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Strong First Period Lifts No. 3 Northeastern Past No. 10 BC

BOSTON – Third-ranked Northeastern scored three goals in the first period and then held off a rally by No. 10 Boston College women's hockey team for a 4-1 win at Matthews Arena on Friday night. scored in her second consecutive game for the Eagles.

The Huskies opened the scoring at 3:21 for the early edge. With under five minutes to play in the first frame, NU scored two goals in 52 seconds for a 3-0 lead at the break.

Watts put the Eagles on the board four minutes into the second. Northeastern kept a flurry of BC opportunities at bay late in the frame for the two-goal lead after two.