{"id":52145,"date":"2026-01-10T21:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=52145"},"modified":"2026-01-10T21:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:26:24","slug":"womens-hockey-terriers-top-unh-2-1-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2026\/01\/10\/womens-hockey-terriers-top-unh-2-1-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Hockey: Terriers Top UNH 2-1 On The Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image by Kate Koltyar<\/em><\/p>\n

By Abigail Stocker<\/p>\n

Boston University Women\u2019s Ice Hockey 6-11-3, 5-6-2 HE) closed out its final game before the Beanpot with a 2-1 road win over the New Hampshire Wildcats(11-9-3, 5-6-2 HE), powered by senior forward Sydney Healey\u2019s game-winner and a composed performance from graduate goaltender Michelle Pasiechnyk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good team effort,\u201d BU Assistant Coach Megan Myers said. \u201cUNH is a hard place to play\u2026 [Pasiechnyk] played a great game.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNH generated the first looks of the night, testing Pasiechnyk early through chances from Kelly Harty and the top line, but BU quickly answered with shots from Sydney and Luisa Welcke, Tessa Demain, and Maeve Carey. The Terriers earned their first power play yet fell behind when Harty scored shorthanded at 13:21 to put the Wildcats up 1-0.<\/p>\n

BU responded before the intermission. After killing off a late penalty and weathering a series of UNH pushes, the Terriers tied it when junior forward Luisa Welcke buried an even-strength chance at the back post off a feed from senior forward Riley Walsh, sending the teams to the room level at 1-1.<\/p>\n

The Terriers tightened their game as the night went on. They killed an early tripping minor on Carey to start the second, then began to tilt the ice with extended offensive-zone shifts led by the Nicholson\u2013Walsh\u2013Yuhn line and the Welcke twins. A cross\u2011checking penalty on UNH\u2019s Kristen Hartman gave BU another power play, and though the Terriers did not convert, they generated multiple looks and kept the Wildcats under pressure.<\/p>\n

Soon after that advantage expired, Healey broke the deadlock. Just past the midway point of the game, she jumped on a loose puck in the offensive zone and ripped home her 11th of the season for the eventual game-winner. Myers called it \u201cbasically a power\u2011play hangover goal\u201d and said the unit is \u201cbuilding momentum\u201d even without scoring yet.<\/p>\n

From there, BU leaned on its structure and goaltending. The Terriers continued to outshoot UNH while Pasiechnyk turned aside chances from Harty, Aurora Kahlert and Nina Rossi, controlling rebounds and slowing the Wildcats\u2019 push. BU\u2019s penalty kill came up big again in the third after an interference call on Keira Healey, sealing another successful night for a unit that handled multiple UNH opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving two good goaltenders builds trust,\u201d Myers said, noting that even when Pasiechnyk hasn\u2019t started, \u201cshe shows it every day in practice,\u201d and that work \u201ctranslated in today\u2019s game.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNH pulled goaltender Sedona Blair for an extra attacker in the final minutes, but BU handled the six\u2011on\u2011five calmly, winning key draws through Lilli Welcke and clearing the zone when it mattered. Pasiechnyk made the final stop at the horn to lock in the 2-1 result and another confidence-building performance heading into Beanpot week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed to handle business today,\u201d Myers said. \u201cWe had composure, we played our game and worked together as a team to get through three periods.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Terriers will face off against Northeastern on Tuesday in the first round of the Beanpot with puck drop scheduled for 7:30 P.M. Streaming will be available on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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