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The No. 8 Boston University women's ice hockey team will begin its quest for the first Beanpot title in program history on Tuesday night when the Terriers face off against No. 3 Northeastern at Harvard's Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Puck drop for the first semifinal is set for 5 p.m. No. 7 Boston College will face the host Crimson at 8 p.m.
COULD THIS BE THE YEAR?
- BU is in search of its first Beanpot title as a varsity program.
- The Terriers' lone Beanpot title came in 1981, when they were still a club team.
HISTORY IN THE BEANPOT
- BU made its sixth appearance in a Beanpot title game last year, dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker in OT against host Boston College.
- As a varsity program, BU has been to four championship contests.
- Since 2006, the Terriers are 1-2-1 in the opening round against Northeastern and 4-3-2 overall against the Huskies.
- The Terriers have tallied at least two goal in each of their last nine Beanpot contests.
BEST OF BU IN THE BEANPOT
HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES
- Tuesday's tilt will be the 59th meeting between the two schools.
- The Terriers are 31-19-7 all-time against the Huskies.
- BU has earned at least one point against Northeastern in each of its 14 seasons at the varsity level.
BEST OF BU AGAINST NORTHEASTERN
- Jesse Compher leads the Terriers with five points against Northeastern thanks to a goal and a team-best fourassists.
- Nara Elia leads the Terriers with three goals against the Huskies, including one in the last meeting on Oct. 28.
- Sammy Davis has tallied a goal and two assists while Mary Grace Kelley, Kristina Schuler and Natasza Tarnowski all have a goal and an assist apiece against NU.
- Abby Cook and Abbey Stanley have each recorded a pair of assists against the Huskies.
- Fourteen Terriers in total have notched at least one point against Northeastern.
NEWS ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
- Northeastern enters the Beanpot on a five-game win streak, including a 2-1 overtime win at UConn on Friday.
- The Huskies have only lost in 2019.
- Freshman Alina Mueller leads Northeastern with 36 points thanks to 14 goals and a team-high 22 assists.
- Senior Kasidy Anderson is first on NU with 16 goals and is one of five Huskies with at least 20 points.
- Sophomore Aerin Frankel has started all 18 games in which she has appeared, posting a .945 save percentage and a 1.40 goals-against average.
- Frankel started only the season opener against BU.
OCTOBER WAS A WHILE AGO
- BU and Northeastern completed their Hockey East regular-season series on Oct. 28 when NU earned a 2-1 home win.
- The Terriers and Huskies skated to a 3-3 tie on Oct. 6 at Walter Brown Arena, one day after BU suffered a 5-0 home setback in the season opener.
- On Oct. 28, BU outshot Northeastern, 15-1, in the third period but lost, 2-1.
- Sophomore Nara Elia lit the lamp with 30 seconds to play in the the third period.
- Freshman Mackenna Parker and sophomore Jesse Compher both assisted on Elia's marker.
THINGS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT NOW
- The Terriers are 14-3-3 since Nov. 9, their first game following that Oct. 28 loss at Northeastern.
- During that span, they have averaged 3.8 goals per game while boasting the best defense in Hockey East, allowing just 1.65 goals per game.
- The Terriers have the best power play in the country since Nov. 9, clicking at 29.4%, while their penalty kill ranks fourth in the NCAA at 90.4%.
QUITE THE STREAK FOR BU
- The Terriers enter the weekend tied for the longest active unbeaten streak in the nation at eight games.
- BU is 7-0-1 since Jan. 6, with the one tie coming at Merrimack on Jan. 26.
INSIDE THE LAST SEVEN GAMES
- BU ranks first in the country in goals (39), assists (71) and points (110) since its eight-game unbeaten streak began on Jan. 6.
- The Terriers have averaged 4.88 goals per game during that time, which also ranks first among Division I teams.
- BU has only allowed 1.88 goals per game since Jan. 6.
- Going back to Dec. 30, the Terriers have only allowed 1.64 goals per game.
