PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 8 Providence College women's hockey team fell to the Boston University Terriers, 5-3, on Friday, Jan. 11 at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence - 3 | Boston University - 5
RECORDS
Providence: 16-5-0 (10-4-0 HE) | Boston University: 10-6-5 (7-5-4 HE)
VENUE
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Sammy Davis scored twice in the span of a minute to give the Terriers a 2-0 lead a little over halfway through the first. Jesse Compher earned the primary assist on both goals and Breanna Scarpaci picked up a secondary assist on the second tally.
- Maureen Murphy (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored with 1:04 remaining in the period to cut into BU's lead. Murphy tucked away her own rebound for her 20th goal of the season.
- She became the first player in the nation to reach 20 goals this season.
- Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) tied the game just 1:14 into the second period. She picked up the puck at the top of the zone, passed to Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.), got a return pass and buried it from the weak side.
- Hjalmarsson's goal was her seventh of the season. Rickard's assist was her ninth.
- Providence received a penalty for too many men on the ice at the 8:27 mark of the second period. Just after that penalty expired, Emma Wuthrich scored for the Terriers. Her shot from the point snuck through traffic and passed a screened Madison Myers (Colchester, Vt.).
- Abbey Stanley and Deziray De Sousa assisted Wuthrich's goal, which was her second of the season.
- Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) tied the game for Providence at the 9:54 mark of the third. Avery Fransoo (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) and Annelise Rice (Excelsior, Minn.) earned assists on the goal, which was scored off a rebound in front.
- BU regained the lead once again with less than seven minutes to play. Nara Elia got a pass at the top of the crease and put it past Myers for her sixth goal of the year.
- The Terriers tacked on an empty-net goal with 13 seconds left to play. De Sousa scored it for her third point of the game.
- Myers finished with 24 saves for Providence, while Schroeder had 26 for BU.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (BU) - 13:02/1st - EV - Sammy Davis (Compher) - 2-on-1 rush
2-0 (BU) - 14:02/1st - EV - Sammy Davis (Compher, Scarpaci) - Wrist shot over Myers' glove
2-1 (Providence) - 18:56/1st - EV - Maureen Murphy (unassisted) - Scored her own rebound
2-2 (Providence) - 1:14/2nd - EV - Sara Hjalmarsson (Rickard) - Give-and-go for a weak side finish
3-2 (BU) - 10:37/2nd - EV - Emma Wuthrich (Stanley, De Sousa) - Shot from the point through traffic
3-3 (Providence) - 9:54/3rd - EV - Hayley Lunny (Rice, Fransoo) - Rebound in front
4-3 (BU) - 13:06/3rd - EV - Nara Elia (Schuler, De Sousa) - Pass from behind the net for a one-timer in front
5-3 (BU) - 19:47/3rd - EN - Deziray De Sousa (Schuler, Donnelly) - Empty-netter
GOALTENDERS
Providence: Madison Myers, 15-4-0: 24 saves, 4 goals against
Boston University: Corinne Schroeder, 8-5-5: 26 saves, 3 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 29
Face-offs: 24/47
Power plays: 0-1 (0%)
Penalty kill: 1-1 (100%)
Boston University-
Shots: 29
Face-offs: 23/47
Power plays: 0-1 (0%)
Penalty kill: 1-1 (100%)
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Murphy (6)
Goals: Murphy, Hjalmarsson, Lunny (1)
Assists: Rickard, Rice, Fransoo (1)
Points: Six different players (1)
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence faces the Terriers again tomorrow (Jan. 12) at 3:00 p.m. at Walter Brown Arena.
