Several hundred silent fans filed out of the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall Monday night after watching their beloved Terriers lose to Boston College 2-1 in overtime in the Beanpot Championship.
The fans were leaving the Student Activities Office and Office of Business Affairs sponsored-event, which offered students unable to attend the game at the FleetCenter the opportunity to watch the game on a big screen.
Despite low attendance at last week’s game, Monday night’s game saw a much better turnout, with the seats nearly filled by the end of the third period.
Tiffany Tribbitt, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, said the room’s atmosphere rivaled that of the FleetCenter.
“I was surprised to see the amount of people here because I know we are in the middle of the exam crunch time,” she said. “I was at the Fleet[Center] last week and I thought this event had the same feeling as being there.”
Not all students in attendance were die-hard Terrier fans, but as the game progressed, and tensions grew, every person in the room became deeply engrossed in the game, focusing all attention on the screen.
CAS junior Melissa Feiler said she was “intrigued by the Beanpot, but didn’t want to go downtown.”
“It is fun to be able to watch with a lot of other students,” she said. “It feels like you are really at the game.”
Although disheartened fans silently poured out of the room once the Eagles scored the game-winning goal, students remained optimistic about the experience. Christie Culhane, a CAS sophomore said she enjoyed the opportunity to watch the game with everyone around her.
“The game was really nerve-racking – but was amazing,” she said.
The two offices sponsored similar events the past few years to allow Terrier fans to view the tournament live with other students.
“I think it’s awesome to see so many people from the BU community to come cheer on their hockey team,” said SAO Assistant Director Jeff Murphy. “It’s great to see so much team spirit.”
Murphy, along with CAS junior Chris Cornetta, a SAO activities assistant, were responsible for hosting the event that nearly filled the 500 available seats. The duo, with support from SAO employees and Office of Business Affairs volunteers, focused their efforts on advertising the event this year by placing ads and sending out mass emails to students.
The coordinators said they were pleased with the student turnout, though they felt the event may have been better if the Terriers had clinched the Beanpot title.
CAS freshman Rodney Stiles said, “the big crowd says how well the event was run.”
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