Tuesday, January 13
Boston, MA
7:30 PM
Boston University
vs
Northeastern
Photo by: Eliza Nuestro
Terriers Host No. 7/6 Northeastern in 47th Dunkin’ Women’s Beanpot Semifinal (NESN+, ESPN+)
January 12, 2026 | Women's Ice Hockey
Boston University (6-11-3, 5-6-2 HE) vs #7/6 Northeastern (16-5-0, 12-1-0 HE)
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena – Boston, Mass.
X/Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWHockey
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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team welcomes No. 7/6 Northeastern for the 47th Dunkin' Women's Beanpot semifinals on Tuesday night at Walter Brown Arena.
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This is the first time since 2019 that BU has hosted the Beanpot. The other semifinal game will be contested between Boston College and Harvard at 4:30 p.m.
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Students of participating Beanpot schools will be granted free entry to Tuesday's games with a valid student ID. BU's game will be available for streaming on NESN+ and ESPN+.
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BEANPOT SNAPSHOT
TERRIER TIDBITS
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHEASTERN
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Walter Brown Arena – Boston, Mass.
X/Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWHockey
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BOSTON – The Boston University women's ice hockey team welcomes No. 7/6 Northeastern for the 47th Dunkin' Women's Beanpot semifinals on Tuesday night at Walter Brown Arena.
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This is the first time since 2019 that BU has hosted the Beanpot. The other semifinal game will be contested between Boston College and Harvard at 4:30 p.m.
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Students of participating Beanpot schools will be granted free entry to Tuesday's games with a valid student ID. BU's game will be available for streaming on NESN+ and ESPN+.
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BEANPOT SNAPSHOT
- The Terriers are 12-20-6 in Beanpot games, including an 8-11 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 nine Beanpot semifinal wins with eight of them coming as a varsity program.
- BU and Northeastern last met in the Beanpot semifinals in 2022, when Northeastern won, 4-1, at Conte Forum.
- The Terriers and the Huskies have met in the Beanpot 15 times since BU became a varsity program.
- The last time BU hosted the Beanpot, it skated past Northeastern in the semifinal round with a shootout win following a 3-3 tie.
- In 2025, BU made it to the championship game for the second year in a row after defeating Harvard, 2-1, in overtime, in the semifinal game.
- Out of BU's returners, Sydney Healey (goal) and Riley Walsh (assist) each landed on the score sheet in that game.
- BU went on to play Northeastern in the championship, but dropped the contest, 4-0.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU defeated New Hampshire, 2-1, at the Whittemore Center.
- Senior Luisa Welcke scored the lamplighter for BU and was assisted by senior Riley Walsh.
- Senior Sydney Healey scored the unassisted game-winner.
- Graduate student Michelle Pasiechnyk made 25 saves in between the posts.
- The Terriers' faceoff win percentage of 0.540 is second in Hockey East and 10th in the nation.
- The Terriers have the sixth-best scoring offense in the league.
- BU's penalty killing percentage of 0.838 is good for sixth in Hockey East.
- Lilli Welcke leads the Terriers in faceoff wins with 216, which ranks third in Hockey East and 28th in the NCAA.
- S. Healey's goals per game of 0.550 is third best in Hockey East and she owns the fourth-best mark in the league in game-winning goals (3).
- S. Healey leads BU in points (18) and goals (11).
- Seniors Clara Yuhn, Walsh and S. Healey are all tied for the lead in assists with seven apiece.
- Junior Mari Pietersen's save percentage (.927) ranks fifth in Hockey East while Pasiechnyk's (.910) ranks 11th.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
- Northeastern is 16-5-0 overall with a 6-3-0 record on the road.
- The Huskies most recently defeated Providence, 5-2, on the road.
- Northeastern's last loss came against No. 14/13 Yale in a 3-0 decision.
- Forward Lily Shannon leads the league in points, goals, assists and points per game.
- Netminder Lisa Jönsson is tied for the league lead in shutouts with three.
- The Huskies have been ranked in the top 10 of the USCHO and USA Hockey polls for most of the season.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHEASTERN
- BU is 35-38-9 all time against Northeastern with a 15-17-3 mark at home.
- In Beanpot contests, BU is 4-6-4, which includes both rounds of play.
- In the most recent meeting, BU lost at Matthews Arena, 7-3.
- The Terriers' last win against Northeastern came in the 2025 Hockey East Championship, winning 3-2 in overtime.
- The last time the foes faced each other at Walter Brown, BU lost, 3-1.
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