The Boston University women's ice hockey team will host No. 9 Harvard on Tuesday night at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Tuesday is Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night. BU faculty, staff and their guests can receive free admission to the game by presenting their BU ID at the ticket window.
 

HISTORY WITH HARVARD

• BU is 6-8-2 overall against Harvard, including a 2-2-1 record at Walter Brown.
• The Terriers are 3-0-1 in their last four meetings with the Crimson, including a 3-2 overtime win in last year's Beanpot title game.
• BU won the last non-Beanpot matchup between the two schools, earning a 4-3 overtime triumph over the Crimson on Nov. 22, 2016, at Bright-Landry Center.
• The Terriers and Crimson have not faced off at Walter Brown Arena since a Beanpot contest on Feb. 9, 2016.

LAST TIME AGAINST HARVARD

• Sammy Davis scored in overtime to give BU a 3-2 win in the 2019 Beanpot championship game at Bright-Landry Center.
• Jesse Compher had the primary helper on Davis' winner, which came on a power play.
• Natasza Tarnowski lit the lamp and also had an assist.
• Abby Cook added two assists and Abbey Stanley also secured an assist.
• Corinne Schroeder made 30 saves, including nine in overtime.

BEST OF BU AGAINST HARVARD

• Six current Terriers have tallied at least one point against Harvard, led by Sammy Davis (2g, 1a) and Abby Cook (3a).
• Jesse Compher lit the lamp in 2018 against the Crimson and also has one assist.
• Natasza Tarnowski tallied two points (1g, 1a) last year while Deziray De Sousa enters Tuesday with two assists against Harvard.
• Abbey Stanley also has one assist.
• Corinne Schroeder is 2-0-0 with a .931 save percentage in two starts against Harvard.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON

• Harvard has not played since Nov. 9, a 3-2 win at Quinnipiac.
• The Crimson are 5-0-0, including a 6-2 win at then-No. 7 Princeton on Nov. 8.
• Harvard averages 5.00 goals per game, which ranks second in the nation.
• That offense is paced by junior Becca Gilmore, who leads the Crimson in assists (8) and points (10).
• Sophomore Anne Bloomer leads the squad with six goals.
• Sophomore goaltender Lindsay Reed is 4-0-0 with a .917 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. 

OFF TO FAST STARTS

• BU has scored the opening goal in 11 of its first 12 games this year.
• Only Wisconsin has struck first more often than BU.
• Freshman Julia Nearis and junior Kristina Schuler have each opened the scoring on four different occasions, which is tied for first in the NCAA.
• BU has also been good defensively to start, as it has allowed just five first-period goals; its average of 0.42 goals against in the opening 20 minutes is tied for 11th in the nation.