BOSTON— The No. 8 Northeastern women's hockey team will take on Boston College in the consolation game of the 47th annual Dunkin' Women's Beanpot on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. at TD Garden. The game will be available to watch on NESN, ESPN+, TSN+ and Hockey East's international stream.
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- LIGHTNING STRYKES: Freshman Stryker Zablocki has 26 points on the season, the sixth-best mark in the NCAA among rookies. When she scores a goal the Huskies are 7-0-0 and when she records a point NU is 12-2-0. She potted the first hat trick by a Northeastern freshman since Kendall Coyne in the 2011-12 season in a 4-1 victory over Merrimack on Nov. 14 and posted her second career hat trick in a 5-2 victory at Providence on Jan. 9.
- ON THE BIG STAGE: Northeastern will be playing in the third-place game for the first time since 2022 after dropping 2-1 in overtime to Boston University in the semifinals. It'll be the first time Northeastern and Boston College have met in the third-place game since 2019, a 4-1 victory for the Eagles, and just the fourth time overall. Northeastern owns a 16-11-1 record all-time against Boston College in the Beanpot. The Huskies defeated BC in 2025 in the semifinals, 4-2, for the schools last Beanpot meeting. The Huskies are 7-7-1 all-time in the third-place game and 1-2-0 all-time against the Eagles in the third-place game.
- BIRDS AREN'T REAL: The Huskies and Eagles are set to meet for the third time this season. Northeastern won both previous meetings by scores of 3-1 and 4-2. Sophomore Lisa Jönsson picked up both wins in goal for NU, averaging a 1.50 GAA and .938 save percentage. Boston College dropped to Harvard, 2-1, in its semifinal matchup. BC is coming off a Hockey East win, defeating Providence, 8-2. Ava Thomas sits tied with senior Lily Shannon for the Hockey East lead with 32 points on the season. In the two previous meetings between the two schools, Thomas had one assist while Shannon had one goal and one assist including the game-winner in the final game at Historic Matthews Arena. Grace Campbell has started every game for the Eagles, she owns a 2.66 GAA and .927 save percentage.Â
Northeastern will next face No. 5 Connecticut for a home-and-home series beginning on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. in Storrs.
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