{"id":28539,"date":"2021-10-30T00:44:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T04:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=28539"},"modified":"2021-10-30T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T15:13:14","slug":"womens-hockey-terriers-take-shootout-after-1-1-draw-with-uvm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/10\/30\/womens-hockey-terriers-take-shootout-after-1-1-draw-with-uvm\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: Terriers take shootout after 1-1 draw with UVM"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bobby Serafin<\/em><\/p>\n

With Halloweekend just underway, a Friday night Hockey East matchup produced a scary tight battle against two closely ranked opponents, with the Boston University Terriers (4-1-2, 3-0-2 HE), who have produced the most goals in Hockey East (25), taking on one of the stingiest teams in the conference in the Vermont Catamounts (2-0-0 HE).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Walter Brown Arena was treated to another extra time thriller as the game ended in a 1-1 draw, but this time the home Terriers came out on top in a shootout. This result ends a two-game win streak for the Catamounts. The huge two-point effort now moves BU into second place in the Hockey East standings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first period saw a lopsided rink in Vermont\u2019s favor, with the Catamounts outshooting the Terriers 6-1. While there weren\u2019t many shots that eventually turned to chances for each school, the goalies were more than up to the task.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After the goalies stalled the offense for the opening half of the period, the deadlock was broken at 11:07. The puck fell to UVM forward Maude Poulin-Labelle, who snapped a quick shot deep in BU territory to beat senior goaltender Kate Stuart to light the lamp for the Catamounts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the senior defenseman\u2019s first tally of the season and represented a common theme of the UVM defense jumping into the attack. The period had dips in momentum, but not many shifts to one side, with zero power play chances for either team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Stuart] kept getting better as the game went along,\u201d BU coach Brian Durocher said about his star goalie\u2019s tremendous performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe cycled it back in our zone a lot instead of quick breakouts and now you\u2019ve got 65 feet to get out\u201d, Durocher said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This led to tired legs for the Terriers, who seemed to be a step slow for a large portion of the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the game, they were a step better in execution. We were on our heels defensively,\u201d Durocher said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the second, UVM continued to throw shots on Stuart, who ended up facing 24 shots on the night, but for this period, as well as the rest of the game, the senior was dominant. The Terriers relied on the goaltender to provide the leadership while they were failing to create chances for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her counterpart, however, was just as effective. <\/span>Blanka \u0160kodov<\/span>\u00e0, who recently took home Hockey East\u2019s Goalie of the Week, stopped BU\u2019s efforts. Each team had one 5-on-4 in the second, but neither were able to cash in. Failure to execute on the advantage has plagued the Terriers as of late, failing to capitalize in their last three games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019ll be one aspect that will hopefully be addressed thoroughly during practice this upcoming week. Despite the tying goal, Durocher was pleased with how his group came out in the second.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re not putting it past an all-star level goalie, that\u2019s not the end of the world. I liked the way we responded by stringing multiple passes in a row,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

BU\u2019s increased forecheck continued into third, as the skaters upped their tempo and put immense pressure on the UVM defense. The Catamounts\u2019 lead evaporated four minutes into the third when senior Emma Wuthrich took the puck behind <\/span>\u0160kodov<\/span>\u00e0\u2019s net and finished a crisp wrap-around to tie the game at one apiece. The assists on the goal went to Shaunessy and Blinkhorn.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emma's Equalizer \u2935\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/HSXYYKWCr5<\/a><\/p>\n

— x – BU Women's Hockey (@TerrierWHockey) October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n