Saturday, November 16, 2024

Turnovers and penalties doom Terriers at Alfond; Women edged in overtime

Matt Copponi skating at Maine 

                        Photo credit Kevin Edelson 

Friday night failures continue for #11/13 Terriers who lost to #7 Maine, 5-2, at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears scored twice on turnovers and then twice on 5-on-3 power plays to build a 4-0 advantage after two periods. Co-captain Ryan Greene scored a power-play goal and Doug Grimes followed with a tally to cut the deficit in half before Maine closed the scoring with an empty-net goal.

The only score is an otherwise evenly-played first period a short-hander with BU on a power play. Owen Fowler intercepted a misguided drop pass in the BU zone and beat Max Lacroix with a shot high to the blocker side

Shots for the opening period were 11-11. The second period was another matter with the Black Bears running up a 16-5 edge.

Following another turnover, early in the second, Frank Djurasevic skated into the BU zone, split the defense and jammed a shot that trickled under Lacroix.

BU's sophomore netminder later stopped a breakaway to prevent Maine from adding to its lead, but penalties to Jack Hughes, Cole Hutson and Brehdan Engum late in the period gave the Black Bears an extended 5-on-3. They cashed in twice. First Thomas Freel scored at 19:30. Then Harrison Scott, Hockey East's leading scorer, scored just as the buzzer was sounding, for a 4-0 lead.

Early in the third period, the Terriers got on the board with their own 5-on-3 goal. Cole Eiserman's shot from the right circle was blocked, but Shane Lachance quickly grabbed the loose puck and slid it to Greene who beat Albin Boija for his fourth goal of the season. 

BU scored again, midway through the period, this time on the rush. Matt Copponi brought the puck through the neutral zone and into the Maine end, drawing two defenders to him. He backhanded a saucer pass to Grimes in stride and the sophomore from Brookline rifled a shot past Boija for his first of the season, making it 4-2. Tristan Amonte had the second assist.

That was as close as BU would get. Fowler, who had opened the scoring, added an empty-netter after Pandolfo pulled Lacroix.

Junior forward Quinn Hutson suffered an upper-body injury and is TBD for Saturday's game, a 7 p.m. start at Alfond Arena.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Highlights

● Boston Hockey Blog recap

 

Looking ahead

2025 recruit Conrad Fondrk's fifth goal was the NTDP U18s' only tally in a 4-1 loss to Augustana. The goal, assisted by fellow recruit Jack Murtagh, extended Fondrk's point streak to a career-best five games.  He's now second on the U18s in scoring with 14 points. Murtagh has 12. 

2025 recruit Caleb Malhotra recorded his ninth assist on a Chilliwack power play but Cowichan Valley scored lated for a 6-5 win.  

Women’s Team

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#14 Terriers saw their nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end with 3-2 loss in overtime to #11 BC. The first-ever BU-BC women’s game at Agganis Arena drew a program home attendance record of 2,866.

BU erased one-goal deficits twice with second-period goals from Sydney Healey and Julia Shaunessy.

The Eagles took a 1-0 lead early in the first period, which they dominated with an 11-6 shot advantage. BU matched that tally a minute into the second period when Healey notched her sixth goal on a power play, assisted by Shaunessy and Lindsay Bochna.

BC quickly regained the lead, but the Terriers responded at 3:47 when Shaunessy ripped a 40-footer home for her first of the season. Assists to Kaileigh Quegg and Clara Yuhn.

BU outshot BC, 12-8, in a scoreless third period. The Eagles scored 1:16 into the overtime to claim the victory.

Callie Shanahan stopped 20 shots for BU.

The teams complete the home-and-home series at Conte Forum Saturday with puck drop at 4:30 p.m.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Highlights

● Boston Hockey Blog recap

 

 

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