{"id":44150,"date":"2024-11-01T11:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=44150"},"modified":"2024-11-01T11:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:42:59","slug":"womens-hockey-bochna-faces-former-teammates-in-weekend-series-against-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/11\/01\/womens-hockey-bochna-faces-former-teammates-in-weekend-series-against-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: Bochna faces former teammates in weekend series against Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured image by Joe Eachus <\/em><\/p>\n

By Joe Eachus<\/em><\/p>\n

A homecoming, a defensive battle, and a three-time rookie of the week are all on tap this weekend.<\/p>\n

Boston University women\u2019s ice hockey (6-3-0, 4-1-0 HEA) returns to Hockey East play on Friday, taking on the Providence College Friars (5-3-0, 2-2-0 HEA) in a home-and-home series.<\/p>\n

Graduate forward Lindsay Bochna faces her former team for the first time after transferring in the offseason. A four-year Friar, she had 62 points in 120 career games with Providence and was the team\u2019s offensive player of the year for \u201823-\u201924.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a professional this young woman is,\u201d coach Tara Watchorn said of Bochna. \u201cThere\u2019s no \u2018we\u2019ve got to beat them\u2026\u2019 So even-keeled, and that leadership you\u2019re seeing through-and-through. She\u2019s excited, and for all the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bochna has scored one goal and added an assist in seven games so far for the Terriers.<\/p>\n

Both BU and Providence have also excelled so far on the back end, with just 1.7 and 1.5 goals against per game, respectively, largely in part due to the stellar play they\u2019ve had between the pipes.<\/p>\n

BU\u2019s Callie Shanahan sports a 1.06 GAA and .960 save percentage in six games (4-2-0), while Providence\u2019s Hope Walinski has been equally impressive with a 1.72 GAA and .938 save percentage in seven games (4-3-0).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a good test, for sure,\u201d Watchorn said. \u201cThis is a chance to put [our game] to the test. We\u2019re going to have to create those quality looks against a team that plays hard. It\u2019ll be a good way to see if we can have that come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lola Reid, once again Hockey East Rookie of the Week, has been one of the brightest spots for the Terriers so far this season. With a three-goal weekend in her back pocket, including her first multi-goal effort, she carried much of the offensive load for BU in the sweep against Syracuse last weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talk about [Lola] a lot. We knew [she] always had the ability to score goals. The consistency she\u2019s been able to perform with\u2026 the maturity that she\u2019s brought, and leadership, contributing to our environment every day has been pleasantly surprising to see,\u201d Watchorn added.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s camaraderie early on has also been a pleasant surprise for Watchorn. The two longest road trips are in the rear-view mirror (Minnesota and Syracuse), and the Terriers took advantage of the time together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis past weekend [\u2018s trip] came at the perfect time,\u201d Watchorn said. \u201cGet out of the city, go to the middle of nowhere, and just be a team together. The environment they\u2019re creating, it\u2019s \u2018do we enjoy each other with no one around?\u2019 I personally enjoy a good bus trip, they\u2019re probably annoyed with me by the end of it, but all those funny things that start to happen and become a \u2018thing,\u2019 that\u2019s starting to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

BU hosts Providence at Agganis Arena on Friday, with puck drop scheduled for 3 p.m. A trip down I-95 follows, with puck drop on Saturday set for 3 p.m. at Schneider Arena in Providence. Both games will stream on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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