No consolation

Northeastern tallied two unanswered goals over the second and third stanzas to get past Harvard, 3-1, in the consolation game of the 55th annual men's Beanpot this past Monday night (Feb. 12) at TD Banknorth Garden. The loss marks the Crimson's third straight in the storied tourney's battle for third place, dropping the club to 10-14-1 overall. BU, meanwhile, captured its third straight championship with a 2-1 win over B.C. in overtime. The Terries have now won 28 titles.

Some consolation

Harvard's top line of Julie Chu '07, Sarah Vaillancourt '09, and Sarah Wilson '09 combined for 14 points to propel hockey past Northeastern, 8-0, in the consolation game of the 29th annual women's Beanpot at B.C.'s Conte Forum on Tuesday night (Feb. 13). Vaillancourt tallied a pair of goals and three assists to pace the No. 6 Crimson, who managed to take a 3-0 lead after one period of play. Meanwhile, in the marquee match-up, No. 9 B.C. beat up BU, 6-1, to repeat as 'Pot champions.

Losses bookend water polo outing

Harvard women's water polo kicked off its 2007 campaign with a 3-2 showing at the Brown-hosted Ivy League invitational this past weekend (Feb. 9-11), ultimately falling to the host Bears, 11-4, in the championship meet. The Crimson squad advanced to Sunday's title game (Feb. 11) on the strength of three straight wins against Villanova, Dartmouth, and Penn.

The loss to Brown, meanwhile, marked Harvard's second of the weekend (Wagner edged the Crimson, 10-9, in the opening contest). The Crimson resume play versus defending Northern Division champion Hartwick on Feb. 24 at Blodgett Pool.

- Compiled by Andrew Brooks