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Frozen Fenway, BU-BC and a Much Needed Party

It takes a lot to impress me. Very rarely do I walk out of a movie, a concert, a social gathering or sporting event shaking my head in pleasurable disbelief. Not to say I don’t enjoy any of these things, because I often do. It’s just I don’t get blown away very often. I’m much [...]

Terriers Hang Tough to Knock Off Conference Foe UNH

Coming off a tough trio of games over the holiday season, the Boston University Terrier basketball team looked to rebound from a two game losing streak against their America East counterpart New Hampshire Wildcats. Coach Pat Chambers understood that this game would be vital to boosting his teams confidence, as BU will have to play seven [...]

Winter Break Recap for Terrier Basketball

The Boston University basketball team played three contests over this holiday season, avenging their 2008 loss against Mount St. Mary’s 86-77, but were outmatched by Dayton 74-60, and struggled against America East rival Stony Brook, falling 84-75.  The Terriers have fallen three games under the .500 mark to 5-8 and 0-1 in conference play.  Coach [...]

Eagles, Terriers Heading in Opposite Directions Leading into Fenway Matchup

BC and BU have been on opposite trajectories all season as the Terriers have struggled and BC became among the hottest teams in the country. Over the last week, however, things may be beginning to change. BC lost both of their Denver Cup games, including to host and number two Denver. BU did not play [...]

College Hockey Gearing Up for Holiday Tournaments

There is no poll this week as there was very limited action on the ice. Vermont beat Dartmouth in the only game featuring a Hockey East team, one of only three overall (and one of those was exhibition). There will not be another poll until the first week of January after teams wrap up their [...]

Eagles Vault Up Five Spots in Hockey Poll

Boston College charged to the end of the 2009 portion of the schedule with five consecutive wins, no losses in seven games (6-0-1), and only one in 10 (8-1-1). With two wins this week, over Hardvard and Providence, the Eagles are now the highest rated Hockey East team at #5, up five spots from last week. UMass-Lowell, [...]

Engineers Overpower Terriers

The RPI Engineers and the BU Terriers faced off Friday night. It was a battle of the bottom of the barrel, as both teams were second to last in their conferences. BU put up a good fight, but in the end too many mistakes an an inability to score during 5-on-5 play cost them the match, [...]

BU Holds Off the Tough Bison by 10 at Agganis

Many people are not familiar with Lewisburg, Pennsylvania’s Bucknell University, famous for their 2005 NCAA tournament upset over the #3 seeded Kansas Jayhawks. Several students at the game muttered to each other, “Where is Bucknell University located?” Terrier Dominance in the First Half The small, private liberal arts school from Western PA, did not show [...]

UConn Dominates Undermanned Terriers

Boston Unversity faced the 13th ranked University of Connecticut Huskies at the Hartford XL Center for the first time in 12 years, dating back to their preseason NIT pairing in 1997. After getting walloped by 28 points, 94-62, BU probably wishes they will not have to come back to Hartford for another 12 years. The Huskies dominated [...]

BC Into Top 10, UNH Back in College Hockey Poll

UMass-Lowell is still the highest rated Hockey East team despite falling one spot to ninth in the latest USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston College made a big move, jumping five spots to #10. The Eagles have been mired in the lower half of the poll all season until this week’s breakout. [...]

Pesky Crimson Come From Behind to Surprise Terriers

A lack of depth has haunted Boston University all season, and this game’s outcome proved no different. Scott Brittain, B.J. Bailey, and Valdas Sirutis were inactive for the game against the Crimson. The upbeat, high scoring game proved costly for the lack of Terrier depth, as Harvard came out on top 78–70 on Sunday. Entering [...]

Lowe’s Late Jumper Lifts BU Over Northeastern

Fresh off of their first win of the season, and back at home in the friendly confines of Case Gymnasium, Boston University battled Northeastern to a 69–64 victory, which took the Terriers an extra five minutes of overtime play to defeat the Huskies. Led by CAA First Team preseason selections, Matt Janning and Manny Adako, [...]

UMass-Lowell Tumbles in Latest Poll; Hockey East Dominates ECAC

Hockey East and ECAC schools renewed some old rivalries this weekend in what turned out to be an excellent showing by the HEA teams. Hockey East went 4-2-1 against the more senior league, one in which many HEA school were once part of before the split or later expansion. However, UMass-Lowell dropped a pair of league [...]

Terriers Take 6th in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

By Anthony Infante Boston University finished sixth out of the eight team field that participated in this past weekend’s Puerto Rico Tip-Off. This preseason tournament ran from November 19th through the 22nd and featured several of the nation’s top college basketball powerhouses, including three ranked teams, Villanova, Dayton, and Georgia Tech. All participants were scheduled to play a grueling three [...]

UMass-Lowell Into Top Three

In a largely static poll from a Hockey East perspective, the four ranked conference members each only moved one spot. Miami is still number one in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I Men’s Hockey Poll with 37 of 50 first place votes and 983 total points. They bested Denver, who had 938 points and nine [...]