Three Stars From Memorable Final Round Of Women’s Beanpot
BOSTON — Only one team walked out of TD Garden on Tuesday night with the Dunkin’ Women’s Beanpot trophy in hand and that was Northeastern.
But several players delivered star performances on the ice.
Of course, Northeastern had its fair share of players step up and shine on the elevated stage to earn a 4-0 victory over Boston University to complete its three-peat while a strong effort propelled Boston College to a 4-1 win over Harvard in the third-place game.
Here are the three stars from a memorable final round of the Women’s Beanpot:
Lisa Jonsson, Northeastern
No one had a better night than Jonsson, who walked away with Beanpot MVP honors and the Bertagna Award, given to the tournament’s top netminder. She is the first player since Harvard’s Emerance Maschmeyer in 2015 to win both awards in a single Beanpot.
The freshman from Sweden stopped all 30 shots BU sent at her to record her sixth shutout of the season. Jonsson stopped 65 of the 67 shots she faced in the tournament for a .970 save percentage and cemented herself as “one of the best goalies in the NCAA” in the eyes of Northeastern head coach Dave Flint.
“I feel like once we get going we are able to score a lot of goals, and unless they score on me early, I’m not going to let in any pucks,” Jonsson said.
Jaden Bogden, Northeastern
Bogden was right in the middle of things during a critical sequence in Northeastern’s win when the Huskies scored 40 seconds apart in the final minutes of the second period. The Clarkson transfer first set up Lily Shannon’s rebound goal before Bogden redirected in a shot moments later for a commanding 3-0 lead. Bogden also assisted on Skylar Irving’s empty-net goal to give her a three-point night.
“She’s given some good depth to our top six (forwards), a little bit more of a scoring punch,” Flint said. “She stepped up on the big stage and it was good to see. I don’t think she’s ever played in front of a crowd like that. She’s played in some Frozen Fours, but I think the crowd was at another level tonight. But she’s been great all year. She does a lot of little things really well.”
Molly Jordan, Boston College
The sophomore defenseman helped BC get off to a terrific start with the Eagles scoring three goals in the first period. Jordan had a hand in the first two BC goals when she assisted on Julia Pellerin’s tally and then unleashed a snipe from the high slot into the upper left corner for her seventh goal of the season.
“I give credit to my forwards,” Jordan said of her goal. “They move the puck really well and they always have their heads up. We talked about it before the game, looking high and reading their pressure low. I just saw Katie Pyne and Kate Ham working hard on the wall, stayed patient — I’ve been working on staying a little more patient at the point — and jumped when I saw Katie win possession there.”
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