Terriers Post 10-5 Win Over Ohio State, Finish With Split Against Northwestern

Saturday, February 28

Durham, NC

10 AM

Boston University

7-9

Northwestern

7-10

Northwestern

Boston University

Kasey Ricard is greeted by Megan Coyle and Livia Christopher after finishing an inning with an important out.

Photo by: Jon Rose

Terriers Post 10-5 Win Over Ohio State, Finish With Split Against Northwestern

February 28, 2026 | Softball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Finishing the Duke Invitational with two Big 10 opponents, the Boston University softball team bounced back from a 6-3 loss to Northwestern with a 10-5 victory over Ohio State Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats (7-9) avenged Friday's 6-4 loss to the Terriers (8-10) by scoring the game's first four runs and holding off a late rally. BU duplicated Northwestern's efforts in the second contest against Ohio State (6-9) by breaking out with five runs in the first inning and adding five more in the sixth.

Junior Livia Christopher totaled a team-high three hits on the day with two RBIs, while senior Megan Coyle, junior Kyomi Apalit and freshman Irys Kline earned two hits apiece while combining for four RBIs. Kline reached home plate three times, and junior Kylie Doherty earned three RBIs alongside four walks.

Senior Haley Ganino was the lone Terrier to appear in the circle both contests. She first pitched 2.1 innings allowing just one run against Northwestern and came in relief to do the same against Ohio State. Senior Kasey Ricard claimed her 80th career victory limiting the Buckeyes to three earned runs through the first 4.1 innings and reentered the contest to claim the final out.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

With its first ever victory against Ohio State, BU defeated a third different Big 10 opponent this season following Friday's win against Northwestern and a Feb. 6 victory over Maryland.
The Terriers have now posted 10 wins against the Big 10 dating back to 2018 under head coach Ashley Waters. Thanks to the 3-1 performance at the Duke Invitational, BU has also increased Waters' number of wins against Power 4 conference opponents to 25.
With her 26th career homer against Northwestern, Doherty moved into a tie-for-sixth in the Patriot League record book and is now one away from tying Rachel Hebert ('10) for No. 4 in the program record book.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to New England to face Yale and New Haven two times apiece on March 7-8 with the Bulldogs serving as hosts.
BU leads the all-time series against Yale, 16-8, and will visit the Bulldogs for the first time since 1995.
BU will face New Haven, member of the Northeast Conference, for the first time.