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Cara Mooney Sure, the short-lived postseason run by the Boston University women’s hockey team was not ideal given their success against Maine in the regular season, but it should not overshadow the minor successes that this team had prior to their downfall. Reflecting on what was a rather outstanding season, there are least three key points that … Read more Takeaways From the BU Women’s 2019-20 Season
Home-ice advantage. When the playoffs come around, any team would love to have it. If a team is awarded the opportunity, then some may say that they have the leverage in the postseason. Unfortunately for the BU women’s hockey team, home-ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals was not enough of an edge over the … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Feb. 24 – March 2
This past weekend, the UConn Huskies came into town to take on the Boston University women’s hockey team in a back-to-back series at Walter Brown Arena. Going into the weekend, the Terriers (24-6-4, 18-6-3 Hockey East) had previously clinched home-ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals, playing for nothing more than momentum in the set … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Feb. 18-25
This past weekend, the Boston University women’s hockey team (22-6-4, 16-6-3 Hockey East) shut out the University of New Hampshire (15-14-4, 11-12-13 Hockey East) twice to secure home-ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Prior to last weekend, Terriers’ star forward Jesse Compher was named Hockey East’s Player of the Week for the Week of … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Feb. 12-19
After punching their ticket into the Women’s Beanpot championship last Tuesday, the Boston University Women’s hockey team took to Worcester, MA to take on the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Terriers (20-6-3, 14-6-3 Hockey East) won last Saturday against the Crusaders (3-21-5, 3-18-2 Hockey East) in a game where BU’s special teams dominated. While Holy Cross … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Feb. 5 -12
Conference games tend to present the highest level of competition for the Boston University women’s hockey team, especially when the game is against another team based in or around the Boston area. Going into last Tuesday’s game against Northeastern University (23-3-1, 20-2-0 Hockey East), the Terriers (18-6-3, 13-6-3 Hockey East) were riding a five-game point … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Jan. 28 – Feb. 4
The Boston University women’s hockey team (17-5-3, 12-5-3 Hockey East) earned three out of four possible points against the Merrimack Warriors (4-19-4, 1-15-4 Hockey East) last weekend, and if there was one lesson that the Terriers learned in the series, it was the significance of avoiding penalties late in a game when up by less … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Jan. 20-27
Entering the new semester, the Boston University women’s hockey team (16-5-2, 11-5-2 Hockey East) ranks seventh in the nation. Over the break, the Terriers had six games, all within Women’s Hockey East play. After sweeping conference rivals Boston College on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 to end the year, the Terriers began the turn of … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: Winter Break Recap
The Boston University women’s hockey went into last weekend having not played a game in two weeks. After the break, ninth-ranked BU picked up right where it left off with its winning ways. Over the weekend, the Terriers swept then-No. 8 Boston College (11-6-2, 10-5-1 Hockey East) in a home-and-home doubleheader. The Battle of Comm … Read more The Week in Women’s Hockey: December 2-9
This past week was full of positives for the BU women’s hockey team, including three wins against Boston and Hockey East foes. Playing on a Tuesday night for the second week in a row, the Terriers (10-4-1, 5-4-1 Hockey East) met Harvard (5-0, 5-0 ECAC) in a rematch of the 2019 Beanpot championship game. The … Read more This Week in Women’s Hockey: November 20-27