Sudden victory
In the women’s Beanpot tournament, the Harvard-Northeastern matchup has always made for a rich subplot. Over the tourney’s 30-odd years, the two programs have managed to win 13 and 14 titles, respectively. What’s more, in their previous Beanpot meetings, five games were settled by a single goal, and four matches went into overtime. In another nail-biter, Harvard won a 2-1 shootout victory on Tuesday (Feb. 8) after the teams finished regulation in a 3-3 tie in the semifinal game at host Boston College. The Crimson managed to erase a two-goal deficit to force an ultimately scoreless sudden-death overtime, followed by the shootout. “It was unexpected, how we played initially. I was disappointed how we played the majority of the game until halfway through the third period,” said Harvard coach Katey Stone. “We put ourselves in a big hole. I’m not sure how we got out of it, to be honest with you....