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February Update-looking ahead to the upcoming season

Welcome back to school Terriers! We have a jam-packed semester ahead of us.

Earlier this semester, the dawgs attended the first club sports spirit night since before the pandemic. We had a blast watching the men’s basketball team play against Colgate, we won some prizes, and we even ended up on national TV.

The team cheering on BU men’s basketball on CBS Sports

Coming up , February 18-19,  we will host a home tournament (the first since the pandemic)  at the BU Fit Rec, and the dawgs couldn’t be more stoked! The following weekend, February 25-26, we have another tournament at Williams College(the last one before champs at BC on April 22-23)! We have been practicing hard to prepare and cannot wait to see all of it pay off. Spectators will be permitted at both of these events.

Before champs at the end of April, we will be hosting the Austin Brashear’s Alumni Tournament at Fitrec on April 1st! We are so excited to be able to host this event again and welcome our alumni back in the pool for some friendly competition! For alumni interested, please RSVP here. We hope to see all our amazing alumni there.

The fun doesn’t stop there! We have several other fun things coming up this semester, including Giving Day, so keep an eye out for updates on the blog, Instagram, and via newsletter.

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BIG DAWGS ON 3, BARK ON 6!

 

April 2022

Happy April Terriers!

We are already off to an incredible start! This past weekend the BU Men and Women's teams were thrilled to have our alumni come to play in the 9th annual Austin Brashears' Alumni tournament! We want to thank all of the wonderful alumni again for coming out, supporting the Austin Brashears' scholarship by raising $2,500, and keeping Austin's memory alive!

This Wednesday (4/6) is Giving Day! Please look out on our social media pages for a link to donate to BU Women's Water Polo to help us get some fresh caps and be able to continue traveling to compete in future seasons! We appreciate all of your wonderful support!

This weekend (4/9-4/10) we will be back in Williamstown competing against Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Williams, and Boston College! As this is our last tournament  before champs, these games us an opportunity to solidify our place in our division.

Lastly, the end of the semester brings the end of the season as well. This means... Champs! The weekend of April 23-24 we will be heading over to Boston College for a challenging few days against our strongest competitors!

Spectators will be allowed at both of these upcoming tournaments so feel free to come make some noise for your favorite dawgs!

 

March Updates – Big things coming!

Welcome back from Spring Break Terriers! We have a busy second half of this semester with some really fun events coming up!

After our recent tournament at MIT this last weekend we will be spending the rest of March practicing hard to prepare for our upcoming tournament at Williams College April 9-10, our last tournament before Champs (which will be held at Boston College April 23-24. Spectators will be permitted at both of these events.

Before this, we will be hosting the Austin Brashear's Alumni Tournament at Fitrec on April 2nd! We are so excited to be able to host this event again and welcome our alumni back in the pool for some friendly competition!

April continues to be a busy month, as Giving Day is coming up on April 6th! Stay tuned throughout the rest of this semester for score updates, reminders for upcoming events, and to be involved with our team!

February Update!

We are back in the pool for our official competition season! We are working har to prepare for a fun, competitive semester by incorporating full swim sets into our practices as well as lot's of scrimmages and time running through drills.

Next weekend (2/12-2/13) we will be traveling to Williams College for our first tournament of the semester! We will be playing four games against some competitive teams from our New England Division. On Saturday we go head to head against Cornell University, Columbia University, and Northeastern University and Sunday against Dartmouth College.

The rest of February and into March quiets down as we continue to work hard during our four two-hour practices a week to prepare for our next tournament April 9-10.

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the season!

Go Terriers!

November 2021 Update!

Happy November everybody!

October was a crazy month! We had our first scrimmage of the semester against BC on October 24th and had our annual Halloween kickball game against the men's team. We got some great experience and have been continuing to learn how to work better as a team to prepare for our upcoming scrimmages this semester.

This upcoming Sunday (11/14), we welcome BC to Fitrec for another scrimmage. We are excited to invite BU students with green badges and masks, to come support us. Unfortunately we will not be able to have spectators outside of the BU student community due to COVID safety regulations. If you are not able to attend be sure to look out for updates on our instagram and facebook pages!

We look forward to more scrimmages after Thanksgiving break to get more experience in preparation for our season next semester!

Hope everyone enjoys a wonderful November/start to the holiday season!

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October 2021 Update!

Hey Terriers!

It has been so great being back in the pool seeing returning faces and meeting all of our wonderful new members!

As we are finishing up our first month back at school and practice, we are preparing for our first scrimmage against BC. In just a few weeks we will be making our way over Chestnut Hill ready for action! We have been grinding hard in the pool every week (back to four practices a week!) while still keeping COVID precautions at top priority.

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August 2021 Update

As BU Women's Water Polo prepares to come back to Boston, we are getting ready to welcome new players to the pool! We are looking for anyone interested in joining our team: whether having never touched a water polo ball or having played for your whole life, all are welcome!
If you have any questions or are interested, please send us a message on any of our social media pages. Twitter: @BUWWaPo or instagram: @buwomenswapo or at bugirlswaterpolo@gmail.com
Keep checking in for more updates about Splash and how we will adhere to the upcoming semesters COVID-19 guidelines!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone back on campus this fall!!

Spring 2021 End of Semester Update

Yesterday (Sunday, 4/25) was our last practice of the spring semester. To recap, we were able to safely conduct nine (9) practices this semester! We are incredibly grateful to have been able to still practice given the pandemic. Many of our current players have taken the next steps and gotten vaccinated, while others are in the process of receiving/scheduling their doses! We are hopeful this, and other public health measures will allow us to resume normal water polo activities in the fall.

This past semester we were also able to welcome six (6) new players to the team which is so exciting given that we have nine (9) graduating seniors/graduate students (shoutout Andi Kokkinos).

Giving Day 2021 was also a success, as we raised just over $4,200 from 75+ donors! These donations will help keep the club thriving by paying for new water polo balls, tournament fees, travel fees, pool time, amongst many other necessary things. Regardless of how crazy this year has been, Women's Water Polo powered through and had a very successful year overall.

We will be holding Executive Board Elections for 2021-2022 school year later this week, so stay tuned to meet the new leaders!  30100CE2-451D-411A-97E4-C8ED0B16542C_1_105_c CB5D4FD2-9147-4E34-B1D1-D5C929CDA705_1_105_c 7374FC79-CD1B-4394-9573-CB146D8D46CC_1_105_cSee above (from top to bottom): a snapshot of the team during the last leg set of the spring, some of the women from Cohort 3 smiling after the last practice, Giving Day Video 2021 Snapshot.

End of Fall 2020 Semester Update

With final exams officially completed, many of our Terriers have returned home for winter break. We concluded practices on 11/22, the Sunday leading up to Thanksgiving to allow for those who wished to return home, to stay there, as per COVID-19 protocols.

Given the circumstances, we had a very successful Fall semester; with many new prospective members signing up, COVID safe practices, and virtual team bonding. We are looking forward to the Spring semester when we can hopefully welcome new members to practice with us. We hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year! See you in 2021. Messages Image(2448445992)

A look from behind the cage at our COVID practice set up.
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The women of COHORT 1 posing for a socially-distant holiday photo. 
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A screenshot from our end-of-semester Zoom meeting!

October 2020 Update

BU Women's Water Polo is back! After waiting for the "all clear" to begin practicing from Club Sports and finalizing COVID-19 practice protocols, the Dawgz have made their return to the water. Our first official practice back was on 10/18.

In order to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, each player will have their own lane and their own ball for the entirety of practice. Furthermore, the team has been divided into cohorts of about 5 or 6 people to ensure social distancing. While this looks much different than our practices from the past, we absolutely LOVE being back in the water and practicing the sport we all love, and most importantly, being (safely) surrounded by the people we love!

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were not able to accept new members for the Fall 2020 semester. While this was definitely an unforeseen obstacle, we are excited to hopefully welcome potential new players next semester!

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Pictured: Senior Caitlin Yam striking a pose before diving in for warm ups! (10/25/20)