Sunday’s game was tight for the first two periods, but BC goalie Molly Schaus made 31 saves to snag the win for the Eagles. The only blemish on her score sheet came when sophomore forward Rachel Llanes buried a shorthanded goal late in the final period.

“I was pumped to get on Schaus, and it is definitely rare to catch BC off guard shorthanded,” Llanes said. “I shot for a rebound because its difficult to beat an experienced goaltender like Schaus with the first shot, so I put it off her outside pad and drove to the net hard and was able to put the rebound away.”

Both teams were scoreless after the opening period with both goaltenders facing a multitude of shots. Junior goalie Florence Schelling made 14 saves for the Huskies and Schaus made 11 in the first 20 minutes of play. In the second period, the Huskies struggled to put up shots and only had one halfway through.

The Eagles opened scoring late in the second period with a power play goal from forward Kelli Stack. BC carried the momentum from that goal over into the third period as they gained a 3-0 lead, scoring two goals in 33 seconds.

Forward Mary Restuccia got the first goal 7:08 into the third, tripping while she scored in Bobby Orr fashion. It was the only even-strength goal BC got the whole game.

“It was a one-on-two and we gave up the zone too easily,” NU head coach Dave Flint said.“Their player cut to the middle and our D opened up too quickly.”

BC forward Blake Bolden scored next at 7:41 when she converted on the power play and got one past Schelling.

BC went 3-4 on the power play while the Huskies went 0-2, and Llanes said the team needs to be more aggressive.

“Our power play hasn’t been connecting a lot this season and I think we just need to move the puck better and have a sense of urgency,” Llanes said. “We allow the other team to set up its penalty kill, so all five players need to move around and have composure with the puck then get it to the net and crash.”

Flint said his players are going to work on their special teams in order to prepare for their upcoming games down the stretch.

“We just need to be more consistent in the defensive zone,” he said.

Saturday was the Huskies’ first home game since a 2-1 win over Brown Nov. 28, and Flint’s squad is 7-2-1 at the Old Barn this season.

Neither team scored in the first 20 minutes, despite the Huskies taking 11 shots at Black Bear goalie Brittany Ott, who made 21 saves on the night.

Sophomore forward Siena Falino helped the Huskies break the stalemate just 1:13 into the second period.

But Maine responded 11 minutes later in the period when forward Kayla Kaluzny zipped one past Schelling.

Senior forward Lori Antflick notched her third goal of the season 8:21 into the final period of play to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead. Classmate and captain Julia Marty added some insurance when she shot the puck down the ice and into the empty net with just over a minute to play.

Maine was not done battling quite yet and forward Jennie Gallo scored to pull within one goal with 25 seconds remaining in the game, but the Huskies managed to keep the Black Bears at bay for the remainder of the game to seal the win.

“I was a little disappointed with the way we played against Maine,” Flint said. “But we were lucky to come out with a win.”

The Huskies resume action when they host the University of New Hampshire Wildcats at 4 p.m. Saturday.