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Aaron Goldberg directing the BU Pep Band at the 2019 Women’s Beanpot Championship. BU captured the trophy for the first time since becoming a club sport. Photo by Ally Kallfelz (COM’21)

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BU Bands: Celebrating the “Heartbeat of the University”

October 19, 2022

Brian Durocher, BU women’s hockey head coach, says his skaters “have been busy as all get-out, they have a good leadership group, and they're excited.” Photos by Olivia Fox/BU Athletics. Here Durocher stands in front of his team on the ice, who are kneeling.

Varsity Sports

BU Women’s Hockey Season Opens at Home Friday against RPI

October 6, 2022

BU men’s ice hockey players and new head coach Jay Pandolfo (CAS’96), who says his players are driven going into the 2022-23 season opener: “We had a lot of guys come back that maybe could have moved on. I don't think they want to leave anything on the table this year.” Photos by Jenna VanSickle

Varsity Sports

BU Men’s Ice Hockey Opens Season under New Leadership

September 29, 2022

Photo: CGS professor Kari Lavalli, a white woman with shoulder-length blonder hair wearing a blue floral blouse and black pants, sits and poses with her dog, a black, seven-year-old Portuguese Water Dog Bell.

Dog Training

Teaching Dogs to Jump off a Boat—and Ignore the Ducks

September 16, 2022

Photo: A group of BU women's field hockey players stand next to each other as they hold one leg up and hold it in a figure four. They all wear red shorts and white tank tops and stand on a green turf field.

Field Hockey

BU Field Hockey Begins 2022 Season without a Home of Its Own

September 8, 2022

Photo of 2022 Women’s soccer captain Amy Thompson. A young white woman wearing a White BU soccer uniform is shown mid-kick to a soccer ball on the soccer field.

BU Athletics

BU Soccer Squads Kick Off 2022 Campaigns amidst Changes for Both Teams

September 1, 2022

Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

Photo collage of various women's athletic teams and players throughout the decade. The background is a turf field with a muted gray overlay. The images include: a black and white photo of the women's beanpot champions from 1981, a photo of BU women's golfer Hanako Kawasaki holding a golf club behind her back and wear a red visor; photo of Elizabeth Morse (CGS'14), left trying to keep possession of the ball with teammate Siobhan McCarthy (CGS'15) on defense during drills at BU women's lacrosse; photo of Stephanie Nasson (SAR'16) of the women's swim team mid-stroke, wearing a red cap and goggles; photo of Chiara Tibbitt (CAS'22) taking a shot during basketball practice; an old film photo of Jeanne Friedman and other women's rowing team members from the the mid-70s holding a trophy; black and white photo of Jennifer Lanctot O'Neill (Questrom'91), BU's first three-time female All-American, running with a relay stick; and photo of the BU women's soccer team in a team huddle. At center, an excerpt from Title IX is seen; it looks as if it has been torn from a page.

Gender & Sports

Title IX Turns 50: It Changed Society—but Now It Must Go Further

June 22, 2022

BU Athletics News

BU Women’s Soccer Taps Former Terrier Star Casey Brown as New Head Coach

June 3, 2022

Richard Mark Laursen sits in a white collared shirt underneath a banner reading "Athletic Training Services"

BU Athletics

Richard Mark Laursen, Long-Serving Head of BU’s Athletic Training Services, Retires

June 1, 2022

Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

Photo of two rowing boats on a river during an overcast day. One boat is full of rowers from the back wearing white tops, the other further in the background shows rowers wearing red.

Varsity Rowing

BU Rowing Teams Continue Trophy Chase

May 26, 2022

Action photo of Marina Sylvestri. She is caught mid-swing, about to hit a softball thrown by the opposing pitcher wearing a burgundy uniform. Spectators can be seen on the other side of the fence behind homebase, watching on.

BU Athletics

Terrier Softball Is on a Mission: A Fourth-Straight Patriot League Championship

May 11, 2022

Jay Pandolfo addresses the audience at his press conference Monday morning.

Ice Hockey

“We’re Going to Have High Expectations,” says Jay Pandolfo, BU’s New Men’s Head Hockey Coach

May 9, 2022

Group photo of the moments after BU claimed its first conference trophy. The mens lacrosses players sit and stand in white in a group with their coaches in red, and various family members. Everyone wears white hats and in the middle of the group they hold a sign that reads "Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship". a large silver trophy sits on the ground in front of the group.

BU Athletics

Men’s Lacrosse Wins First-Ever Patriot League Title

May 9, 2022

Photo of Jay Pandolfo, at left, in a blue suit, assistant coaching during a BU hockey game. The light of screens in the arena are seen behind him. At front right are the backs of BU Hockey players.

Athletics News

Former Terrier and Bruin Jay Pandolfo Named BU Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach

May 5, 2022

Photo of BU men's lacrosse player Jake Cates. Action shot shows him mid throw, lacrosse stick up as he wears a white BU lacrosse uniform and red helmet. Similarly dressed players can be seen standing on the sidelines of the field.

BU Athletics

Men’s Lacrosse, Coming Off Best Season in History, Hosts Patriot League Playoffs This Weekend

May 5, 2022

Kathleen Overbaugh runs the track with a baton in hand as someone races in close pursuit as onlookers cheer

Varsity Sports

Track and Field Terriers Head to Patriot League Outdoor Championships

May 2, 2022

Photo of Lizzy Nevins, a young woman wearing a black riding helmet and red BU Equestrian jacket, standing next to BU Equestrian head coach Phyllis Cervelli, wearing a similar red jacket and white cap, in a barn barn. Lizzy is shown petting the head of a large dark brown horse with a black mane as Cervelli looks on to her right.

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Yes, BU Has an Equestrian Team. And It Just Had a Record Season

April 27, 2022

Photo of students dressed nicely, on stage, holding black, wooden plaques awards. Behind them on stage a large screen reads "Scarlet & White Honors"

Varsity Sports

BU Student-Athletes Touted at Annual Athletics Awards Ceremony

April 27, 2022

BU Student-Athletes Touted at Annual Athletics Awards Ceremony