The Terriers enter their 73rd season with four-year head coach Tom Bohrer at the helm. Senior Andrew Reswow and sophomore Moritz Franz will serve as co-captains of a squad that last season captured a school-record five cups in the varsity eight races and reached the IRA Grand Final in the freshman eight event.
Entering the month of April ranked 23rd in the mid-major softball poll, Boston University is seeking its third NCAA berth in the last four years. Eighth-year head coach Shawn Rychcik returned eight starters and 13 letter winners from last year’s 38-14 squad, including AE Pitcher of the Year Holli Floetker and Rookie of the Year Chelsea Kehr.
The nine-time America East champion Terriers will close out the season in the month of April with four home games, culminating with Senior Day on Sunday, April 22 against Canisius at Nickerson Field. BU features 16 letter winners from last year’s team, including 2011 America East Co-Player of the Year Danielle Etrasco.
The Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its 49th induction banquet on Saturday, May 12, and will welcome six new members in the Trustees’ Ballroom at the BU School of Management. In total, the Class of 2012 combined for 13 All-America honors and 13 conference titles while featuring one national Freshman of the Year award recipient. Read about the new inductees by clicking here.
Located within Boston University's impressive $225-million John Hancock Student Village, Agganis Arena is a state-of-the-art, multipurpose sports and entertainment center. A 290,000-square foot premier venue, it serves as home for the hockey and basketball teams and also for many other events, including past concerts by Carrie Underwood and Kings of Leon.
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Mike Bavis, who was a standout performer for the Terrier hockey teams of the early `90s, enters his 14th year on the BU coaching staff and his third as the program's associate head coach.
A four-year letterman, he played on teams that had a combined winning record of 123-42-15 for a .667 winning percentage. During that span, the Terriers won three Beanpots, a Hockey East title and played in the NCAA tournament all four years. As a sophomore during the 1990-91 campaign, Bavis helped the Terriers reach the national title game.
In both 1992 and 1993, he was voted New England's Top Defensive Forward Award by the New England Hockey Writers Association. In addition, both years he was voted the Bennett McInnis Award for team spirit.
Over the years, Bavis has worked as a coach for the Mass/USA Hockey Satellite Training Program (STP). He also has presented at the USA Hockey Massachusetts District Coaching Education Program.
In addition, Bavis has been both a head coach or assistant coach at USA Hockey Select 15, 16, and 17 festivals.
In 2006, Bavis was selected to represent Hockey East on a committee whose responsibility was to create the framework and content for the new college hockey marketing website, PlayCollegeHockey.com.
After receiving his bachelor's degree in English, Bavis spent two seasons in the Buffalo Sabres organization playing for the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. He then joined Global Hockey Consultants as an agent, and remained there two years before returning to his alma mater.
Bavis and his wife, Kim, reside in West Roxbury, Mass., with their son, Jack, and daughters, Ciara and Tyler.