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Eight years after Frozen Four: beat reporters make their way into sports industry

Daily Free Press Staff January 23, 2023
After getting their starts as beat reporters with the Boston Hockey Blog and the Daily Free Press, three BU alumni have forged their own paths in the professional sports industry and beyond.
Gabi Martinez and the rest of the BU softball team will try and stop its three-game slide. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Softball hosts Boston College with hopes of snapping losing skid

Andrew Battifarano March 30, 2016

Three loses in a row has not made the Boston University softball team change its approach or focus for the upcoming week. In fact, head coach Ashley Waters said BU is looking to keep things simple...

Senior Mike Moran scored in his final game with BU, a 7-2 loss against Denver in the NCAA Tournament. PHOTO BY JUDY COHEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mike Moran scores in final game at BU, reflects on career with Terriers

Andrew Battifarano March 26, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The last seconds of the game meant virtually nothing in the final decision for the Boston University men’s hockey team, but senior forward Mike Moran skated hard to the net...

PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey heads to NCAA Tournament West Regional for clash with Denver

Andrew Battifarano March 25, 2016

An early exit from the Hockey East Tournament might not initially seem like the ideal recipe for success as the Boston University men’s hockey team readies for its NCAA Tournament opener against...

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Men’s hockey learns NCAA Tournament destination, West Regional awaits

Andrew Battifarano March 21, 2016

A week of speculation and waiting is now over for the Boston University men’s hockey team, which now knows its postseason fate. To Minnesota it will go. For the second consecutive season, BU...

Ashley Waters' team won its first home game of the year, largely thanks to Heinen's contributions. PHOTO BY SOFIA FARENTINOS/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Alex Heinen thrives in softball’s home opener vs. Providence

Andrew Battifarano March 17, 2016

Seeing pitch after pitch and hitting foul ball after foul ball, Boston University first baseman Alex Heinen was locked in a third-inning battle with Providence College pitcher Christina Ramirez. By...

Lauren Hynes was recently named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Softball readies for home opener vs. Providence College

Andrew Battifarano March 16, 2016

It took 19 games, four tournaments and multiple plane trips, but the Boston University softball team is back home. For the first time this season, BU (8-11) will play a game on campus, taking on...

BU fell at UMass Lowell Saturday night, ending hopes of a second consecutive Hockey East title. 
PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

No. 8 men’s hockey swept by Lowell, ousted from Hockey East Tournament

Andrew Battifarano March 12, 2016

LOWELL — As the third period wound down of Game 2 of its quarterfinal series with No. 11 University of Massachusetts Lowell, it was clear the No. 8 Boston University men's hockey team would not...

No. 9 men’s hockey outlasts UMass, wins Hockey East playoff opener in overtime

Andrew Battifarano March 4, 2016

Having beaten the University of Massachusetts with 13 combined goals in its two previous games, there might have been an expectation coming into Friday night’s Hockey East playoff opener that the No....

Despite finishing 1-3 on the weekend, Ashley Waters assured there were positives elements. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

Softball encounters mixed results at CSU Tournament

Andrew Battifarano February 22, 2016

With expectations to win each game of its opening tournaments, a 1-3 start to the season was not the one the Boston University softball team hoped for. But in the larger picture, the four-game Charlestown...

BU celebrates its first of three goals in its win on Saturday night over UNH. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

No. 9 men’s hockey scores early, hangs on late, defeats UNH

Andrew Battifarano February 20, 2016

The first two periods were more than productive for the No. 9 Boston University men's hockey team, with the Terriers building a three-goal advantage over the University of New Hampshire through 40 minutes. Yet...

Senior Sean Maguire averages 2.24 goals a game. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DFP FILE PHOTO

Men’s hockey set for UNH weekend series

Andrew Battifarano February 19, 2016

A taxing three-game stretch in a span of six days for the No. 9 Boston University men’s hockey team started and ended the same way — with a loss. First came the overtime thriller with No. 2...

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