Tuff Beans (Women's Beanpot Recap)
The Harvard Crimson win their first Beanpot since 2022, BU finished 2nd for the 3rd straight year, NU earns 3rd, BC 4th
In front of a packed TD Garden, the Women’s Beanpot took center stage, with Boston’s best facing off to see who would lift the Beanpot.
Huskies Fire Away
In their first consolation game since 2022, the Huskies took their frustrations out on the Boston College Eagles. BC’s Sammy Taber opened the scoring at 16:46 in the first, her 5th of the season. However, Eloise Caron would not let the Huskies go into the break behind, tieing things up at 18:32 in the first, her 4th goal in 4 games.
In the second, NU’s Stryker Zablocki scored her 12th of the season at 17:59 and with an assist on Caron’s goal, recorded her 8th multipoint game of the season.
Huskies leading scorer Lily Shannon scored her league leading 16th goal of the season and 34th point to extend the team’s at 12:21 in the third. Sammy Taber and the Eagles finally cut into the Huskies’ lead with 2 seconds left of the game, Taber has 6 points in her last 2 games.
NU wins their third straight game at TD Garden, however, this one did not see them lifting a trophy when time ran out. The Huskies blasted 57 shots on goal compared to the Eagles’ 29. It was NU’s 8th third place finish and BC’s 7th place finish.
Crimson Beans
Harvard goalie Ainsley Tuffy more than earned her Beanpot MVP and Bertagna Trophy honors withstanding 46 of 47 Terrier shots to give Harvard their first Beanpot since 2022.
The Crimson opened the scoring at 1:34 in the first when Gwynn Lapp scored her first of the season. At 10:27 in the period, Greta Henderson scored the Terriers first ever power play goal at TD Garden.
Through regulation, the Terriers draw 7 penalties but did nothing with them beyond Henderson’s first period goal. It was the most they’ve drawn all season, matching their total vs. BC on November 13th.
The Terriers outshot the Crimson 47-15, however only 1 shot mattered for the Crimson, Carla McSweeney’s overtime penalty shot to win Harvard’s 16th Women’s Beanpot. Harvard Coach Laura Bellamy becomes the first person to win a Women’s Beanpot as a player (2012), assistant coach (2015), and head coach.
BU losses their third straight game at TD Garden and has scored 2 total goals in 3 games at the home of the Bruins. It is BU’s 9th second place finish in the Women’s Beanpot in 11 Championship Game appearances.