Author: Alexa Podalsky

Men’s Lacrosse: Giant-slayer BU takes down top-ranked Army

By Alexa Podalsky Midway through the third quarter during Boston University men’s lacrosse’s most critical game of the season, senior attacker James Corcoran fell to the ground on Friday night at Nickerson Field after sustaining a major injury. Paramedics rushed onto the field and slowly carried him into the ambulance.  “It was tough to watch […]

Men’s Hockey: No. 3 BU faces off v. No. 10 Providence in home-and-home

Featured image by Jacob Ireland By Alexa Podalsky Four days after falling to the Northeastern Huskies in overtime at the Beanpot finals, No. 3 Boston University Men’s Ice Hockey (19-8-1, 13-4-1 HEA) will have to put the loss behind them as they play a home-and-home against the Providence College Friars (16-9-2, 9-6-2 HEA) in one […]

Men’s Hockey: No. 3 BU has Beanpot title in its sights against Northeastern

Featured image by Jacob Ireland By Alexa Podalsky Boston University men’s hockey (19-7-1, 13-4-1 HEA) escaped their three-game losing streak and is approaching the Beanpot Final at an unprecedented speed after crushing Merrimack with a 7-1 win. On Monday night, they’ll hope to beat the Northeastern University Huskies (12-12-2, 6-11-0 HEA) at TD Garden to […]

Women’s Basketball: 19-0 Bucknell run too much for BU in third straight loss

Featured image by Claire Guest By Alexa Podalsky BU entered the half against Bucknell leading by four. But, in the third quarter, their lead evaporated, as the Bison went on a furious 19-0 run that wound up defining the game.  Boston University women’s basketball (13-9, 5-6 PL) looked for a win against their Patriot League […]

Men’s Hockey: No. 3 Terriers finish off No. 1 BC in Beanpot Semifinal thriller

Featured image by Jacob Ireland By Alexa Podalsky “Not from Bos-ton!” “We can’t hear you!” Despite sitting 468 feet across from each other, the two rival student sections were communicating back-and-forth, as the beauty of college hockey rivalries was apparent to its fullest extent. It was another Battle of Comm. Ave. matchup on Monday during […]

Women’s Hockey: Terriers continue slump with loss to Holy Cross

Since falling in the opening seconds of overtime at The Garden early last week, Boston University women’s hockey has struggled to return to their identity that had them on a hot streak. Saturday’s loss continued the trend, falling to last-place Holy Cross, 3-2. The Terriers (11-13-3, 9-10-1 HEA) looked to close their in-season matchups against […]

Women’s Basketball: BU drops another conference game on the road against Army

Featured image by Jacob Ireland By Alexa Podalsky BU had one timeout, nine seconds, and five points between them and overtime. They struggled to hold a lead the entire night. But, even in the final seconds, it could have been anyone’s game.  Boston University women’s basketball (12-6, 4-3 PL) traveled to West Point, N.Y. on Wednesday […]

Women’s Basketball: BU holds on against Loyola Maryland, returns to win column

Featured image by Claire Guest By Alexa Podalsky BOSTON – Boston University women’s basketball had less than 15 seconds left in the game on Saturday at Case Gym when senior guard Kelsi Mingo stood at the free throw line. The Terriers had, at first, made themselves a model of consistency, but their strength proved to […]