Terriers Score Five in the Third to Take the Victory

BOSTON – Boston University scored five goals in the third period – including four unanswered to close the frame – as the Terriers earned a 5-3 win over fourth-ranked Boston College at Walter Brown Arena on Saturday afternoon.

BC (7-3-2, 6-2-1 HEA) took a 2-0 lead into the third period on power-play goals from Makenna Newkirk and Grace Bizal, but BU netted a goal just 40 seconds into the stanza to start chipping away at the Eagles' lead. Caitrin Lonergan responded 17 second later to reclaim Boston College's two-goal advantage at 3-1, but BU then scored four straight goals to overcome the deficit and take the win.

Boston University's Victoria Bach scored two goals and added one while assist, while Deziray De Sousa scored the game-winning goal at 9:58 of the third before Nina Rodgers added an empty-net strike with 14 seconds left.

Newkirk finished the day with one goal and two assists – factoring on all three BC goals – while Lonergan and Bizal each had one goal and one assist.

For Boston University (4-4-1, 3-4-0 HEA), Erin O'Neil stopped 34 shots in the win as BC out-shot the Terriers 37-26. Katie Burt made 21 saves in the loss.

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Boston University 5, No. 4 Boston College 3
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Walter Brown Arena | Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1st, 9:07 – 1-0, BC GOAL (PPG) | The Eagles got into their attacking end on the power play and Caitrin Lonergan picked the puck out of a scrum on the boards, came around the back of the next and fired a pass back across the zone to Grace Bizal at the far point. Bizal sent a shot in just wide right of Erin O'Neil's post, and Makenna Newkirk re-directed it in behind O'Neil for the 1-0 lead.
2nd, 1:25 – 2-0, BC GOAL (PPG) | On BC's first power-play chance of the second period, the Eagles got the puck deep and Andie Anastos came around the back of the net, playing the puck up the halfboards to Newkirk. Newkirk created some space and then fired a cross-ice pass to Bizal who sniped a one-timer from the top of the hashmarks for the 2-0 lead and the Eagles' second power-play goal of the game.
3rd, 00:40 – 2-1, BU GOAL | The Terriers worked the puck out of the zone through Sarah Steele and Mary Parker, and Victoria Bach picked the puck up out of pile in the corner to Katie Burt's left, cut inside and got a second-effort shot past Burt to pull BU within one.
3rd, 00:57 – 3-1, BC GOAL | Just 17 seconds later, Kristyn Capizzano jumped on a loose puck behind BU's goal and skated out wide on the end line before playing it up slightly to Newkirk on the halfboards. Newkirk then connected with Lonergan curling inside and the freshman placed her shot past O'Neil to regain the two-goal cushion.
3rd, 4:48 – 3-2, BU GOAL (PPG) | The Terriers worked the puck around the zone on the power-play and Parker tipped in Crossley's shot from the center point, getting BU back within one goal. Alexis Crossley and Rebecca Leslie assisted on the goal, setting up the play on the outside.
3rd, 6:55 – 3-3, BU GOAL | Bach corralled Parker's pass at center ice and skated into the BC zone. She went wide of her defender and wristed a shot past Burt to pull BU even with the Terriers' third goal in less than seven minutes.
3rd, 9:58 – 3-4, BU GOAL | Steele flicked the puck over to De Sousa down low and after Burt made the initial save, De Sousa pounded in the rebound on the doorstep to give the Terriers their first lead after battling back twice from a two-goal deficit.
3rd, 19:45 – 3-5, BU GOAL (ENG) | Nina Rodgers picked up the puck in the neutral zone and broke into the Eagles' end, sending her shot into the open net from the edge of the circle to secure the win.

GAME NOTES

The Eagles are now 24-17-5 all-time against the Terriers since BU ascended to varsity status in the 2005-06 season … BU's win snapped BC's five-game winning streak against the Terriers, which was the longest by either team in the series history
This was Boston University's first win over the Eagles since their 4-1 victory in the 2015 Hockey East Tournament championship game
Boston College converted on the power play in their 10th game of 12 this season … this was the team's sixth game with at least two power-play goals
Makenna Newkirk factored in on all three of Boston College's goals … it was her fourth multiple-point game of the season and her third in the last five games … she now has three goals, including two power-play goals, this season and a team-high eight assists
Newkirk has tallied nine points in the last five games to push her season point total to 11 and second place on the team
Grace Bizal registered her third multiple-point game of the season with her one-goal, one-assist effort today … it was her fifth career multi-point game … all of her multiple-point games this year have come on the road (at New Hampshire on Oct. 14 and at Quinnipiac on Oct. 22)
Bizal's assist on Newkirk's first-period goal pushed her assist total on the season to 7, tied for second on the team with Caitrin Lonergan … she entered the game tied for the lead with three other players
Lonergan notched her fourth multiple-point game of the season and her second in as many days against BU … her third-period goal was her eighth of the season, which leads all freshmen nationally … her 15 points are also now tied for the national lead among all freshmen
Lonergan now has a season-best five-game point streak intact – the team's longest this year
Andie Anastos picked up her fourth assist of the season on Bizal's goal … she now has nine points on the year
All of Anastos' assists this season have come on the road (one at Minnesota Duluth on Sept. 30, two at Quinnipiac on Oct. 22)
Kristyn Capizzano netted her fourth assist of the campaign and her third in as many games … she now has seven points on the year
For the fourth straight game, the Eagles were without All-America defenseman Megan Keller, who is with the U.S. National Team for the Four Nations Cup, which the United States won on Saturday afternoon after defeating Canada, 5-3, in the final … Keller was one of three collegians on the roster and was the team's youngest player at the tournament … Keller finished the tournament with one goal and one assist, playing in all four games

THREE STARS

Deziray De Sousa, BU
Victoria Bach, BU
Makenna Newkirk, BC

TEAM RECORDS
Boston College (7-3-2, 6-2-0 HEA)
Boston University (4-4-1, 3-4-0 HEA)

UP NEXT
The Eagles will return to the ice next weekend when they play a home-and-home series with New Hampshire to close out the three-game 2016-17 Hockey East series with the Wildcats. The teams will meet at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. on Friday night, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., before playing the return game at Kelley Rink at Conte Forum at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. Following Saturday's game, the team will host one of its two Skate with the Eagles events where fans can skate on the Kelley Rink ice with the team.

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Team Stats

Makenna Newkirk

Caitrin Lonergan

Grace Bizal

Andie Anastos

Players Mentioned

Andie Anastos

Grace Bizal

Katie Burt

Kristyn Capizzano

Caitrin Lonergan

Makenna Newkirk