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42 Tessa Ward

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Homeschooled
  • Hometown Galesburg, Mich.

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS:
  • Hockey East All-Academic (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
2020-21:
  • Matched a career-high six goals, and added two assists in 25 games played
  • Recorded a multi-point game (1-1-2) vs. Holy Cross (2/6)
  • Scored in back-to-back games vs. UNH (2/14) and at UVM (2/19)
  • Scored a goal and assist in the Hockey East Final vs. Providence (3/6)
2019-20:
  • Recorded a career-high six goals, seven assists and 13 points in 35 games
  • Potted the game-winning goal against the Terriers on Nov. 2
  • Recorded the first multi-point effort of her career with two goals in the 6-0 win over Holy Cross (Nov. 8)
  • Posted a career-high three points off one goal and two assists in the 4-0 victory at Vermont on Jan. 24.

2018-19:
  • Notched three goals and two assists in 36 games
  • Assisted on a Matti Hartman goal in a 5-2 win over No. 8/7 Colgate on Oct. 13
  • Scored in a 6-1 victory at Holy Cross on Nov. 2
  • Potted an empty-net goal in a 5-3 comeback win over UNH on Nov. 10
  • Scored her first career shorthanded goal in a 4-1 win at UConn on Jan. 19.

2017-18:
  • Appeared in 19 games and tallied one goal
  • Registered her first collegiate goal in a 5-1 win over Syracuse on Oct. 20.

Before NU: Comes from the Lansing Spartans Hockey Club...piled up 263 points from 2013-17 and was named the team’s Top Forward three times...helped Lansing capture the Tier-I Elite League regular season championship in 2014-15...also starred in lacrosse and was named MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Personal: Tessa Michele Ward...daughter of Edward and Kristine Ward...father played in the NHL for 10 years with five different organizations (1993-01)...has four brothers...brother, Keegan, plays hockey at Northern Michigan University...brother, Cullen, plays with the Lincoln Stars (USHL)...enjoys knitting, juggling, being a food connoisseur and playing professional sewer... will graduate Northeastern with a major in cell and molecular biology and a minor in psychology.

SEASON STATISTICS
Season Games Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG
2017-18 19 1 0 1 5 .200 4-8 -2 0 0 0
2018-19 36 3 2 5 24 .125 6-12 E 0 1 0
2019-20 35 6 7 13 31 .194 10-20 +17 0 0 1
2020-21 25 6 2 8 42 .143 7-14 +5 1 1 1
2021-22 38 2 10 12 44 .045 11-22 +11 0 0 0
TOTAL 153 18 21 39 146 .123 38-76 +31 1 2 2
 
HOCKEY EAST STATISTICS
Season Games Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % Pen-Min +/- PPG SHG GWG
2017-18 13 0 0 0 2 .000 3-6 -1 0 0 0
2018-19 25 3 1 4 18 .167 3-6 -1 0 1 0
2019-20 24 4 7 11 19 .212 8-16 +12 0 0 1
2020-21 19 5 1 6 33 .152 3-6 +3 1 1 1
2021-22 27 2 8 10 35 .057 6-12 +12 0 0 0
TOTAL 108 14 17 31 107 .131 23-46 +25 1 2 2
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS Number Most Recent
Goals 2 Nov. 8, 2019 vs. Holy Cross
Assists 2 Jan. 24, 2020 at Vermont
Points 3 Jan. 24, 2020 at Vermont (1-2-3)
Point Streak 3 games Feb. 21-27, 2020 (1-2-3)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    5'9"
    42
  • 42

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9"
    42
  • 42

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    5'9"
    42
  • 42

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    5'9"
    42
  • 42

    2021-22Graduate Student

    Forward
    5'9"
    42