BU 3, Harvard 2

 

The Boston University women's ice hockey team won the tournament championship game against Harvard in Belfast (of all places) and were crowned champions of the 2026 Friendship Series. No point going all the way to Ireland except to win the tournament, amiright?

Riley Walsh got the first score of the game in the first period. The Crimson tied the game in the second, but then Lilli Welcke, who hit the winning shot in yesterday's shoot out, put the Terriers ahead just 36 seconds later, and BU took a 2-1 lead into the third. Harvard came back and tied it again, but BU's Neely Nicholson got the winning goal with 7:14 remaining in the game.

The Terriers are now 5-11-3 overall and 4-6-2 in Hockey East play. Their next game is back in the states against New Hampshire (10-8-3 overall, 5-5-2 in Hockey East) on Saturday, January 10.