Laura Georges update

I just heard from Laura Georges, BC women's soccer '07, and one of the best athletes in BC history. She's currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais, a club team in France. Her club won the French championship last year and is in the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Cup, the most prestigious European women's club competition.

They will be playing a two-legged semifinal against Umea of Sweden, with the first leg coming Sunday & the 2nd being played on April 6. The final round will be on May 17 & 24.

She also said she was interested in coming back to the United States to play in the new women's pro league, which is starting up this summer.

There's definitely a place for her if she wants it, as she is one of the best women's players in the world. Best of luck to her.

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I'm getting increasingly excited for this weekend's NCAA hockey tournament. I filled out my bracket. My frozen four: Michigan, Michigan St., Boston College, N. Dakota. I have Michigan winning it all, but nothing would surprise me. All it takes is a hot goalie and BC has as good a chance as anyone.

There's a real love fest between BC and Minnesota fans on USCHO. These two programs and fan bases have a lot of respect for one another.

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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be attending the last few innings of today's BC baseball home opener between the Eagles and the University of Hartford. I have class from 3-4:15 but I should be able to hit up the end.

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My intramural hockey team has a quarterfinal playoff game tonight at 7 PM at Conte Forum. Let's get it on!