As the team skated around the ice with the Beanpot trophy and passed by the Harvard band, sophomore Kat Sweet slammed her body against the glass as a show of appreciation—but the contact was harder than she expected.

Sweet was visibly shaken after the collision, but she skated off any ill effects.

Quarantine Time

Not that it would have made much of a difference, but Boston College was missing its leading scorer Alaina Clark last night.

The reason? The Norwalk virus.

The virus was only expected to keep Clark out for 48 hours, but that stretch happened to include the Beanpot final.

Better than the Worst

Boston College coach Tom Babson had some words of high praise for the No. 1 Crimson.

“I’ve been watching women’s college hockey for 10 years, and this is the best team I’ve seen,” he said.

Babson had suffered a 17-2 defeat to the Crimson two weeks prior to tonight. In that game Harvard set a new school record for goals scored and tied the school record for margin of victory. BC posted a 10-goal defensive improvement last night.

“We did a D zone coverage that worked a lot better than the last D zone coverage,” Babson said. “So we’re pleased with the effort the kids made.”

Among the other Beanpot schools, the Eagles appear the most likely to challenge the Crimson in the near future. BC is in the midst of its best season ever while Northeastern is in the middle of its worst.

“This year breaks all of our records, and we’re really happy with what the kids are doing,” Babson said.

—Staff writer David R. De Remer can be reached at remer@fas.harvard.edu.