For the third straight season, the Eagles came up just short of a coveted national championship. Here are eight observations from the heartbreaking defeat to No. 1 Maryland.
Sports, Top Story, Spring, Lacrosse
In 2017 Rematch, Maryland Deals BC Third Straight National Championship Loss
Megan Taylor and the fourth-ranked Maryland defense held the Eagles to just 10 goals, crushing BC’s national title dreams for the second time in three years.
Sports, Spring, Lacrosse
National Title Game Serves as Final Tewaaraton Award Showcase
The National Championship between Maryland and BC will feature four of the five Tewaaraton Award finalists, including seniors Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault.
Spring, Lacrosse
Previewing 2019 Lacrosse: National Championship vs. Maryland
For the third straight season, the Eagles one game away from a national title. Check out our preview of the matchup against the No. 1 Terrapins, who will pose BC all sorts of challenges when the teams meet Sunday.
Spring, Lacrosse
Taking a Look at BC and Maryland’s Last Three Meetings
The Eagles will play a familiar foe in Maryland in the national championship. Here’s a look at the last three meetings between the two teams. BC won the last game between the two, in the Final Four a season ago.
Top Story, Arts, Music, Off Campus
Boston Calling Day 1 Recap: Pomp in Pop
Boston Calling 2019’s first day featured an electrifying performance from Greta Van Fleet, but energy dwindled during Twenty One Pilots’ questionable headlining set.
Sports, Spring, Lacrosse
The Top-Five Plays From the BC-UNC Final Four Classic
The Eagles and Tar Heels exchanged blows during Friday evening’s Final Four matchup, producing an all-time classic and an equally memorable highlight reel.
Metro, Featured Story, Boston
Brookline is First Town to Require Tampons in Public Restrooms
“For instance, most people would balk at the idea of having to pay for toilet paper in a public restroom,” wrote Sarah Groustra in The Sagamore, Brookline’s student newspaper, in April of 2018. “Tampons and other menstrual sanitation products, however, are not considered essential.”
Sports, Spring, Baseball
BC’s ACC Tournament Run Ends in Semifinals Against UNC
For a bit, there was hope. Boston College baseball trailed North Carolina, 7-1, heading into the sixth inning of Saturday afternoon’s ACC Championship semifinals. The Eagles’ bats woke up in that frame, though, striking for four runs—kickstarted by a solo shot from Jack Cunningham—on six hits in the inning alone. Suddenly losing by just two…
Metro, Top Story, Politics, Newton
Newton Judge Rejects Plea Deal, Criminal Charges Remain
“Much as she might have wanted to get rid of the case, she could not admit to something she does not believe to be true,” said Francis Herrmann, S.J., a professor at Boston College Law School, in an email to The Heights. “If, however, the US Attorney’s offer would not have required her to make an admission of guilt, it is harder to understand why she turned down the offer. Perhaps she wants the authoritative voice of a jury of citizens to declare to the public that she is not guilty.”
