BOSTON, Mass. – Harvard women's hockey (7-14-3, 6-10-3 ECACH) will defend its Beanpot title tonight when it takes on the Boston College Eagles (16-12-1, 14-10-0 HEA) in the 44th Women's Beanpot Tournament opening round. The Crimson and the Eagles will clash at Conte Forum and on NESN tonight beginning at 7:30 PM.
 

• Harvard has won 15 Beanpot titles all-time, second behind Northeastern (17). The program's last Beanpot triumph came last year in the 2021-22 season. 
• The Crimson has an all-time record of 51-34-2 in the Beanpot.
• Harvard is 42-22-1 vs. the Eagles all-time including a 18-10-0 mark in the Beanpot.
• The meeting is the second this season between Harvard and Boston College. The Eagles took the first meeting by a score of 5-1 back on Nov. 22.
• The Crimson and the Eagles met in the Beanpot championship a year ago, with a 5-4 result at Matthews Arena (Northeastern). Kristin Della Rovere scored twice in the contest to propel the Crimson to victory.
• Kristin Della Rovere leads the active Crimson student-athletes with seven points in her Beanpot career. Her five goals are also a team high.
• Anne Bloomer (5), Mia Biotti (3), Kyra Willoughby (2) and Shannon Hollands (1) also have made their way onto the scoresheet in their Beanpot careers.
• Sophomore netminder, Alex Pellicci, will see her first Beanpot action tonight against the Eagles. Pellicci is on pace to break the Crimson's single-season saves mark of 927 (Lindsay Reed, 2019) as she currently sits at 839 with five regular season games to play.

BEANPOT STATS FOR ACTIVE PLAYERS

Player                                           Points                 Goals                Assists
Kristin Della Rovere ...................... 7 ...................... 5....................... 2 ....................
Anne Bloomer .............................. 5 ...................... 2 ....................... 3.....................
Shannon Hollands ........................ 1 ...................... 1 ....................... 0 .....................
Mia Biotti ..................................... 3 ...................... 1 ....................... 2.....................
Kyra Willoughby ........................... 2 ...................... 0 ....................... 2 .....................