At the track

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A dozen BC Eagles and friends enjoyed a beautiful November afternoon at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club yesterday. Companionship, food, libations, beautiful horses, exciting races . . . at the Turf Club . . . a wonderful afternoon.

Front, l-r: Andrew Lutz ’13, Matthew Pare ‘13, Karlie Wong ’13, Jasmine Howard ‘11, Mary Farrell Berube ‘80 Rear, l-r: Greg Cortese JD’74, Bill McDonald ’68, Nick Mills JD’14, Patricia Hardy Nascenzi ‘80, Bob Nascenzi ‘78. Mike Ross '09 had joined us earlier.

Front, l-r: Andrew Lutz ’13, Matthew Pare ‘13, Karlie Wong ’13, Jasmine Howard ‘11, Mary Farrell Berube ‘80. Rear, l-r: Greg Cortese JD’74, Bill McDonald ’68, Nick Mills JD’14, Patricia Harvey Nascenzi ‘80, Bob Nascenzi ‘78. Mike Ross ’09 had joined us earlier.

This is the second fall season for Del Mar. They call it the Bing Crosby Season and often refer to it as the “BC Season.” We’ll go with that. :)

The 6th race of the afternoon was named in honor of “Boston College Alumni.” Greg Cortese JD’74 and Mary Farrell Berube ’80 represented San Diego Eagles in the Winner’s Circle to present gifts to the winning horse’s owner and jockey. Here’s the finish of that race.

This was a bye week for the BC football team, so there are no highlights. (That a good thing?) Next week is BC’s bowl game — Notre Dame, in Fenway Park. It’s a 4:30 pm PT kickoff and there is, of course, a BC game watch.

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Other sports highlights

Both hockey teams continued their successful seasons. The #2 men’s team advanced to 9-1 with a 6-4 win over Michigan State. The four goals by the Spartans ended a three-game shutout streak by goalie Thatcher Demo (of San Diego), who had blanked the opposing team in six of the previous seven games. The #2 women are now 14-0, following a weekend sweep of UNH.

Field Hockey won its NCAA tournament opener yesterday, beating Albany, 2-1. The Eagles meet UConn today. (Update: UConn 1, BC 0)

Women’s Soccer, also in the NCAAs, fell to Princeton, 4-2, in its opener. Men’s Soccer ended play the ACC tournament, losing to Clemson, 3-0. The men, however, will host Vermont Thursday in an opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Basketball has started and both Eagles teams opened with a win. The men beat St. Francis (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 75-49, and the women won over Providence, 67-41. The women followed up on that opening win with a victory over Maine today, 55-48.

You can see updated schedules and results on the Sports Schedules/Results page.

Go Eagles!