Women’s Beanpot championship 2026: Harvard captures title with dramatic win over Boston U.

Harvard defeated Boston University 2-1 in a thrilling overtime game Tuesday night to win its 16th women’s beanpot championship in program history.

After neither team could break the tie in regulation, Harvard’s Kara McSweeney scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to thrill the TD Garden crowd.

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The Crimson’s Ainsley Tuffy won the Bertagna Award as the tournament’s top goaltender and received women’s Beanpot MVP honors. In the championship game against the Terriers, she made 46 saves and had an overall save percentage of .977 in the two games.

Here’s a look back at Harvard’s win over Boston University and Northeastern’s consolation game victory over Boston College.

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Women’s Beanpot Champion: Harvard University 2, Boston University 1 (overtime)

Less than two minutes into the game, Harvard’s Gwen Rapp scored her first goal of the season after Emily Harman caused a turnover and threw the puck into the net.

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Late in the first period, Boston College’s Greta Henderson redirected Maeve Kelly’s shot past Taffy for a power-play goal. The Terriers led 13-6 in shots on goal at the end of the first quarter, but Taffy and the Red-Red defense held off the Boston American offense.

Although the second period was filled with power-play chances, neither team was able to break the tie. Boston College continued to shoot at Taffy, but she became a brick wall, sending the game into overtime.

In overtime, a save by Taffy gave McSweeney a breakaway opportunity, but she was knocked down as she flew toward the crease. McSweeney then turned into “McClatchy,” firing a wrist shot past Terriers goalie Mari Peterson.

Women’s Beanpot third place: Northeastern 3, Boston College 2

While Northeastern failed to extend its Beanpot championship streak to four years, they did defeat Boston College 3-2 in the third-place game.

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The Eagles took the lead in the first period on Sammy Taber’s goal, but the Huskies’ Eloise Caron responded quickly to tie the score at 1-1. Northeastern’s Stryker Zabuloch and Lily Shannon scored in the second and third quarters, respectively, to give the Huskies a 3-1 lead.

Taber scored again with seconds left in regulation, but Boston College ran out of time. The Huskies created more scoring chances than the Eagles, finishing with 57 shots on goal compared to BC’s 29.

2026 Women’s Beanpot Hockey Scores, Results

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