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Boston University senior midfielder Andrew Rent plays in a match against Lehigh on Sept 16. The Terriers played against Boston College in Newton on Tuesday, Sept 16, tying the game 2-2. HUI-EN LIN/DFP FILE

The Battle of Comm Ave. ends tied in an intense duel

Adriana Leyba September 21, 2023
Men's soccer fell behind twice and tied the game both times in a hard-fought draw with Boston College.
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.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Terrier great Colby Cohen returns for Battle of Comm Ave.

Belle Fraser December 7, 2022
Ahead of the 288th edition of the Battle of Comm Ave. this Friday, columnist Belle Fraser caught up with former Terrier great Colby Cohen who will be broadcasting the matchup in this week's edition of Off the Post.
Men's hockey against BC

Men’s hockey suffers first regulation loss in three months to BC

James Garrison March 1, 2022
The Boston University men's ice hockey team fell to Boston College 3-1 in the back end of a weekend series Sunday.
Defenseman Dante Fabbro in a 2017 BU vs. BC matchup. Both celebrating their respective 100th seasons, rivals BU and BC face off for the first time this Friday. MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE

PREVIEW: Men’s hockey set to meet BC in front of fans for the first time since 2020

Caroline Fernandez December 6, 2021
The Battle of Comm. Ave. returns Friday night, when the Terriers and the Eagles face off at Agganis Arena.
Terrier Hockey Talk: Feb. 23, 2021

Terrier Hockey Talk: Feb. 23, 2021

Caroline Fernandez February 23, 2021

In the seventh edition of Terrier Hockey Talk, the Boston Hockey Blog examines the good and the bad from the men’s team’s overtime comeback against UConn last weekend, as well as the women’s...

Boston University men’s hockey in a game against Providence College Nov. 9, 2019. The Terriers split their series against Boston College last weekend. COURTESY OF MATT WOOLVERTON

Duplessis, Tuch boost short-handed men’s hockey against No. 1 Boston College

Joe Pohoryles February 7, 2021
The Boston University men's hockey team split it's series with Boston College, dropping game one 4-3 in overtime, and winning game two at home 3-1.
Senior forward and captain Patrick Curry scored Boston University’s lone goal in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to No. 4 Boston College. HARRIS FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BC bests BU 4-1 to clinch Hockey East title

Brady Gardner March 1, 2020

No. 4 Boston College secured the 2019-20 Hockey East regular season title in fitting fashion on Saturday night with a 4-1 win over arch-rival Boston University at Agganis Arena.  The Eagles (23-8-1,...

Senior forward Patrick Curry, shown in the Feb. 3 Beanpot game against Boston College, leads the Terriers in goals this season with 17 as the Terriers head into Saturday’s Battle of Commonwealth Ave. against No. 4 Boston College. JENNA VANSICKLE/ DFP FILE

Terriers return to Agganis for Battle of Comm. Ave. against No. 4 BC

Paige Mautner February 27, 2020

The Boston University men’s hockey team is prepared to take on No. 4 Boston College for the third time this season in a home battle at Agganis Arena Saturday night.  The Terriers (12-11-8, 9-7-5...

Freshman forward Robert Mastrosimone scored the go-ahead goal in the third period against No. 4 Boston College as the Terriers defeated the Eagles 5-4 in double overtime in the Beanpot semifinal. JENNA VANSICKLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

An Instant Classic: Skoog’s double-OT winner caps BU Beanpot comeback, 5-4 over BC

Brady Gardner February 4, 2020

NCAA rules may dictate that freshman forward Wilmer Skoog’s double-overtime game-winner won’t count towards season statistics, but he may never score a more significant goal in his life. The...

Junior goaltender Corinne Schroeder, shown in a November 2018 game against the University of Connecticut, made 30 saves in BU’s Beanpot title game victory last season. MADDIE EPPERSON/ DFP FILE

Terriers to begin Beanpot title defense versus Boston College

Carolyn Mooney February 4, 2020

It was a power-play goal in overtime by redshirt then-junior captain Sammy Davis that decided the outcome of the 2019 Women’s Beanpot Championship game at Harvard.  In the 2019 game, Boston University...

Senior defender Reagan Rust in Saturday’s game against Boston College. Rust transferred to Boston University after spending two years at the Rochester Institute of Technology. MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

RIT away series to conclude first half of women’s hockey season

Lily Betts December 6, 2018
The Boston University women’s hockey team will face the Rochester Institute of Technology in two games this weekend at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester, New York, before going on a three-week break from play.
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