Boston Women's Sports

  • From Escape to Empowerment: Afghan Women Soccer Players Find Refuge in Boston.  

    By Parastou Ashori; Edited by Abbi Holt Photo: Laura Everett; Refugee soccer tournament Foladi and Zafari attended hosted by Soccer Without Borders a charity they have been involved with since arriving whose mission it is to help refugees settle and build community through soccer.   In the midst of turmoil, two young Afghan women, Fatima Foladi…

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  • The Case for White Stadium

    By Abbi Holt Edited by Margaret Dalton In all the discourse around the renovation of White Stadium and the pro soccer team that would share the field with the Boston public schools, the perspective I have yet to see is my own, one of a neighbor who is excited about the project. When I first…

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  • Knight’s Out: Boston win in overtime over Minnesota

    Written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt LOWELL, MA: Much better.  Everyone in PWHL Boston is feeling much better after Saturday night.  PWHL Boston and PWHL Minnesota last met on Wednesday January 3, 2024 for Boston’s home opener at Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Back then, everything in the league was shiny and new. In…

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  • At Center Ice: Boston Beanpot Wins

    By Laura Everett, edited by Abbi Holt Boston, Mass. – This is what we deserve.  The 4k video screens at the center of TD Garden are 18 feet x 32.5 feet, nearly double the previous size before their 2021 rehabilitation. These screens are dubbed “Hub Vision,” self-proclaimed for both their centrality above center ice and…

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  • More Garbage, Less Goals: NY trashes Boston 4-1

    written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt Photo by Michael Riley; shared with permission of the PWHL Enough of the pretty goals, the corner shots, the slaps from center ice. We need scraps and scrum and dirty leftovers. We need toe-pokes and pick-ups and cheap shots that don’t make the highlight reel.  With an…

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  • “Fight to the End”

    Boston stages a comeback to win their first game away at Montreal! Written by Abbi Holt; Edited by Laura Everett For Montréal fans, it’s got to sting that PWHL Boston got their first win 3-2 in overtime at PWHL Montréal’s first ever home game.   The sold-out Verdun Auditorium crackled with intensity as the first period…

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  • Boston’s Newest Pro Hockey Team Falls to MN in First Game of New League

    Thursday January 4, 2024 Written by Laura Everett and Edited by Abbi Holt LOWELL, MA: Boston’s inaugural game as a part of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League kicked off in Lowell on Wednesday January 3, 2024 with a massive crowd, over four thousand fans, filling Tsongas Arena, but not quite the win the team…

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  • White Stadium Vendor Diversity Meeting

    Boston Unity Soccer Partners and the City of Boston can celebrate another win: after the contentious community transportation meetings of September 27 and October 4th, the November 29th meeting on supplier diversity and community benefits was a surprising change.  Over 110 people showed up to the online-only meeting led by Mayor Wu’s staff with markedly…

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  • NWSL Championship Watch Party 11/11 8pm

    Regardless of which two teams are in the final face-off, Boston Women’s Sports is pleased to host a National Women’s Soccer League watch party on Saturday November 11, 2023 with the game starting at 8pm EST at Fort Hill Bar and Grill in Roxbury.  We are proud to partner with a woman-owned, and Latina-owned restaurant…

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  • Now Very Official: Pro Women’s Soccer in Boston (again)

    Written by Laura Everet Edited by Abbi Holt With the announcement from National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Commissioner Jessica Berman made what has been long rumored very official: professional women’s soccer will return to Boston in 2026.  “We are very proud to welcome Boston Unity Soccer Partners to our ownership group. They bring an impressive…

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