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Women’s Rugby Headed to Nationals

With a 6-1-1 record in the fall season, the BC Women’s Rugby team is headed to Nationals. The 2011 Collegiate 7’s National Championship is being held at Texas A&M December 16-17. The BC Women’s Rugby team is very excited to get to be a part of the postseason tournament, especially coming after the first season [...]

Eagle Spotlight: Bill Arnold

Bill Arnold has been a difference maker since he arrived at Boston College last year. Playing primarily on the top line with Chris Kreider and Kevin Hayes, the sophomore is on pace to shatter his point totals from last season, when he received Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors and tallied 20 points (10 goals, 10 [...]

BC Basketball “Terrierized” by BU

BC v. BU Basketball 12/3/2011

The day after a disappointing loss to BU on the ice Friday night, the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue took to the courts in a Saturday matinee at Chestnut Hill. Considering the Terriers men basketball team hadn’t defeated the Eagles since 1974, this was sure to be an easy one, right? Boston College dropped to 2-6 [...]

#4 Women’s Ice Hockey Tops Maine

BC women’s ice hockey is on a tear of recent weeks, reaching a #4 ranking in national polling. Junior Goalie Corinne Boyles continues to ice opponents—she’s had an excellent season so far, and was recently named Hockey East goalie of the month in recognition of her excellent play this past month, allowing 1.57 GAA in [...]

A Tale of Two Seasons, and One Coach

Boston College hockey fans have witnessed what seems like two different seasons. The “first” season, beginning on October 7th with an opening tournament, was a top tier, classic Jerry York team. The Eagles began the season 8-1 winning on opening night through their 5-1 victory over Maine on November 11th at Conte Forum. However, after a [...]

If Football Players Could Skate…

It seems as though the “football team” took to the ice Sunday afternoon to play the BU Terriors in the latest skirmish of the battle of Comm Ave. They were led, in this futile endeavor, by the most popular man on campus, Frank Spaziani, who had donned a white wig and suit for the occasion. [...]

Eagles Outlast Wolfpack in Battle of Basement-Dwellers

BC football captures its much anticipated third win of the season on Saturday.

The Boston College football team won by default on Saturday, defeating the North Carolina State Wolfpack 14-10 in an ugly one in Chestnut Hill. After getting out a quick start, the Eagles offense stalled in the second half, and the defense came up late to preserve the win in front of 34,000 at Alumni Stadium [...]

BC Fencing Sweeps at Fall Invitational

The fencing team walked away with five medals after a successful showing at the Fall Invitational last weekend at Smith College. In the men’s foil event, BC took home a silver and a bronze medal, with freshman Ryan Prince and sophomore Patrick Riley finishing second and third respectively out of 68 competitors. The two competed [...]

Donahue’s Disciples Rally in Conte

With the basketball season tipping off this week, Donahue’s Disciples look to get more students involved in the action. Donahue’s Disciples, named after the men’s head basketball coach, Steve Donahue, and led by sophomores Will Mucci, Joe Rocco, and Ryan Dunn, is a new spirit club started this year that is aimed at getting more [...]

Eagles Basketball Trumps New Hampshire Wildcats

The Boston College men’s basketball team opened their second season under head coach Steve Donahue with a win on Monday night against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats in Conte Forum. The Eagles’ roster features nine freshmen and eleven new players in all, thus there is some uncertainty about what to expect; in fact Donahue’s [...]

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