University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Hockey
Van Beusekom, Megan
Megan Van Beusekom
- Title:
- Volunteer Goalie Coach
Megan Van Beusekom joined the Gopher women's hockey coaching staff as the team’s goalie coach for the 2008-09 season. Van Beusekom played collegiately at Princeton from 2000-04. During her tenure with the Tigers, Van Beusekom was a three-time All-Ivy League selection and held a goals against average of 1.91 in her final year, which ranked eighth in the nation. In the Tiger record books, Van Beusekom holds the school record in most wins, 43, and ranks second in career saves (2,072), save percentage (.921) and wins in a season (16). Along with her conference accolades, Van Beusekom also earned the team’s most valuable player honors in 2002 and 2004 and the unsung hero award in 2003. She graduated from Princeton in 2004 with a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Following her stint with the Tigers, Van Beusekom played with the Minnesota Whitecaps. Competing in 43 games, she had four shutouts and held a 2.16 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. Van Beusekom is well known within the international circuit. In 2007, she made her first appearance as a member of the U.S. Select Team and was member of two of Team USA’s IIHF World Championship teams, including the 2005 championship team that won the gold medal over Canada. She is currently a member of the 2008-09 USA Hockey Women's National Team Residency Program, training in Blaine, Minn.
A native of Loretto, Minn., and a 2000 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Van Beusekom married Eric Sweerin in 2006.
Van Beusekom at a Glance
• B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton
• Four-year letterwinner at Princeton where she was a three-time All-Ivy League selection and a two-time team co-most valuable player
• Played with the Minnesota Whitecaps for three seasons and played in 43 games
• Training in Blaine, Minn., with the U.S. National Team in their Residency Program
• Member of two United States National Teams and competed at the 2007 Four Nation’s Cup
Following her stint with the Tigers, Van Beusekom played with the Minnesota Whitecaps. Competing in 43 games, she had four shutouts and held a 2.16 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. Van Beusekom is well known within the international circuit. In 2007, she made her first appearance as a member of the U.S. Select Team and was member of two of Team USA’s IIHF World Championship teams, including the 2005 championship team that won the gold medal over Canada. She is currently a member of the 2008-09 USA Hockey Women's National Team Residency Program, training in Blaine, Minn.
A native of Loretto, Minn., and a 2000 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Van Beusekom married Eric Sweerin in 2006.
Van Beusekom at a Glance
• B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton
• Four-year letterwinner at Princeton where she was a three-time All-Ivy League selection and a two-time team co-most valuable player
• Played with the Minnesota Whitecaps for three seasons and played in 43 games
• Training in Blaine, Minn., with the U.S. National Team in their Residency Program
• Member of two United States National Teams and competed at the 2007 Four Nation’s Cup
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