Author: Hannah Yoshinaga

Hannah is a senior from Orange County, California majoring in public relations and minoring in business administration. Around WTBU Sports, Hannah has edited the basketball and softball beats, taken game photos, created graphics, and hosted an NBA podcast. Outside of the station, she has taken part in the USGA P.J. Boatwright Internship Program for Mass Golf and interned for the Orleans Firebirds, Arroyo Seco Saints and California Collegiate League. She hopes to pursue a career in communications and digital media after graduation.

Men’s Basketball: After strong start, Terriers drop Navy rematch

By Hannah Yoshinaga Boston University men’s basketball fell to Navy on Sunday for the second time in 12 days, dropping 72-65 despite getting off to a strong start. The Terriers (11-8, 2-4 PL) quickly worked their way to a 9-0 lead over the Mids (12-5, 5-1 PL) to begin the game, with fifth-year center Sukhmail […]

Women’s Basketball: Shean and Johnson power Terriers past Navy

By Hannah Yoshinaga  Boston University women’s basketball defeated Navy 74-63 Saturday to remain undefeated in conference play, putting on a well-rounded offensive performance and shutting down a mid-game comeback attempt by the Mids. Junior guard Liz Shean scored a career-high 20 points, 17 of which came in the second half to give the Terriers (9-7, […]

Women’s Basketball: BU routs American offense for 69-46 victory

By Hannah Yoshinaga  Boston University women’s basketball (7-7, 3-0 PL) routed American University (8-4, 1-1 PL) Saturday, stifling the conference’s fourth-ranked offense in the 69-46 win. Sophomore center Caitlin Weimar led BU in scoring with 16 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks, all of which are career bests for Weimar at BU. The performance was […]

Women’s Basketball: Terrier conference opener postponed

By Hannah Yoshinaga  The Boston University women’s basketball team’s Patriot League opener against Bucknell was postponed Tuesday due to COVID-19 protocols within the Terriers’ program, according to Boston University Athletics. The matchup was originally scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion. BU and Bucknell will work together with Patriot League officials to […]

Women’s Basketball: Patriot League Preview

By Hannah Yoshinaga The last time we saw Patriot League women’s basketball, Lehigh took home the 2021 title in a triumphant upset over BU and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. Now, with crowds back in arenas, non-conference games returned to every team’s schedule and turnover on rosters across the league, Patriot League basketball certainly looks […]

Men’s Basketball: Patriot League Preview

By Hannah Yoshinaga  The Patriot League returned to some sense of normalcy to begin the 2021-22 season with non-conference games back on the schedule and fans back in the stands for all 10 teams. Whether that will continue through the beginning of league play with a nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases is a different question, […]

Women’s Basketball: Terriers defeated by Northeastern in low-scoring affair

By Hannah Yoshinaga  Boston University women’s basketball (2-5, 0-0 PL) dropped its fourth consecutive game Wednesday 53-45 against Northeastern University (5-2, 0-0 CAA), despite both teams struggling on the offensive end. The Terriers shot just 32% from the field and 18.8% from beyond the arc, both season lows. The Huskies did not fare much better, […]

Women’s Basketball: Despite strong start, Terriers fall to Yale 57-51

By Hannah Yoshinaga The Boston University women’s basketball team (2-3, 0-0 PL) recorded its second consecutive loss Wednesday, falling to Yale (4-2, 0-0 Ivy League) 57-51.  Junior guards Sydney Johnson and Liz Shean led the Terriers in scoring with 12 points each. It was Shean’s second straight game scoring in double-digits after she put up […]