Sunday, November 03, 2024

Terriers fall in overtime, 5-4; Women complete sweep

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 #3 Terriers dropped a 5-4 decision in overtime to the #11 Michigan Wolverines, who swept the weekend series at a packed Agganis Arena.  BU held and lost three one-goal leads including twice in the third period before Michigan scored three minutes into overtime. 

Terriers carried a lead into the third period both nights and were unable to close out either game. The loss leaves BU with a 4-3-0 record.

"It’s finding ways to do little things that make a difference to win hockey games,” Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said post-game. “If a team’s down in the third, they’re always going to push, especially by one goal. You’ve got to find a way to withstand that push.”

He added, "I'm still seeing too many of the same mistakes happening with our group ... just way too many turnovers in tough spots."

Terrier goal-scorers were co-captain Shane Lachance, Matt Copponi, Alex Zetterberg and Devin Kaplan.

BU dominated the opening period with a 15-5 shot edge and a 17-4 edge on draws, but it was the visitors who opened the scoring. Mathieu Caron defended Nick Moldenhauer's shot from the right circle, but the rebound went right to Evan Werner who buried it at 11:43.     

Three minutes later BU knotted the score. Kamil Bednarik won an offensive zone draw and Quinn Hutson tipped the puck to Lachance. He took two strides toward the slot and rifled the puck past Cameron Korpi's blocker for his second goal. 

BU took its first lead on a play that began with 17 seconds remaining. Zetterberg lofted a puck out of the Terrier defensive zone and across the UM blueline. Cole Eiserman won a puck battle and dished to trailing Copponi. The senior transfer from Merrimack deked a defenseman and Korpi before firing home a backhander at 19:54 for his first goal as a Terrier.  

That lead lasted just 37 seconds as Jackson Hallum scored from just outside the crease in the opening minute of the second period.

Copponi nearly scored again when he was sent in alone by Devin Kaplan, but Korpi made the save. 

Co-captain Ryan Greene forced a turnover in the Michigan zone and Quinn Hutson controlled the puck. His pass to Zetterberg was a bit behind the freshman but he pulled the puck between his legs and roofed it for his third goal and a 3-2 Terrier lead.

Second period shots were 9-8 Michigan.

The BU lead held until midway through the third period when Kienan Draper connected for a 3-3 tie. But the Terriers responded quickly. Sascha Boumedienne slid the puck to Tom Willander in the right circle. His cross-ice pass went to a wide-open Kaplan, who rapped home his second goal putting BU back in front, 4-3.

Moments later a BU penalty sent Michigan to the power play. They moved the puck quickly, before BU could set up its kill, and Hallum fired his second goal past Caron for a 4-4 tie.

In overtime, Copponi had another golden opportunity when he stick-handled through two defenders but his shot was deflected into the netting. Caron made a series of saves before a Michigan 2-on-1 rush produced Hallum's third goal of the game.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score 

● Highlights, Pandolfo post-game

● Boston Hockey Blog BU men’s hockey suffers 5-4 overtime defeat to Michigan in a back-and-forth contest

Looking ahead

2026 recruit Caleb Malhotra scored his second goal in Chilliwack's 6-1 win against Nanaimo.

2026 recruit Haoxi (Simon) Wang recorded his 10th assist in King Rebellion's 6-3 loss to Georgetown.

 

Women's Team

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Terriers edged Providence, 3-2, for their seventh consecutive win to complete their third straight weekend sweep. Luisa Welcke scored her first two goals of the season and Clara Yuhn connected for her fifth. 

BU opened the scoring early in the opening period with a power-play goal as Christina Vote set up Yuhn to fire a shot into a half-open net. 

The Friars tied the score with a second period power play goal but the Terriers regained the lead at 18:11 when Welcke converted the rebound of Lindsay Bochna's shot.

Providence pulled its goalie for an extra skater late in the third, but Welcke fired into the empty net for a 3-1 lead. 

 

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Coach Tara Watch and Luisa Welcke post-game

● Boston Hockey Blog recap

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