Pelletier Records Two Points, Cashin 36 Saves in 4-3 Loss at Boston U.

Saturday, February 25

Boston, MA

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-18-2

Boston University

18-11-6

Team	1	2	3	F
New Hampshire	2	1	0	3
Boston University	1	1	2	4

Photo by: Joey Walker

Pelletier Records Two Points, Cashin 36 Saves in 4-3 Loss at Boston U.

2/25/2017 5:57:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Decisive Game 3 Is Sunday (3 p.m.) at Walter Brown Arena

BOSTON – Marie-Jo Pelletier (Dalhousie, New Brunswick) recorded a goal and an assist for the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team, but Boston University rallied for a 4-3 victory at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday afternoon to tie the Hockey East best-of-three quarterfinal series at 1-1.

UNH, which prevailed 4-2 in Game 1 on Friday night, is now 14-18-2 and BU moves to 18-11-6. The decisive third game is Feb. 26 (3 p.m.) at Walter Brown Arena.

Hilary Cashin (Fredericton, New Brunswick) finished with 36 saves, including 16 in the first period and 12 in the second. BU counterpart Victoria Hanson stopped 17 shots.

Carlee Toews (Grand Prairie, Alberta) and Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) scored the Wildcats' other goals.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Feb. 25, 2017 (3 p.m.)
Location: Walter Brown Arena (Boston, Mass.)
Attendance: 227
Score: Boston University 4, University of New Hampshire 3
Updated Records: UNH (14-18-2, 11-11-2 WHEA), BU (18-11-6, 12-8-4 WHEA)

Goals:
   UNH (3) – Marie-Jo Pelletier, Amy Schlagel, Carlee Toews
   BU (4) – Maddie Elia, Rebecca Leslie, Alexis Crossley, Samantha Sutherland

Assists:
   UNH (2) – Jonna Curtis, Marie-Jo Pelletier
   BU (4) – Maddie Elia, Breanna Scarpaci, Victoria Bach, Mary Parker

Goaltenders:
   UNH- Hilary Cashin 16-12-8–36 (4 GA) {58:30} [Loss]
   BU- Victoria Hanson 2-8-7–17 (3 GA) {60:00} [Win]

GAME RECAP

BU recorded a 17-4 shot advantage in the first period but UNH took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission on unassisted goals by Toews and Pelletier.
Toews gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at 5:40 when she gained possession along the right boards in the neutral zone and cut diagonally through the circle before scoring from close range.
Maddie Elia tied the score, 1-1, at 12:07 by winning a faceoff to Cashin's left and powering a shot into the net.
Pelletier put UNH back in front, 2-1, at 17:31. She pinched along the boards at the right point to keep the puck in the offensive zone, then sped past two BU skaters toward the cage and she lifted a shot into the upper-right corner.
Schlagel netted a power-play goal at 3:45 of the second period to extend the advantage to 3-1. Jonna Curtis (Elk River, Minn.) initiated the scoring sequence with a pass through the neutral zone to Schlagel, who received a return pass from Pelletier and blasted a shot past Hanson.
BU once again made it a one-goal differential on Rebecca Leslie's power-play tally at 18:27.
The Terriers tied the score, 3-3, at 5:38 when Alexis Crossley's shot from the slot ricocheted off a UNH skater inside the left post.
Boston U. took its first lead of the series, 4-3, on Samantha Sutherland's shorthanded goal at 8:14. Sutherland advanced down the slot and snapped a shot into the upper-left corner.
New Hampshire went on its sixth power play of the game at 15:24 and a screened shot by Tori Howran (Bancroft, Ontario) went into the cage at 17:23, but after review the referees waved off the goal because of goaltender advantage and the score remained 4-3 in favor of the home team.
UNH pulled Cashin with 90 seconds remaining but recorded just one shot on goal the rest of the way, and that was from center ice with two seconds on the clock.

'CAT NIPS

Schlagel scored a goal for the second consecutive day to extend her point streak to six games; she has a goal in 5 of 6 and totals of 7-3-10.
Curtis extended her point streak to five games; she has 4-6-10 in that span.
Pelletier has a goal and two assists in the quarterfinal series.

PENALTIES
UNH: 5-10. BU: 7-14.

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 1-6. BU: 1-4.

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points (2): Marie-Jo Pelletier
Goals (1): Marie-Jo Pelletier, Amy Schlagel, Carlee Toews
Assists (1): Jonna Curtis, Marie-Jo Pelletier
Shots (4): Amy Sclagel
Faceoffs (9): Jonna Curtis, Carlee Turner

BOSTON U. LEADERS
Points (2): Maddie Elia
Goals (1): Maddie Elia, Alexis Crossley, Rebecca Leslie, Samantha Sutherland
Assists (1): Maddie Elia, Breanna Scarpaci, Victoria Bach, Mary Parker
Shots (6): Rebecca Leslie
Faceoffs (15): Maddie Elia