(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.