After a successful Splash the Terriers are excited to meet all the new players. Remember if you signed up at Splash that we will be having our beginning of the year meeting on Wednesday 9/9 at 7:30 pm, in the pool classroom. If you weren’t able to make it to Splash but are interested in water polo feel free to join us too! Immediately following the meeting we will be jumping in the water for our first official practice of the year. Can’t wait to meet all the new Terriers.
Make sure to check us out at Splash, September 5th at 12 p.m on Nickerson field! In addition to Splash, we will be holding our beginning of the year informational meeting on September 9th at 7:30 p.m in the pool classroom on the lower level of Fit Rec . Following the meeting we will have our first practice with returning and new players so make sure to bring your suit to the meeting. As always if you have any questions email us at bugirlswaterpolo@gmail.com.
After coming off a 2015 North Atlantic League Championship and a trip to Nationals, the Terriers return to Boston this fall more motivated than ever. With the summer coming to a close, everyone is eager to hop back in the water, some in better shape than others. We are especially excited about the start of the season because with a new year always comes a new bunch of cheetahs!
If you have any interest in water polo make sure to stop by and chat with us at Splash on 9/5 at 12 pm on Nickerson field. No previous experience is required, however it is helpful that you know how to swim, even though that hasn't stopped previous players before!
To read more about our team you can also check out our Facebook page or our Twitter. If you are also looking for a player's perspective about the team you can email us with specific questions at bugirlswaterpolo@gmail.com. We hope to see lots of new faces at Splash!
As another year of polo is coming to an end, we mark the conclusion with our always entertaining Alumni Tournament in honor of Austin Brashears! Thank you to the collaborative efforts of the Men's and Women's teams for making this year another fun filled tournament! Every season our teams look forward to welcoming back our alumni and sharing in the game we have all come to know and love! Many thanks to all the alumni that came from near or far to show us college kids how to really play polo!
A HUGE thanks goes out to OTTO Pizza in hosting and donating a portion of the funds earned to our teams! At the end of the day, is there anything better than polo, pizza and alumni? No.
Keep an eye out for updates as the Cheetahs take Middlebury THIS weekend for the National Collegiate Club Tournament!
BU women’s water polo completed their first tournament of the season 3-0 bringing down Yale, Wellesley, and Bowdoin. The Terriers hosted the tournament, playing two games on Saturday and one Sunday afternoon. BU came out strong in their first game against Yale with a convincing 18-4 victory dominated by the offense of Maeve O’Connor and Allie Delillo. Yale was one of BU’s biggest competitors last year, but with a few key players graduated, the Terriers had no problem shutting them down.
The second game of the day, featured BU against Wellesley College, who could not field a full team so had to forfeit. Although BU received a 5-0 win for the forfeit, the two teams still played for practice with Wellesley borrowing some BU players to fill a team. We also had a surprise visit from two alumni who happened to bring suits with them and hopped in the pool to join in the polo fun! Shout out Julia Zurek and Bridget Eastes.
The cheetahs, energized from their two wins on Saturday, faced a strong Bowdoin team Sunday afternoon. Bowdoin is the defending North Atlantic Champions and the girls knew they had to score first and play tough defense if they wanted to win. With a slow first quarter, BU came back in the end to defeat Bowdoin 10-9. A real nail biter!
Congratulations to all the fresh babies on competing in their first league tournament! The team is headed down to Yale February 28-March 1 for the second tournament of the season. The girls hope to carry their momentum and dominate once again!
Today is #GivingTuesday, a movement responding to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you plan on participating, please support your favorite sports team! We need help funding travel to our tournaments next semester, which will cost us more than $2500.
You can donate to our club by selecting "Friends of Women's Water Polo" (we're at the bottom of the list) here.
We really appreciate any support you can provide! Every bit helps us reach our funding goals.
BU Women's Water Polo rounded off our final scrimmage of the semester with a solid win! In previous contests, the Cheetahs had barely lost to Northeastern, losing 9-10 both times. Finishing off our season with a handy defeat was fantastic.
The game started well with the lady Terriers scoring 3 goals in the first few minutes. Northeastern was able to catch up and the first quarter ended at 3-3 tie. The Terriers regained momentum in the second quarter and were able to finish the half strong, leading by a score of 7-4.
During halftime Lia, our assistant coach, reminded us that it would be our last game with Phoebe Katelaris (our Australian exchange student) and our Spring 2015 study abroad students (Olivia Wade, Christie Tang, Ashley Reischman, and Allison Durkan). With the ignition lit, the Terriers ran up the score. Both new and old players made major contributions to the goal-fetching. A strong defense, lead by Varsha Srivastava and Shireen Kheradpey in goal, blocked and stole the ball frequently, which fed out a strong counter attack. In the end it was a 16-6 BU win! A special shout out goes out to all the new players who really stepped up despite having been playing water polo for only three months!
Thanks to BU Men's Water Polo members who helped officiate the game and live-tweeted. Next semester looks to be a fun and exciting season! In the spring, the Cheetahs will be playing in two league tournaments and one championship tournament in the hopes of qualifying for Nationals! Stay tuned for updates on our spring schedule and ways you can help support the team!
Today's scrimmage was our first win of the semester! We beat Boston College 13-8 in a friendly scrimmage. Despite the unfortunate weather, we had a few vocal fans come out to support us.
Quite a few players managed to score this afternoon. Maeve O'Connor scored an impressive four goals off of drives and outside shots. Hat tricks by Elena Quijano and Shireen Kheradpey pushed our team ahead. Tessa Chapman, Olivia Wade, and Kelia Cowan topped off BU's goal count. Our team held a strong against BC's aggressive attacks. Freshman goalie Varsha Srivastava ran a tight defense and made a number of incredible saves.
On November 16, we are scrimmaging Northeastern University Women's Water Polo Team. Hope to see you there!
Thank you, Scott Flickinger (our awesome club advisor), for taking the photo!
Last Sunday the girls held their second round robin tournament with Northeastern and Boston College. The Terriers played a hard game against Northeastern, but unfortunately lost by one point (10-9). Despite this loss, the team showed some serious improvements during the game. A few girls deserve some special recognition: Kelia Cowan played amazing defense and offense throughout the night, scoring in each game and making fantastic defensive saves. Phoebe Katelaris also played an incredible two games. She scored at least twice in each game and was often times beating everyone down the pool to score a few points off fast breaks. Camilla Stejskal had a break through game as her speed allowed her to make several defensive saves.
BU and BC faced off in the second game, and although the Terriers played another great game, tiredness got the best of us and we lost to BC 7-5. We saw some more great plays during this game including several great shot blocks by our goalie Varsha Srivastava, and Shireen Kheradpey demonstrated extreme ball handling skills as she repeatedly stole the ball from BC. All in all, it was a great night for the Cheetahs.
For the remainder of the preseason, the Cheetahs will work more on endurance training and focus on ball handling skills. This upcoming Sunday (November 2), we will scrimmage BC again so we can practice playing in a game-like scenario. This helps us learn our weaknesses so we can fix them before the competitive season rolls around. Come out to support us! And if you can't make it, not to worry; we will make another blog post next week.
The Cheetahs have been very busy these past few weeks. Regular practices have continued as part of preseason training. The Cheetahs also hosted a round-robin tournament with Boston College and Northeastern University on Sunday, Sept. 28th at FitRec. Their record stood 1-1 at the end of the day, as they fell 10-9 to Northeastern, but through hard work and mental strength they were able to #BeatBC 6-5! For many girls on the team it was their first time playing in a water polo game, and everyone did a fantastic job. A special shout out to our freshman goalie Varsha Srivastava who blocked several difficult shots.
On Oct. 4th, the Cheetahs traveled to Worcester, MA, to volunteer and run in the Megan Lally Memorial 5K. The girls helped direct and cheer runners on throughout the race. It was also one of the first bonding activities they had out of the pool. A special thanks to Tessa Chapman, Katy Cooke, and Steph Borgestein who fundraised $175 and ran the 5K. Here's a picture of the team in Worcester:
And finally, a big thank you to all of the fans who came out to support us during our scrimmage and to those of you who cheered us on via Facebook and Twitter. We really appreciate it! Stay tuned for more updates as the girls look forward to another preseason scrimmage on 10/26.
