Boston University beats Northeastern to win 2022 men's Beanpot; Harvard wins women's tournament
Harvard takes down BC, 5-4, in thriller, wins women's Beanpot
How about that for a memorable Beanpot final?
The Crimson edged out the Eagles, 5-4, to win the 2022 women's Beanpot. It's the 15th time Harvard has won the Beanpot and first time since 2015.
After going blow-for-blow all night long on the scoreboard, Harvard senior Becca Gilmore entered the BC zone, cut middle and fired one into the Eagles net to make it 5-4 with 3:21 go. That's all the Crimson would need to win. Gilmore's game-winner, plus her four other assists over the two games, were enough to get her the Beanpot MVP trophy.
Back in front! Becca Gilmore scores with 3:21 to play to give the Crimson a 5-4 lead on the Eagles in the Beanpot Championship!
— Harvard Women's Hockey (@HarvardWHockey)
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The scoring started shortly into the game when junior Kristin Della Rovere sent a long-distance shot on net that went in to make it 1-0 Harvard.
While BC didn't score in the first, the Eagles didn't waste any time responding in the second, getting a goal from sophomore Maddie Crowley-Cahill to tie it, 1-1. Harvard responded with one from first-year Taze Thompson. Then BC tied the game again with another goal from Crowley-Cahill. Sensing a trend?
The third period was more of the same back-and-forth scoring. Harvard first-year defenseman Mia Biotti set the tone within the first five minutes by scoring on a 3-on-1 to make it 3-2. Then BC responded with sophomore Caroline Goffredo scoring a goal to tie it. Just a few moments later, junior Kristin Della Rovere gave Harvard the 4-3 lead. BC re-tied the game when freshman Abby Newhook deflected one into the Harvard net to make it 4-4. Newhook now has a goal in eight-straight games.
Harvard goalie Becky Dutton stopped 26 of the 30 shots she faced. On the other side, goalie Abigail Levy stopped 49 of the 54 shots she faced. Levy won the Bertagna Award for best goalie in the Beanpot due to her 99 saves across two games.
Happening now: No. 6 Harvard battles Boston College for women's Beanpot title
A champ will be crowned tonight.
At 7:30 p.m. ET, No. 6 Harvard takes on Boston College for the women's Beanpot championship. The Eagles look to win their first Beanpot since 2018, while the Crimson go for their first since 2015.
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Maureen Murphy leads Northeastern women's hockey to 3-0 win over BU
Northeastern senior Maureen Murphy didn't seem to care that Tuesday's matchup against BU was only the consolation of the women's Beanpot. She went off, potting a hat trick en route to a 3-0 win for the Huskies.
Murphy scored her first of the day roughly 12 minutes into the contest when she finished off a power play goal after a great cross-ice pass from graduate student Skylar Fontaine.
Her second was all about the flash, as she blazed through two BU defenders, earned a breakaway and finished on the backhand to make it 2-0.
JUST ABSURD
— Northeastern Women’s Hockey (@GoNUwhockey)
Maureen Murphy makes it 2-0 with her second goal of the day!
Less than three minutes into the third period, Murphy finished off the hat trick with a dart from the top of the right circle that beat BU goalie Nicole McGuigan.
Murphy's three goals bring her to 20 on the season.
In the Northeastern net, Gwyneth Phillips stopped all 14 shots she faced. McGuigan was much busier, stopping 34 of 37 Northeastern shots.
No. 6 Harvard will face Boston College in the Beanpot final at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Happening now: Northeastern battles BU in women's consolation game
After No. 5 Northeastern and BU lost in the opening round of the women's Beanpot last week, they face off right now on NESN+ in the consolation game.
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No. 6 Harvard takes on BC in the women's Beanpot final at 7:30 p.m. ET.
5 takeaways from the thrilling 2022 Beanpot semifinals
Well, that was a pretty exciting return to the men's Beanpot tournament. Here are the 5 biggest takeaways.
- TJ Semptimphelter was brilliant
- Teams missing goalies at the Olympics succeeded while teams missing skaters fell short
- BU looked like one of the hottest teams in college hockey
- Harvard hung in there with BU
- BC is going through a serious rough patch, but outplayed Northeastern
Northeastern rides 41-save performance from TJ Semptimphelter to beat BC, 3-1
The Huskies beat the Eagles, 3-1, in Monday night's second Beanpot semifinal game to advance to the final next Monday. It's the fourth-straight Beanpot championship Northeastern will be apart of.
Northeastern opened the scoring midway through the first period when sophomore Gunnarwolfe Fontaine's shot trickled through BC goalie Eric Dop. Fontaine realized the rebound was there before Dop did and pushed it into the open net to make it 1-0.
NU lighting the lamp early 🚨 |
— NESN (@NESN)
Then in the second period, sophomore Sam Colangelo fired a one-timer past Dop on the power play to make it 2-0 Huskies.
Despite the 2-0 lead, BC consistently outshot Northeastern throughout the night, and the Eagles got a glimmer of hope when senior Patrick Giles finished a 2-on-1 chance by ripping a shot past Northeastern goalie TJ Semptimphelter to cut the lead to 2-1.
BC pushed hard for the tying goal late, but any hopes of that were thwarted after sophomore Nikita Nesterenko took a cross-checking penalty with 35.3 seconds left. That opened the door for Northeastern freshman Justin Hryckowian to score on the man-advantage with 14.5 seconds left to ensure the win.
Semptimphelter said NOPE
— NESN (@NESN)
Even with the three goals, the story of the night was the play of Semptimphelter in net. A freshman who'd only started two games prior to this one, Semptimphelter was sensational, stopping 41 of the 42 shots he faced.
His best save of the night came on BC forward Brandon Kruse when he robbed the graduate student on a 2-on-1 midway through the second period.
The Huskes have won the last three Beanpots. They'll be going for the four-peat next Monday when they face BU in the championship.