WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman Chris Gray set a new single-season scoring record as the Boston University men's lacrosse team clinched a spot in the Patriot League Tournament with a 9-4 victory at Holy Cross on Friday night.

Sophomore Joe McSorley was named the Turnpike Trophy MVP thanks to his 10-save effort. He allowed a season-low four goals, matching the mark he set on Feb. 20 against Dartmouth. McSorley also recorded four ground balls on Friday.

Gray notched a hat trick and added two assists for a five-point performance. The phenomenal rookie finished the night with 59 points (25g, 34a), two better than Cal Dearth's record 57 points last year.

With the win, BU qualified for the Patriot League postseason for the second straight season. The Terriers finished sixth and will face third-seeded Bucknell on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Terriers scored the first seven goals of the game, including a pair of strikes in the first quarter.
• Freshman Michael Doxie got things started with 6:59 left when he collected a shot that rang off the post and quickly found the back of the net.
• Gray tallied his first goal of the game with 2:43 to play in the opening frame when he finished a pass from senior Hayden Ruiz. 
• Gray factored on the first three markers of the second stanza, starting with his second goal of the game just 33 seconds into the quarter off a pass from Doxie.
• Junior Thomas Schmidt then converted a Gray pass with a terrific shot into the top right corner to make it 4-0.
• Gray completed his hat trick off a pass from senior Jack Wilson to give the Terriers a 5-0 advantage.
• Just seven seconds later, BU had a 6-0 lead. Freshman Sean Christman won the faceoff, raced into the box and dished the ball to junior James Burr, who made no mistake for his 34th goal of the year.
• Schmidt then provided the highlight of the night when he scored from 55 yards out to beat the 10-man ride and push the BU lead to 7-0.
• Holy Cross got a goal back with 5:30 to play in the first half.
• The Terriers began the third quarter on a man-up chance and wasted no time taking an 8-1 lead when Burr converted a Gray pass.
• Holy Cross answered to make it 9-2, and the Crusaders nearly got a third goal late in the quarter on a 2-on-1 chance. However, sophomore Joe McSorley made an outstanding kick save.
• The Crusaders eventually tallied late in the third quarter to cut the BU lead to 9-3 entering the final 15 minutes.
• McSorley and the Terrier defense held the Crusaders to just one goal in the fourth quarter to help secure the victory.

WILSON EXTENDS POINT STREAK

• Wilson moved his point streak to 57 games with his assist.
• He has only been held without a point once in his entire career. 
• In those 57 games, Wilson has tallied 96 goals and 59 assists for 155 points.
• Wilson has tallied 25 goals and 15 assists for 40 points this year.

GAME NOTES

• Gray has notched a point in all 14 games this season. This was also his 13th multi-point effort.
• Burr has found the back of the net in all 14 games. He has notched 35 goals this season, and Saturday marked the 12th time that he has scored at least two goals in a game.
• Doxie (1g, 1a) and Schmidt (2g) each recorded their first career multi-point games, while Doxie added two ground balls.
• Senior Isaac Lipton led the Terriers with five ground balls.
• Sophomore Chase Levesque recorded three ground balls and one caused turnover.
• Freshman Malcolm Glendinning grabbed two ground balls and also forced a pair of giveaways.