Game-day information: Game 27 vs. No. 3/5 Harvard
When	36th Women's Beanpot | Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 | 5:00 p.m.
Where	Chestnut Hill, Mass. |  Conte Forum  |  Directions
Broadcast and stats	Game 27: Live Stats  |  Video
Notes	Northeastern  |  2013-14 Northeastern Digital Media Guide
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NU OUT TO DEFEND BACK-TO-BACK TITLES
Winners of two straight Women's Beanpot championships, the Northeastern women's hockey team (12-12-2) will look to advance to the final for the third straight year when it faces No. 3/5 Harvard in the 2014 semifinals, Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Conte Forum.

The Huskies are playing some of their best hockey of the season entering Tuesday's matchup; Northeastern has won five straight and has averaged 4.6 goals per game over that span.

BOSSING THE BEANPOT
Northeastern owns a record 16 Women's Beanpot titles, including the 2012 and 2013 championships. The Huskies won the inaugural Women's Beanpot in 1979 and were victorious in eight consecutive Women's Beanpots between 1984-1991.

HUSKIES VS. HARVARD IN THE 'POT
Northeastern is 16-13-1 all-time against Harvard in the Women's Beanpot. The Huskies are 4-5-1 vs. the Crimson in the semfinals compared to 12-8-0 in the final/consolation game. Harvard is 9-0-1 in its last 10 Beanpot games vs. Northeastern. The Huskies last defeated the Crimson in the Beanpot in the 1998 final, a 4-3 decision.

The teams last met in the Beanpot in the 2011 semifinals (at BC) and played to a 3-3 tie, before the Crimson emerged in a shootout, 2-1. Northeastern took a 3-0 lead midway through the second period, but Harvard rallied to tie the game with two late goals in the third to force overtime.

2013 BEANPOT RECAP
Northeastern won its 16th Women's Beanpot title in 2013 with a 4-3 win over No. 2 Boston College at Matthews Arena. Current Huskies Brittany Esposito, Paige Savage and Katie MacSorley scored in the game, while Chloe Desjardins stopped 36 shots en route to winning the Bertagna Award for the Beanpot's Most Outstanding Goaltender.

Northeastern defeated Boston University, 4-1, in the semifinals, while Boston College knocked off Harvard by a 2-1 count.

SCOUTING HARVARD
The Crimson (17-2-3) enter Tuesday's matchup riding a six-game unbeaten streak. Harvard strung together five straight wins before playing to a 2-2 tie against No. 9 Quinnipiac on Feb. 1. Harvard owns the third best winning percentage (.841) in the nation and currently leads the ECAC with a 13-2-2 mark in conference play.

Harvard has had no shortage of offensive production this season, with five players on the roster posting 16 or more points. Miye D'Oench leads all Harvard scorers with 20 points on 12 goals and eight assists.

Following closely behind are junior forwards Hillary Crowe and Samantha Reber, who have each posted 18 points on the season. Mary Parker (9-8-17) and Sarah Edney (5-11-16) round out the scoring leaders for the Crimson.

Harvard ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense with 26 goals allowed through 21 games (1.18 per game). The team's penalty kill also ranks first in the nation with a 96.9% success rate.

Sophomore goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer owns a 13-2-3 mark through 18 starts and boasts a 1.38 goals against average, good for seventh nationally. Her .953 save percentage mark is tops in the ECAC and ranks third in the NCAA.

Northeastern and Harvard met exactly one month ago at Harvard's Bright-Landry Hockey Center in a game that ended 3-2 in favor of the Crimson. Freshman Hayley Scamurra scored with 5:18 remaining in the third to tie the game at 2-2, but Harvard's Sydney Daniels scored just over three minutes later to give Harvard the win.

The game was originally supposed to be played at Fenway Park as part of the Citi Frozen Fenway series. However a snowstorm forced the cancellation of the event and pushed the game to Jan. 4 at Harvard.

LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies picked up their fifth straight win with a 4-2 victory over Vermont on Saturday at Matthews Arena. Senior Katie MacSorley scored two goals and junior Chloe Desjardins made 30 saves to earn her 12th win of the season.
Northeastern trailed, 1-0, heading into the second period before goals by Kelly Wallace and MacSorley just 2:57 apart gave the hosts the lead. The Hus- kies extended the advantage to 3-1 on MacSorley's second of the game just 47 seconds into the third, before Brittany Esposito added another insurance marker at the 8:10 mark of the frame. Vermont pulled a goal back with 13 seconds remaining, but it was not enough as NU held on for the 4-2 win.

ESPOSITO NAMED WHEA PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Senior Brittany Esposito was named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Month in Hockey East on Feb. 3. For the month of January, Esposito recorded 11 points (6 g, 5 a) in seven games as the Huskies post- ed a 4-2-1 record. Esposito had points in five of the seven contests, including four multi-point outings.

APPROACHING A MILESTONE
Senior Brittany Esposito has 99 career points (41 g, 58 a) entering Tuesday's matchup with Harvard. With one more point, Esposito will become NU's second active player (Kendall Coyne) with 100 or more career points. Esposito will also become just the 24th player in NU women's hockey history to reach the 100-point plateau.

SURGING SENIORS
The play of Northeastern's senior class has been a driving force behind the Huskies' current five-game winning streak. All four goals in Saturday's 4-2 win over Vermont came from seniors, and 18 of the team's last 22 goals overall have been scored by the class as well.

POLL POSITION
Northeastern is receiving votes in the latest USCHO.com nationall poll, marking the first week NU has received votes since Oct. 14. The Huskies have faced five teams (Wisconsin, Cornell, Harvard, Boston College and Boston University) that are currently ranked or receiving votes this season.

ESPO LIGHTS THE LAMP
Senior Brittany Esposito has goals in five straight games entering the Women's Beanpot. Esposito has four multi-point performances in her last five games and has 10 points (7 g, 3 a) during that span. Since returning from injury on Nov. 10, Esposito has 14 points in 15 games to rank fourth on the team in scoring.

WALLACE HAS THE HOT HAND
Senior Kelly Wallace has been on a tear as of late, recording 16 points in her last 13 games. Wallace is currently riding a six-game point-streak with six goals and three assists during that span. The Libertyville, Ill., native needs just four points to match her single-season career best of 28 points set last year.

SAVAGE SETS IT UP
Sophomore Paige Savage has developed into one of the top passers in Hockey East, ranking fourth in the conference with 16 helpers this season. Savage is currently riding a six-game assist streak and has already surpassed her assist total from last year (14).

CHLOE CONTROLS THE CREASE
Junior Chloe Desjardins stopped 30 shots in Northeastern's 4-2 win over Vermont on Feb. 1 to give her 30+ saves in 14 contests this season. Desjardins has stopped 30 or more shots in seven of the last eight games, turning aside 268 of 285 shots during that span, good for a .940 save percentage.

MAC-ATTACK IS BACK
Senior Katie MacSorley scored her team-best fourth game-winning goal of the season in Northeastern's 4-2 win over Vermont on Feb. 1. MacSorley is tied for second in Hockey East with four game-winners and ranks sixth in the country in deciding goals as well.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Northeastern scored eight goals to defeat Maine by a score of 8-2 on Jan. 25. The offensive explosion was Northeastern's largest scoring output since an 8-7win over Providence on Jan. 20, 2013. Eight players had multi-point performances, including three-point efforts from Brittany Esposito, Kelly Wallace, Hayley Masters and Colleen Murphy.

ON THE PLUS SIDE
Junior Colleen Murphy registered a plus-6 rating in Northeastern's 8-2 win over Maine on Jan. 25. The figure represents NU's best single-game +/- rating of the season and is the highest mark since Murphy and Maggie Brennolt each recorded plus-6 ratings in a 9-1 win over UConn on Nov. 3, 2012.

MASTERS-FUL PERFORMANCE
Freshman Hayley Masters recorded her first career multi-point game with three assists against Maine on Jan. 25. Masters had three career assists in 24 previous games before doubling her total in just 60 minutes against the Black Bears.

GETTING EVERYONE INVOLVED
Twelve of Northeastern's 13 active skaters recorded points in the Huskies' two-game sweep of Maine on Jan. 24-25. Ten of those 12 players had two points or more, led by Brittany Esposito, who recorded six points (3 g, 3 a) over the weekend.

WALLACE WINS IT AGAIN
Senior Kelly Wallace scored her second overtime winner of the season on Jan. 24 vs. Maine. Wallace also netted the OT clincher on Nov. 29 at Dartmouth and ranks second on the team with three game-winners this season (MacSorley, 4).

POWER PLAY PROGRESS
Northeastern has struggled on the power play this season, but its difficulties were not evident on Jan. 24 against Maine. The Huskies scored two power-play goals in the third period to rally from a pair of one-goal deficits, before eventually winning the game in overtime on a Kelly Wallace goal.

BRITTANY BRINGS HOME THE HARDWARE
Senior Brittany Esposito was named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Week in Hockey East on Jan. 20 after posting four points (3 g, 1 a) the previous week. On Jan. 15 at UConn, Esposito scored a power-play goal and added an assist in a 3-1 NU win. Esposito then scored two third period goals, including the game-winner, as the Huskies defeated BU,
4-2, on Jan. 19.

BEATING THE BEST
With a 4-2 victory over No. 9 Boston University on Jan. 19, the Huskies earned their first win over a ranked opponent this season. Prior to the victory, Northeastern was 0-7-1 against top-10 teams this season.

MS. VERSATILITY
Freshman Heather Mottau has been a versatile addition to the Huskies this season due in large part to her ability to play forward and defense. Mottau saw time at both positions on Jan. 15 vs. UConn and notched her second-career multi-point game with a goal and an assist. For the season, Mottau ranks fourth among Hockey East defensemen with 0.54 points per game.

THREE'S COMPANY
Northeastern scored three goals on Jan. 15 at UConn to break a streak of 10 consecutive games with two goals or less. The last time NU scored two goals or less in 10 straight games was the 2005-06 season. Northeastern posted an 0-9-1 record during that span, compared to a 2-7-1 mark during this year's streak.

CHLOE IN THE CLUTCH
Junior goaltender Chloe Desjardins made 83 saves in two games vs. Boston College on Jan. 11-12, becoming the first NU netminder since Marisa Hourihan in 2006 to stop 40+ shots in back-to-back games. Hourihan stopped 43 shots on Feb. 11, 2006 against UNH and then made 47 saves on Feb. 14 vs. Boston University for a two-game total of 90 stops.

DESJARDINS GETS DEFENSIVE
Junior goaltender Chloe Desjardins was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 13. The Saint-Prosper, Quebec native stopped 83 of 87 shots (.954 save percentage) on Jan. 11-12 against Boston College to earn her seventh career WHEA Defensive Player of the Week honor.

LENDING A HELPING HAND
Goaltender Chloe Desjardins registered assists against Boston College (Jan. 12) and Boston University (Jan. 19) to give her three assists in her career. Only Kelly Dyer (5 assists between 1985-89) has more career helpers than Desjardins among NU netminders.

COYNE NAMED TO 2014 OLYMPIC ROSTER
Junior forward Kendall Coyne was named to the 2014 USWNT roster for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as announced by USA Hockey on Jan. 1.

Coyne was named to the preliminary roster on Jun. 24 and has been training with the National Team since. The Palos Heights, Ill., native has donned the USA jersey before, helping the team to IIHF World Championship titles in 2011 and '13.

In two seasons with NU, Coyne has amassed an incredible 113 points on 63 goals and 50 assists in just 65 games. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Coyne was a Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist and was the Most Valuable Player at the Women's Beanpot, which Northeastern won for the second straight year.

WALLACE NOMINATED FOR HUMANITARIAN
Senior Kelly Wallace was announced as one of 18 nominees for the prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award. Since 1996, the award has recognized college hockey's finest citizen, defined as someone who gives back to their community in the true humanitarian spirit. Northeastern has had two previous winners (Missy Elumba 2009, Chanda Gunn 2004) and is one of just three schools (Boston College, Yale) to boast multiple recipients.