{"id":46372,"date":"2025-02-14T21:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T02:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=46372"},"modified":"2025-02-14T21:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T02:48:26","slug":"womens-hockey-no-12-13-terriers-hold-on-against-new-hampshire-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/02\/14\/womens-hockey-no-12-13-terriers-hold-on-against-new-hampshire-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: No. 12\/13 Terriers hold on against New Hampshire, 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured image by Matthew Allens<\/em><\/p>\n

By Ryan Owens<\/em> <\/p>\n

The No. 12\/13 Boston University Terriers (21-9-1, 18-5-1 HE) held on to defeat the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (15-15-1, 11-13-0 HE) in a close game at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex in Durham, N.H. on Friday.<\/p>\n

The win is the Terriers\u2019 seventh win in their last eight games, bolstering their lead in the Hockey East standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree big road points, we\u2019ll take it,\u201d coach Tara Watchorn said following the victory. \u201cIt\u2019s not an easy rink to play in\u2026proud that they stayed disciplined and settled in.\u201d<\/p>\n

BU scored once in each of the first two periods thanks to efforts by Christina Vote and Maggie Hanzel, providing them a 2-0 that would be cut in half but never eliminated. The game would be the Terriers\u2019 first win against UNH in their last three matchups.<\/p>\n

Callie Shanahan started in net for BU, stopping 21 of 22 shots faced during the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Comparatively, Wildcats goaltender Sedona Blair gave up two of the 20 shots she faced.<\/p>\n

Vote beat Blair late in the opening frame on the five-hole following passes from teammates Maeve Kelly and Lindsay Bochna.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s been hitting the skill sessions lately,\u201d Watchorn said of Vote. \u201cI like to think that she\u2019s feeling the hard work pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanzel\u2019s goal came after her shot from the blue line took a bounce, doubling the lead for the Terriers in the middle frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I was just trying to get the puck on the net,\u201d Hanzel said when describing what would be the game-winning goal. \u201cI think it took a fortunate bounce, but I\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNH would score off the back of a power-play opportunity, as the Wildcats\u2019 Alyson Hush used the open ice to cut the lead in half to 2-1.<\/p>\n

New Hampshire pulled their netminder with just under two minutes left in the third period. However, BU held on defensively and kept the puck out of the net to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

The Terriers failed to capitalize on the power-play throughout the game despite having three chances to do so. UNH would go one-for-two on the advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it just generates more confidence and belief in each other to be able to pull it off, even when it\u2019s not pretty,\u201d Watchorn said. \u201cWhen we put shifts together and periods together, it can look even better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

BU will head back home to finish the weekend series against UNH at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday at 4 p.m. The game will be available on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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