46th Dunkin' Women's Beanpot – Semifinal
#14/13 Boston University (13-6-1, 11-3-1 HE) vs. Harvard (2-12-2, 1-10-1 ECAC)
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Matthews Arena – 4:30 p.m. – NESN+ & ESPN+
 
BOSTON – The No. 14/13 Boston University women's ice hockey team (13-6-1, 11-3-1 HE) is prepped to face Harvard (2-12-2, 1-10-1 ECAC) in the semifinals for the 46th Dunkin' Women's Beanpot on Tuesday (Jan. 14). Puck drop at Matthews Arena is set for 4:30 p.m.
 
Northeastern and Boston College will face off in the late semifinal and the tournament will head to TD Garden for the second consecutive year for the championship and third place games on Jan. 21.
 
For the semifinals, students from the four schools get in free with a student ID. You can purchase tickets for the semifinal game here and the TD Garden games at this link.
 
BEANPOT NOTES

• The Terriers are 11-19-6 in Beanpot games, including a 7-11 record in semifinals, since becoming a varsity program in 2005.
• BU has won two Beanpot championships - one in 2019 and another in 1981 as a club team.
• The Terriers have eight Beanpot semifinal wins with seven of them coming as a varsity program.
• BU and Harvard last met in the Beanpot in 2023, when the Terriers won 7-4 in the third place game.
• The last time the teams met in the semifinals was in 2022 when BU lost 4-1.
• The Terriers and the Crimson have met in the Beanpot 13 times since BU became a varsity program and the Terriers are 4-8-1 in those games.

 
2024 BEANPOT RECAP

• In 2024, BU won the shootout against Boston College to advance to the first-ever women's Beanpot Championship game at TD Garden.
• Junior Lilli Welcke scored and senior Callie Shanahan saved every shot she faced in the shootout.
• In the championship game against Northeastern, BU forced an overtime thanks to a goal at 19:02 in the third.
• The Huskies ultimately came away with the win when they scored 27 seconds into overtime.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• BU played a weekend series at Vermont, going 1-1 across the two games.
• The Terriers won Friday's game 2-1 thanks to goals from Li. and Luisa Welcke.
• Li. Welcke's goal was scored 1:01 into the game and Lu. Welcke's came on a shorthanded chance.
• In the Saturday loss, junior Sydney Healey and senior Maggie Hanzel found the back of the net.
• S. Healey's goal came at 0:19 in the first and Hanzel scored on the power play.
• Junior Maeve Kelly, graduate student Tamara Giaquinto, Li. Welcke, graduate student Lindsay Bochna and freshman Keira Healey all logged assists in the series.

 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is No. 14 in the USCHO and No. 13 USA Hockey poll headed into the week.
• Thirteen Terriers have scored this season with nine having at least two goals.
• BU owns the most shorthanded goals in Hockey East with three and is first in the league in power play goals with 13.
• The Terriers are 4th in the NCAA and 3rd in Hockey East in penalty killing percentage (0.885).
• The Terriers have the second-best scoring offense and scoring defense in the league.
• S. Healey owns the most goals for BU this season with eight.
• Freshman Lola Reid boasts a +/- of +12 and is tied with senior Christina Vote for most points for BU with 13.
• Of Vote's 13 points this season, 12 of them are assists. Her assists per game value of 0.60 is second in Hockey East.
• Graduate student Julia Shaunessy has the most points of any BU defender with 12, and her 11 assists rank second on the BU squad.
• Giaquinto leads the league and the BU squad in power play goals with five.
• Bochna, sophomore Neely Nicholson and Lu. Welcke have scored BU's three shorthanded goals this year.
• Shanahan has 335 saves this season with a save percentage of .925.
• Li. Welcke leads the Terriers and is sixth in Hockey East in faceoff wins with 201.
• BU has blocked 187 total shots.

 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON

• Harvard is 2-12-2 overall this season.
• The Crimson are also 0-7-1 on the road.
• Most recently, Harvard lost 3-2 to Maine in overtime.
• Both of Harvard's wins came against ranked foes, the first of which being a 1-0 defeat of then-No. 8 UConn.
• The Crimson's last win was on Nov. 1, 2024, with a 5-1 victory over then-No. 14 Yale.
• Five of Harvard's last seven games have gone to overtime.

 
SERIES HISTORY VS. HARVARD

• The Terriers are 8-10-2 against Harvard all time with a 4-8-1 record in Beanpot games.
• In the most recent meeting in 2023, BU fell 3-1 at Harvard.
• BU is 2-4-1 in neutral site contests with the Crimson.
• At Matthews Arena, the Terriers are 0-3-1 against the Crimson.
• The last time the teams met at Matthews Arena was Feb. 1, 2022, when Harvard won 4-1.
• The foes have gone to overtime six times, four of which occurred during Beanpot play.