Boston College Athletics
Women's Ice Hockey Falls To #10 Wisconsin
January 26, 2002 | Women's Hockey
Jan. 26, 2002
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.- The Boston College women's ice hockey team lost 7-0 to the tenth-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday at Kelley Rink. With the loss, BC falls to 4-14-3 overall this season, while the Badgers improve to 14-8-2. Senior goaltender Sharon VanTuyl made 39 saves in her first action of the season.
The visitors took control of the game for the start, holding the puck in their offensive zone throughout the first period. VanTuyl, starting in her first game of the season, held her own in net. the Badgers opened the scoring at the 5:46 mark, when sophomore forward Megan Hunter fired a shot through the five-hole of the Eagle net minder and into the back of the net. The Badgers would double their lead less than 10 minutes later on the power play. Defender Kerry Weiland set up camp in front of the BC net and redirected a Hunter shot past VanTuyl. The first period ended with the Badgers holding a 16-4 edge in shots and a two-goal advantage on the scoreboard.
The second period saw much of the same, as Wisconsin held most of the territorial advantage. Hunter would give the Badgers a three-goal cushion at the 4:04 mark, when she tipped a Weiland shot past VanTuyl. She would register her third goal of the match as the period was winding down, tipping a Molly Engstrom shot along the ice, and into the net.
In the third period, Wisconsin continued to outplay the Eagles and Hunter would finish off her afternoon with her fourth goal. She skated past two defenders and fired the puck into the roof of the net to give the Badgers a 5-0 lead at the 3:20 mark.
Wisconsin would add two late goals, one by Kathryn Greaves and one by Steph Boeckmann to finish off the scoring.
For the game, Wisconsin outshot the Eagles 46-16.
BC will return to action on Tuesday, January 29 against Bowdoin College at Kelley Rink. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
