Boutilier Returns, Shuts out BC 3-0

Friday, February 7

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

15-12-3, 11-10-2

Boston College

14-12-3, 13-9-2

New Hampshire

Boston College

Ava Boutilier (Photo by Dave O'Brien)

Photo by: Dave O'Brien

2/7/2020 4:59:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Three goals from two rookies and a powerful goaltending effort gets UNH two conference points.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Redshirt sophomore goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made her first start since January 10 and made 32 saves as the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team took down Boston College by a score of 3-0 on Friday afternoon.

UNH's goals came from rookie linemates Tamara Thiérus (Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) and Jada Christian (Caledon East, Ontario) as the Wildcats outskated BC in the first two periods. The Eagles would come back in the third and outshoot the 'Cats 17-9, but Boutilier stood strong for her fifth shutout of the season. Her record on the year now stands at 10-7-1.

UP NEXT: The Wildcats continue on the road with Saturday's contest at Merrimack College on February 8 at 2 P.M. The game will be streamed on CBS CollegeSportsLive.

NEXT HOME GAME: UNH returns home next Saturday, February 15 for a 2 P.M. puck drop with Boston University on Alumni Day. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com/tickets or call (603) 862-4000.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: February 7, 2020 – 2 P.M.
Location: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Attendance:
Score: UNH 3 (15-12-3, 11-10-2 Hockey East) BC 0 (14-12-3, 13-9-2 Hockey East)

Goals:
UNH (3) – Tamara Thiérus (2)(GW), Jada Christian (PP)
BC (0) –

Assists:
UNH (4) – Meghara McManus, Maddie Truax, Carlee Turner, Tamara Thiérus, Tori Howran, Annie Berry
BC (0) –

Goaltenders:
UNH – Ava Boutilier – 8-7-17 – 32 (0 GA) {60:00} (W)
BC – Maddy McArthur – 4-13-8 – 25 (3 GA) {59:44} (L)

GAME RECAP

The Wildcats struck first 9:09 into the first period on a quick breakaway; a BC shot was blocked close to the net by junior Maddie Truax (Gardner, Mass.) and was immediately picked up by senior Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) and flipped to Tamara Thiérus. Thiérus had just one defender to beat, and skated through all three zones and flipped the puck bar-down on the glove side of McArthur for the 1-0 lead.
Minutes later the Wildcats tallied a power play goal 12:05 into the opening frame; a shot on goal by Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.) was initially saved by McArthur, but Jada Christian crashed the net and found the puck behind McArthur in the crease and tipped it into the net for the 2-0 lead.
Both teams were held scoreless in the second period; UNH outshot BC 13-7 in the second and had four power play attempts, but were unable to convert.
The Eagles came out with pressure in the third; they outshot the Wildcats 32-13 overall in the period and 17-9 on target. Despite the extra chances, the UNH defense held strong with several blocks and interceptions to keep BC off the board.
With under four minutes to go the Wildcats took to the counter-attack; senior captain Tori Howran (Bancroft, Ontario) skated the puck up ice into the offensive zone, and dropped a pass to Thiérus between two defenders. Thiérus fired a wrist shot that snuck over the blocker-side shoulder of McArthur in the top left corner of the net to seal the 3-0 victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

The Wildcats tie up the season series with BC, 1-1-0.
New Hampshire is now 11-1-2 when tallying at least one power play goal in a game this season.
New Hampshire has seven total shutouts this season. It was Ava Boutilier's fifth of the season.
The goals were Tamara Thiérus' fifth and sixth of the season, and Jada Christian's seventh of the year.
The win gives UNH 24 conference points, tying the Wildcats with fifth-place UConn.

PENALTIES
UNH: 4-8 BC: 7-14

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 1-7 BC: 0-4

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (3): Tamara Thiérus
Goals (2): Tamara Thiérus
Assists (1): Six players
Shots (7): Tamara Thiérus
Blocked Shots (4): Maddie Truax
Faceoffs (11): Lauren Martin

BOSTON COLLEGE LEADERS:
Points (0):
Goals (0):
Assists (0):
Shots (6): Hannah Bilka
Blocked Shots (3): Jillian Fey, Kate Annese
Faceoffs (8): Kelly Browne
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