Boston College women’s hockey controlled the pace and leaned on elite goaltending for most of its game on Saturday afternoon, but one explosive stretch proved decisive in an unfavorable way for the Eagles.
No. 6 UConn (21–7–2, 14–5–1 Hockey East) outscored BC (13–16–1, 11–8–1) 6–2 at Toscano Family Ice Forum, despite BC registering 47 shots on goal and forcing the Huskies’ defense to weather constant pressure.
Grace Campbell finished with 52 saves as BC faced 58 shots, while the Eagles went 0 of 4 on the power play.
From the opening faceoff, the game unfolded as a test of endurance and execution. Both teams skated through a scoreless first period marked by pace and physicality, with Campbell anchoring the Eagles early as UConn peppered the net with shots. Campbell turned aside every chance she saw in the opening frame, keeping BC level despite the Huskies’ edge in possession and faceoffs.
That balance unraveled early in the second period.
Just 34 seconds into the middle frame, UConn broke through to open up the scoring. BC answered at the 8:09 mark when Ava Thomas finished a feed from Sammy Taber and Kiera Dempsey to tie the game 1–1, briefly swinging momentum back in the Eagles’ direction.
BC continued to attack off the rush, generating several quality chances that forced the Huskies to block shots and collapse defensively.
But penalties and sustained pressure soon overwhelmed the Eagles. A power-play goal from True Thompson at 12:36 put UConn back in the front, and the Huskies’ breakout second period was not over yet.
Megan Woodworth scored two goals in six minutes to send her team into the second intermission up 4–1. The Huskies carried that momentum into the third, scoring twice in the opening eight minutes to put the game out of reach for BC.
One of those goals came from Julia Pellerin, who transferred from BC to UConn in the offseason. The junior forward led Hockey East in scoring last year.
BC continued to press until the final horn and was rewarded late when Kate Ham scored at 19:05, cementing the final score at 6–2.
