For the first time in 14 years, the Northeastern Huskies took home the Beanpot title after defeating Boston University 4-3 in overtime.
The scoring lead changed sides on multiple occasions and sent the game into overtime, but in the end it was the duo of freshman forward Kendall Coyne and junior forward Casey Pickett who clutched the win for the Huskies, 4-3.
Northeastern was victorious over their namesake Huskies of the University of Connecticut, 3-2, completing the season sweep and improving to an 18-6-3 record on the season.
Tuesday night’s semifinal round of the 34th Annual Women’s Beanpot between the United States College Hockey Organization (USCHO) No. 7 Huskies and the No. 4 Boston College Eagles had to be decided by a shootout, after 1-1 tie at Walter Brown Arena.
The then-No. 7 Northeastern women’s hockey team left nothing up to chance this weekend as it blew by the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 8-0 Saturday and the University of Vermont Catamounts 5-1 Sunday.
In their third meeting this season, the Huskies and the Boston College Eagles played a hard 65 minutes of hockey and ended within a 1-1 draw at the Eagle’s Conte Forum arena Tuesday.
The women’s hockey team’s three-game winning streak came to an end Sunday afternoon after a 4-1 loss to the No. 6 Boston College Eagles. Just a day prior, the No. 10 Huskies edged the University of Maine Black Bears 3-2 in their first of two games on the weekend.
Since returning from winter break, women’s hockey forward Siena Falino has been an offensive spark for the Huskies. “She’s been phenomenal,” head coach Dave Flint said. “She’s been our most consistent forward since the break.”
For the first time in school history, the women’s hockey team defeated the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats twice in the same season following a 4-2 victory in Durham, N.H. Sunday.
Despite junior goaltender Florence Schelling’s14 saves in the third period, the No. 10 Northeastern Huskies were blanked 3-0 by the No. 4 Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena Tuesday night.
The women’s hockey team defeated the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 4-0 on the road last night, extending its winning streak to three games. After scoreless first and second periods on both ends, Northeastern turned it on and scored all four of their points in the last period of the game.
Dani Rylan is not your average Division I women’s hockey player.
Not only is she a graduate student, but she is also advancing her career as a sports journalist.
At 23, Rylan is the oldest player on the team. She is also the only graduate student on the team and a first-year player for the Huskies.
