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Another step forward in football

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QB Patrick Towles (l) and WR Charlie Callinan enjoy a post-touchdown exchange.

QB Patrick Towles (l) and WR Charlie Callinan enjoy a post-touchdown exchange.

Yes, it was another cupcake opponent, but the Eagles did what they needed to do — dominate and win. BC beat Buffalo 35-3 and achieved a winning record, 3-2, for the first time this season.

In rainy conditions, which squelched even the chance of a good Parents Weekend crowd, the Eagles gained 400 yards and allowed the Bulls (1-3) only 5 first downs and 67 yards total offense. (Announced attendance was 24,203, which must have been tickets sold, not bodies in seats.)

QB Patrick Towles was 14 of 25 for 234 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. WR Jeff Smith had 5 receptions for 65 yards, but the touchdowns went to WR Charlie Callinan and WR Michael Smith. Running backs Jon Hilliman, Davon Jones, and Richard Wilson accounted for the Eagles’ other 3 touchdowns.

Highlights

Next opponent is not a cupcake. Clemson, which defeated #3 Louisville last night, comes to Chestnut Hill for the Friday night game on ESPN. Game start is 4:30 pm PT.

Hockey update

The BC women’s team is not starting out as it did last year, when the Eagles swept Minnesota Duluth at home. Traveling out west to open this season, BC limped home 0-1-1. They tied Duluth 3-3 Friday and lost 5-2 yesterday. They have a two-game series against Maine at home this weekend.

BC’s men’s team has an exhibition today against Canadian team Carleton.

Hockey is starting up!

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Sophomore Serena Sommerfield

Sophomore Serena Sommerfield

In the midst of an, at best, uncertain football season, it is refreshing to note that two of BC’s most successful sports teams — men’s and women’s hockey — are about to open their seasons.

The women’s team, ranked #3 in the nation preseason by USCHO.com, plays at Minnesota Duluth this Friday and Saturday. They meet Maine in their home opener in a two-game series the following weekend. (You can see schedule/results of BC teams on our “Sports Schedules/Results” page.) BC split two exhibition games, losing 3-2 to Boston Pride, a professional team in the National Women’s Hockey League that features several BC alumnae on the roster, and beating the Cambridge Rivulettes, a local junior hockey team, 7-1.

The men’s team is ranked #5 in the nation preseason, according to USCHO.com., but was picked to finish 6th in Hockey East by the league coaches. There are obviously differing opinions on how well the Eagles will adjust to the loss of several players to graduation or the pros, including goalie Thatcher Demko, of San Diego. You can find a lot of information on BC hockey (as well as other BC sports) at bcinterruption.com.

BC men’s hockey has an exhibition game this Sunday against Carleton, a Canadian university in Ottawa, at Warrior Ice Arena, the Boston Bruins’ practice facility in Boston. The following weekend, October 7/8, the Eagles play in the Icebreaker Tournament in Denver. They meet the Air Force Academy in the opening round Friday and either Denver or Ohio State in the second round Saturday.

As with most sports, college hockey is showing up more on TV schedules. Several BC men’s hockey games will be televised, including games against Wisconsin on October 14 and 16. Also on the tube(?) will be games against North Dakota December 3 and Notre Dame December 10. Watch for information on San Diego game watches for those and other games.

Small step forward

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Running back Jon Hilliman

Was it an impressive win? Not even Coach Steve Addazio claimed that. BC’s 42-10 victory over Wagner, an FCS team, was what one BC sports commentator called a “purchased win.” Following the Eagles’ 49-0 loss the previous week to Virginia Tech, extending BC’s winless streak in the ACC to 10, a win was a step, in this case a small one, forward.

Announced as 22,728, the attendance at BC’s home opener was the second-lowest on record for the opening game, beating only the approximate 16,000 who came out in “monsoon” conditions in 2006 for the BC-Buffalo game. Somewhat ironically, BC’s next home game is Saturday against said Bulls of Buffalo.

Back to the Wagner game. The Seahawks actually scored first on a 55-yard run by the Wagner quarterback. That run constituted more than 50 percent of Wagner’s total offense — 107 yards — for the day. BC, when it got rolling, amassed 490 yards offense, 300 of them on the ground. Redshirt freshman Devon Jones led the Eagles with 90 yards rushing, with sophomore Jon Hillman adding 83 yards. QB Patrick Towles accounted for 4 BC touchdowns, two rushing and two through the air.

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