Smith Stops 33 Shots in 4-1 Loss to No. 5 Boston College

Friday, October 14

Durham, NH

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

0-5-0, 0-2-0WHEA

Boston College

3-1-1, 3-0-0WHEA

Boston College

New Hampshire

Photo by: China Wong

10/14/2016 11:28:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score Video Highlights vs BC

DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire goaltender Kyra Smith (Littleton, Colo.) recorded 33 saves, but fifth-ranked Boston College netted three goals in the third period to record a 4-1 victory in Friday night's women's hockey game at the Whittemore Center.

UNH is now 0-5-0 overall and 0-2-0 in Hockey East. BC, which secured the win with an empty-net goal with 67 seconds remaining, extended its win streak to three games to improve to 3-1-1, 3-0-0.

Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller and Makenna Newkirk all recorded a goal and an assist while Katie Burt made 24 saves.

Smith stopped 16 shots in the second period and 10 in the third as part of her 33-save effort.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Oct. 14, 2016 (7 p.m.)
Location: Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
Attendance: 221
Score: Boston College 4, University of New Hampshire 1
Updated Records: BC (3-1-1, 3-0-0 WHEA), UNH (0-5-0, 0-2-0 WHEA)

Goals:
   BC (4) - Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk
   UNH (1) - Taylor Wenczkowski

Assists:
   BC (6)- Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller, Kenzie Kent, Toni Ann Miano, Makenna Newkirk
   UNH (2) - Marie-Jo Pelletier, Carlee Turner

Goaltenders:
   BC- Katie Burt 4-7-13–24 (1 GA) {60:00} [win]
   UNH- Kyra Smith 7-16-10–33 (3 GA) 590100} [loss]

Up Next: Oct. 15 vs. Merrimack College, 4 p.m. (Whittemore Center)
   Buy Tickets: http://unhwildcats.com/sports/2016/6/9/new-tickets-2016.aspx

GAME RECAP

BC took a 1-0 lead at 9:45 of the first period on Keller's power-play goal from the top of the right circle. UNH entered the game 19-for-20 (95%) on the penalty kill.
The Eagles took that one-goal lead and 8-4 shot advantage into the first intermission.
Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.) scored the only goal of the second stanza to tie the score 1-1 heading into the third period.
Marie-Jo Pelletier (Dalhousie, New Brunswick) initiated the scoring sequence with a tape-to-tape pass through the neutral zone to Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.). Turner entered the offensive zone in the high slot and slipped a pass to the right wing, where Wenczkowski settled the puck and fired a shot into the upper-right corner of the cage.
BC scored its next two goals off rebounds to build a 3-1 lead. Smith stopped Keller's initial shot but Capizzano corralled the rebound and lifted a shot under the crossbar to put the Eagles back in front, 2-1, at 4:22. Newkirck buried a rebound off Capizzano's shot at 10:02 for the two-goal advantage.
Smith was pulled in favor of an extra skater with 2:25 remaining, but reentered the game 23 seconds later. She returned to the bench with 1:43 on the clock.
Bizal sealed the outcome when she collected the puck near the defensive blue line, skated to center ice and sent a shot into the empty net at 18:53.

'CAT NIPS

Wenczkowski moved into a tie for the team lead with her second goal of the season.
The assist marked Turner's first career point.
Smith has recorded 30-plus saves all three games. She opened the season with a career-high 38 at Colgate (Oct. 1) and followed that with 36 at Boston University (Oct. 7).

WILDCAT NOTEBOOK

This marked UNH's third consecutive game against a nationally-ranked team. Last weekend, the Wildcats played No. 9 Boston University and No. 3 Quinnipiac University.

PENALTIES
BC: 7-14
UNH: 4-8

POWER PLAYS
BC: 1-2
UNH: 0-6

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points (1): Marie-Jo Pelletier, Carlee Turner, Taylor Wenczkowski
Goals (1): Taylor Wenczkowski
Assists (1): Marie-Jo Pelletier, Carlee Turner
Shots (4): Jonna Curtis, Julia Fedeski
Blocked Shots (2): Jenna Rheault
Faceoffs Won (9): Carlee Turner

BC LEADERS
Points (2): Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk
Goals (1): Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk
Assists (1): Grace Bizal, Kristyn Capizzano, Megan Keller, Kenzie Kent, Toni Ann Miano, Makenna Newkirk
Shots (9): Kristyn Capizzano
Blocked Shots (3): Makenna Newkirck
Faceoffs Won (12): Caitrin Lonergan