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Week of 19 March 1999 Vol. II, No. 27 Sports Feature Article Feature Photo Terrier Scoreboard   Women's Softball Upcoming games: Saturday, March 20, at Boston College, noon. Tuesday, March 23, doubleheader vs. Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m. at Malvern Field. Thursday, March 25, doubleheader vs. Holy Cross, 2:30 p.m. at Malvern Field. For more information, call 353-3838. Women's Lacrosse The Terriers play Drexel on Friday, March 26, at Nickerson Field. Game time is 2:30 p.m. On Sunday, March 28, BU hosts Vanderbilt at noon.   Sharp and scrappy, women's hockey Terriers enjoy outstanding season By Amy Dean "The only thing I like more than hockey is women's hockey," says actress Susan Sarandon in a recent issue of Women's Sports and Fitness. The '90s has made ice hockey the latest "let-me-play" sport for women -- think of the U.S. women's ice hockey team's Olympic gold-medal win over Canada in Nagano. Women ice hockey players are no longer "chicks with sticks"; no longer do girls have to register to play under boy's names (which the Olympians had to do in order to get ice time). What began as a six-member club at BU 20 years ago has grown into a full-fledged -- albeit still club-status -- goal-scoring unit that competes against both club and varsity teams. "This was our best season ever," boasts BU women's ice hockey Head Coach Sean O'Brien (COM'91), now in his fifth season. "We used to play all club teams. Every year, we go up against more and more varsity teams. This year one-third of our schedule was varsity level." Varsity teams that BU defeated this season are MIT (twice), Southern Maine, and Connecticut College. Since O'Brien was hired as part-time head coach, he has worked hard to make the Terriers into a team that plays hard and plays well against varsity teams. "I've organized equipment, negotiated for better ice time, and talked people into coming on the team," he says. "I get three or four requests a week for information on our program, and I follow up with these women if they come to BU." In the past few years, "the University has increased its financial contribution towards the club, which is allocated each semester," he explains. "This money goes towards referees, buses for away games, coaches' salaries, equipment, and the banquet for the alumni game." BU women now also have prime home ice time for practices and games. "The team has improved dramatically because of it," O'Brien says. The women have also competed in the Beanpot Tournament against varsity teams from Harvard, Boston College, and Northeastern. "The Beanpot for women was started in 1979," says NU Head Coach Heather Linstad. "Northeastern has won it fourteen times; our longest streak was from 1984 to 1991. Harvard has won it four times. Boston University won it once in 1981. Boston College is the only team that's never won it." This year, Harvard (16-1) -- the number one team in the nation -- beat BC (5-12-2) in the finale, 9-0, to win the Beanpot. Harvard defeated NU (15-4-2) in a 7-6 squeaker in the first round of play, and BC skated past BU, 9-1. BU fared poorly against NU in the consolation game, suffering a 15-0 loss. "Obviously we played against two strong teams," says O'Brien. "But our players never gave up. They played with a lot of heart and a lot of intensity. The scores really don't tell how hard-fought the contests were." The 15-0 Beanpot blanking at the hands of Northeastern didn't quash the Terriers' spirit. In fact, BU responded by winning five in a row (outscoring opponents 44-11), and six of its last seven games, for a final record of 16-6-2.     Feature Photo Eric Yuan (ENG'99), from the Whooping Coughs, takes the ball past an unidentified opponent from Ill Corridor, in a recent intramural co-rec indoors soccer game in the Sargent Gym. Photo by Jenny Ahlen     Terrier Scoreboard Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Jan. 3 BU 66, Towson 58 Jan. 2 New Hampshire 73, BU 58 Jan. 3 BU 66, Towson 58 Jan. 5 Maine 75, BU 59 Jan. 5 Delaware 75, BU 74 (OT) Jan. 9 Towson 58, BU 45 Jan. 10 Maine 80, BU 66 Jan. 11 Delaware 78, BU 69 Jan. 12 BU 84, New Hampshire 49 Jan. 14 BU 62, Hofstra 58 Jan. 15 Drexel 80, BU 67 Jan. 16 Drexel 75, BU 69 Jan. 17 Hofstra 66, BU 5a0 Jan. 22 Vermont 78, BU 58 Jan. 22 Vermont 73, BU 67 Jan. 24 Hartford 69, BU 56 Jan. 24 Hartford 73, BU 51 Jan. 30 Delaware 86, BU 72 Jan. 29 BU 73, Towson 43 Feb. 1 Towson 64, BU 56 Jan. 31 Delaware 78, BU 60 Feb. 6 Maine 92, BU 61 Feb. 4 BU 63, New Hampshire 52 Feb. 9 Northeastern 79, BU 51 Feb. 6 Maine 85, BU 73 Feb. 13 Hofstra 66, BU 60 Feb. 10 Northeastern 84, BU 81 (OT) Feb. 15 Drexel 60, BU 44 Feb. 13 Hofstra 58, BU 55 Feb. 19 Vermont 90, BU 79 Feb. 15 Drexel 69, BU 57 Feb. 21 BU 78, Hartford 71 Feb. 19 BU 68, Vermont 54 Feb. 25 Northeastern 64, BU 46 Feb. 21 Hartford 86, BU 78 Mar. 3 America East Play-in: Towson 87, BU 57 Feb. 26 America East Play-in: Towson 71, BU 58 Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Jan. 8 BU 5, Merrimack 5 (OT) Jan. 14 BU 10, St. Catherine's 2 Jan. 10 Merrimack 4, BU 2 Jan. 17 BU 10, Rutgers 1 Jan. 17 Northeastern 3, BU 1 Jan. 18 BU 3, Connecticut College (varsity) 3 Jan. 23 UMass-Amherst 5, BU 4 Jan. 27 BU 5, MIT (varsity) 4 Jan. 29 UMass-Lowell 4, BU 1 Jan. 29 USM Invitational First Round, BU 9, UMass-Lowell 3 Feb. 1 BU 3, BC 2 (Beanpot) Jan. 30 USM Invitational Championship, Southern Maine (varsity) 3, BU 0 Feb. 5 BU 6, Merrimack 3 Jan. 31 Colgate (varsity) 8, BU 2 Feb. 8 BU 4, Northeastern 2 (Beanpot title) Feb. 2 Beanpot Tournament First Round, Boston College (varsity) 9, BU 1 Feb. 12 BU 2, New Hampshire 2 (OT) Feb. 9 Beanpot Tournament Consolation Round Northeastern (varsity) 15, BU 0 Feb. 13 Providence 6, BU 3 Feb. 14 BU 2, UMass-Amherst 1 Feb. 19 Maine 7, BU 2 Feb. 16 BU 12, UConn 4 Feb. 20 BU 4, Maine 1 Feb. 18 BU 11, UConn 2 Feb. 26 BU 2, Northeastern 1 Feb. 20 BU 12, Skidmore College 1 Feb. 27 Northeastern 4, BU 3 Feb. 21 BU 7, Skidmore College 3 Mar. 5 Boston College 3, BU 2 Feb. 23 Bowdoin College (varsity) 8, BU 1 Mar. 12 Providence 8, BU 2 (Hockey East Quarterfinals) Feb. 28 BU 5, UMass-Amherst 2 Mar. 13 BU 8, Providence 2 (Hockey East Quarterfinals) Mar. 14 Providence 5, BU 1 (Hockey East Quarterfinals) Men's Swimming Women's Swimming Jan. 23 BU 190, Vermont 83 Jan. 23 BU 219, Vermont 71 Jan. 27 BU 156, BC 146 Jan. 26 BC 175, BU 105 Feb. 6 Rhode Island 184, BU 109 Feb. 6 Rhode Island 157, BU 138 Feb. 21 America East Championships: BU finished 4th of 7 colleges Feb. 20 America East Championships: BU finished 2nd of 7 colleges Feb. 27 ECAC Championships: BU finished 27th of 40 colleges Feb. 27 ECAC Championships: BU finished 7th of 40 colleges Wrestling Jan. 15 BU 45, Wagner 3 Jan. 15 Seton Hall 24, BU 13 Jan. 16 BU 22, Bucknell 19 Jan. 20 BU 20, Springfield 13 Jan. 22 BU 19, Stroudsburgh 17 Jan. 30 BU 42, Carson-Newman 6 Jan. 30 Army 22, BU 12 Feb. 3 BU 51, UMass-Lowell 0 Feb. 12 Drexel 18, BU 15 Feb. 13 Rider 28, BU 6 Feb. 19 BU 30, BC 11 Feb. 20 Harvard 28, BU 12 Mar. 7 ECWAC Tournament: Jameel Abdullah (CAS'99) and Rusty Read (MET'99) advanced to the NCAA Championships