{"id":26067,"date":"2021-02-07T15:28:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=26067"},"modified":"2021-02-07T15:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T20:28:26","slug":"womens-hockey-terriers-sweep-weekend-series-vs-merrimack-with-2-0-shutout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/02\/07\/womens-hockey-terriers-sweep-weekend-series-vs-merrimack-with-2-0-shutout\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Hockey: Terriers sweep weekend series vs. Merrimack with 2-0 shutout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Carolyn Mooney<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. \u2013 The Boston University Terriers (4-3-0) swept the Merrimack College Warriors (1-13-0) with a 2-0 shutout Sunday afternoon at Lawler Rink.<\/p>\n<p>The shutout by the Terriers was their second of the weekend. BU had <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/02\/05\/womens-hockey-bu-kicks-off-weekend-home-and-home-against-merrimack-with-dominant-win\/\">shutout Merrimack<\/a> on Friday, 6-0.<\/p>\n<p>BU&#8217;s associate head coach Liz Keady Norton gave credit to both goaltenders&#8217;\u2013Kate Stuart and Corinne Schroeder\u2013performances throughout the series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought they played excellent both nights, and you always have a chance to win when your goalie gets a shut out,&#8221; said Norton. &#8220;I think the rest of our squad is battling back there too, but I&#8217;m going to give a lot of credit to the goalies there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While BU head coach had Stuart in the net for the front-end of the weekend, he went with Schroeder for the conclusion. Schroeder made 18 saves for the shutout.<\/p>\n<p>The Terriers picked up where they left off, as junior forward Emma Wuthrich scored 4:44 into the opening period.<\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Courtney Correia skated the puck deep into the attacking zone, then passed to a crashing Wuthrich who found the back of the net. It was Wuthrich&#8217;s first goal of the season and first goal in 373 days.<\/p>\n<p>Wuthrich has played four games this season, as she is coming back from offseason surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrierWHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TerrierWHockey<\/a> are picking up where they left off. <\/p>\n<p>Junior forward Emma Wuthrich pots her first goal of the season to put the Terriers ahead 1-0 less than five minutes into the opening period. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1UZosgBla\">pic.twitter.com\/W1UZosgBla<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carolyn Mooney (@caramooney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caramooney\/status\/1358462447393325060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second period and a majority of the third saw no scoring by either team.<\/p>\n<p>It was not until 18:25 into the final period of play that the puck found the back of the net again.<\/p>\n<p>Merrimack had pulled goaltender Emma Gorski for the extra attacker with less than three minutes to play hoping to tie things up.<\/p>\n<p>With the net empty, freshman forward Catherine Foulem scored to put the Terriers ahead by two and eventually close out the game.<\/p>\n<p>Foulem dumped the puck in from the neutral zone. Her dump-in went over the hand of Merrimack&#8217;s Gabby Jones, and into the net.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Catherine Foulem scores on a dump-in attempt. Her first collegiate goal puts BU ahead 2-0.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxWoTtFiS0\">pic.twitter.com\/YxWoTtFiS0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carolyn Mooney (@caramooney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caramooney\/status\/1358490099722420225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the tally was Foulem&#8217;s first collegiate goal, it was not her first collegiate point. Foulem had recorded an assist in Friday&#8217;s win over the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The scores, however, do not reflect the struggle that the Terriers&#8217; power play continues to have this season. They went scoreless on four opportunities, and are 2-for-25 on the season so far.<\/p>\n<p>Norton said that while the power play has been ineffective, the scoring chances are still showing up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You always want to score on the power play, but the way I sort of evaluate it is in terms of how many opportunities you&#8217;re getting,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The scoring chances are there, so I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re gonna change a whole lot. We&#8217;re hoping to execute a little bit more, and catch a few more breaks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Terriers were once again without sophomore forward Haylee Blinkhorn, freshman defender Madison Cardaci, and sophomore forward Julia Nearis.<\/p>\n<p>But, the absences had little effect on the Terriers, as Norton said that the depth of the team has prevailed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been difficult with the on and off with COVID, but I think we&#8217;re getting into a bit of a rhythm and getting more people involved,&#8221; said Norton &#8220;It&#8217;s nice to see more of them contributing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Originally the Terriers were scheduled to take on Boston College this weekend, but a last-minute schedule change had them playing Merrimack for one game on Friday. Hockey East then added another game on Sunday for both teams to make it a home-and-home series.<\/p>\n<p>With COVID-19 causing teams to postpone and pause their athletics left and right, and with Hockey East releasing their schedule on a week-to-week basis, Norton does not believe that the unpredictability of such schedule changes has any negative effect on her team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve pivoted so many times this season, and I think the schedule is almost the minor of the changes that we&#8217;ve had to make all year,&#8221; said Norton. &#8220;In hockey, every team is so, so talented, so competitive, that it doesn&#8217;t matter. Every game is a big game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the Terriers came out this weekend with not just a sweep, but a back-to-back shutout performance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Junior forward Emma Wuthrich looks to pass in a win against Merrimack at Walter Brown Arena on Feb. 5, 2021. 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