#11 Boston University (24-11-2, 18-7-2 HE) vs. #9 Clarkson (24-12-2, 13-8-1 ECAC) 
Date & Time: Thursday, March 13 – 8 p.m. ET
Venue: La Bahn Arena
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BOSTON – The No. 11 Boston University women's ice hockey team (24-11-2, 18-7-2 HE) is prepped to take on No. 9 Clarkson (24-12-2, 13-8-1 ECAC) in the NCAA regional semifinal on Thursday (March 13) in Madison, Wisconsin. Puck drop at La Bahn Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET.
 
This is BU's seventh NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2015. Should BU defeat Clarkson, it will move on to face No. 1 Wisconsin (35-1-2, 25-1-2 WCHA) in the regional final on Saturday (March 15) at 3 p.m.
 
THE HOCKEY EAST CHAMPIONS

• BU won the 2025 Hockey East Championship in dramatic fashion with a 3-2 overtime win against Northeastern.
• Graduate student Tamara Giaquinto scored BU's first goal at 4:54 in the first, giving BU a lead for the first time in postseason play. She was assisted by juniors Lilli Welcke and Luisa Welcke.
• Junior Clara Yuhn scored the equalizer that forced the overtime off assists from senior Christina Vote and junior Maeve Kelly.
• Junior Sydney Healey found the back of the net off a rebound at 4:43 in overtime to lift the Terriers to their sixth Hockey East title. Li. Welcke and Kelly assisted on the goal.
• Giaquinto, Healey, junior Riley Walsh and senior Callie Shanahan were named to the All-Tournament Team and Healey was chosen as the Tournament MVP.
• Shanahan made 25 saves in the title game.

 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is No. 11 in the USCHO and USA Hockey polls this week, its highest ranking of the season.
• Seventeen Terriers have scored this season with six having at least eight goals.
• BU is first in the league and 18th in the NCAA in power play goals with 19.
• The Terriers lead Hockey East and are second in the NCAA in penalty killing percentage (0.897). BU is only behind Wisconsin (.916) in the category.
• BU is tied for the seventh-most shorthanded goals in the NCAA (4).
• The Terriers' 94 goals this season is third in Hockey East and 15th in the NCAA.
• BU boasts the third-best scoring offense and scoring defense in the NCAA.
• Ten Terriers have surpassed their season points total from 2023-24 while one has tied their points total.
• Walsh and freshman Lola Reid's four game winning goals each are tied for 15th in the NCAA.
• Nineteen of Vote's 21 points this season are assists.
• Giaquinto is tied for the league lead and is 10th in the NCAA in power play goals with six.
• Seventeen of the captain's 18 points this season have come against Hockey East foes.
• Li. Welcke owns 344 faceoff wins this season, which is sixth in the league.
• Callie Shanahan has 629 saves this season with a save percentage of .924.
• Her GAA of 1.80 is third in Hockey East and 13th in the NCAA.
• Pietersen owns 184 saves with a save percentage of .911.
• BU has blocked 349 total shots.

 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS

• Clarkson is 24-12-2 this season with a 2-0-0 neutral site record.
• The Golden Knights most recently lost to Cornell in the ECAC semifinals in triple overtime, 2-1.
• Clarkson has played three Hockey East opponents in Vermont, Boston College and Merrimack. It defeated Vermont and Merrimack but lost both contests to BC.
• Clarkson is tied for the NCAA lead in power play goals with 35. It is only tied with Wisconsin.
• The Golden knights have shutout opponents 10 times this season.
• Clarkson has scored 132 goals this season, good for sixth in the nation.
• The Golden Knights' faceoff win percentage (0.535) is 10th in the NCAA.
• Netminder Holly Gruber has the sixth-best GAA in the NCAA (1.388).
• Senior Haley Winn, who averages 1.25 points per game, was a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier award.
• Winn is seventh in the NCAA in assists per game (0.86) and 14th in points per game (1.25).

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. CLARKSON

• The Terriers are 5-3-1 against Clarkson and have never faced the Golden Knights at a neutral site.
• The teams last met on Oct. 17, 2016, with Clarkson taking a 4-1 win.
• The last time BU topped Clarkson was on Oct. 18, 2015, in a 5-2 decision.
• Of BU's five wins, one of them came in the NCAA quarterfinals on March 16, 2013, in a 5-3 outcome.

 
SCOUTING THE BADGERS

• Wisconsin is 35-1-2 this season with a 2-0-1 neutral site record.
• Wisconsin most recently won the WCHA Championship with a 4-3 win over Minnesota.
• The Badgers have scored nine or more goals in a game four times this year.
• Their largest margin of victory came in their season opener against Lindenwood in an 12-0 shutout.
• Wisconsin is 4-0-0 against Hockey East foes this season having defeated Boston College (7-1, 7-0) and Maine (9-0, 6-1).
• The Badgers are tied for the NCAA lead in power play goals with 35. It is only tied with Clarkson.
• Wisconsin's lone loss came against Ohio State in a 3-2 decision on Nov. 16.
• Since the loss, Wisconsin is 22-0-2.
• The Badgers have the most team points in the NCAA with 576 and have the top GAA with 1.098.
• Wisconsin also has the top penalty killing percentage in the nation with a value of 0.916.
• The Badgers have the top player in assists per game, points per game, GAA and goalie winning percentage.
• Juniors Laila Edwards, Kirsten Simms, Caroline Harvey and fifth year Casey O'Brien were all top 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier award.
• Edwards, Harvey and O'Brien are the top three finalists for the award.

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. WISCONSIN

• The Terriers have never defeated Wisconsin with an 0-6-0 record.
• BU last saw the Badgers on March 14, 2015, in the NCAA quarterfinals when it lost 5-1.
• Wisconsin has scored no fewer than three goals in every meeting with BU.
• The Terriers have been shut out twice by Wisconsin.

 
FAMILIAR FACES

• BU has played one other NCAA tournament participant, Minnesota.
• The Terriers went 0-2-0 at Minnesota back in October.
• BU dropped the first game 1-0 and the second 5-2.

 
OUT OF CONFERENCE FOES

• The Terriers have faced two ECAC opponents and one WCHA opponent this season.
• BU is 1-1-0 in ECAC play this year with a 2-1 overtime win against Harvard and an 8-1 loss to Princeton.
• The Terriers are 0-2-0 in WCHA play with the losses to Minnesota.