One free kick was all Colorado College could manage to get on net last night.

But it went in, and that was all the Tigers would need, as they beat the Boston University women’s soccer team at Nickerson Field, 1-0.

The game was anything but even, as BU controlled play throughout much of the first half, and then utterly dominated the Tigers in the second.

But once again, the Terriers couldn’t find the net.

It was the second straight shutout BU has suffered after a lackluster 1-0 loss to the University of Rhode Island on Sunday.

The difference between the two contests was drastic, as the Terriers seemed completely unable to mount an attack against the Rams. Last night, the Terriers seemed unable to stop attacking, and the Tigers seemed unable to stop them.

While the players and coaches were all frustrated with the outcome, the bounce back from a bad performance was seen unanimously as a positive step.

“Not getting the result was frustrating, but it’s a different frustration than we were feeling in the last couple of games when we weren’t playing up to our ability,” said BU coach Nancy Feldman. “I can live with this frustration for the moment.”

BU forced Colorado keeper Meghann Loseke to make five saves, and blasted away with 18 shots. Everyone got into the act, as backs Suzanne Hudak, Brittany McDonald and Emily Dionne came up with some of the Terriers’ best chances. This is both a positive and a negative, as the offensive contributions from the back are appreciated, but clearly BU is struggling to replace some key pieces up front.

“We clearly are missing [sophomore forward] Melissa Shulman and [graduated forward] Nicole Soules,” Feldman said. “We have to find goals, and that’s everybody’s responsibility.”

When the team creates opportunities like it did last night, the players have far less to worry about as the season progresses, and that reflected in the postgame mood, which was much more upbeat than after the loss to Rhode Island.

“Everyone was creating all these opportunities, and that’s a great step for us,” said junior forward Katie Smurthwaite. “Our offense was on today. The goals are going to come.”

And if the goals come with the team playing like this, the mood after games will continue to be relaxed and assured.

“If we can repeat this performance every day, we’re going to be okay,” Feldman said.