Boston University

AWARDS
• Hockey East Defender of the Month (Nov. 2024)
• Hockey East Defender of the Week (11/22/22, 1/20/25)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2022-23, 2024-25)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2024-25
Named an assistant captain for the Terriers … Appeared in all 38 games … Collected 18 points from two goals and 16 assists, setting career highs in assists and points … Assisted on BU’s lone goal in the NCAA Regional Semifinal against Clarkson on March 13 … Scored a goal on the power play on Feb. 1 against Vermont which was the game-winning goal … Had four games with two points … Blocked 34 shots, third most of the Terriers … Had the second most assists on the BU squad … Her +/- of +11 was second best on BU … Selected as Hockey East defender of the month in November after collecting nine points (1G, 8A) and blocking four shots … Named Hockey East defender of the week on Jan. 20 following her two assists against Harvard on Jan. 14 in the Beanpot Semifinals … Four-time Hockey East top performer … Played in her 100th career game on Nov. 16.

AS A SENIOR IN 2023-24
Appeared in 17 games missing the rest due to injury … Posted a goal and three assists ... Notched her first point of the season with an assist in a 6-1 victory over Syracuse on Oct. 21 … Earned an assist and two blocks against Merrimack on Nov. 3 … Picked up an assist in a win over Vermont on Feb. 16 ... Recorded a goal against Holy Cross in the Hockey East First Round on Feb. 28.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-23
Played in 29 games ... Recorded three goals and one assist ... Had 30 blocked shots ... Scored a power-play goal against Boston College on Oct. 22 ... Found the back of the net in 2-2 tie with Providence on Jan. 17 ... Scored a power-play goal in Hockey East opening round against Merrimack on Feb. 22 ... Had season-high three blocked shots against Boston College (10/21) and Providence (11/5).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-22
Appeared in 28 games ... Set career highs in goals (4), assists (8) and points (12) ... Recorded a career-high four assists for a career-best four points and was a plus-3 in a 5-4 victory over Boston College on Nov. 21 ... Scored the overtime-winning goal in a 2-1 triumph at Merrimack on Dec. 3 ... Lit the lamp in a 2-1 win over No. 2 Northeastern on Oct. 8 ... Scored a goal in a 5-0 triumph over New Hampshire on Oct. 2 ... Found the back of the net in a 4-3 win at Holy Cross on Jan. 28 ... Secured an assist and blocked five shots in a 1-1 tie with Vermont on Oct. 29 ... Recorded six blocked shots against No. 6/8 Harvard on Feb. 1.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21
Appeared in all 12 games ... Notched three points on two goals and one assist ... Led all Terrier rookies with two goals ... Scored her first two collegiate goals in the Hockey East quarterfinals at Providence on Feb. 28 ... Recorded her first NCAA assist in a 6-0 win over Merrimack on Feb. 5 ... Made her collegiate debut in a 2-1 win at New Hampshire on Dec. 4.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played four years of varsity hockey at Tabor Academy, captaining the squad as a senior … Earned First Team All-ISL and First Team All-NESPAC honors in 2019 and 2020 … Skated at USA Hockey Nationals each of the last three years … Also chosen for the USA Hockey Elite 66 Camp … Won a U14 Tier I national title with the Bay State Breakers as a freshman … Selected as Tabor’s Freshman Class Female Athlete of the Year … Also played four seasons of varsity soccer and lacrosse, captaining both teams as a senior … Was named as a “Player to Watch” by the New England Lacrosse Journal ahead of the 2020 season.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeanne (CAS ’89) and Scott (COM ’87) Shaunessy … Sister, Caroline, was a two-year captain of Dartmouth’s women’s hockey team … Jeanne played lacrosse and field hockey at BU, helping the field hockey squad advance to the 1985 NCAA semifinals … Scott was a three-time Hockey East All-Star, winning two Beanpots and the 1986 Hockey East title before embarking on a nine-year pro career that included time in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques … Uncle, Steve (’89), also played hockey at BU … Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in biology.