Three New Coaches on Board

Heading men’s hockey, women’s basketball, and women’s lacrosse

EW COACHES ARE AT N the helm of three Terrier teams this year: Albie O’Connell (CAS’99), head coach of men’s hockey, Marisa Moseley (CAS’04), head coach of women’s basketball, and Lauren Morton (CAS’08), head coach of women’s lacrosse. O’Connell was associate head coach the last three seasons under and a four- time winner as a Ter- rier player. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime,” says O’Connell, who grew up in Watertown, Mass., playing hockey and dreaming of attending a Beanpot school. As the 12th head coach in program history, O’Connell replaces Quinn (CAS’89), who left in May after five years to take over as bench boss for the . “This is the A fifth-round draft pick of Gold-Plated Credentials Drew Marrochello, director of opportunity of the in 1994, Just over 15 years after she a lifetime,” says BU Athletics, says O’Connell was Albie O’Connell he played professional hockey helped power the BU women’s the first person he talked to about (CAS’99), BU for the basketball team to its first and the job. As he spoke with outside hockey’s new (East Coast Hockey League) in only NCAA tournament ap- men’s head coach, candidates, he adds, instead of who grew up in 1999–2000, the Basingstoke pearance, Moseley has cracked comparing them to Quinn, he Watertown, Mass., Bison (British National League) another first, becoming the only found himself measuring them playing hockey in 2000–01, the Atlantic City alumna to be named the team’s and dreaming against O’Connell. of attending a Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) in head coach. Considered one of the NCAA’s Beanpot school. 2001–02, and the Cardiff Devils She returns to her alma mater top recruiters as a college coach, (BNL) in 2001–02. In 127 pro with gold-plated credentials: O’Connell returned to BU in games, O’Connell posted 54 goals she spent the last nine years as 2014 as an assistant under Quinn and 78 assists for 132 points. an assistant coach of the power- and was named associate head In 149 career games play- house University of Connecticut coach before the 2015–2016 ing forward for the Terriers, women’s basketball team. The season. He has helped develop O’Connell totaled 108 points Huskies reached the Final Four numerous Terriers into NHL- (42 goals, 66 assists) for head during each year of her tenure ready talent, including Olym- coach (Questrom’68, and won five national champion- pian Jordan Greenway (CGS’17, Hon.’97). As a senior captain, ships. UConn also produced 3 CAS’19) and All-Americans Jack he led the 1998–99 squad in national Players of the Year and Eichel, (COM’16), scoring with 39 points (9 goals, 11 All-Americans and boasted Charlie McAvoy, and Danny 30 assists). He played in two a 331-14 record and two of the O’Regan (COM’16). Frozen Fours and helped the longest winning streaks in the O’Connell started his coaching Terriers claim the history of NCAA basketball dur- career at Berkshire Prep School title in 1997. ing that time. in 2002, followed by stints at “I had a great time here as a Moseley says her UConn run Colby, Niagara, Holy Cross, and player,” he says, “and I learned had given her “a front-row seat Merrimack, and three years each you have to come to work every in one of the best classes a coach at Northeastern and Harvard. day and compete.” could ever dream of.… I know I

6 BOSTONIA Fall 2018 would not be ready for this the University of Denver. She without those nine years. also worked one year as a produc- “In life, one gets very few tion assistant at ESPN. chances to come home again,” she says. “And I’m so happy The Toughest Athlete that I have the opportunity to During Morton’s undergradu- come home again to ate days on the women’s lacrosse University.” team, Marrochello pointed her “This is truly a watershed out on Nickerson Field and told day for us,” Marrochello told a bystander, “That’s the toughest reporters and staff gathered athlete we have.” at an April press conference, “Toughest on the field?” the where Moseley was welcomed bystander asked, “or toughest by cheerleaders, the BU march- women’s lacrosse player?” ing band, and BU mascot Rhett. “That’s not what I said,” Mar- “This place is buzzing,” he added, rochello answered. “What I mean referring to the texts, emails, is she’s the toughest of all 585 and calls flooding in as news of student-athletes that we have.” the new head coach was officially Marrochello recalled that announced. exchange on June 19 as he an- Moseley racked up impres- nounced that Morton would sive stats during her Terrier bring that toughness back to playing days. A defensive spe- her alma mater as the new head cialist, the Springfield, Mass., coach of women’s lacrosse. She native ended her career as comes to BU from Duke, where the team’s third-leading shot as an associate head coach she blocker, with 114 deflections. She helped groom the Blue Devils for was named to the All–America national honors and personal East Conference Third Team bests over the last four years. for the 2002–2003 season on The University introduced New women’s the strength of her University- Morton at a reception at a basketball coach During her student days she topping number of blocked shots sun-splayed Nickerson Field, a Marisa Moseley was a two-time team captain. As and steals. She also was team venue she knows well: she was (CAS’04) spent the a senior, Morton was named the last nine years as captain for two years. the team’s assistant coach in 2011 an assistant coach team’s most valuable player and Before joining UConn, Moseley and 2012, when she helped the of the powerhouse was chosen by the Intercollegiate was on the coaching staff at the Terriers win the America East University of Con- Women’s Lacrosse Coaches As- necticut women’s University of Minnesota and at regular season title. basketball team. sociation as an All-American. She scored 160 goals and was respon- sible for 92 turnovers during her playing career. In her playing days at BU, she won two prizes for leadership: the Aldo “Buff” Donelli Lead- ership Award and the John B. Simpson Award. “Words can’t describe what it Drew Marrochello, BU athletics direc- means to be back to a place that I tor, welcomes love, that I understand, and that I Lauren Morton want to represent,” Morton says. (CAS’08) as BU’s new women’s la- In addition to Boston Univer- crosse coach with sity and Duke, Morton has been a jersey featuring her number from an assistant coach at Georgetown her University and on the coaching staff at La- playing days. fayette College. She also worked with Philadelphia’s Ultimate Lacrosse, which teaches players ages 12 to 18 skills such as teamwork and communication. FACING PAGE: CYDNEY SCOTT; THIS PAGE: CYDNEY SCOTT (TOP), JACKIE RICCIARDI JACKIE (TOP), SCOTT CYDNEY THIS PAGE: SCOTT; CYDNEY PAGE: FACING JOEL BROWN AND RICH BARLOW

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