Boston University takes on Northeastern on BU’s senior night at Agganis Arena. Close game, but the defending National Champs came out on top 5-3.

The next night, on Northeastern’s (16-16-2) ice and senior night, BU (16-15-3) did it again, winning 4-3.

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
It’s been over a month since the mini craze over Asian basketball player, Jeremy Lin.  After being featured in Time and Slam magazines and on ESPN, the 6′3 senior point guard from Harvard has receded to the back of most people’s minds, if he hasn’t disappeared completely.  However, for others like me, his name will remain prominent in my consciousness, well beyond his playing days.
Though not a Harvard supporter myself,  I’ve become a huge Jeremy Lin fan.  In case you’ve been living under a rock, Lin, from Palo Alto, California, is the star point guard and leading scorer on the Harvard basketball team.  No, that was not a misprint and yes, I said Harvard and star in the same sentence.  He’s the player that has led the Crimson to wins over Boston College two years in a row, scoring 25 against the Eagles this season.  Lin followed that performance, with an even better one against an even tougher opponent; he put up 30 points against the University of Connecticut.  It was just another day at the office for him, so to speak.  As of February 3, he was averaging over 17 points per game, and [...]

By: Joe Ballway, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
When it comes to the Beanpot, Boston University is a different animal.
Year after year, the Terriers seemingly find a way to win–regardless of
personnel, and regardless of how well they’ve played all season.
So when BU scored two late goals to cut Boston College’s lead to 4-3 in
Monday’s championship game, I don’t think anyone doubted that the
Terriers still had a chance to capture their 13th Beanpot in 16
attempts.
No one, perhaps, except for John Muse.
The BC netminder continued his recent string of stellar play, stopping
31 of 34 shots, including a flurry of desperation attempts by BU in the
closing minutes of the game. Muse finished the tournament with a .955
save percentage–a performance worthy of both the Eberly Award (top
goaltender) and tournament MVP.
Of course, that isn’t to take anything away from the BC offense, which
provided Muse with 10 goals of support over two games. Down 1-0 after
the first period on Monday, the Eagles responded with three
second-period strikes, wearing down the BU defense with their trademark
speed and relentless forechecking.
Steven Whitney got it started with a power-play tally from the slot just
one minute into the period; Carl Sneep and Chris Kreider (more on him
later) put BC ahead 3-1 with even-strength goals late [...]

By: Jess Lander, YawkeyTalkies Editor
It has been a week of almost’s and close calls in Boston this week.
The Eagles almost upset Duke. The Blue Devils had a ten point lead at one point, but BC managed to cut it down and bring the game very much within their reach. Coming off a loss to Florida State but also a good win against Clemson a week before, the Eagles seemed to have the confidence to force an upset. The game ended 66-63, the Eagles just one missed three pointer away from beating the Blue Devils for only the third time ever. But that didn’t happen, and BC sits at ninth in the ACC.
The Celtics almost looked like their old selves and like they were going to beat the Magic, but then they just looked old. Going into halftime, the Celts were up by 11. Then the third quarter happened and the Magic outscored them 36-11 and closed out the game 96-89. More than just another loss, the Magic moved up into the Celts second place in the Eastern Conference. Just the week before, the Celts let the Magic and the Lakers take a lead out from under them, making [...]

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
The Boston College Eagles may have lost the Rose Bowl to the USC Trojans this past season, but they got a little revenge after winning the recruiting battle for four-star quarterback Chase Rettig.
Not a moment too soon either.  The Eagles have seemingly been lost after quarterback Matt Ryan got drafted by the Atlanta Falcons two years ago.  After a season of rotating freshman quarterbacks into the starting position, the Eagles are hoping that Rettig can fill the void left by Ryan, even if it may not be right away.  The 6’3 quarterback out of Sierra Madre, Calif., chose the maroon and gold over Lane Kiffen’s current team, the Trojans, and his former team, the Tennessee Volunteers.
According to ESPN, Rettig is a “big athlete with a big arm…with excellent athleticism to make plays with his legs when he needs to.”  A big part of what the Eagles were missing this season.
To help Rettig’s transition into the ACC, the Eagles were able to grab wide receiver Shakim Phillips from Wayne, NJ.  The 6’2 four star prospect is “a big, good looking prospect with long arms and quality straight-line speed…has very reliable hands both above his head and [...]

This video was shot by Joe Ballway and features coaches and fan reactions to Monday’s beanpot games. BC beat Harvard 6-0, and BU pulled off a tight win against Northeastern 2-1. Next week BC and BU (the reigning Beanpot champs) face off to see who takes home the trophy.