FINAL SCORE: Boston College 7, Vermont 5
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – A three-goal third period led Boston College (12-9-2, 11-7-1 HEAW) over Vermont (9-10-5, 6-8-3 HEAW) 7-5 in a high-scoring contest Friday night at Conte Forum.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"There's nothing else to say other than it's disappointing to score five goals and not come out with the win," said head coach Jim Plumer. "We know what we need to fix, and we'll be better tomorrow."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Eagles quickly grabbed a 1-0 lead when Delaney Belinskas snuck a shot past Blanka Škodová (27 saves). Hannah Bilka and Alexie Guay were credited with assists on the opening marker, which came just 43 seconds into the game.
• Corinne McCool netted her 11th goal of the 2019-20 campaign 2:58 later to knot the game up at one apiece. Ève-Audrey Picard fired the initial shot and McCool cleaned up the rebound. Sini Karjalainen registered her 17th assist of the season.
• Vermont took at 2-1 lead into the break courtesy of Val Caldwell's late first-period goal. The junior rushed into the offensive zone and beat Kelly Pickreign (21 saves) low blocker side. Alyssa Holmes and Lilly Holmes assisted on the go-ahead goal.
• The conference foes quickly exchanged goals in a six-goal second period. Kelly Browne briefly tied the game at 2-2, but Maude Poulin-Labelle answered with her 11th of the season on the power play. Belinskas then knotted the game at 3-3 with her second marker of the night before the midway point of the frame.
• Kristina Shanahan scored twice in 2:50 to give Vermont a 5-3 lead. She rang a shot off the left post and in on her first marker and deflected a shot by Anna Erickson with 1:52 left in the second period. Lindsay Agnew scored 41 seconds before the break to cut the UVM lead to one.
• Belinskas scored her third of the night with 10:46 left in regulation to tie it up at 5-5 and Savanah Norcross sealed the game with 1:54 remaining. Bilka added an empty-netter in the final minute.

NOTES

• Sini Karjalainen's set the single-season program record for most assist by a defenseman with her 17th helper of the season. The previous mark was set by Peggy Wakeham '11 who had 16 assists in the 2008-09 season.

UP NEXT
Vermont and Boston College close out the regular season series on Saturday (Jan. 18). Puck drop is slated for 2 p.m. at Conte Forum.
 
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