Author: Phil Kasiecki

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Split Two After getting a big overtime win in Miami on Wednesday night, Boston College returned home to face their nearest Big East rival, Providence. Jared Dudley came up big in the extra session against Miami, scoring 9 of his 24 points […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 15th Continuing To Win, Part 1: No. 1 Stanford remained undefeated with a 69-58 win over rival California in Berkeley, getting 16 points from Rob Little and 15 points and 9 rebounds from Josh Childress. Stanford (21-0, 12-0 Pac Ten) held Golden Bear leading […]

Touring the NE

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Snap Skid, Then Sleepwalk to Victory In New York Boston College came into Wednesday’s game with a chance to snap their three-game losing streak, and did just that by knocking off struggling Notre Dame, 76-69, on Wednesday. They then headed to New […]

Vermont’s Matt Sheftic

Sheftic Returns Quietly, But At the Top by Phil Kasiecki When Matt Sheftic got up to check into Sunday’s game at Northeastern, a big section of the crowd erupted in applause. The Vermont fans were elated to see the 6’8″ senior big man in his first action of the season. […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles’ Skid Continues Despite Valiant Efforts Boston College took on two of the nation’s best teams this past week, with the same result in each one: despite a valiant effort, they fell at Pittsburgh (68-58) and at home against Connecticut (63-58). The Eagles […]

The Mailbag

Answering the Mailbag by Phil Kasiecki Normally, I respond individually to those who send e-mails to me from Hoopville, but this time around there’s been a lot to catch up on and it warrants talking about them right here. If the mail keeps coming, this will become a regular feature. […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 1st SEC Leads The Way: On a day of Top 25 upsets, no major conference had more than the SEC, where three ranked teams lost. Further illustrating the importance that winning on the road can make, all three upset victims were away from home. […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Get Big Win, Then Bad Loss Boston College started the week with a big 66-65 overtime win over North Carolina State at home, then dropped a 65-62 decision at West Virginia on Saturday. With the win over North Carolina State, the Eagles […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 25th Staying On Top: No. 1 Stanford looks like it should stay in the top spot, as the Cardinal remained undefeated with a 77-67 win over visiting USC. They trailed at the half, but played an excellent second half to pull away once they […]

Touring the Northeast

Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Split, Learn Lesson From Midweek Loss Last Wednesday, Boston College struggled at the defensive end for much of the second half as Villanova broke open a close game before hanging on for a 92-89 win. The Eagles allowed the Wildcats to shoot […]