Boston U softball excited for change of scenery in Lubbock Regional

After being shipped to the Norman Regional each of the previous two years, Boston University head coach Ashley Waters said the Terriers had a greater reaction finding out this year's location than earning the No. 3 seed in the Lubbock Regional of the 2026 NCAA softball tournament. "I think the cheer was louder for Kansas going to Oklahoma than for us coming to Lubbock," Waters said after her team's practice Thursday at Tracy Sellers Field.

"There was definitely a celebration. I mean, listen, if you asked me where we were going, I was never going to say Lubbock. I don't think anyone here has been to Lubbock, on our team, but it is a welcomed challenge and it's cool to be somewhere new and experience a different stadium.

We're happy to experience something very, very different than OU. " Waters' team opens its stay in Lubbock on Friday, taking on Ole Miss (1 p. m.

, ESPNU), the winner taking on either Texas Tech or Marist in Saturday's second day of action. The Terriers sport a 46-13 record on the year, hold a victory over Duke along with games against other power-conference opponents such as UCF and South Carolina. Those games, plus the team's past two trips to the tournament, have players like Kylie Doherty feeling this is a moment for Boston U to show it shouldn't be an afterthought.