Women's Hockey vs. Sacred Heart (12/8/07)
by Jeremy Binckes
The Boston University Terriers (6-9-2, 3-3-0 Hockey East) set a record for goals scored in a game, as well as margin of victory in an 11-1 trouncing of the Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-8-1).
“Today was a good practice game to get our cycling moving,” freshman forward Jillian Kirchner said. Kirchner led all point scorers with four assists. Three Terriers—junior forwards Caroline Bordeau and Erin Seman, as well as sophomore forward Jonnie Bloemers—notched two goals, while sophomore defender Melissa Tetreau notched her second goal of the season on a clean shot through traffic.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Perry (7 saves) lasted only 12:38 in net for the Pioneers. Perry was unable to keep the puck out of the net; she allowed 4 goals on 11 shots, including:
-A backhanded top-shelf one-timer from Bordeau, who was going left to right and beat Perry left side under two minutes into the game.
-A Stephanie Armstrong rebound from Jillian Kirchner. The puck had bounced off Perry to her left, where Armstrong found daylight.
-The most surprising goal of the day: a Gina Kearns weak wrister that found daylight near the right post. Kearns took the shot from an odd angle at Perry’s left.
Perry was replaced by freshman goaltender Jessica Little (38 saves), who did a much better job in net. Still, the Terriers tied their record for most goals scored in a period, with 5 in the first. The other time was this year against Union College on November 3.
Sacred Heart struck in the second period for their lone goal on a penalty shot. Senior defender Julie Poulin was called for tripping on a Pioneer breakaway at 7:32 in the period, and the Pioneers elected to take the penalty shot.
“[Poulin] had a lot of steps,” Kirchner said, “I think [the skater with the puck] has to have four steps [on the defender] to have it called.” Still, there was no complaint from the BU bench, even when leading scorer this season, Lauren Fontaine, jumped off the bench and skated to center ice.
Fontaine had control of the puck, and sophomore netminder Melissa Haber (10 saves) crept up to cut the angle. However, Haber was unable to follow Fontaine laterally, as the Pioneer buried the power shot.
It took BU three-and-a-half minutes to respond, and they did. Twice. Bordeau started it with her second goal of the game at 12:06 in the period, and then Seman followed in the closing minute of the second with a wrap-around goal that beat Little to her left.
“I was meaning to go to [senior forward Stephanie] Armstrong,” Seman said, “but the defense snuck in on her, so I just continued going around the net. She was still covered, so I took the shot myself.”
In the third period, BU peppered Little with 24 shots, netting 4 more goals. Seman got her second of the game, as did Bloemers. Melissa Anderson and Melissa Tetreau netted the others.
Terrier Notes:
-The following records were set by the Terriers in this game: Shots on net (56), shots in a period (24), goals (11), combined goals (12), margin of victory (10), assists (Kirchner, 4), and total points (26). Fourteen different Terriers got their names on the score sheet.
-In six games this season, the Terriers have not had as many shots on goal as they had in the third period alone (24). The 11 goals are equal to the Terriers’ offensive output in their first five games this season combined.
- By the end of the third period, the Terriers on the ice looked a little… different. For the last few minutes, BU’s top line consisted of Sarah Russell, Julie Poulin, and Melissa Tetreau. The defensive pairing? None other than Melissa Anderson and Erin Seman.
“Anderson had been bugging Coach [Kerstin] Matthews all game to see if we could play defense,” Seman said, “because she thought it would be fun. Exact words: ‘I think it would be fun.’”
“I was waiting to line one up and take a slapper from the point,” she said, “but the one I got was a knuckle puck. It was up on its side, and…. It wasn’t very good.”
- Junior forward Nikki Wiart missed Saturday's game with a knee injury. Wiart may have to miss the rest of the season if she undergoes surgery. If she does, she would be eligible to redshirt next year. Durocher said the focus would be on Wiart "being comfortable in her everyday life," before he worries about when she will skate next.
- The Terriers will now take a 35 day break for the holidays before beginning their Hockey East-heavy schedule on January 13, 2008 at Northeastern.
The Boston University Terriers (6-9-2, 3-3-0 Hockey East) set a record for goals scored in a game, as well as margin of victory in an 11-1 trouncing of the Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-8-1).
“Today was a good practice game to get our cycling moving,” freshman forward Jillian Kirchner said. Kirchner led all point scorers with four assists. Three Terriers—junior forwards Caroline Bordeau and Erin Seman, as well as sophomore forward Jonnie Bloemers—notched two goals, while sophomore defender Melissa Tetreau notched her second goal of the season on a clean shot through traffic.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Perry (7 saves) lasted only 12:38 in net for the Pioneers. Perry was unable to keep the puck out of the net; she allowed 4 goals on 11 shots, including:
-A backhanded top-shelf one-timer from Bordeau, who was going left to right and beat Perry left side under two minutes into the game.
-A Stephanie Armstrong rebound from Jillian Kirchner. The puck had bounced off Perry to her left, where Armstrong found daylight.
-The most surprising goal of the day: a Gina Kearns weak wrister that found daylight near the right post. Kearns took the shot from an odd angle at Perry’s left.
Perry was replaced by freshman goaltender Jessica Little (38 saves), who did a much better job in net. Still, the Terriers tied their record for most goals scored in a period, with 5 in the first. The other time was this year against Union College on November 3.
Sacred Heart struck in the second period for their lone goal on a penalty shot. Senior defender Julie Poulin was called for tripping on a Pioneer breakaway at 7:32 in the period, and the Pioneers elected to take the penalty shot.
“[Poulin] had a lot of steps,” Kirchner said, “I think [the skater with the puck] has to have four steps [on the defender] to have it called.” Still, there was no complaint from the BU bench, even when leading scorer this season, Lauren Fontaine, jumped off the bench and skated to center ice.
Fontaine had control of the puck, and sophomore netminder Melissa Haber (10 saves) crept up to cut the angle. However, Haber was unable to follow Fontaine laterally, as the Pioneer buried the power shot.
It took BU three-and-a-half minutes to respond, and they did. Twice. Bordeau started it with her second goal of the game at 12:06 in the period, and then Seman followed in the closing minute of the second with a wrap-around goal that beat Little to her left.
“I was meaning to go to [senior forward Stephanie] Armstrong,” Seman said, “but the defense snuck in on her, so I just continued going around the net. She was still covered, so I took the shot myself.”
In the third period, BU peppered Little with 24 shots, netting 4 more goals. Seman got her second of the game, as did Bloemers. Melissa Anderson and Melissa Tetreau netted the others.
Terrier Notes:
-The following records were set by the Terriers in this game: Shots on net (56), shots in a period (24), goals (11), combined goals (12), margin of victory (10), assists (Kirchner, 4), and total points (26). Fourteen different Terriers got their names on the score sheet.
-In six games this season, the Terriers have not had as many shots on goal as they had in the third period alone (24). The 11 goals are equal to the Terriers’ offensive output in their first five games this season combined.
- By the end of the third period, the Terriers on the ice looked a little… different. For the last few minutes, BU’s top line consisted of Sarah Russell, Julie Poulin, and Melissa Tetreau. The defensive pairing? None other than Melissa Anderson and Erin Seman.
“Anderson had been bugging Coach [Kerstin] Matthews all game to see if we could play defense,” Seman said, “because she thought it would be fun. Exact words: ‘I think it would be fun.’”
“I was waiting to line one up and take a slapper from the point,” she said, “but the one I got was a knuckle puck. It was up on its side, and…. It wasn’t very good.”
- Junior forward Nikki Wiart missed Saturday's game with a knee injury. Wiart may have to miss the rest of the season if she undergoes surgery. If she does, she would be eligible to redshirt next year. Durocher said the focus would be on Wiart "being comfortable in her everyday life," before he worries about when she will skate next.
- The Terriers will now take a 35 day break for the holidays before beginning their Hockey East-heavy schedule on January 13, 2008 at Northeastern.
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