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The Patriot League has canceled all fall sports, meaning the Boston University men’s and women’s soccer teams, along with field hockey, will not be able to compete when the upcoming academic year begins. ANGELA YANG/ DFP FILE

Patriot League announces cancelation of fall sports

By Maxwell Bevington July 13, 2020
BU Athletics teams will have to adapt to not being able to play in the fall with the Patriot League announcing the cancellation of all fall sports.
Boston University men’s hockey in a game against Dartmouth in December 2018. MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE

State of the Terriers: 2020-21

By Maxwell Bevington June 12, 2020

Boston University Athletics produced a number of shining moments during its 2019-20 season. Legendary men’s soccer coach Neil Roberts retired after a 35-year run at the helm of the Terriers, and men’s...

Boston University’s Nickerson Field. For student athletes, uncertainty looms over whether they will get to play during the Fall 2020 semester. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Despite uncertainty, BU coaches prepare teams for fall season

By Jacob Nesson April 30, 2020

When the NCAA announced the cancellation of all remaining winter and spring sports on March 12 due to the spread of the coronavirus, teams were left without proper closures to their seasons.  As...

State of the Terriers 2019-20

By Chris Larabee April 9, 2020

The 2019-20 academic year was one unlike no other for Boston University athletics and the rest of the NCAA as a whole. The months of August through December made up a trying period for the Terriers, as...

Senior forward Max Mahoney, shown in a Feb. 8 game against College of the Holy Cross, scored 23 points in Boston University’s senior day victory over Bucknell University, but took time during the postgame press conference to praise fellow senior Adam Mikula’s journey from team manager to scholarship athlete. ANRAN XIE/ DFP FILE

Best of the best: The top 10 sports quotes of 2019-20

By Chris Larabee April 3, 2020

With the cancellation of the remaining athletic events for the 2019-20 academic year, we have found and ranked the best quotes from the Boston University coaches and student-athletes this year. 10.)...

Senior goalkeeper Livy Golin (center) in a game against Northeastern University on April 5. Golin, who started in-goal for the Terriers against American University on Saturday, was honored during Senior Day festivities. MATTHEW WOOLVERTON/ DFP FILE

Field Hockey falls twice over weekend

By Matt Meusel October 22, 2019
The Boston University field hockey team dropped a pair of games over the weekend at home. The Terriers have lost nine of their last 10 games.
Sophomore Casey Thompson in an offseason game against Northeastern University last spring. Thompson got on the scoresheet in BU's game against Colgate University on Saturday. MATTHEW WOOLVERTON/ DFP FILE

Field Hockey gears up for pair of weekend games

By Matt Meusel October 18, 2019
Looking ahead to Terrier action over the weekend
Sophomore midfielder Rebecca Janes in a game against the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6. Janes got on the scoresheet in BU's victory over Colgate University on Friday. LIBBY MCCLELLAND/ DFP FILE

Terriers have mixed performances over the weekend

By Maxwell Bevington October 14, 2019
The Terriers won one, and lost the other in their games over the weekend
The Boston University field hockey team celebrates a goal in an off-season game against Boston College last spring. MATTHEW WOOLVERTON/ DFP FILE

An inside look at the Terriers’ struggles

By Matt Meusel October 9, 2019
The last three and a half weeks have not been kind to the Boston University field hockey team. Since Sept. 13 the Terriers have lost six straight games, two of which were in the Patriot League.
Junior Miya Denison in a game against Harvard University in October 2018. Denison bagged an assist for BU in their 3-2 loss to Lafayette on Saturday. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE

Terriers Lose a Pair of Games at Home

By Matt Meusel October 6, 2019
The Terriers losing streak got pushed to six games this weekend
The Boston University field hockey team facing Northeastern University on April 5. MATTHEW WOOLVERTON/ DFP FILE

Field Hockey faces No. 3 UConn on Sunday

By Matt Meusel September 26, 2019
The Terrier face off against UConn on Sunday
Junior Ailsa Connolly in an off-season game against Boston College in April. Connolly failed to register a goal or assist for the first time this season in Boston Universitys loss to Bucknell University on Saturday. MATTHEW WOOLVERTON/ DFP FILE

Women Field Hockey Falls to Bucknell in Patriot League Opener

By Matt Meusel September 23, 2019
The Terriers fell to Bucknell in their Patriot League opener
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