Led by second-year head coach Joe Jones, the Boston University men’s basketball team enters the 2012-13 season seeking its third postseason berth in the last four years. The Terriers return three starters, including Preseason All-Conference honoree D.J. Irving who led the league last season in assists at 5.4 apg.
Led by ninth-year head coach Kelly Greenberg, the Boston University women’s basketball team returns 10 letterwinners, including three starters from last year’s 23-9 squad that advanced to the first round of the WNIT. The Terriers will host a combined six non-conference opponents in November and December.
Led by senior captain Wade Megan, the Boston University men’s ice hockey team will play 18 contests at home this season, starting off with an exhibition game against the University of Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 7. Click here to purchase season tickets.
This past summer, Boston University formally accepted an invitation to move 20 of its 25 teams to the Patriot League on July 1, 2013 for the 2013-14 season. Formed as an all-sport conference in 1990-91, the league features American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy .
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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Photos from No. 14 Boston University's 4-1 victory over Kent State. Credit: Steve McLaughlin.
Tracey Paul, a native of New Zealand, enters her 13th season as an assistant at Boston University and her seventh as the program's associate head coach.
She came to the Terriers in 2000 from a very successful high school program - San Pasqual High School in Escondido, Calif. - and has been a major reason for the Terriers' return to national prominence.
At San Pasqual, her teams compiled a 205-43-1 record (.823 winning percentage) in 10 seasons. She coached 12 high school All-Americans, and had 10 players named to United States National Under-16, Under-19, and Under-21 squads.
Three U.S. National Team players -- former Boston University assistant coach Tiffany Snow, Kelli Gannon and Kristi Gannon -- got their start under Paul's tutelage and Snow was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing. Paul has also coached National Team players Robyn Kenney and Pam Spuehler while they came through the BU ranks.
Paul also coached the nationally renowned Wargles club team. She was honored as the 1997-98 California State Coach of the Year.
Paul has been a U.S. Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Elite High Performance/Olympic Development Coach and has also worked as an assistant for the U.S. women's Under-16 team. She has served as a coach/selector for the U. S. Men's National program. In 2005, Paul completed the International Hockey Federation (FIH) High Performance Coaching Course in Virginia Beach.
Paul served on the USFHA Futures Executive Committee for two years. In the past, she was the head coach of the Southern California Futures site, a regional selector, and a National Futures Tournament California team coach.