Bulldogs Battle to Overtime Tie at BC
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale (4-10-3, 2-7-1 ECAC) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Boston College (5-7-8, 4-4-4 WHEA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 19:55 | Ashley Motherwell (Boston College) |
| 2nd - 09:50 | Tomimoto, Tara (Yale) |
| 2nd - 10:48 | DesMeules, Emily (Yale) |
| 2nd - 11:23 | Mary Restuccia (Boston College) |
| 2nd - 12:00 | Ketchum, Bray (Yale) |
| 2nd - 12:42 | Kristina Brown (Boston College) |
| Yale | Boston College |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#4, #13, #27 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#7, #9, #18, #20 - 1) Sh: Aleca Hughes - 6 Sv: Genny Ladiges - 26 |
G:
3 Players (#2, #18, #22 - 1)
A: Caitlin Walsh - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#10, #17 - 6) Sv: Corinne Boyles - 28 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Yale | Boston College |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 6 | 0 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 6 (12) |
| Shots on Goal | 31 | 29 |
| Face Offs Won | 35 | 27 |
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - With a pair of freshmen providing goals and a sophomore minding the net, Yale's youth was on display Saturday afternoon against Boston College at Kelley Rink. Freshman defenseman Tara Tomimoto's first career goal got Yale on the scoreboard as part of a see-saw second period that saw the two teams combine for five goals in a span of less than three minutes. That flurry left the score 3-3, and -- thanks in part to 26 saves from sophomore goalie Genny Ladiges -- that was where it ended.
BC (5-7-8, 4-4-4-4 Hockey East) scored the lone goal of the first period (from forward Ashley Motherwell) with just five seconds remaining. The Bulldogs had their best scoring chance with 6:40 left, but BC goalie Corinne Boyles denied senior forward Berit Johnson's wrister from the slot following a pass off the boards, and Boyles also turned aside freshman forward Danielle Moncion's rebound attempt. Boyles would finish with 28 saves.
Despite being outshot 9-7 in the first, the Bulldogs had some quality chances. Freshman forward Natalie Wedell drew a hooking penalty on the Eagles with five minutes left, giving the Bulldogs their second power play of the period. But sophomore forward Aleca Hughes' attempt to stuff the puck in at the left post was denied right before she crashed into the goal and knocked it off its moorings. A Yale penalty 40 seconds later ended the power play.
Midway through the second the duel between the two goaltenders momentarily turned into a shootout. It started with Tomimoto's goal, which came after freshman forward Danielle Moncion got her the puck just inside the blue line above the right circle. She lofted a wrist shot towards the net that found its way through traffic and over the left shoulder of Boyle at 9:50.
Less than a minute later another freshman found the back of the net in unconventional fashion. Defenseman Emily DesMeules was at a tough angle low in the left circle and decided to send the puck in front hoping for something good to happen. It wound up hitting off a BC player and going past a helpless Boyle to give Yale a 2-1 lead.
The Bulldog celebration was short-lived, however, as BC answered with a goal by forward Mary Restuccia 35 seconds later. But the wild sequence continued as the Bulldogs scored again right at the eight-minute mark. Junior forward Bray Ketchum and freshman forward Jen Matichuk were in perfect position in front of the net for a pass from the boards by sophomore forward Aleca Hughes. Ketchum knocked it in to give the Bulldogs a 3-2 lead.
BC once again responded immediately, as forward Kristina Brown scored at 12:42 to give the game its third tie. That wound up being the last one, as the third period belonged to the goalies. Freshman forward Alyssa Zupon had a pair of Grade-A chances denied two minutes in, the first on a save by Boyles and the second when her attempt to chip in a rebound with Boyles out of position got deflected high over the net.
Zupon then drew a checking penalty on BC, but senior defenseman Alyssa Clarke sent a wrist shot wide of the far post and Boyles denied Ketchum's wrister and Hughes' attempt at the rebound right as the Yale power play ended.
Boyles made three saves in overtime and Ladiges made two to preserve the 3-3 tie.
Yale (4-10-3, 2-7-1 ECAC Hockey) returns to conference play next weekend, hosting Union and RPI.
