The Boston College Eagle Log: IT'S HERE!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

IT'S HERE!

2008 Football Schedule... hard to believe I'll be a junior when the season gets underway - whoa

Aug 30 @ Kent State
Sep 6 vs. Georgia Tech
Sep 13 Open
Sep 20 vs. Central Florida
Sep 27 vs. Rhode Island
Oct 4 @ FSU
Oct 11 Open
Oct 18 vs. Va. Tech
Oct 25 vs. Clemson
Nov 1 @ Wake
Nov 8 vs. Notre Dame
Nov 15 @ UNC
Nov 22 vs. Maryland
Nov 29 @ NC State

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The Trophy Case: BC's honors during my years at school

Men's Basketball
2006 - Commonwealth Classic Winner
2008 - Commonwealth Classic Winner
Women's Basketball
2008 - Caribbean Challenge Winners
2008 - Blue Sky Classic Winners
Sailing:
2008 - ICSA Women's National Champions
2008 - ICSA Co-Ed National Champions
Football:
2006 - Meineke Car Care Bowl Winner
2007 - Ireland Trophy
2007 - ACC Atlantic Division Champions
2007 - Champs Sports Bowl Winner
2008 - Ireland Trophy
2008 - ACC Atlantic Division Champions
Men's Soccer:
2007 - ACC Regular Season Champions
2007 - ACC Tournament Champions
Women's Soccer:
2006 - Sweet Sixteen
2008 - Sweet Sixteen
Women's Hockey:
2007 - Beanpot Champions
2007 - Frozen Four
2009 - Beanpot Champions
Men's Hockey:
2007 - Hockey East Tournament Champions
2007 - Frozen Four
2007 - Mariucci Classic Champions
2008 - Beanpot Champions
2008 - Hockey East Tournament Champions
2008 - Frozen Four
2008 - National Champions

Stadiums/Fields Seen 07-08

Total: 20
Conte Forum [BC] - (49)
Alumni Stadium [BC] - (8)
TD Banknorth Garden - (7)
Shea Field, Baseball [BC] - (6)
Newton Soccer Field [BC] - (6)
Walter Brown Arena [BU] - (4)
Shea Field, Softball [BC] - (4)
Matthews Arena [NU] - (3)
DCU Center [Worcester] - (3)
Schneider Arena [PC] - (2)
Ridder Arena [Minnesota] - (2)
UConn Hockey Arena [Conn] - (2)
Agganis Arena [BU] - (2)
Tsongas Arena [UML] - (1)
Whittemore Center [UNH] - (1)
Mariucci Arena [Minnesota] - (1)
Bright Arena [Harvard] - (1)
Harvard Stadium [Harvard] - (1)
Newton Field Hockey [BC] - (1)
Houston Field House [RPI] - (1)

Best Moments

Men's Hockey, 4/12/08 - National Champs.
Football, 10/26/07 - BC rallies with two touchdowns in the last 2:11 to win at Virginia Tech and maintain their #2 ranking. Students spill out of the dorms and have an impromptu celebration all over campus. What a night. WOW.
Men's Hockey, 3/30/08 - BC scores 3 goals in 1:58 to come from an 0-2 deficit to a 3-2 lead late in the 2nd against Miami in the NCAA regional final.
Men's Hockey, 3/30/08 - Joe Whitney's ridiculous diving goal sends BC to the Frozen Four, beating Miami 4-3 in OT.
Men's Hockey, 3/21/08 - Benn Ferriero's 3OT goal caps a comeback against UNH in the Hockey East semifinals at the Garden.
Men's Hockey, 2/11/08 - Nick Petrecki's OT goal wins the Beanpot for BC!
Football, 9/1/07 - BC scores a touchdown to tie the game at 21 right before half time against Wake. BC wins 38-28
Men's Hockey, 11/30/07 - BU goalie Karson Gillespie gets sent to the box by Benedetto for a swan dive... piss-your-pants laughter follows
Men's Hockey, 3/15/08 - Nate Gerbe's amazing penalty shot goal makes it 4-0 BC over PC in Game 2 of the HE QFs
Men's Hockey, 2/4/08 - Gerbe slays BU in overtime
Men's Hockey, 3/22/08 - BC cruises to another Hockey East title, beating UVM 4-0
Men's Hockey, 3/29/08 - BC gets past the Gophers 5-2 in the NCAA tournament.
Men's Hockey, 3/15/08 - BC sweeps the Friars with a pair of 5-1 wins in the HE QFs to advance to the TD Banknorth Garden.
Women's Hockey, 2/29/08 - Eagles top PC 4-2 in the season's penultimate game to keep their playoff hopes alive. Stack with the ENG to ice it with 4 seconds left.
Women's Hockey, 1/4/07 - BC kills off a 5-on-3, Lindsay Wright aka CANADA scores a sick goal, and BC upsets #4 SLU 5-2
Women's Basketball, 1/6/07 - BC stuns NC State with a thrilling 1 point come-from-behind victory
Men's Soccer, 11/9/07 - BC clinches ACC reg. season title with a win at home against VT.
Women's Hockey, 01/12/08 - MN native Allie Thunstrom's goal with 1:30 to go gives BC a tie @ #4 Minnesota
Men's Hockey, 3/14/08 - BC blitzes Providence early and often en route to 5-1 win in Game 1 of HE QFs at BC
Men's Basketball, 12/23/07 - Tyrese Rice knocks down a floater with less than 5 seconds to play to give BC the 57-55 win over Northeastern.
Men's Hockey, 1/19/08 - Carl Sneep's goal in the 3rd ties BU 2-2; pandemonium in the student section
Football, 11/24/07 - BC finally snaps the long losing streak against the U.
Women's Hockey, 2/10/08 - BC's Stack scores in the 2nd to tie UNH 1-1. We lost, but that was a great moment.
Women's Basketball, 12/31/07 - Picco nails back to back three pointers as BC wins a thriller against NU
Baseball, 5/13/08 - BC rallies from big early deficit to beat UConn.
Softball, 3/26/08 - Fence Girl crashes into the fence, Thunstrom scores winning run, BC downs HC 4-3
Women's Hockey, 11/29/07 - A clutch goal with under a minute remaining by Stack gives BC a much needed point @ UConn
Women's Hockey, 3/15/08 - UNH tops St. Lawrence 3-2 in OT to give Hockey East a representative in the Frozen Four.
Men's Hockey, 11/30/07 - BC explodes for a 3-0 1st period lead en route to a 6-2 win over BU
Football, 10/7/07 - BC scores 31 points in the 2nd quarter against Bowling Green and rolls to 55-24 win - up to #4 in the country!

Stadiums seen, '08-'09

TOTAL: 20
Conte Forum [BC] - 46
Alumni Stadium [BC] - 8
Newton Soccer Field [BC] - 7
TD Banknorth Garden [Boston] - 6
Whittemore Center [UNH] - 5
Appleton Arena [SLU] - 3
Matthews Arena [NU] - 3
Shea Field, baseball [BC] - 3
Madison Square Garden [NYC] - 2
Aitken Center [UNB] - 2
Agganis Arena [BU] - 2
Schneider Arena [PC] - 2
Shea Field, softball [BC] - 1
Campanelli Stadium [Brockton] - 1
Carnesecca Arena [St. John's] - 1
The Plex [BC] - 1
Alfond Arena [UMO] - 1
Frietas Forum [UConn] - 1
Power Gym [BC] - 1
Thompson Arena [Dart.] - 1
Newton Field Hockey [BC] - 1

Opponents seen in '08-'09

TOTAL: 44
UNH (9; Men's & Women's Hockey, Women's Basketball)
BU (9; Men's Soccer, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Women's Basketball)
Northeastern (8; Men's Hockey, Women's Soccer, Women's Hockey, Baseball)
Maine (5; Men's & Women's Hockey)
Harvard (5; Women's Hockey, Men's Hockey, Men's Basketball)
Providence (5; Men's & Women's Hockey)
Clemson (4; Baseball, Men's & Women's Basketball, Football)
UMass (4; Baseball, Softball, Men's Hockey)
Notre Dame (3; Women's Basketball, Football, Men's Hockey)
Clarkson (3; Men's & Women's Hockey)
St. Lawrence (3; Men's & Women's Hockey)
UMass-Lowell (3; Men's Hockey)
Central Connecticut (2; Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball)
Vermont (2; Men's & Women's Hockey)
Dartmouth (2; Field Hockey, Women's Hockey)
University of New Brunswick (2; Men's Hockey)
Virginia Tech (2; Football, Men's Basketball)
Duke (2; Men's Soccer, Men's Basketball)
UNC (2; Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball)
St. John's (2; Women's Basketball)
NC State (2; Men's Tennis, Baseball)
USF (1; Women's Basketball)
Georgetown (1; Women's Basketball)
Minnesota-Duluth (1; Women's Hockey)
Florida State (1; Women's Basketball)
NJIT (1; Women's Basketball)
Miami (1; Women's Basketball)
Wake Forest (1; Men's Basketball)
FIU (1; Women's Basketball)
South Carolina-Upstate (1; Men's Basketball)
Maryland (1; Football)
Princeton (1; Women's Hockey)
Oklahoma (1; Men's Basketball)
Alabama-Birmingham (1; Men's Basketball)
Purdue (1; Men's Basketball)
Loyola (MD) (1; Men's Basketball)
St. Francis (PA) (1; Women's Basketball)
St. Francis Xavier (1; Men's Basketball)
Merrimack (1; Men's Hockey)
Bowling Green (1; Men's Hockey)
RPI (1; Women's Hockey)
Wisconsin (1; Men's Hockey)
URI (1; Football)
UCF (1; Football)
Stony Brook (1; Women's Soccer)
GA Tech (1; Football)
Brown (1; Women's Soccer)

Best Moments, '08-'09

3-14: Men's Hockey - BC takes over the Whit - drops UNH 1-0 to earn a sweep of the Hockey East quarterfinals.
10-10: Men's Hockey - BC raises the nat'l title banner; Cam Atkinson scores a late winner to give the Eagles a 5-4 win.
2-10: Women's Hockey - Stack SHG with 9 mins left sinks Harvard, 1-0; BC wins Women's Beanpot.
11-29: Football - Goin' to the Ship: Francois's pick-6 seals ACCCG berth w/ win over Maryland, 28-21.
2-28: Men's Hockey - BC comes from 0-3 down to win @ Providence, 4-3 in OT; Matt Price with the GWG.
2-15: Men's Basketball - Storming the court: BC upends Duke
3-13: Men's Hockey - BC blitzes UNH in game 1 of HE playoffs at the Whit; 5-3 victory.
10-18: Football - BC upsets Virginia Tech, 28-23.
11-15: Men's Hockey - BC goes on a 7-1 run after falling behind 3-0 to UNH, and wins 8-6. Hayes hat trick.
1-31: Men's Basketball - Rakim Sanders' put-back with 0.4 seconds left knocks off VT and gives BC their 4th straight win.
3-5: Baseball - BC roars back from down 10-2 to top NC State, 11-10, at Shea.
3-26: Women's Basketball - Thoman escapes SJU fouling attempts for a late layup, sealing BC's win in rd. 3 of WNIT, 68-64
1-25: Men's Hockey - Almeida tic-tac-tools on Maine, BC wins a wild one 4-1 w/ lots of extracurricular activity. BC sweeps Maine.
2-14: Women's Hockey - Mary Restuccia pots a shootout goal to give BC a 4-3 win over BU.
1-24: Men's Hockey - Price nets 2, Whit + Ferriero score; BC breaks Conte dry spell with 6-3 win over Maine
11-1: Football - 3 touchdowns in rapid succession put BC up on Clemson 21-17. Unfortunately, BC lost 27-21.
9-19: Men's Soccer - BC upsets #5 UNC, 4-1; Bedoya with two great goals en route to a hat trick.
11-8: Football: BC retains the Ireland Trophy.
1-10: Women's Hockey - Thunstrom's 2 goals help BC knock off #5 St. Lawrence, 4-1.
1-25: Men's Hockey - Nick Petrecki headbutts a Maine player. HAHA!
11-28: Men's Hockey - Brock Bradford nearly rips the back of the net off with a wicked goal to put BC up 2-1 on Harvard.
10-4: Women's Hockey wins opener against Clarkson 2-0 while BC tops NCSU 38-31 with a last minute drive.
2-9: Men's Hockey - Benn Ferriero's goal with 40 seconds left gives BC Beanpot 3rd place win over Harvard, 4-3.
1-14: Men's Basketball - Tyrese's 3 pointer cuts Wake's lead to 9, Conte erups; but Wake eventually puts BC away.
11-14: Women's Basketball - Corey Rusin makes a Sean Williams-esque block on St. Francis.
11-14: Women's Soccer - Caldwell and Knowlton power BC to 3-0 win over CCSU in first round of NCAA tourney in Newton.
9-20: Football - 2nd half catharsis against Central Florida. BC 34, UCF 7.
11-28: Women's Hockey - Restuccia's late goal salvages a 3-3 tie with Princeton.
10-11: Women's Hockey - Mary Restuccia nets her first career goal to put BC up 4-1 on RPI.

Things I have to experience at some point during my years as a student...

1. BC winning any national championship (CHECK... 4/12/08. BC 4, ND 1)
2. A Beanpot title (CHECK... 2/11/08. BC 6, Harvard 5, OT)
3. Road trip a FB game at Notre Dame
4. Road trip a FB game at Clemson
5. Be in the crowd at a deliriously awesome hockey win @ BU (CHECK...1/26/07. BC 5, BU 2)
6. Storm the field/court...ice? (CHECK... 10/18/08, BC 28 VT 23)
7. Road trip a BB game somewhere in North Carolina
8. Go to one of the following: Frozen Four, NCAA BB Tourn, BCS bowl game w/BC
9. Go to a national tournament game for a non-revenue sport (CHECK... 3/10/07 BC Women's Hockey 3, Dartmouth 2... 3/16/07 Minn-Duluth 4, BCWH 3)
10. Attend any BC football bowl game