Author: Claire Guest

Gallery: Women’s Basketball takes down Emmanuel College

The Boston University’s Women’s basketball teams defeated Emmanuel College by a score of 80-47 on Tuesday at Case Gym. Senior, Caitlin Weimar scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds. Junior, Alex Giannaros, and Sophomore, Anastasiia Semenova, scored 16 points for the team. Below is Claire Guest’s photo gallery of the game:

Gallery: Women’s Hockey Defeats Merrimack College

The Boston University Women’s hockey team takes down Merrimack College 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, November 4, at Walter Brown Arena. Senior Lacey Martin scored three of the four goals, with Senior Tamara Giaquinto scoring the fourth in overtime. Below is Claire Guest’s photo gallery from the game: :

All About Women’s Sports: The Las Vegas Aces Are Back-To-Back WNBA Champions

Photograph by Ian Maule/NBAE via Getty Images By Claire Guest The Las Vegas Aces recently defeated the New York Liberty to win their second consecutive Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) title on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Las Vegas was the No. 1 ranked team entering the playoffs and lived up to their ranking, sweeping the Chicago […]

All About Women’s Sports: Women’s Soccer is Changing

(Photo Courtesy of James Whitehead/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) By Claire Guest Women’s soccer is changing across the globe.  National teams around the world are developing and fielding highly competitive teams capable of winning major tournaments like the World Cup and the Olympics. This change was clear in the recently concluded World Cup where more teams […]

All About Women’s Sports: A Rise in ACL Injuries in Women’s Sports

By Claire Guest Women’s soccer has seen a troubling increase in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries recently, and several high-profile players will miss this summer’s 2023 FIFA World Cup. The Arsenal club alone has suffered four ACL tears in the span of six months, knocking Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Leah Williamson, and Laura Wienroither out […]

Gallery: Women’s Lacrosse falls to Loyola Maryland

Boston University Women’s Lacrosse suffered a 15-1 setback against Loyola University Maryland Saturday on Nickerson Field. Senior midfielder Claire Gola scored the only goal for the Terriers (6-3, 1-2 PL), her 22nd of the season. Junior goalkeeper Reilly Agres made a season-high 12 saves against the Greyhounds. For the Greyhounds (7-2, 2-0 PL), sophomore midfielder […]

All About Women’s Sports: Lyon Face A Harsh Truth Over Poor Maternity Leave Support

By Claire Guest Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, an Icelandic midfielder, came forward to the sports community claiming her unfair treatment by her club team, Olympique Lyon, during her pregnancy. She is a professional soccer player and has achieved numerous personal and team successes, internationally and professionally, and is considered one of the elite women’s soccer players […]

All About Women’s Sports: Equal Pay for the USWNT?

By Claire Guest To close the pay gap between the Women’s and Men’s teams, the U.S. National Soccer teams mutually decided to split their World Cup bonuses. With the historic collective bargaining agreement reached in May between U.S. Soccer and its national teams, the USWNT will receive half the prize money of the USMNT bonus […]

All About Women’s Sports: Brittney Griner is Back in the United States

By Claire Guest After nearly 10 months in Russian prisons, Brittney Griner has returned to the United States. The 32-year-old WNBA star had been detained in Russia on drug charges since February. She was convicted and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison in August 2022.  The Biden Administration negotiated with Russia for a […]