If there's one shred of consistency from week-to-week in Hockey East, it's this: always predict a weekend split.No Hockey East team has swept a league foe over a weekend series this season, and don't expect that trend to be bucked quite yet, especially when looking at this weekend's Boston College-Maine series.The No. 17 Eagles are coming off a weekend split with fellow No. 17 Vermont, with the Catamounts getting the last laugh with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT It's been a tale of two seasons for Butch Davis' Tar Heel squad, as North Carolina dropped its first two ACC contests - including a 16-3 loss to Virginia at home. Compare that to three wins in a row over Virginia Tech, Duke, and Miami and it's hard to find a hotter team in the ACC. A main reason for UNC's winning ways has been that their defense is finally living up to their potential. The Tar Heel defense is loaded with players who will be first or second round draft picks, and the offensive has started to move the ball better, keeping them off the field]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:00 GMT Al Skinner and his team will take their show on the road this weekend in the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam Tournament. The last time the Eagles participated in this tournament they took home the trophy (which is proudly displayed in the BC coaches' office) after they defeated Appalachian State, Monmouth, and Wichita State in succession. This year the field of eight is much more challenging, as aside from BC the field includes DePaul, East Carolina, Northern Iowa, Purdue, South Dakota State, St.Joseph's and Tennessee.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:12:00 GMT Price Litton transferred to a new school for his junior season and there was certainly a transition phase as the 6-foot-2 pro-style quarterback now at Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day had to get used to a new system and new receivers. Read what Litton said about that and his recruitment right her]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT Boston College radio man Peter Cronan sat down with EagleAction.com writer Eric Hoffses for his weekly chat. Peter previews BC's game against North Carolina this Saturday and talks about what the Eagles must do to have success against the tough UNC defense. The BC radio man also discusses BC's big win against Virginia over the weekend. Click here to listen to the audio interview with Cronan]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:00 GMT Derrick Knight. Mike Cloud. William Green. Those are the names of some of the most prolific running backs in Boston College history. They are also the names that Montel Harris could be crossing out of the record books before all is said and done.With just 19 yards against North Carolina on Saturday, Harris would become the 16th running back in Boston College history with 2,000 yards in his career. Last week, he became the first BC running back with 1,000 yards in a season since..]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:22:00 GMT Twenty-one Boston College sports teams received a perfect Graduation Success Rate score of 100, according to data released by the NCAA today. That figure represents the most teams with a perfect 100 score of any intercollegiate Division I athletics program in the country.In addition, BC football - with a score of 91 - was one of only six FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) programs in the country to receive a score of 90 or better]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT Boston College is hosting a big visitor this weekend - in reputation and size. Laurence Gibson is a 6-foot-7, 300-pound offensive tackle from Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy who will be in Chestnut Hill this weekend along with teammate Josh Watson, a highly-recruited defensive tackl]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:00 GMT Three student-athletes - 6-foot-2-inch guard Brady Heslip, 6-foot-10-inch forward Kevin Noreen and 6-foot-9-inch forward Papa Samba Ndao - have signed national letters of intent to play basketball at Boston College, according to an announcement by Boston College head coach Al Skinner. All three players will begin play during the 2010-11 season.Heslip averaged 28 points and four assists per game at Burlington, Ontario's Nelson High School in 2008-09. ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:00 GMT Senior forward Tyler Roche scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting to lead Boston College over St.Francis 72-44 on Tuesday night at Conte Forum. The forward was particularly effective from the outside shooting 5-for-6 beyond the arc. Reggie Jackson scored 17 points, and Joe Trapani and Josh Southern each chipped in with 13 in the victory. Click here to check out "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" from the game]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:09:00 GMT Boston College defeated St.Francis 72-44 on Tuesday night at Conte Forum. After the game coach Al Skinner talked to the media about his team's struggle against the zone defense, the different lineup combinations, and the upcoming Paradise Jam Tournament. Click here to listen to the Al Skinner press conference]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:05:00 GMT Jake Zupancic is in the heart of his senior season with a deep run in the playoffs so recruiting has taken a back seat in recent weeks for the Indianapolis Cathedral safety who said he'd like to hear a lot more from Boston College. Read more insid]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT His senior season is quickly coming to an end but at this point in the year running back Tony Jones is focused more on the classroom because if he can get his academics in order then recruiting should really take off. Read what Jones said about Boston College and other schools right her]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT Last week was a good one for Duxbury, Mass., offensive lineman Aarron Kramer, who picked up offers from Boston College and UConn and might be getting more down the line so he said he's not in any serious rush to make a decision. Read what Kramer said about the Eagles right her]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:35:00 GMT Josh Watson has been stressing the recruiting process because he didn't know which program would be the best fit but now the Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy defensive lineman has four visits set up that could help with his decision. Read what he said about Boston College right her]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:00 GMT The script was the same for Sunday afternoon as it was for Saturday night- hard skating, sharp passing, good defense and the ability to take advantage of opponent's mistakes. This time however, the starring role went to Vermont and the Catamounts lasted out a 3-2 victory over Boston College at the Conte Forum. Right from the opening faceoff the Catamounts had the Eagles back on their heals, pressing the play in each zone and scoring the opening goal at 2:44 into the game, just a reversal of Saturday night when the Eagles opened the scoring at 2:45 of the first period]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:11:00 GMT On Sunday, Boston College coach Frank Spaziani addressed the media. Spaziani talked about the team's 14-10 victory over Virginia. BC's coach also talked about the personal foul on Marcellus Bowman and his discussion he had with the referees about the call. Click here to read the transcribed teleconference from Sunday]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT When you're getting five to six yards per carry all the way down the field and you need a yard and a half on third down, why do you call a pass? That's how to beat Virginia, running the ball. With not even a play-fake, Shinskie's end zone interception was doomed from the start. The entire defense read pass from the get-go, and the result was a huge momentum swing for the Cavs right off the bat. The key was to keep getting four yards per carry on the run, set up play action, then scorch Virginia deep.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT It would take a real cynic, or maybe a BU fan, to find fault with Boston College's squashing of the University of Vermont at the Conte Forum Saturday night. With the final 7-1 score, The Eagles hardly resembled the team that lost in Vermont 4-1 earlier in the season in a dismal effort that produced nothing but question marks about this season's Eagles. This time the passes were on target, the skates must have been sharper, checks were finished, the young defense played like a bunch of veterans and six players scored goals in a total team effort]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Dave Shinskie's 1-yard sneak on fourth down gave Boston College the lead and the Eagles handed Virginia its fourth straight loss Saturday, 14-10. The Eagles (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept their hopes alive to win the ACC's Atlantic Division thanks to a 70-yard fourth-quarter drive that included two fourth-down conversions]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:23:00 GMT