Boston College
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Women's Ice Hockey Upends Maine, 5-2
February 28, 2004 | Women's Hockey
Feb. 28, 2004
Boston College netted a pair of goals in the third period and went on to post its first league win of the season in a 5-2 win over the University of Maine on Senior Day for the Black Bears, in women's ice hockey action Saturday afternoon at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. The Black Bears fell to 10-15-4 overall with the loss, and 7-9-2 in Hockey East. Boston College improved to 6-18-3, 1-14-1.
BC sophomore Nancy Gillis scored what proved to be the game-winner at the 18:36 mark of the second period, with assists to junior Heidi Seidewand and senior Alaina Clark.
Maine's efforts to force the third tie of the game with a third-period goal came up empty, and the Eagles pushed the margin to two goals with Gillis' second of the game at the 18:25 mark of the final period. BC sophomore Kristin Blundo put the Eagles up by three goals with her empty-netter with just 50 seconds remaining in the game.
The Black Bears twice knotted the game after Boston College had taken a one-goal lead. BC?s Megan Scully opened the scoring at the 14:30 mark of the first period, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. Maine tied the game at one with senior Karen Droog's short-handed score barely four minutes into the second period, off a pass from freshman Kelly Law. The Eagles regained the lead at the 11:31 mark of the second on a goal by Seidewand, with assists by Sarah Carlson and Kristin Blundo. Both Carlson and Blundo also assisted on Scully's first period goal for the Eagles.
Maine tied the game a second time with a goal by Brigitte Laflamme at the 14:09 mark of the second period. Junior Laura Maddin's initial shot was stopped by Boston College goalie Lisa Davis, but Laflamme collected the rebound and went top-shelf to even the game at 2-2. Black Bear senior goalie Lara Smart made 26 saves for Maine in her final appearance at Alfond Arena, while Davis logged 29 saves in the BC goal. Maine and Boston College each recorded 31 shots on goal during the game.
Penalty-killing and power-play units proved to be the difference in the game; the Eagles scored on two of their five power-play opportunities, including the game-winner, while successfully killing all seven Black Bear power-play chances.
The Eagles host New Hampshire, Thursday, March 4. Game time is 7 p.m.
