Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Game Day: BU vs. Sacred Heart; Farrance, Compher earn HE honors



After 10 consecutive conference games, BU hosts Atlantic Hockey’s Sacred Heart in a 7 p.m. start that will be live-streamed on CBS All-Access. It’s Fan Appreciation Night at Agganis Arena with prizes to be handed out throughout the game.

This will be the second-ever meeting between the Terriers and the Pioneers. In the 2016-17 home opener, BU won 7-0. While at Yale, Sam Tucker faced Sacred Heart once and stopped 18 of 19 shots in a 2-1 win.

Sacred Heart brings a 7-6-1 record and is coming off a split of a weekend series with Holy Cross. Its balanced offense has four 14-point scorers. Senior forwards Jason Cotton and Austin McIlmurray each have nine goals. McIlmurray’s seven power-play goals are second in the nation behind David Farrance’s eight. Senior Mike Lee and Braeden Tuck each have 13 assists. Sophomore goalie Josh Benson has a 2.63 GAA and a .906 save percentage. 

Three Terriers are currently among the top 50 nationally in points per game. Farrance ranks 12th at 1.46 while senior Patrick Harper is right behind in 13th at 1.45. Senior Patrick Curry (1.15) is tied for 41st. Freshmen Domenick Fensore and Sam Stevens each scored their first collegiate goal in the series against Vermont.

TONIGHT'S BU LINE-UP
Curry-Zegras-Harper
Mastrosimone-Wise-Phillips
Armstrong-Stevens-Brink
Quercia-Boguslavsky-DeBoer
Farrance-Crotty
Fensore-McCarthy
Vlasic-Kotkansalo
Driscoll 
Tucker
  
● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, Terrier Sports Radio Network, @BUHockey 
● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog, game preview 
● WTBU Sports preview
CBS All-Access Live Stream 


Farrance was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week following his one-goal, two-assist and four-blocks effort in two games against Vermont. He extended his scoring streak to seven games (7G,5A) and now has 10 goals in 10 conference games.
● GoTerriers.com report 

Looking back



Nick Bonino scored his 10th goal—assisted by Dante Fabbro—in the Predators’ 3-2 shootout win against the Blues. Bonino is Nashville’s co-leader in goals scored.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights 

Jack Eichel’s unassisted goal—his 14th tally—was the game-winner in Buffalo’s 5-2 win against Florida.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights 

Alex Chiasson scored his second goal in Edmonton’s 4-3 shootout win against Arizona.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights 

Women's Team

Terriers completed a two-game sweep of Vermont with a 5-1 win Sunday at Gutterson Field House. Junior Jesse Compher led the way with two goals and an assist as BU won its third straight game.

Vermont took a 1-0 lead just six seconds into the contest. That tally was matched late in the opening period by Julia Nearis with some slick moves to set up a wrister that beat UVM’s goalie.

BU scored three times in the second period on a pair of power-play scores by Abby Cook and Compher and by Kristina Schuler’s seventh goal. Compher’s second power-play goal early in the third period produced the 5-1 final score. Corinne Schroeder stopped 21 shots en route to her seventh win and reduced her GAA to 1.55.
●GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score 
Video highlights



Compher was named Hockey East Player of the Week after delivering five goals—including two short-handers—and three assists in wins against Harvard and Vermont (twice). Two Terriers were named to the weekly Top Performers list: senior Cook, whose five assists led the nation and six points, which was tops for all NCAA defenders; and Nearis who scored two goals and leads BU with 8.
● GoTerriers.com report 

Terriers move up to #10 in the USCHO Women’s poll following a three-win week.


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