Boutilier Stops 31 Shots in 3-1 Loss at Providence

Friday, October 8

Providence, R.I.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

0-3-0, 0-3-0

Providence

1-0-0, 1-0-0

New Hampshire

Providence

Photo by: Meghan Murphy

10/8/2021 5:13:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

PHOTO GALLERY

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior captain Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 31 saves but the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team was defeated 3-1 by Providence College at Schneider Arena on Friday afternoon.

Boutilier made 16 saves in the second period and 10 more in the third to finish with 31. Junior Annie Berry (Milton, Mass.) scored a shorthanded goal for the Wildcats' tally.

Hayley Lunny (two goals, one assist) and Brooke Becker (three assists) led the Friars' offense. Lindsay Bochna had a goal and an assist, and goalie Sandra Abstreiter stopped 23 shots.

UNH is now 0-3-0 both overall and in Hockey East, while this was the season opener for PC.

UP NEXT

New Hampshire returns to action Oct. 9 (2 p.m.), when UNH and Boston University wrap up the season series at the Whittemore Center.

FIRST PERIOD

UNH recorded a 7-5 shot advantage in the scoreless opening 20 minutes.
The Wildcats had the only power play in the first stanza but did not record a shot on goal.
Providence nearly struck first as Bochna's shot rang off the post with 30 seconds on the clock.

SECOND PERIOD

Boutilier denied Calire Tyo and KC Brooks in the opening minute of the second period.
Bochna gave the home team a 1-0 lead at 11:42.
The Wildcats were whistled for cross checking at 13:50, but they netted a shorthanded goal to tied the score, 1-1, at 14:15. At the defensive blue line, Berry pushed the puck into the neutral zone to create a breakaway down the middle of the ice into the slot. She pulled the puck to her backhand and lifted a shot top shelf.
PC finished the period with a 17-6 shot advantage.

THIRD PERIOD

PC regained the lead, 2-1, at 5:17 of the final frame on Lunny's first goal of the game.
Six minutes later, a UNH steal in the attack zone set up freshman Kira Juodikis (LaSalle, Ontario) at the top of the crease. She attempted to deke Abstreiter and wristed a low shot between the leg pads, but the goalie held her position for the save and did not allow a rebound.
The Friars converted a power play into a goal and 3-1 lead at 6:21 on Lunny's second strike of the third period.
The 'Cats pulled Boutilier in favor of an extra skater with 2:17 remaining, but Abstreiter stopped both UNH shots on goal the rest of the way to preserve the two-goal advantage.

GAME NOTEBOOK

PC finished with a 34-24 shot advantage.
The Friars went 1-for-3 on the power play and conceded a shorthanded goal. The Wildcats were 0-for-2 on the power play.
Senior captain Maddie Truax (Gardner, Mass.) recorded a game-high five blocked shots.
Senior Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) and sophomore Charli Kettyle (Perth, Ontario) both blocked three shots.
Sophomore Brianna Brooks (Whitby, Ontario) won a game-high10 faceoffs (out of 20).
Senior captain Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ontario) had UNH's top faceoff percentage by winning 5 of 9 draws (55.5%).

UNH NOTEBOOK

Berry's shorthanded goal was the first by a Wildcat since March 2, 2019, when Meghara McManus scored shorthanded in a Hockey East quarterfinal game at Boston University (also a 3-1 loss).

SERIES NOTEBOOK