No. 13 Terriers Host No. 15/14 Boston College for Hockey East Semifinals

Wednesday, March 5

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

Boston College — HE Semifinal

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Julia Shaunessy playing hockey against BC

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No. 13 Terriers Host No. 15/14 Boston College for Hockey East Semifinals

March 4, 2025 | Women's Ice Hockey

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(2) #13 Boston University (22-11-2, 18-7-2 HE) vs. (3) #15/14 Boston College (21-12-2, 16-9-2 HE) Date & Time: Wednesday, March 5 – 6 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena
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BOSTON – The No. 13 Boston University women's ice hockey team (22-11-2, 18-7-2 HE), seeded second in the Hockey East tournament, welcomes No. 15/14 Boston College (21-12-2, 16-9-2 HE), seeded third, for the semifinals on Wednesday (March 5) at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Students of Hockey East institutions will receive free admission to the game. Fans can purchase tickets for Saturday's game here.

HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT NOTES

The Terriers are 26-16 overall in the Hockey East tournament with a 15-8 quarterfinal record, a 6-5 semifinal record and a 5-1 finals record.
BU is 8-2 in the postseason when it is the No. 2 seed.
The Terriers have won the Hockey East title five times, the most recent being in 2015.
BU has made 11 semifinal appearances, the last of which came in 2019.
The last time the Terriers won in the semifinal round was in 2016 when, as the No. 3 seed, they defeated second-seeded Northeastern, 4-3.
The Terriers have not hosted a semifinal since 2017 and have only hosted a semifinal game twice in program history.
BU is 6-5 all time in semifinal games and 2-0 in those games when it is the No. 2 seed.

LAST TIME OUT

The Terriers defeated Vermont in an overtime thriller, 4-3, to advance to the Hockey East semifinals.
Juniors Maeve Kelly, Lilli Welcke, Sydney Healey and Riley Walsh all scored.
Walsh and junior Luisa Welcke each logged two assists while Li. Welcke, Kelly, senior Maggie Hanzel and sophomore Alex Law each recorded one.
BU put up 48 shots, setting a season high in the category.
The win also marked the first time BU allowed exactly three goals and won this season.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is No. 13 in the USCHO and USA Hockey polls this week.
Seventeen Terriers have scored this season with seven having at least six goals.
BU is first in the league and 17th in the NCAA in power play goals with 19.
The Terriers lead Hockey East and are second in the NCAA in penalty killing percentage (0.901).
BU is tied for the most shorthanded goals in Hockey East with four.
BU has won the second-most faceoffs in Hockey East with 929. Its faceoff percentage of 0.553 leads the league.
The Terriers' 88 goals this season is the third most in Hockey East behind Boston College (102) and Providence (100).
Nine Terriers have surpassed their season points total from 2023-24 while two have tied their points total.
Freshman Lola Reid, graduate student Julia Shaunessy and Hanzel are all +11 which leads BU.
Walsh and Reid's four game winning goals each are second in Hockey East.
Giaquinto is tied for the league lead and is 10th in the NCAA in power play goals with six.
Sixteen of the captain's 17 points this season have come against Hockey East foes.
Callie Shanahan has 566 saves this season with a save percentage of .922. Her GAA of 1.83 is fourth in Hockey East and 17th in the NCAA.
Pietersen owns 184 saves with a save percentage of .911.
BU has blocked 320 total shots.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

Boston College is 21-12-2 overall and finished the regular season in third with a 16-9-2 conference record.
The Eagles are fresh off a 4-3 Hockey East quarterfinal win over Maine.
BC has made 15 appearances in the semifinals and owns an 8-7 record.
The last time the Eagles won a semifinal game was in 2019, when it defeated BU 5-1.
BC's most recent semifinal appearance was in 2024 when it lost to UConn, 2-1, in overtime.
The Eagles are on a four-game unbeaten streak of 3-0-1 dating back to a 3-2 win over Northeastern on Feb. 16.
BC is 4-5-0 against ranked foes this season.
Sophomore Julia Pellerin leads the league in goals (20) while sophomore Sammy Taber leads Hockey East in assists (25).
Pellerin also owns seven game-winning-goals and 172 shots.
Netminder Grace Campbell owns 856 saves and 20 wins this season, both of which lead the league.

SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE

The Terriers are 27-39-8 overall against Boston College with an 11-2-3 record at Walter Brown Arena.
BU is 4-3 against BC in the Hockey East tournament.
The teams have met three times in the semifinals with BC leading the series, 2-1.
The last time the rivals met in the semifinals was in 2019 when BC won in a 5-1 decision.
BU last defeated BC in the semis in 2012, winning 5-2 as the No. 3 seed.
The Terriers defeated the Eagles multiple times in the same season this year for the first time since 2019-20.
The 2019-20 season is also the last time BU defeated BC three or more times in the same season.
The last time BC won at Walter Brown Arena was on Feb. 2, 2024, 3-0.
This will be the 75th meeting between the teams.