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Saturday, January 24
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Photo by: Boston College Athletics
Three Goal First Period Powers 'Cats Past Boston College 6-2
1/24/2026 6:20:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Sedona Blair stopped 40 shots while nine different players earned a point.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team handled business against Boston College (11-14-1, 9-6-1 HEA) on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 24) at the Conte Forum, winning 6-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Wildcats broke open the scoring early in the first period, when Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba) poked a loose puck to Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) in the slot, who fired past Boston College's Grace Campbell for the 1-0 advantage.
-New Hampshire doubled their advantage 2:18 later on a power-play strike from Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.), who skated into the slot with the puck before firing through traffic to make it a 2-0 game.
-UNH connected again on special teams 2:34 after Rossi's goal, when Alyson Hush (Scarborough, Ontario), found Sadie Makokis (St. Albert, Alberta), who fired on net from the point, beating Campbell to give the 'Cats the 3-0 edge through 20 minutes.
-Boston College cut into the Wildcats' three-goal lead 6:47 into the middle period, when Kate Ham cleaned up on a rebound, slipping the puck past the defense while on the power-play to make it 3-1.
-The Eagles collected their second goal of the period 6:22 later, when the puck deflected off a New Hampshire skate before landing at the stick of Madelyn Murphy, who fired past the defense from the left-side face-off dot to cut the deficit to a single goal.
-New Hampshire regained their two-goal advantage just 25 seconds later, when Makokis recovered the puck in the Wildcats' zone before finding Botterill skating through the neutral zone, who beat the defense and fired past Campbell blocker-side for the 4-2 lead.
-With a Boston College player in the box for a major penalty, the Wildcats' power-play unit got back to work midway through the third period, when Kelly Harty (Billerica, Mass.) caught a piece of a try from Aurora Kahlert (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), deflecting past Campbell to give UNH the 5-2 edge.
-With 4:10 left to play in the game, Rossi found her second goal of the game after forcing a turnover deep in the Eagles' zone, firing on the unguarded net to bring about the final 6-2 score.
WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Rossi (2)
Assists: Hush (3)
Points: Hush, Botterill (3)
Shots: Spitz, Hush (5)
Blocks: Printz (4)
SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 3-9
Penalty Kill: 4-5
Boston College
Power Play: 1-5
Penalty Kill: 6-9
BY THE NUMBERS
-Nine different players landed a point in the win, paced by a three-assist performance from Hush and a one goal, two assist afternoon for Botterill.
-15 different Wildcats landed a shot on net in the win, paced by Hush and Spitz with five tries apiece.
-On special teams, the Wildcats went three-for-nine on the power-play with scores from Rossi, Makokis, and Harty. New Hampshire's three power-play goal performance set a season-high and marked the program's first three power-play goal game since the team's 3-3 tie with Merrimack on Oct. 23, 2023.
-On defense, nine different players landed a block, paced by Callista Printz (Buffalo, N.Y.) with four.
-In net, Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) closed her night in net denying 40-of-42 shots faced, good for a .952 save percentage. With the 40-save performance, Blair posted back-to-back games with 40+ saves for the second time in her career.
NEXT UP • HOME VS. UCONN, FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats return home to take on the University of Connecticut (18-4-2, 11-2-1 HEA) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Friday, Jan. 30, when the Wildcats face the Huskies for a 6pm puck drop.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Wildcats broke open the scoring early in the first period, when Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba) poked a loose puck to Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) in the slot, who fired past Boston College's Grace Campbell for the 1-0 advantage.
-New Hampshire doubled their advantage 2:18 later on a power-play strike from Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.), who skated into the slot with the puck before firing through traffic to make it a 2-0 game.
-UNH connected again on special teams 2:34 after Rossi's goal, when Alyson Hush (Scarborough, Ontario), found Sadie Makokis (St. Albert, Alberta), who fired on net from the point, beating Campbell to give the 'Cats the 3-0 edge through 20 minutes.
-Boston College cut into the Wildcats' three-goal lead 6:47 into the middle period, when Kate Ham cleaned up on a rebound, slipping the puck past the defense while on the power-play to make it 3-1.
-The Eagles collected their second goal of the period 6:22 later, when the puck deflected off a New Hampshire skate before landing at the stick of Madelyn Murphy, who fired past the defense from the left-side face-off dot to cut the deficit to a single goal.
-New Hampshire regained their two-goal advantage just 25 seconds later, when Makokis recovered the puck in the Wildcats' zone before finding Botterill skating through the neutral zone, who beat the defense and fired past Campbell blocker-side for the 4-2 lead.
-With a Boston College player in the box for a major penalty, the Wildcats' power-play unit got back to work midway through the third period, when Kelly Harty (Billerica, Mass.) caught a piece of a try from Aurora Kahlert (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), deflecting past Campbell to give UNH the 5-2 edge.
-With 4:10 left to play in the game, Rossi found her second goal of the game after forcing a turnover deep in the Eagles' zone, firing on the unguarded net to bring about the final 6-2 score.
WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Rossi (2)
Assists: Hush (3)
Points: Hush, Botterill (3)
Shots: Spitz, Hush (5)
Blocks: Printz (4)
SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 3-9
Penalty Kill: 4-5
Boston College
Power Play: 1-5
Penalty Kill: 6-9
BY THE NUMBERS
-Nine different players landed a point in the win, paced by a three-assist performance from Hush and a one goal, two assist afternoon for Botterill.
-15 different Wildcats landed a shot on net in the win, paced by Hush and Spitz with five tries apiece.
-On special teams, the Wildcats went three-for-nine on the power-play with scores from Rossi, Makokis, and Harty. New Hampshire's three power-play goal performance set a season-high and marked the program's first three power-play goal game since the team's 3-3 tie with Merrimack on Oct. 23, 2023.
-On defense, nine different players landed a block, paced by Callista Printz (Buffalo, N.Y.) with four.
-In net, Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) closed her night in net denying 40-of-42 shots faced, good for a .952 save percentage. With the 40-save performance, Blair posted back-to-back games with 40+ saves for the second time in her career.
NEXT UP • HOME VS. UCONN, FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats return home to take on the University of Connecticut (18-4-2, 11-2-1 HEA) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex on Friday, Jan. 30, when the Wildcats face the Huskies for a 6pm puck drop.
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Team Stats
UNH
BC
Shots
30
42
PPG
3
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
5
10
Penalty Mins
10
39
Faceoffs Won
28
35
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
3
+/-
0
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
Players Mentioned
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