Despite putting the NCAA’s top two scorers, the best goalie, and a season of assertive victories on the ice, Boston College could do nothing but stand and watch as the Ohio State women’s hockey team celebrated the first NCAA quarterfinal victory in program history Saturday at Conte Forum.

The No. 6 Buckeyes (24-10-4) brought down the fourth-ranked Eagles, 2-0, on their home ice, thanks to the craftsmanship of junior blue liner Lauren Boyle and junior forward Maddy Field twice breaking the seemingly unshakable wall of senior goaltender Katie Burt.

“I’m humbled to get to the Frozen Four,’’ said second-year coach Nadine Muzerall. “Not one person in that locker room has ever been. I think we surprised some people. We’re not done.’’

Though Ohio State pressured the Eagles early and consistently, peppering 41 shots on goal, an interference call on Burt — served by Delaney Belinskas — and a cross-checking penalty for defenseman Toni Ann Miano snowballed into a victory opportunity for OSU’s hungry offense.

The Eagles (30-5-3) killed the five-on-three advantage, but on the extended power play,off a pass from Dani Sadek and Julianna Iafallo, Boyle zipped in behind the Eagles’ depleted wall and potted the first goal of the game with 9:48 left in the second frame.

“I had actually missed that same shot in the first period,’’ said Boyle. “And I just knew, given that opportunity again, I wasn’t going to miss it.’’

Then, with 15:43 left in the third, Field combined with Iafallo to notch the Buckeyes’ insurance goal.

BC’s silence on offense was even more deafening because the Eagles are the second-highest scoring team in the nation, averaging 4.2 goals per game.

BC came out slowly, collecting only 15 shots on goal between the first two periods. Coach Katie Crowley said a possible cause was exhaustion.

“We had a shortened roster this year . . . Maybe we got a little mentally tired playing in Hockey East, where most teams play defensively,’’ said Crowley. “Then you get into a game like this, and it’s real hockey, in my opinion.’’

The Eagles turned up the dial­ in the third on the Buckeyes’ redshirt goalie, junior Kassidy Sauve, who holds the mark for most saves in OSU history (887), especially when Daryl Watts passed to Caitrin Lonergan for a breakaway.

“We had 23 shots in a period,’’ said Crowley. “Last week, we didn’t even have 23 shots on net the whole game. We certainly left it all out there.’’

Regardless of the bitter finish, Burt, who took only her fifth loss since September, further etched her name into BC and Division 1 women’s hockey history.

The Boston Pride’s 2017 first-round NWHL draft pick made her 1,000th save of the season in the first period, becoming the only Eagle to have ever done so, closing out her season with 1,038 and her career with 3,180.

“I hope all of our younger players took a little something from our four seniors,’’ said Crowley.

“We’re not there yet. We still have that national championship we’re hunting down, and we fell short again this year.

“Hopefully we learn from this game and know what we can do better in the future.’’

Katherine Fominykh can be reached at katherine.fominykh@ globe.com.