Providence College Athletics

Friday, January 24
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
2:00 P.M.

Providence College

13-10-2, 10-8-0

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Boston College

13-9-3, 12-7-2

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Women's ice hockey player Sara Hjalmarsson preparing to take a faceoff during a game
Photo by: John Quacknebos/BC Athletics

Women’s Hockey Falls In Overtime At Boston College, 2-1

1/24/2020 4:43:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Isabelle Hardy notched her second goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Providence College women's hockey team fell in overtime to the Boston College Eagles, 2-1, on Friday, Jan. 24 at Kelley Rink in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Friars tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period before Boston College prevailed 1:03 into the overtime frame. Providence falls to 13-10-2 on the season with a 10-8-0 conference mark.
 
SCORE (OT)
Providence – 1 | Boston College – 2
 
RECORDS
Providence – 13-10-2 (10-8-0 HEAW) | Boston College – 13-9-3 (12-7-2 HEAW)
 
VENUE
Kelley Rink – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Boston College opened the scoring late in the first period to take a 1-0 lead. The Eagles won a face-off in the offensive zone before Lindsay Agnew shot the puck from behind the net that trickled off the back of Sandra Abstreiter's (Freising, Germany) left leg and in.
- Shots were even at six apiece at the conclusion of the first period, neither side was penalized in the opening frame.
- Providence found the equalizer midway through the second period on Isabelle Hardy's (Oakville, Ontario) second goal of the season. Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) played the puck from the defensive zone off the right boards, Hardy outskated the defense before finishing her own rebound on a one-on-one breakaway. Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine) was credited with the secondary assist. The assists marked Lunny's eighth of the season alongside DeBlois' 12th.
- The Friars outshot the Eagles, 13-8, in the second period of play. Both sides played a clean opening 40 minutes with nobody seeing the penalty box.
- Neither team could find the game-winning goal in the final frame despite Providence putting eight shots on net compared to the Eagles' four. Providence finally saw a power play chance in the period with back to back chances with just under 10 minutes remaining in the third.
- Boston College capitalized 1:03 into the overtime period on a rebound from the right point. Jillian Fey skated onto a rebound at the bottom of the left circle and finished her shot before Abstreiter could rotate over.
- Providence outshot Boston College in the game, 27-20. 
- Abstreiter recorded 18 saves between the pipes and falls to 5-5-0 this season.
- This marks Providence's first loss in overtime this season after previously holding a 2-0-2 record in the extra frame.

HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (BC) – 18:20/1st – EV – Lindsay Agnew (Beres) – Wrist shot behind the left corner of the net
1-1 (Providence) – 8:46/2nd – EV – Isabelle Hardy (Lunny, DeBlois) – Finished her ownrebound on a one-on-one breakaway
2-1 (BC) – 1:03/OT – EV – Jillian Fey (Agnew, Annese) – Rebound on the bottom of the left circle
 
GOALTENDERS
Sandra Abstreiter (Providence) – 18 saves, 2 goals against
Maddy McArthur (BC) – 26 saves, 1 goal against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence –
Shots: 27
Face-offs: 29-56
Power plays: 0-2
Penalty kill: 0-0
 
Boston College –
Shots: 20
Face-offs: 27-56
Power plays: 0-0
Penalty kill: 2-2
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Hardy (1)  
Assists: DeBlois, Lunny (1)
Points: DeBlois, Hardy, Lunny (1)  
Shots: Fransoo (6)
 
UP NEXT
Providence will host Merrimack next Friday, Jan. 31 at 6:00 p.m. before going on the road to matchup with the UConn Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 1 with a puck drop scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
 
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
 
-GO FRIARS-
 
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