Laura Berestecki

Now that we’ve had some time to reflect on the 2023-24 men’s hockey season, our hockey writers are reflecting on BC’s outstanding season. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! How did this...

This week, senior JoJo Lacey and rising senior Ally VanTimmeren both announced their plans to enter the transfer portal. This follows Dontavia Waggoner and Kaylah Ivey announcing that they both...

The Boston College women’s basketball team continues to peak at just the right time, as the Eagles defeated Clemson by a score of 85-72 today in order to advance to the second round of the ACC...

The Boston College women’s basketball team led by as many as 19 points tonight, but ultimately blew that lead to fall to #18 Louisville by a score of 69-67. The Eagles started out the game by playing really strong defense while limiting their fouling, which made it difficult for Louisville to score and forced the Cardinals into some sloppy plays. BC led 11-4 after 5 minutes of play, and took a 17-8 lead into the second quarter. Throughout the first period, BC made 5 steals and forced 9 turnovers…

The Boston College women’s basketball team picked up another home win tonight, giving Wake Forest its sixth straight loss. BC earned a 68-65 victory in this back and forth game. Both teams got off to a slow start, with BC making poor shot choices on their end but playing strong defense to shut Wake down too. At the first media timeout, the Demon Deacons lead 4-2 with Teya Sidberry scoring BC’s only basket. The scoring picked up in the final minutes of the first quarter, as BC tied things up and…

Tonight the Eagles did what Boston University could not last night, defeating Simon Fraser in regulation during their exhibition matchup. BC defeated Simon Fraser 5-1 despite a big chunk of the roster still being en route home from winning gold at World Juniors. Simon Fraser struck first tonight, taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. BC came out fighting in the second however. The Eagles tied things up on a Oskar Jellvik goal from Andre Gasseau, and then went up 2-1 as Gentry Shamburger…

It’s the holiday break, which means it is time for our hockey writers to share their thoughts about the men’s hockey season thus far. Let us know your opinions on the season in the comments! How do you feel about BC’s record (13-3-1) so far this season? Laura: I feel great about the team’s record so far. Obviously despite being so highly skilled, this is a young team, so to have only 3 losses is impressive. It’s also been reassuring to see that BC can compete with other top programs already this…

Boston College women’s basketball defeated Bryant by a score of 94-57 today, and will head into ACC play on the high of a high scoring victory. Andrea Daley led the Eagles with 19 points and Dontavia Waggoner with 15 points and 5 steals. The Eagles scored 40 points off of 32 turnovers in tonight’s win. The Eagles jumped out to an early 16-6 lead, using aggressive defense to stop Bryant from having many opportunities to score. The Eagles continued to build a lead from there, and a buzzer beater f…

The Boston College Women’s basketball team picked up another high scoring victory today, defeating Siena by a score of 88-59. The Eagles were led by transfer Teya Sidberry, who was just shy of a double-double with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams game out of the gate with aggressive defense today, but BC built up an early 11-7 lead by allowing Siena to grab just a single rebound as of the first media timeout. Despite matching Siena’s defensive intensity, the Eagles also kept their fouling mo…

Boston College women’s basketball played a strong game across the board this afternoon, defeating UMass Lowell by a score of 91-53. The Eagles shot 55.2% from the floor and made 9 blocks and 12 steals. Andrea Daley and T’Yana Todd led BC with 18 and 17 points respectively, and freshman Lili Krasovec had a breakout game with 11 points. The Eagles jumped out to an early lead, helped by the fact that JoJo Lacey has found her 3-pointer and hit a pair from behind the arc in the first 5 minutes of the…