McManus, Turner Lead ‘Cats Past #3 BC, 2-1

Friday, February 9

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-11-7, 9-7-5HEA

Boston College

25-3-3, 17-2-3HEA

New Hampshire

Boston College

Carlee Turner scored the game-winner Friday afternoon. (Photo by Joey Walker)

Photo by: Joey Walker

2/9/2018 4:53:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

The Wildcats handed the Eagles just their second Hockey East loss of the season.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team took down #3 Boston College by a score of 2-1 on Friday afternoon, taking the final game of their three game season series. It's the program's first win over Boston College since the 2013-2014.

Sophomores Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) and Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.) tallied goals in the first and second period for the Wildcats, and the UNH defense did the rest, holding the Eagles to just one goal on 35 shots on net.

Freshman goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 34 huge saves in her second victory over a ranked opponent this season. Boutilier made 15 saves in the third period to keep the Eagles from tying the game back up.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: Feb. 9, 2018
Location: Kelley Rink at Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Attendance: 314
Score: UNH 2 (14-11-7, 9-8-5 Hockey East) BC 1 (25-3-3, 17-2-3 Hockey East)

Goals:
UNH (2) – Meghara McManus, Carlee Turner
BC (1) – Daryl Watts

Assists:
UNH (3) – Abby Chapman, Carlee Toews, Julia Scammell
BC (2) – Caitrin Lonergan, Willow Corson

Goaltenders:
Ava Boutilier – 10-9-15 – 34 (1 GA) {60:00} (W, 12-9-7)
Katie Burt – 11-6-4 – 21 (2 GA) {58:26} (L, 25-3-3)

GAME RECAP

The Wildcats got on the board in the final minute of the first period; a neutral zone turnover by the Eagles found Abby Chapman (Beverly Hills, Mich.) who fed McManus for the snipe with just 35 seconds remaining in the first period.
Boston College responded with a long shot of their own, with Watts sneaking one past Boutilier 4:13 into the second period.
Just over three minutes later, another turnover by the Eagles resulted in the Turner goal 7:35 into the period, assisted by Carlee Toews (Algonquin Highlands, Ontario) and Julia Scammell (Truro, Novia Scotia).
The third period saw a 15-4 shot advantage for the Eagles, but all were saved by Boutilier. The UNH defense held strong in the final two minutes with the BC goaltender pulled, and kept the game 2-1.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

The win is UNH's first win against the Eagles since Oct. 16, 2013, when the Wildcats beat BC 3-2 on the road.
The Wildcats tallied the first goal, putting their record at 11-4-5 when scoring first.
The win was the Wildcats' second win of the season against a ranked team; their record against ranked opponents is now at 2-6-1.
UNH is now in fourth place in Hockey East with 23 conference points with just one weekend of play. Finishing in fourth would give UNH their first home playoff game since the Hockey East Quarterfinal game against Providence in 2013.
The Eagles held the third-best scoring offense in the nation (4.26 per game). Boston College has only been held to one goal once this season before this game. (Friday, Nov. 10 at St. Lawerence)

PENALTIES
UNH: 3-6 BC: 1-2

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-1 BC: 0-3

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (1): Five players
Goals (1): Meghara McManus, Carlee Turner
Assists (1): Three players
Shots (3): Nicole Dunbar, Jenna Rheault
Blocked Shots (5): Julia Fedeski, Marie-Jo Pelletier
Faceoffs (5): Kate Haslett, Carlee Turner

BOSTON COLLEGE LEADERS:
Points (1): Three players
Goals (1): Daryl Watts
Assists (1): Caitrin Lonergan, Willow Corson
Shots (7): Daryl Watts
Blocked Shots (2): Grace Bizal, Toni Ann Miano
Faceoffs (16): Makenna Newkirk