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Pietersen Named Hockey East Player of the Week
January 5, 2026 | Women's Ice Hockey
AMESBURY, Mass. – Junior Mari Pietersen of the Boston University women's ice hockey team was selected as the Hockey East player of the week, the league announced Monday.
Pietersen turned in a combined 63 saves in BU's games at the Friendship Series in Belfast to help the Terriers win the Belpot. In the shootout win against No. 8 Quinnipiac, the junior made 36 saves before stopping all three shootout attempts she faced. Against Harvard, Pietersen made 27 saves between the posts.
The Goodwood, Ont., native was named the Player of the Tournament for her efforts. She boasted a .940 save percentage and a goals against average of 1.92 over the course of the two games. After Friday's game, she was named the Player of the Game.
This is Pietersen's second weekly award of the season, the first coming on Nov. 24 when she was named the goaltender of the week.
Pietersen and the Terriers return to Hockey East play this Saturday when they travel to New Hampshire. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
Pietersen turned in a combined 63 saves in BU's games at the Friendship Series in Belfast to help the Terriers win the Belpot. In the shootout win against No. 8 Quinnipiac, the junior made 36 saves before stopping all three shootout attempts she faced. Against Harvard, Pietersen made 27 saves between the posts.
The Goodwood, Ont., native was named the Player of the Tournament for her efforts. She boasted a .940 save percentage and a goals against average of 1.92 over the course of the two games. After Friday's game, she was named the Player of the Game.
This is Pietersen's second weekly award of the season, the first coming on Nov. 24 when she was named the goaltender of the week.
Pietersen and the Terriers return to Hockey East play this Saturday when they travel to New Hampshire. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m.
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