By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga Featured image courtesy of Navy Athletics. This week gave us our first look at American and Loyola Maryland, two teams who had to wait a few extra weeks to play because of positive tests in their programs. They didn’t disappoint either, going head to head with some of the […]
Boston University women’s basketball topped Army 59-45, beginning their season 5-0 for the first time since the 1978-79 season. BU’s offense got off to a slow start, and the Terriers found themselves in a 9-2 deficit before senior point guard Katie Nelson got BU back in the game with a three-pointer. The Terriers went on […]
By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga Featured image courtesy of Justin Wolford via Colgate Athletics Last weekend’s slate of games pitted several teams against one another who were relatively close in the standings, making it much clearer which teams in the conference look like contenders and which ones do not. While Navy, Lafayette and Colgate […]
By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga Featured image courtesy of Mark Hagemeier via Bucknell Athletics The divide between the top two teams in the conference and everyone else remained clear this weekend with undefeated Bucknell and BU trouncing their opponents. However, Lehigh made its case to break into the top tier by picking up two […]
By: Hannah Yoshinaga Katie Nelson led Boston University women’s basketball in scoring and reached 1,000 career points in the Terriers’ dominant 79-51 win over the Raiders. The senior point guard continued her hot start to the season with 20 points, eight assists, four rebounds, one steal and no turnovers while shooting 7-of-8 from the field. […]
By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga Featured image courtesy of Hannahally Photography via Lafayette Athletics The first weekend of the season didn’t exactly play out as expected, with the consensus top teams in the conference appearing downright vulnerable at several points and some of the lower-ranked squads showing that they won’t be complacent with losing […]
By: Ethan Fuller and Hannah Yoshinaga Featured image courtesy of Lehigh University. The divide between the Patriot League’s top teams and the rest of the crowd widened in the first few games of the season — Bucknell and BU looked stronger than ever, while other teams in the conference erased any doubt that they face […]
By: Hannah Yoshinaga Holy Cross had no answer for the Boston University women’s basketball team for the second day in a row, allowing the Terriers to storm their way to a 72-56 victory on Tuesday. Senior point guard Katie Nelson picked apart the inexperienced Crusader defense, generating several open shots en route to 20 points, […]
By: Hannah Yoshinaga The Boston University men’s basketball team began its Patriot League title defense with a hard-fought 83-76 win over Holy Cross on Monday. Redshirt freshman Daman Tate was electric in his collegiate debut. After missing all of last season with an injury, the athletic guard finished with 26 points on 9-of-10 shooting. Tate […]
By Hannah Yoshinaga Although it’s known for being a mid-major conference, the Patriot League still boasts an intriguing lineup of former players who inked professional contracts after graduation. Many basketball fans would recognize the names of some of the top Patriot League alumni — including 2016 NBA Most Improved Player CJ McCollum, a Lehigh alum […]