{"id":51312,"date":"2025-11-14T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=51312"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:41:02","slug":"womens-hockey-bu-falls-in-the-battle-of-the-green-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/11\/14\/womens-hockey-bu-falls-in-the-battle-of-the-green-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: BU Falls in The Battle of The Green Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image by Jenny Chen<\/p>\n

By Claire Smieszny<\/p>\n

Saturday night, Boston University Women\u2019s Ice Hockey (2-9-0, 2-4-0 HEA) fell in the final game of the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue to the Boston College Eagles (7-6-1, 6-2-1 HEA), 3-2, at Agganis Arena in front of a record 3,965 fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably the toughest loss so far this year, but for all the good reasons,\u201d BU Head Coach Tara Watchorn said.<\/p>\n

Friday night, the Terriers faltered in the third period at BC\u2019s Conte Forum, dropping the opener of the home-and-home series. With the crowd at their backs, BU had the chance to split the series on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Terriers maintained offensive zone time early, though the Eagles\u2019 defense blocked every shot before it could reach the net. BC played an up-tempo game and challenged graduate goaltender Michelle Pasiechnyk, who answered the rushes.<\/p>\n

As the period progressed, BU found more rhythm on both ends. Clean defensive breakouts and strong entries allowed the Terriers to dominate puck possession. A power play midway through the first frame ramped up their attack, but they could not capitalize despite several chances generated.<\/p>\n

One of the best looks came late in the period as senior forward Luisa Welcke waited backdoor on a wide-open net, only to have her shot blocked by a BC defender.<\/p>\n

BC responded moments later with its own man advantage but was held scoreless. Sloppy defensive play by the Terriers soon put the scoreline at risk, and at 16:10, Eagles forward Emma Conner converted on a short-handed breakaway off a BU turnover for the game\u2019s opening goal.<\/p>\n

The Terriers responded just 29 seconds later, using the power play to tie the game at 1-1. Senior forward Sydney Healey skated in and roofed a wrist shot past BC goaltender Grace Campbell.<\/p>\n

The Eagles regained the lead with just eight seconds left in the period. Senior forward Kate Ham scored on a rebound in front, sending BU to the locker room trailing 2-1.<\/p>\n

The second period featured lengthy possessions and shots exchanged by both teams, with limited neutral zone play. Power-play opportunities were traded until BU began to rack up penalty minutes, putting themselves at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think it was a little bit of a sporadic game in terms of when and why and how [penalties] were called,\u201d Watchorn said. \u201cBut I mean, special teams is a part of the game, and I was happy with our performance on both sides of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

BC controlled much of the latter half of the period, piling up shots and nearly doubling its lead, but Pasiechnyk was steady in net to keep it 2-1.<\/p>\n

The third period opened with more traded penalties and puck possession. BU finally converted as a power play expired\u2014freshman defender Keira Healey\u2019s rebound was grabbed by senior forward Clara Yuhn, who flipped it home at 5:44 to tie the game 2-2.<\/p>\n

Yuhn\u2019s equalizer sparked momentum for BU, which generated several high-danger chances in the minutes that followed. The Eagles responded with renewed energy, pushing the pace and getting extra shots on net.<\/p>\n

BC reclaimed the lead with 2:12 remaining as Conner scored her second of the night, redirecting a pass from sophomore forward Sage Babey. BU pressed for the equalizer but could not break through. The Eagles held on for a 3-2 win.<\/p>\n

\u201cA bigger goal of ours has been to play 60 minutes,\u201d Yuhn said. \u201cI think we did that tonight, and I think that taking the positives is gonna be important going forward, because it is hard losing 10 games, but got a lot of hockey to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Terriers continue Hockey East play next weekend, facing Providence College Nov. 21 at Walter Brown Arena before traveling to Providence Nov. 22. Both games will stream on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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