CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's ice hockey received another ECAC weekly honor today as Ainsley Tuffy was named the MAC Goaltending ECAC Goalie of the Week. The sixth weekly award for the Crimson this season, Tuffy earned the nomination after posting a 55-save win over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth in the Friendship Series Semifinal this past weekend. It is the first ECAC weekly honor in Tuffy's career and the first Goaltender of the Week award since Emily Davidson in the 2024-25 season.
 
Tuffy put together one of the best goaltending performances in Harvard Women's Ice Hockey history this past Friday (Jan. 2) against the No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. The Duxbury native made 55 saves – the third most in a single game in program history – to stump the national power and lead Harvard to a 3-2 victory in the Friendship Series semifinal. The effort saw her make 23 saves in the third period which is the most saves in a period by a Harvard goaltender since at least the 1981-82 season. The sophomore netminder finished the weekend with 80 saves, a .941 save percentage and just five goals allowed in the Friendship Series Tournament.
 
Off to a stellar start in the 2025-26 season, Tuffy ranks second nationally with a .950 save percentage in her six starts. She has allowed two or fewer goals in five of her six starts and ranks 12^th in the nation with a 1.83 GAA.