Morning Bulletin: Spring Football Opens!

All the Boston College news from a busy weekend.
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Women's Basketball Ends Regular Season With Win

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Swartz leads the way with 20 points

Boston College women's basketball jumped out to a 34 point halftime lead, and cruised to a 91-75 at the Carrier Dome. Cam Swartz scored her 1,000th point of her career, while leading the Eagles with 20 points. The Orange put a little scare in the Eagles as they stormed back in the second half, getting as close as 10, but the Eagles held on. BC will enter the ACC tournament as an 8 seed and face FSU in a rematch on Thursday. The Seminoles won their first matchup by 8. 

Baseball Has Tough Weekend

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Lose 2 out of three on road trip

Boston College lost two out of three this weekend, with a win over Presbyterian on Friday, but fell to George Mason and USC Upstate on Saturday. Sunday's rematch with the Spartans was cancelled. On Friday, BC pitching held PC to just four hits, while first baseman Joe Vetrano went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh. On Saturday, BC was up 1-0 in both games of a doubleheader, but fell 4-1 to George Mason and 6-2 to USC Upstate. The combined 10 runs allowed came in the eighth inning of each games as the Eagles dropped to 2-4.

BC Hockey Splits with BU

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Wins at home, falls on the road

BC hockey went 1-1 this weekend against their rival Boston University. On Friday Boston University stormed out to a 3-0 lead through 20 minutes on goals from Luke Tuch, Dylan Peterson and Wilmer Skoog, two of which came 15 seconds apart in the final two minutes of the frame. This was all the Terriers needed to secure the win. On Sunday, goalie Eric Dop had arguably his best game as an Eagle, stopping 42 shots for the victory. Drew Helleson scored the game winner late in the third period. BC wraps up their regular season against UMass next weekend. 

Boston College Football Opens Spring Football Camp, Lands 2023 QB Jacobe Robinson

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Boston College opened spring football camp on Saturday, what were some of the interesting tidbits that came out of the practice? We look at some of the players to watch with Mitch Wolfe of BC Bulletin, along with the storylines you will want to know about. Also ring the commitment alert, BC football landed a 2023 quarterback commitment from Texas QB Jacobe Robinson. Hear all about it from Mitch and AJ.

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A.J. Black
A.J. BLACK

Editor and publisher of BC Bulletin.  '06 graduate of Boston College, who has followed the program as long as he can remember. Has been covering the Eagles for the past nine years, giving expert analysis, recruiting news and breakdowns.  Also the host of Locked on Boston College, a daily BC podcast that is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. When he is not writing or producing content on the Eagles, he can be found running, skiing, enjoying craft beers, or spending time with his family. You can follow AJ Black on Twitter @AJBlack_BC and our official site Twitter account is @BulletinBC