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By: Akshai Wadhwani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 November 28, 2017<\/p>\n
BOSTON \u2014 In a helter-skelter of a contest that included five goals in the third period, the Boston University women\u2019s ice hockey team eventually triumphed over visiting Brown, 6-4, on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
The Terriers (6-7-2 overall, 3-5-2 Hockey East) finished strong at the tail end of a grueling six-day stretch, which saw them play back-to-back games in the post-Thanksgiving weekend before returning to Walter Brown Arena with two days rest to face the Bears. The result gives BU its fifth win in the month of November, making the last four weeks the best stretch of play the Terriers have had all season. Brown, meanwhile, fell to 1-10 with the loss.<\/p>\n
BU looked to have the game firmly in their hands by the end of the first period, holding a 19-2 shot advantage and finding the net through senior co-captain Victoria Bach. The Bears, however, fought back in the middle stanza, scoring twice off ten shots to bring the game level after freshman center Jesse Compher’s first career goal doubled the Terriers\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n
BU then plunged ahead once more just past the midway point of the second period, with Rebecca Leslie bursting through the middle on a terrific solo run before slotting the puck home in the top corner.<\/p>\n
The 3-2 scoreline set up a hectic final frame. Less than five minutes in, Brown equalized via forward Veronica Alois; the Bears then overtook the Terriers for the first time that night, when Sena Hanson struck 45 seconds later for her second goal of the game.<\/p>\n
Facing multiple blown leads and a 4-3 disadvantage, BU remained composed. Compher brought honors even in nine minutes into the period, striking a midrange shot past the outstretched glove hand of Brown goaltender Calla Isaac. Victoria Bach then netted her second goal of the game before assisting Rebecca Leslie in a three-on-one to confirm the 6-4 final.<\/p>\n
The Terriers finished with 51 shots, more than doubling Brown\u2019s total of 21. They were relatively successful on special teams, scoring three power-play goals on seven opportunities. Defensively, BU held the visitors to single digits in shots during both the first and third periods.<\/p>\n
Rare is the occasion when Victoria Bach is not mentioned as an individual standout, and Tuesday\u2019s matchup was no exception to the rule. The Terriers\u2019 leading offensive outlet notched 13 shots on target, as well as a pair of goals and three assists. Bach credited her personal success to her teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur line\u2019s really clicking right now\u2026definitely lots of credit to my linemates,\u201d Bach said. \u201cI think we\u2019re really starting to pick it up [as a team], and we\u2019re in a place where we want to be. So we just have to keep pushing forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another notable performer was center Jesse Compher. The freshman, who has been dominant in the faceoff circle already this season, became BU\u2019s twelfth goalscorer with her pair against Brown.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took a little long, so once it happened, it felt like the monkey was off my back,\u201d Compher said of her first collegiate goal. \u201cIt was good just to get a team win out there today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s one of those people that has to become the second wave,\u201d Head Coach Brian Durocher added about the first-year. \u201cShe\u2019s played extremely well, she\u2019s played good in the defensive end\u2026to get one that\u2019s kind of a grubby one \u2014 off the shoulder \u2014 and then to get one that\u2019s a little more traditional, it\u2019s a real good way to get her started. There\u2019s a lot of hockey left, she could contribute quite a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo answer the bell, and be resilient, and come back after going down 4-3, it\u2019s a huge win for us,\u201d Durocher said of the team effort. \u201cThese kids are good players, and they get it, but sometimes they forget [things] under duress or in a game situation\u2026tonight wasn\u2019t the case. They were spot on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Next Up: <\/strong>The Terriers will get another short two days\u2019 rest, then share hosting duties with returning arch-rival Boston College; they will play the Eagles on Friday at 2 p.m. in Chestnut Hill then track back to Walter Brown Arena for a rematch at home on Saturday at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Akshai Wadhwani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 November 28, 2017 BOSTON \u2014 In a helter-skelter of a contest that included five goals in the third period, the Boston University women\u2019s ice hockey team eventually triumphed over visiting Brown, 6-4, on Tuesday evening. The Terriers (6-7-2 overall, 3-5-2 Hockey East) finished strong at the tail end of a grueling six-day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17192,"featured_media":13204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1041],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21885,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13194\/revisions\/21885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}