Boston University advanced to its second Frozen Four with a 5-3 victory over Clarkson at Walter Brown Arena. Marie-Philip Poulin and Jenelle Kohanchuk each had a goal and an assist, while Sarah Lefort notched two unassisted goals.<\/p>\n
Poulin scored just 4:49 into the first period when she slid a shot under Erica Howe’s right pad to give the Terriers the early lead, which held up through the first.<\/p>\n
Erin Ambrose tied it early in the second on a rebound of a Shelby Nisbet that she knocked in from the crease.<\/p>\n
Kerrin Sperry was strong in net, and made two huge saves to keep the score tied by stopping Jamie Lee Rattray from the left circle and Brittany Styner’s rebound shot.<\/p>\n
Poulin and Kohanchuk combined to give the Terriers the lead again when Poulin rushed up the left wing and floated a perfect pass across the crease to Kohanchuk at the right post, who taped it in at 17:09.<\/p>\n
After two tight defensive periods, the offensives got untracked in the third, with BU scoring two goals in 26 seconds. The first came off the stick of Lefort at 9:22 mark, then Louise Warren followed with what proved to the be the game-winner on a rebound of an Isabel Menard shot.<\/p>\n
Clarkson regrouped by calling timeout, and Christine Lambert scored just 12 seconds later. With 4:40 remaining, Shannon MacAulay scored to pull Clarkson back within one.<\/p>\n
With Howe pulled with 1:06 to play, Lefort quickly forced a turnover and scored an empty-netter to clinch the win.<\/p>\n
The Terriers, who matched a program record for wins in a season, next face Mercyhurst, which upset Cornell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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