Dunbar, Thiérus Tally Goals in Loss at #7 BC

Friday, November 1

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-4-2, 3-3-1

Boston College

8-0-1, 7-0-1

New Hampshire

Boston College

Nicole Dunbar (Photo by Joey Walker)

Photo by: Joey Walker

11/1/2019 4:39:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – University of New Hampshire senior Nicole Dunbar (Coto de Caza, Calif.) and freshman Tamara Thiérus (Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) both tallied goals on Friday afternoon but the Wildcats women's hockey team fell to #7 Boston College by a score of 5-2 at Conte Forum.

Dunbar's goal was her third of the season, while Thiérus' was the first of her career; Dunbbar's goal came early in the second period to cut a two-goal BC lead to just one, and Thiérus' came in the third in an attempt to rally the 'Cats back from a 5-1 deficit.

The Wildcats return home this Sunday, November 3 for a 2 P.M. matchup with Hockey East foe Holy Cross. It'll be the first of three straight home games for the Wildcats. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com or call (603)862-4000.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: November 1, 2019 – 2 P.M.
Location: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Attendance: 203
Score: BC 5 (8-0-1, 7-0-1 HEAW), UNH 2 (4-4-2, 3-3-1 HEAW)

Goals:
UNH (2) – Nicole Dunbar, Tamara Thiérus
BC (5) – Kelly Browne (4), Willow Corson

Assists:
UNH (3) – Lauren Martin, Taylor Wenczkowski, Meghara McManus
BC (8) – Hannah Bilka (3), Olivia Finocchiaro (2), Alexie Guay, Cayla Barnes, Bridget McCarthy

Goaltenders:
UNH Ava Boutilier– 14-8-x – 22 (4 GA) {34:58} (L)
Nikki Harnett - x-1-9 – 10 (1 GA) {00:00} (D)

BC – Maddy McArthur – 3-8-12– 23 (2 GA) {60:00} (W)

GAME RECAP

Boston College owned the first period with a 16-3 shot on goal advantage and a 2-0 lead; both goals were scored even strength by Kelly Browne, both shots that were initially saved but trickled through the pads
UNH answered back early in the second period as Nicole Dunbar skated into the offensive zone one-on-one with a BC defender; getting space Dunbar fired a slapshot to the lower glove side of McArthur to cut BC's lead to one goal.
The Eagles would respond with two more goals of their own in the final 10 minutes of the second period by Browne.
Freshman netminder Nikki Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) entered her second career game in relief in the second period, and stopped the only shot she faced in the remainder of that period.
On the afternoon Harnett would save 10 of 11 shots faced, her one goal allowed came 6:22 into the third by Willow Corson.
New Hampshire tried to start a rally behind freshman Tamara Thiérus' first career goal which came 15:22 into the third on a tough angle shot from the right side of the net. Thiérus charged the net and fire a shot that squeaked through the glove side and bounced in off the back of the goaltender.
The Wildcats pulled their own goaltender with just over two minutes to go looking to build off that momentum but BC held the 'Cats to just the two goals.

PENALTIES
UNH: 2-4 BC: 4-8

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-4 BC: 0-1

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (1): Five players
Goals (1): Nicole Dunbar, Tamara Thiérus
Assists (1): Three players
Shots (5): Taylor Wenczkowski, Tamara Thiérus
Blocked Shots (3): Rae Breton
Faceoffs (22): Carlee Turner

BOSTON COLLEGE LEADERS:
Points (4): Kelly Browne
Goals (4): Kelly Browne
Assists (3): Hannah Bilka
Shots (7): Kelly Browne
Blocked Shots (3): Cayla Barnes
Faceoffs (9): Lindsay Agnew, Kelly Brown
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