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Softball Head Coach Ashley Waters. This season marks Waters’ tenth season at the helm of the program, a decade in which the Terriers have experienced an unforgettable streak of success. STEVEN MONTANI B./DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Softball head coach Ashley Waters celebrates 10 years at BU, reflects on decade of titles, awards, positive influence

Chris Larabee April 4, 2025
For the Boston University softball team, the 2025 season is a special one. Not only do they stand undefeated at the top of the Patriot League standings as of April 3, they’re favorites to take the regular season title for a seventh year in a row, all while the leader and mentor that guided them to these results reaches a significant career milestone.
Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

The myth of escape

Gabriel Martins February 21, 2025
But growing is inevitable, regardless of where you are. We have this mentality that we must evolve or die, but evolving doesn’t mean changing your life dramatically. We evolve in little ways every day— even if it’s in the courage it takes to live at home.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

There is nothing fishy about a ‘stupid’ hobby

Gabriel Martins April 8, 2024
Anyone who has met me generally notices the unorthodox set of different hobbies that I’ve collected over the years. As a first-generation college student, I wasn’t exactly sure how to navigate the changes of life. The idea of classes, bills and adult life in general all hit me at once. I was thrown into the deep end with no way out and no life vest. Then, during spring break, I started learning about how to become a parent to a fish.
Junior guard Malcolm Chimezie (3) jumps to block a shot in a game against the University of Maine on Wednesday. The Terriers suffered 74-65 loss after falling behind in the final minutes of the game. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Men’s basketball falls to resurgent UMaine

Jason Asvestopoulos December 8, 2023
The Boston University men’s basketball team went toe-to-toe with a red-hot University of Maine squad having its best start in 19 years, but the Terriers fell short in the final minutes to lose 74-65 on Wednesday.
Boston University senior guard Miles Brewster (24) dribbles down the court during a game against Bryant University earlier this season. The Terriers beat Sacred Heart 70-49 on Saturday. KELLY BRODER/DFP FILE

Men’s basketball crushes Sacred Heart to secure first road win of the season

Chloe Cramutola December 4, 2023
The Boston University men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half against Sacred Heart University on Saturday, outscoring its opponents by 20 en route to a 70-49 victory away from home. In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, the Terriers (3-5) cruised to a win thanks in part to 33 total points off the bench. 
The Boston University women’s soccer team stands for the national anthem last season on Sept. 4, 2022. The Terriers fell to Maine last Thursday with a final score of 2-1. MAGGIE WEN/DFP FILE

Women’s soccer concedes last-minute winner to Maine in third loss

Sam Robb O’Hagan September 10, 2023
The women's soccer team put up a strong fight against Maine only to fall 2-1 as the Black Bears remain undefeated.
CPR

Harvard and MIT EMS instructors petition for gender inclusivity in CPR training

Artemis Huang April 24, 2023
A team of emergency medical services instructors in Boston started a petition to convince the American Heart Association to improve gender inclusivity in its education guidelines.
Women's Ice hockey

Women’s ice hockey hosts Merrimack for first round of Hockey East playoffs

Belle Fraser February 22, 2023
The women's hockey team hosts Merrimack on Wednesday in round one of the Hockey East playoffs.
Mens hockey

BU men’s hockey completes sweep of Maine in back-and-forth matchup

James Garrison January 24, 2023
Men's hockey capped off its four-game sweep this past weekend with a high-scoring 9-6 victory over the University of Maine.
Field hockey

Turnovers plague field hockey in 3-1 loss to Boston College

Mitch Fink October 24, 2022
Outshot 31-5, The Boston University field hockey team fell to no. 21 Boston College by a score of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Field hockey

Field Hockey upsets No. 23 Maine in 5-2 thriller

Brett Abrams October 20, 2022
Behind Payton Anderson's three goals, the BU field hockey team upset the No. 23 ranked University of Maine in a high-scoring 5-2 affair on Tuesday night.
Men's Lacrosse

The State of the Terriers

Chloe Patel August 29, 2022

By Chloe Patel and Brendan Nordstrom Boston University sports teams compete at the Division 1 level in the Patriot League, except the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams — who compete in the...

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