BOSTON, Mass. – The RMU women's hockey team scored in the third period but was unable to complete the comeback, falling 2-1 to Boston University in the Ice Breaker Tournament. With the loss, the Colonials move to 3-7 overall.
FIRST PERIOD
Neither side found the back of the net through the opening 18 minutes, despite power-play opportunities for both teams. The Colonials also had a brief 5-on-3 advantage but were unable to capitalize.
Boston University broke the scoreless tie in the 18th minute when Kaleigh Quigg scored off assists from Avery Supryka and Lexie Bertelsen to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead.
SECOND PERIOD
Just 15 seconds into the middle frame, Keira Healey scored to extend Boston University's lead to 2-0.
RMU had three power-play opportunities in the second period but was unable to solve the Terriers' goaltender, carrying a two-goal deficit into the final frame.
THIRD PERIOD
The Colonials finally broke through in the eighth minute of the third period, as
Ava Vrana scored for the second consecutive game. The unassisted tally cut Boston University's lead to 2-1 and gave RMU a chance to rally.
With two minutes remaining, the Colonials pulled their goaltender in search of the equalizer. RMU registered six shots during the final minutes but couldn't find the tying goal, falling 2-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
RMU outshot Boston University, 29-19, with
Greta Brezenski leading the Colonials with seven shots on goal.
Ava Vrana,
Alexis Vrana,
Caroline Aufiero,
Mary Snyder and
Mya Kearns each finished with a plus-minus rating of +1. The Colonials won 34 of 55 faceoffs (61.8%), led by
Jessica MacKinnon with 19 victories.
Catriona Crarer was perfect at the dot, winning all five of her draws.
Defensively, RMU recorded 10 blocked shots, with
Shayne Desjardins leading the team with four. In net, sophomore
Yiyi Peng made her first start of the season, finishing with 17 saves in her season debut.
UP NEXT
RMU returns to Atlantic Hockey America play with a series at Lindenwood on October 29-30. Both games will stream live on FloHockey.
