Vilgrain Scores Twice in Women's Hockey's 6-4 Loss at Boston U.

Saturday, February 13

Boston, Mass.

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-20-1, 7-14-0WHEA

Boston University

18-11-2, 15-4-2WHEA

UNH

Boston University

Vilgrain Scores Twice in Women's Hockey's 6-4 Loss at Boston U.

2/13/2016 9:07:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

BOSTON – Cassandra Vilgrain (Calgary, Alberta) scored first-period goals less than five minutes apart to give the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team a 2-0 lead, but Boston University netted five goals in the third period to rally for Saturday afternoon's 6-4 victory at Walter Brown Arena.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Feb. 13, 2016 (3 p.m.)
Location: Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Mass.
Attendance: 303
Score: Boston University 6, University of New Hampshire 4
Updated Records: BU (18-11-2, 15-4-2 WHEA), UNH (10-20-1, 7-14-0 WHEA)

Goal Scorers:
   UNH- Cassandra Vilgrain (2), Amy Boucher (1), Jonna Curtis (1)
   BU- Rebecca Leslie (2), Rebecca Russo (2), Alexis Crossley (1), Sammy Davis (1)

Goaltenders:
   UNH- Kyra Smith 6-8-18–32 (58:54) [loss]
   BU- Erin O'Neil 9-12-9–30 (60:00) [win]

Next Game: Sunday, Feb. 14 (2 p.m.) vs. Boston University
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WHAT HAPPENED

Boston University roared back from a 3-1 deficit by outscoring UNH 5-1 in the third period on the strength of a 23-10 shot advantage the last 20 minutes. BU scored a power-play, shorthanded and empty-net goal in the final frame.
Rebecca Russo scored 12 seconds into the third period and again at 5:54 to tie the score, 3-3.
BU took its first lead of the game, 4-3, on Sammy Davis' goal at 9:31.
UNH, which held two-goal leads of 2-0 and 3-1, leveled the score at 4 on a goal by Jonna Curtis (Elk River, Minn.) at 12:12.
Rebecca Leslie potted her second goal of the game with a shorthanded tally at 16:32 to give the home team a 5-4 lead.
UNH pulled goaltender Kyra Smith (Littleton, Colo.) with 82 seconds remaining in regulation but Alexis Crossley secured the win for the Terriers with an empty-net goal at 19:44.
Cassandra Vilgrain (Calgary, Alberta) matched her career high of two goals as she gave New Hampshire a 2-0 lead with goals at 10:37 and 14:55 of the first period.
BU's Leslie struck early in the second period – just 30 seconds after the opening faceoff – but Amy Boucher (Edmonton, Alberta) netted a power-play goal at 7:16 to reestablish a two-goal lead of 3-1.

WILDCAT NOTEBOOK

Sophomore defenseman Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) matched her career high of two assists to also tie her personal best of two points.
Boucher and Curtis both finished with a goal and an assist.
Smith recorded her sixth 30-plus save effort of the season with 32 stops, including 18 in the third period, which is her highest single-period total of the season.
The line of Curtis, Boucher and Vilgrain accounted for all four UNH goals and a total of six points.

ROTC THREE STARS OF THE GAME

Rebecca Leslie, BU
Cassandra Vilgrain, UNH
Rebecca Russo, BU

PENALTIES
   New Hampshire: 5-10
   Boston U.: 4-8

POWER PLAYS
   New Hampshire: 1-4 (10 shots)
   Boston U.: 1-5 (12 shots)

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points (2): Amy Boucher, Jonna Curtis, Amy Schlagel, Cassandra Vilgrain
Goals (2): Cassandra Vilgrain
Assists (2): Amy Schlagel
Shots (6): Amy Schlagel
Blocked Shots (3): Sara Carlson, Jonna Curtis, Julia Fedeski, Marie-Jo Pelletier

BOSTON U. LEADERS
Points (3): Rebecca Leslie, Rebecca Russo
Goals (2): Rebecca Leslie, Rebecca Russo
Assists (2): Maddie Elia, Dakota Woodworth
Shots (6): Maddie Elia
Blocked Shots (4): Savannah Newton

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