University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
0-2-0
Boston College
2-0-0
Boutilier Records 29 Saves in 4-1 Loss at BC
11/21/2020 7:16:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) recorded 29 saves but the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team was defeated 4-1 by Boston College at Conte Forum on Saturday evening.
BC (2-0-0, 2-0-0 Hockey East) built a 2-0 advantage quickly with goals 52 seconds apart midway through the first period and never relinquished the lead. Eagles netminder Kelly Pickreign was also credited with 29 saves, and the home team had a balanced attack with four different goal scorers.
Tamara Thiérus (Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) scored the goal for UNH (0-2-0, 0-2-0). Boutilier stopped 12 shots in both the second and third periods.
The Wildcats return to action Nov. 27 at College of the Holy Cross. Those two teams face off again Nov. 28 in a NESN-televised game at the Whittemore Center. Both games start at 6 p.m.
PHOTO GALLERY
FIRST PERIOD SUMMARY
· UNH recorded a 12-8 shot advantage but BC led 3-1 through 20 minutes.
· Boutilier made a big stop to keep the game scoreless at 7:36 when Hannah Bilka raced past a UNH defender in the right circle and skated to the slot.
· Savannah Norcross redirected Kelly Browne's centering pass into the cage to give BC a 1-0 lead at 9:48.
· Jillian Fey scored 53 seconds later when she accelerated from the left point to the slot, shifted the puck across the top of the crease and slipped the puck inside the right post.
· Thiérus lifted UNH within 2-1 at 15:23. Thiérus entered the offensive zone at the left point and advanced through the circle. She turned and it appeared as if she was going to drop the puck back to the oncoming Ciara Wall, but instead Thiérus spun around and flipped a backhander to the net that ricocheted off Pickreign's left skate into the cage.
· Brianna Brooks (Whitby, Ontario) skated down the slot and shifted to her backhand but was denied by Pickreign at 15:59.
· UNH went on the power play at 17:20. Moments later, Lauren Martin's shot from the right wing was stopped by Pickreign, who quickly slid to the top of the crease to also block aside the chance by Charli Kettyle (Perth, Ontario).
· BC extended the advantage to 3-1 on a shorthanded goal by Hannah Bilka with 50 seconds remaining in the first period.
SECOND PERIOD SUMMARY
· The Eagles recorded a 12-10 shot advantage in the scoreless second stanza.
· In the fourth minute, Grace Middleton (Midland, Mich.) picked up a loose puck at the right point and fired a shot gloved by Pickreign.
· One minute later, Maddie Truax (Gardner, Mass.) joined the rush and wristed a shot wide right of the cage. The puck caromed back out from the end boards and Truax chipped a shot into Pickreign's torso from the right doorstep.
· The Wildcats went back on the power play at 6:32. Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) advanced down the slot and maneuvered toward the left circle. She slipped the puck back to the slot, where Brook's one-timer was gloved by Pickreign.
· BC went on its first power play of the game at 8:56 and Boutilier made one save on UNH's penalty kill to keep the 'Cats within 3-1.
· New Hampshire went on its third power play at 15:27, and one minute later Rickwood collected the loose puck at center ice and advanced with speed down the slot, but she was denied.
· With just over a minute on the clock, Bilka rushed down the left side and was stopped by Boutilier. Bilka collected the puck and her wraparound bid at the right post was blocked by Talli Warren (Mundleville, New Brunswick).
THIRD PERIOD SUMMARY
· BC recorded a 12-8 shot advantage in the final frame.
· Kelly Browne pushed the advantage to 4-1 at 4:41 when she won a battle for the puck on the left boards and fired a high, screened shot into the cage.
· Midway through the period, Chavonne Truter (Uxbridge, Ontario) centered the puck down low and Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ontario) lifted a shot wide of the right post.
UNH NOTEBOOK
· Thiérus recorded her seventh career goal and 21st career point with her first-period tally.
Wall recorded her first career point with an assist.
· In the faceoff circle, Annie Berry (Milton, Mass.) won 6 of 7 draws and Martin had a team-high 11 faceoff wins (19 draws).
· Rickwood and Warren tied for the team lead with two blocks apiece.
· Brooks recorded a team-high seven shots.
· UNH's three goals this season have been scored by three different 'Cats; Thiérus is the only skater with a point in both games this season and seven skaters have one point apiece.
· UNH allowed 4+ goals in both games to BC this weekend; the Wildcats surrendered 4+ goals in back-to-back games once last season – the second and third games of the season, both vs. St. Lawrence University.
SERIES NOTEBOOK
· UNH now has a 43-26-6 lifetime record against Boston College, which won both games this weekend for the season-series sweep.
· The Wildcats won each of the last two matchups of the 2019-20 season, including the regular-season finale (5-2) at the Whitt, to win the season series (2-1-0).
GOALS
UNH (1) – Tamara Thiérus
BC (4) – Hannah Bilka, Kelly Browne, Jillian Fey, Savannah Norcross
ASSISTS
UNH (0)
BC (4) – Kelly Browne, Willow Corson, Gaby Roy, Natalie Tulchinsky
GOALTENDERS
UNH – Ava Boutilier 5-12-12—29 (4 GA) [60:00] {L}
BC – Kelly Pickreign 11-10-8—29 (1 GA) [60:00] {W}
PENALTIES
UNH 2-4 BC 4-8
POWER PLAYS
UNH 0-4 BC 0-2
