Buckeyes Top Eagles in NCAA Quarterfinal

ERIE, Pa. - The No. 7 Boston College women's hockey team saw its season come to an end on Tuesday night, falling to No. 3 Ohio State 3-1 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal at Erie Insurance Arena. The Buckeyes advance to face Wisconsin in the national semifinal round.

Abigail Levy made a career-high 45 saves for the Eagles while Savannah Norcross scored her 12th goal of the season.

Boston College opened the scoring, with Norcross finding the back of the net midway through the first period. Levy was strong for BC to start the second period and would end the middle frame with 25 saves. Ohio State, though, would score twice in the final five minutes of the second period to take a 2-1 lead. The Buckeyes got an insurance goal with seven minutes to play in the third period.

Ohio State held the final 48-13 lead in shots on goal and went 1-for-3 on the power play while keeping BC to 0-for-3. Andrea Barendli made 13 saves for the Buckeyes.

No. 3 Ohio State 3, No. 7 Boston College 1
2021 NCAA Women's Hockey Tournament Quarterfinal
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | 7:00 P.M.
Erie Insurance Arena | Erie, Pa.

SCORING

1st, 9:15 | 1-0, BC GOAL: Kelly Browne and Hannah Bilka dug the puck out of the right corner, and Bilka dished it to Norcross in the high slot. Norcross then rifled a wrist shot under the crossbar.
2nd, 16:33 | 1-1, OSU GOAL: Abigail Levy saved an initial power-play shot from Liz Schepers but Jenna Buglioni was able to follow the rebound and backhand it in at the left post.
2nd, 19:24 | 1-2, OSU GOAL: On another down-low play, it was Brooke Bink that muscled the loose puck in just inside the left post.
3rd, 13:30 | 1-3, OSU GOAL: Emma Maltais threw a puck off the end boards and it popped back out, and it banked off of Levy's left pad and trickled inside the left post.

GAME NOTES

The Eagles are now 8-12 all-time in the NCAA tournament with a mark of 7-5 in the quarterfinal … BC is now 1-7 in neutral site NCAA tournament games.
BC is now 9-15-2 all-time against teams ranked No. 3 in the country.
BC now holds a 0-2-0 record in the all-time series with Ohio State … this was the second overall meeting and the second in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal round.
Savannah Norcross, Kelly Browne and Hannah Bilka recorded their first career NCAA tournament points.
Bilka has registered at least one shot on goal in all 53 of her career games at BC.
Norcross (12-9-21) and Browne (7-14-21) finish the season tied for the team lead in points with 21.
Bilka finishes the year with 16 points on seven goals and nine assists and a team-leading 77 shots on goal.
Abigail Levy finished with a career-high 45 saves ... her previous career-best was 43, which she did twice while at Minnesota State.
This was the 12th NCAA tournament appearance for Boston College and the 11th under head coach Katie Crowley.

RECORDS

Ohio State: 13-6-0
Boston College: 14-6-0

Team Stats

Savannah Norcross

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Caroline DiFiore

Players Mentioned

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Abigail Levy

Savannah Norcross

Players Mentioned

Hannah Bilka

Kelly Browne

Abigail Levy

Savannah Norcross