Terriers Trek to Holy Cross for Tuesday Night Tilt

Tuesday, December 2

Worcester, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Holy Cross

Photo by: Eliza Nuestro

Terriers Trek to Holy Cross for Tuesday Night Tilt

December 1, 2025 | Women's Ice Hockey

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Boston University (3-10-1, 3-5-1 HE) vs Holy Cross (12-5-1, 4-4-1 HE)
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 2 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Hart Center Rink – Worcester, Mass.

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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team travels to Holy Cross for a Tuesday night tilt at the Hart Center Rink. Tuesday's game will be BU's first Turnpike Trophy game of the season.

TERRIER TIDBITS

The Terriers went unbeaten in the weekend series with Providence, winning 4-1 and skating to a 2-2 tie with a 2-0 shootout win for an extra point in the Hockey East standings.
Seniors Lilli Welcke, Clara Yuhn and Riley Walsh and sophomore Kaileigh Quigg scored in the win while junior Greta Henderson and senior Sydney Healey found the back of the net in the tie.
Senior Luisa Welcke and S. Healey scored in the shootout for BU.
Lu. Welcke, sophomores Tessa Demain and Keira Healey, Quigg, senior Maeve Kelly, Yuhn, Walsh, S. Healey, freshman Avery Supryka and junior Neely Nicholson all recorded assists in the weekend series.
Junior Mari Pietersen made a combined 51 saves in the two games with 34 coming in the win.
BU has recorded 40 or more shots on goal twice this year with 40 against New Hampshire on Oct. 24 and 45 at Boston College on Nov. 13.
The Terriers' faceoff win percentage of 0.557 leads Hockey East and is seventh in the nation.
BU's three shorthanded goals lead Hockey East and are second most in the NCAA.
The Terriers have the sixth-best scoring offense in Hockey East.
The Terriers own a penalty killing percentage of 0.800 which is sixth in Hockey East.
Lilli Welcke leads the Terriers in faceoff wins with 169, which ranks third in Hockey East and 28th in the NCAA.
Michelle Pasiechnyk's save percentage (.905) is ranked 10th in Hockey East while Mari Pietersen's (.905) is ranked 11th.
S. Healey leads BU in points (13), goals (7) and assists (6).
Yuhn is currently on a five-game points streak with three goals and three assists.

SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS

Holy Cross is 12-5-1 overall with a 4-4-1 record in Hockey East play.
At home, the Crusaders are 8-2-1.
Holy Cross most recently defeated Assumption in a 6-2 outcome.
The Crusaders are on a four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) dating back to Nov. 15.
Their last loss came against Maine at home, 3-1.
Holy Cross' other losses came against Boston College, Connecticut and Delaware.
Goaltender Abby Hornung leads Hockey East in GAA with 1.51.
Alexia Moreau leads the league in faceoff wins with 192 and Violet Carroll leads the league in +/- with +13.

SERIES HISTORY VS. HOLY CROSS

BU is 13-6-0 all time against Holy Cross with a 6-3-0 record at the Hart Center.
In the 2024-25 season, BU swept the series against the Crusaders with three shutouts.
BU shut out Holy Cross 2-0 in its last trip to the Hart Center.
In the 2-0 and 3-0 shutouts on Jan. 24 and 25, Mari Pietersen became the first Terrier netminder to shut out the same opponent on back-to-back days.
The last time BU lost to Holy Cross was on Feb. 28, 2024, in the Hockey East Opening Round, 4-2.
The last time the Terriers lost at Holy Cross was on Jan. 27, 2024, in a 3-2 outcome.
Holy Cross has not won more than three consecutive meetings.