Feb. 16, 2008

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BOSTON - Freshman Colin Wilson scored the game's lone goal and sophomore goaltender Brett Bennett earned his first career shutout, as the Boston University men's ice hockey team won its second overtime game in as many nights with a thrilling 1-0 victory over Maine on Saturday evening at Agganis Arena. Wilson knocked in a rebound at 3:30 of the extra session, lifting the Terriers to their fourth straight win and helping them improve to 12-14-4 on the year with a 10-8-3 Hockey East mark.

Junior goaltender Ben Bishop turned in a spectacular 37-save performance for the Black Bears, but it wasn't enough, as they dropped their seventh straight game to fall to 8-17-3 on the year and 4-14-3 in conference play.

Bennett stopped all 17 shots he faced after keeping the Black Bears scoreless for the final 58:15 of the Terriers' 2-1 overtime victory on Friday.

In overtime, Wilson won a faceoff from the left side and junior Brandon Yip made a quick turn to pick up the puck and fire it from the top of the circle. The shot was stopped by Bishop, but Wilson was there to fire the rebound to the top left portion of the net.

The result marked the just the second time that the Terriers have ever won two overtime games on consecutive days, as BU posted a home sweep over Northern Michigan on Jan. 17-18, 1986, by scores of 5-4 and 8-7.

BU remained tied with Vermont for fifth in the league standings following the Catamounts' 2-1 victory over Merrimack. The Terriers, however, are just one point behind Providence and Northeastern for third and only three points behind second-place Boston College.

The Terriers will look to move up in the standings next weekend when they face Northeastern in a home-and-home series beginning at Matthews Arena on Friday (Feb. 22) at 7 p.m.