Category: Sports
BU Softball Claims Patriot League Title
After seven innings of scoreless softball sent the game to extra innings Saturday, Boston University scored the title game’s only run to claim the Terriers’ fifth Patriot League title in six seasons.
Undefeated in conference play and 52-4-1 overall, the No. 21/22 Terriers defeated Lehigh (32-20) 1-0 at the BU Softball Field on May 11.
In a matchup of the Patriot League’s two highest-scoring offenses, defense and pitching would define this year’s title match. Second baseman Brooke Deppiesse (CAS’26, Questrom’26) broke through in the eighth, stroking the game’s only extra-base hit, a double, and later scoring on a fielding error. Allison Boaz (ENG’23, GRS’24) pitched 6.1 shutout innings before PL Pitcher of the Year Kasey Ricard (Sargent’26) would strike out the side to secure Patriot League gold.
BU Men’s Hockey heads to Frozen Four for Second Consecutive Year
The No. 2–ranked BU Terriers battled to a 28-9-2 record in pursuit of their sixth national title. They were dynamic all season, scoring the fourth-highest goals-per-game (GPG), 4.15, while conceding 2.44 GPG—good for the fourth-best margin in college hockey (2.72). BU beat RIT 6-3 on March 28, and then Minnesota by the same score on March 30, to win the Sioux Falls Regional. BU is led on offense by freshman sensation and Hobey Baker finalist Macklin Celebrini (CAS’27), whose 23 goals in 23 Hockey East games is a conference record.
Men’s Soccer Wins Patriot League Title
BU men’s soccer team won its first-ever Patriot League title. The Terriers defeated Lafayette, 1-0. The Terriers won the Patriot League regular season with a 10-3-4 record, a 7-1-1 mark in conference play.
Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12) Named Head Coach for Women’s Ice Hockey
Former Terrier star defender and Olympic gold medalist Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12) has been named the new head coach of the BU women’s ice hockey program. Watchorn replaces her former coach, Brian Durocher (Wheelock’78), who retired in February after heading the program since its inception in 2004.
Casey Brown Named Women’s Soccer Head Coach
Brown (CGS’08, COM’10), a former player and assistant coach, returns to BU as women’s soccer head coach. She replaces Nancy Feldman, who retired in April 2022 after a legendary career that included 27 years leading the program.
Men’s Lacrosse Wins First Patriot League Title
For the first time in program history, the men’s lacrosse team wins the Patriot League. The Terriers claim their first trophy just one month shy of the ten-year anniversary of head coach Ryan Polley’s appointment.
Jay Pandolfo Named Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach
Former Terrier star and Boston Bruin Jay Pandolfo (CAS’96) replaces Albie O’Connell (CAS’99) to become the 13th head coach of the men’s ice hockey program, after less than a year as associate head coach. Pandolfo returned to BU in July 2021 after five seasons as assistant coach with the Boston Bruins.
BU Claims 31st Beanpot Championship
For the first time since 2015, the Terriers earned their 31st Beanpot title.
Albie O’Connell (CAS’99) had been waiting four years to lift the trophy as the head coach of his alma mater, where he won four consecutive Beanpot titles as a player.
New Coach for Women’s Basketball
New women’s basketball coach Melissa Graves inherits a group that reached its first-ever Patriot League championship game under head coach Marisa Moseley (CAS’04), who led the team to new heights after coaching at BU for only three years. The squad placed second in the 2021–2022 Patriot League preseason poll. Formerly an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Wake Forest, Graves is eager to build on the team’s impressive foundation.
Kevin Nylen Named Men’s Soccer Head Coach
After a three-year stint as the head coach of Florida International University’s (FIU) men’s soccer team, Kevin Nylen takes the helm of Men’s Soccer at BU. His former team made the Conference USA tournament all three seasons under his direction and made the NCAA Tournament during his first season in charge. Five of his former players were drafted by Major League Soccer teams.
