{"id":44236,"date":"2024-11-01T18:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=44236"},"modified":"2024-11-01T18:13:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T22:13:02","slug":"womens-hockey-shanahans-stellar-night-sends-terriers-past-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2024\/11\/01\/womens-hockey-shanahans-stellar-night-sends-terriers-past-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: Shanahan’s stellar night sends Terriers past Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

By Haydee Cepeda<\/em><\/p>\n

Boston University Women\u2019s Ice Hockey (7-3-0, 5-1-0 HEA) returned to Hockey East play with a 5-1 win in the first game in a home-and-home series against the Providence College Friars (5-4-0, 2-3-0 HEA) at Agganis Arena on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A much closer game than the final score indicated, BU was outshot 33-27, but goaltender Callie Shanahan had yet another stellar outing, turning aside 33 of 34 shots to raise her season save percentage to .962, good for second in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still growing,\u201d coach Tara Watchorn said. \u201cI feel great about the identity that we\u2019ve had to solidify through preseason, but now it\u2019s still finding ways to make sure you don\u2019t lose sight of that with external distractions and pressures.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Clara Yuhn was penalized for tripping less than two minutes into the game, but despite the power play in the Friars\u2019 favor, senior goalkeeper Callie Shanahan stayed firm and was able to stand tall early.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Still in power play, the Terriers proved themselves capable of scoring while being shorthanded. Following a turnover of the puck that resulted in it being rapidly sent down the ice, sophomore Neely Nicholson scored her first goal of the season assisted by sophomore Alex Law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith her speed [Law] can create transition,\u201d Watchorn said. \u201cShe can be first on loose pucks and opportunistic pucks and be able to skate 200 feet as a center man as well. So, definitely nice to see her settle in a little bit more today.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers doubled their lead off a rebound goal from Riley Walsh, tapping home a second effort off senior Ani FitzGerald\u2019s initial shot that was turned aside by Providence\u2019s Hope Walinski.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first period continued with efforts from both the Terriers and Friars to score, but both goalkeepers were able to defend and the score remained 2-0.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Offense and<\/span> defense strengthened as the second period began.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Luisa Welcke was penalized for hooking, but the Terriers\u2019 top-tier penalty kill did their job yet again.. Shanahan remained as collected as before, blocking all of the Friars\u2019 attempted shots through the power play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further solidifying the Terriers\u2019 lead, Julia Shaunessy carried the puck back to the blue line, fired a wrister, and found Clara Yuhn\u2019s stick for a tip-in,\u00a0 Yuhn\u2019s fourth of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think our team\u2019s in a really good spot right now,\u201d Yuhn said. \u201cWith just learning and growing and not being complacent with how we\u2019re playing, and finding a way to be better, because we know that we want to win championships.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The final period was the most intense. Both teams played fervently, with the Terriers eager to stay in the lead and the Friars desperate for a goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The game went into a BU power play following a penalty on Providence junior Reichen Kirchmair, but the Terriers were unable to score on the shorthanded Friars and a stellar Walinski.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While keeping the Terriers from scoring, the Friars\u2019 desperate efforts allowed them to score just minutes before the end of the game. Sophomore Dylan Berman passed the puck to Kirchmair from a faceoff circle and she was able to score over Shanahan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after, with the Friars opting for an empty net with four minutes to go, BU senior Christina Vote brought the puck to the offensive zone from the neutral zone and passed it to FitzGerald, who scored her second goal of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

FitzGerald kept it up just moments later, taking the puck from the Friars and passing it to Reid, allowing her to score the last goal of the game to the Friars\u2019 empty net from the neutral zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers hope to take down the Friars again at Providence on Nov. 2. <\/span>Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. at Schneider Arena, with streaming available on ESPN+.<\/span><\/p>\n

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