MADISON, Wis. – The No. 11 Boston University women's ice hockey team (24-12-2, 18-7-2 HE) concluded its season with a 3-1 loss to No. 9 Clarkson (25-12-2, 13-8-1 ECAC) in the NCAA NC women's ice hockey regional semifinals on Thursday at La Bahn Arena.
 
Clarkson scored two goals in the first 5:30 of the game to secure a lead which it never relinquished. After even play through the second frame, BU pulled senior netminder Callie Shanahan from the posts with 4:18 to play in the third. Graduate student Lindsay Bochna helped BU cut into Clarkson's lead 2-1 just 17 seconds later, but BU could not fully complete the comeback. Clarkson added another goal on an empty net with under a minute to play to defeat the Terriers, 3-1.
 
Senior goaltender Callie Shanahan shook off the early Clarkson goals and kept the Terriers in the game until the very end. She went on to make 27 saves in the loss, stopping the final 25 shots she faced. Graduate student Julia Shaunessy and sophomore Alex Law both assisted on the Bochna goal.
 
The Terriers' overall record of 24-12-2 is their best since the 2019-20 season. BU, the Hockey East champion, made its seventh trip to the NCAA tournament and its first since 2015.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams put pressure on either end of the ice through the opening five minutes.
• Clarkson opened the scoring when it took the puck up the ice and dodged multiple Terriers to find the back of the net at 5:09 in the first.  
• BU went on the penalty kill 15 seconds later due to a body checking penalty.
• Just 16 seconds later, the Golden Knights scored on the power play to build to a 2-0 lead.
• The Terriers went back on the penalty kill with 2:20 to go in the first due to a tripping call and successfully got back to full strength before the end of the period.
• With 9:10 to play in the second, Clarkson went to the box on a holding call to create BU's first power play of the game but the Terriers were unable to take advantage of the opportunity.
• The Terriers doubled up the the Golden Knights in shots, 8-4, in the second period but Clarkson held its 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission.
• BU was called for slashing at 3:31 in the third frame and was once again successful on the penalty kill.
• The Terriers went back to the box at 6:32 for body checking and killed off that penalty as well.
• Seconds later, Clarkson went to the box for body checking but continued to keep BU off the board.
• The Terriers pulled Shanahan at 15:42 in the third in favor of an extra attacker.
• Seventeen seconds later, Law passed to Shaunessy, whose initial shot rebounded in the crease.
• Bochna collected the puck off the rebound to score, helping BU make it a one-goal game at 2-1.
• BU took Shanahan back out of the net with 2:03 to play to once again add an extra skater.
• Clarkson scored on the empty net with 35 seconds remaining to bring the final score to 3-1.

 
GAME NOTES

• Clarkson outshot BU 30 to 18.
• BU was 0-for-2 on the power play while Clarkson was 1-for-4.
• The Terriers won 25 faceoffs compared to the Golden Knights' 21.
• BU blocked 22 shots and Clarkson blocked 15.
• Senior Maggie Hanzel, graduate student Tamara Giaquinto and junior Maeve Kelly each blocked three shots.