“Certainly Florence Schelling was a big part of what happened out there tonight,’’ said BU coach Brian Durocher. “She’s their rock back there. There were chances, you get 46 shots on net and you could get a fourth or fifth, but not that easily against Florence Schelling.’’
Both teams scored late in the third period to set up the extra frame. Forward Kayla Tutino gave the 10th-ranked Terriers (16-12-1) a 3-2 lead with 5:30 remaining with a power-play goal. Forward Jenn Wakefield took a shot from the corner and the freshman fired in the rebound just in front of the goal.
Seventh-ranked Northeastern (16-6-3) responded immediately, tying it 33 seconds later courtesy of Sonia St. Martin.
“Once we got that goal right back I had almost a sense of calm and that we were going to win the game,’’ said Northeastern coach Dave Flint. “The mood was great in the locker room after regulation. There wasn’t the scared look in the eyes, like ‘I hope we don’t lose this.’ It was just confidence.’’
The first period was scoreless but both teams picked up the pace in the second. In a goal similar to the winner, Coyne scored off an assist from Pickett. Three Huskies crashed the net on a power play and Pickett tapped the puck over to Coyne, who fired one past Sperry’s glove 6:30 into the period.
“That’s been a pretty common combination for us,’’ Flint said of Pickett and Coyne. “You look at the big goals in the big games, one of those two usually has them. Every time that line is on the ice, you’re expecting something to happen.’’
The Huskies doubled the advantage just more than a minute later. Forward Lucie Povova fired a shot from close range, but Sperry (25 saves) blocked it. Povova pounced on the rebound and tucked it just inside the right post.
