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Bracket Breakdown: Navigating the Sweet 16

Owen Nizolek March 28, 2024
The pinnacle of college basketball reaches new heights this weekend as the NCAA tournament continues with the Sweet 16. On Thursday and Friday, 16 hopeful squads will enter the fray once again, but by Sunday night only four will continue on the journey for the national championship.
Sophomore Ailsa Connolly leads the team in points with 12. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Patriot League play starts Saturday for field hockey

Lily Betts September 13, 2018
In Boston University field hockey's opening matches during the Wildcat Classic, the Terriers put up eight goals over two games ending in two wins. Now, they are traveling south to face off against its first Patriot League rival of the season Saturday — American University.
Drew Marrochello, Boston University's director of athletics, brought on a number of former Terriers when positions for head coaches opened up. PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Ties run deep with BU Athletics’ three new head coaches

Josh Rothstein September 6, 2018
The Boston University Athletics Department named three new head coaches leading into the 2018-19 academic year, but the BU campus won’t be new to them.  
Laura Morton just came to BU as a student athlete. She is now returning as the fifth head coach in program history. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Lauren Morton becomes first alumna head coach for women’s lacrosse

Lily Betts June 16, 2018
Boston University Director of Athletics Drew Marrochello has named alumna Lauren Morton as the fifth head coach in program history.
Senior outfielder Emma Wong had five runs in BU's sweep of Central Connecticut State. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Softball dominates Central Connecticut State in game 1, walks off in game 2 of doubleheader

Josh Rothstein April 12, 2018
While its game one 10-1 victory was routine, game two’s 12-9 win was anything but for the Boston University softball team.
Junior infielder Madi Killebrew had one run in BU's 6-2 win over Central Connecticut State on March 25 during the Nor'easter Invitational. The Terriers will host the Blue Devils in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Softball looks to keep momentum rolling against Central Connecticut State

Liam O’Brien April 10, 2018
Patriot League play has been kind to the Boston University softball team so far this season, with the Terriers taking two out of three games from both the United States Military Academy and Lehigh University to begin conference play.
"Senior infielder and outfielder Jilee Schanda had one run and one hit in BU's last game against Army. The Terriers will look to her and other members of the offense as they take on Lehigh this weekend. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Softball takes on Lehigh in rematch of last year’s Patriot League title game

Laura Guerriero April 5, 2018
The Boston University softball team will play a three-game weekend series against Lehigh University at the BU Softball Field beginning Saturday afternoon.
In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

Andrew Mason March 28, 2018
Duke University’s 85-81 overtime loss to the University of Kansas Sunday night meant more than just one of the nation’s top teams getting abruptly knocked out of the NCAA Tournament. It signaled the official end to the collegiate career of the most polarizing figure in amateur sports, Grayson Allen.
In the Paint: It’s Duke’s tournament to lose

In the Paint: It’s Duke’s tournament to lose

Andrew Mason March 23, 2018
The first weekend of March Madness left basketball fans soaking up upset after upset like a Boston University student in Florida during spring break. With some of the nation’s best teams sent packing, only one clear favorite has survived to the Sweet 16: the Duke University Blue Devils.
Between the Lines: The Madness in March will continue through the tournament

Between the Lines: The Madness in March will continue through the tournament

Michael Alcaraz March 19, 2018
We call it March Madness for a reason. The 64-team tournament that frequently produces upsets, Cinderella stories and teams with an “us against the world” mentality is undoubtedly mad, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good.
In the Paint: The Madness is here — Andrew’s Final Four predictions

In the Paint: The Madness is here — Andrew’s Final Four predictions

Andrew Mason March 15, 2018
Although my personal favorite team — the University of California, Irvine Anteaters — didn’t make it to the “Big Dance” once again, I took the time to fill out my own bracket. Here are the four teams I have selected to make up this year’s Final Four.
Senior defender Maria Guerra will be one of BU's key defensive players entering the team's matchup against Duke. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Women’s lacrosse prepares for No. 14 Duke matchup after first season win over Lowell

Kyle Patterson March 2, 2018
After securing a win over the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Feb. 21, the Boston University women’s lacrosse team will head down to North Carolina for a Sunday matchup in Durham against No. 14 Duke University.
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