Sammy
Davis’s power play goal at 13:28 of overtime delivered the Beanpot Trophy to
the #7 Terriers, who defeated Harvard, 3-2, at the Bright Landry Hockey Center.
For BU, it is the first-ever Beanpot title as a varsity program. The Terriers,
who competed as a club prior to 2005-06, were Beanpot champs only once before,
in 1981.
This wasn’t just for our team. This was for everyone that's ever put on a Terrier uniform. pic.twitter.com/7RB72U6tu6— BU Women's Hockey (@TerrierWHockey) February 13, 2019
Reagan
Rust, whose shootout goal provided the margin of victory a week ago against
Northeastern, gave BU a 1-0 lead late in the first. Her power play wrister from
the blue line went through a maze of players and found the net. Abbey Stanley
and Natasza Tarnowski assisted. Harvard
replied with its own man advantage goal a minute later on a Kaitlin Tse shot.
Five
minutes into the second period, the Crimson took the lead on another power play
goal, scored by Kristi Della Rovere. Ten minutes later, Tarnowski converted the
rebound of Abby Cook’s shot to knot the score at two apiece.
BU,
which dominated all night in shots and in the face off circle, poured 16 shots
on goal in the third—to Harvard’s six—but neither team could take the lead. The
Terriers, failed to score on two power play opportunities in the third period,
drew a roughing penalty 13 minutes into overtime and quickly produced the
game-winner. Jesse Compher took Cook’s pass at the bottom of the left circle,
held the puck and then fired it cross ice to Davis charging through the right
circle for a one-timer past Harvard’s Lindsay Reed.
We're the best of Boston in 2019 thanks to this overtime goal! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/OkKjydJW6b— BU Women's Hockey (@TerrierWHockey) February 13, 2019
Davis’s
team-high 22nd goal earned her tournament MVP honors. Reed, who
stopped 51 BU shots, was named the Beanpot’s top goalie. BU’s Corrine Schroeder
turned away 30 Harvard shots, including nine in overtime.
“It’s
been a long time coming,” said Head Coach Brian Durocher. “Needless to say, we’re all excited that the
monkey’s off the back . . . I couldn’t be prouder of this team. You’re dying to
win the game on the power play; you still have to execute, and they did that.”
BU
stretched its nation’s-best undefeated streak to 11 games (9-0-2). The Terriers
return to conference play on Saturday for a home-and-home series with New
Hampshire.
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Looking
ahead
2020
recruit Liam Connors scored a goal and an assist in St. Sebastian’s 5-4 win
against Tabor Academy. With 40 points, Connors is the top scorer for the Arrows
who stretched their winning streak to 10.
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