final frame
- Maine was called for holding at the 7:27 mark in the third.
- Moments after the penalty cleared, the Black Bears scored to go ahead, 2-1.
- Maine went to the box for body checking with 8:57 to play and it was successful on the penalty kill.
- BU then went to the box at 13:30 for interference, followed by a body checking call 52 seconds later, to go down 5-on-3 for 1:08.
- Maine scored a power-play goal at 15:18 to build a 3-1 lead.
- The second penalty cleared without a change in the score.
- BU continued to fight back but was held scoreless through the final minutes, falling 3-1.
GAME NOTES
- Maine outshot BU, 35 to 22.
- Maine was 1-for-4 on the power play while BU was 0-for-5.
- BU won 33 faceoffs compared to Maine's 22.
- The Terriers blocked 16 shots while Maine blocked 20.
- Junior Greta Henderson and senior Lilli Welcke each blocked three shots to lead BU.
UP NEXT
- BU will face Maine on Saturday for the second game in the weekend series.
- Puck drop at Alfond Arena is set for 3:30 p.m.
- In addition to being available on ESPN+, the game will air on NESN.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
BU
MAI
Shots
22
35
PPG
0
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
33
22
Game Leaders
Sunday, October 25
Saturday, October 24
Sunday, October 18
Saturday, October 17












