Lacrosse Announces 2007 Schedule
November 22, 2006 | Women's Lacrosse
BOSTON - Highlighted by home contests against both of last year's national finalists, the Boston University lacrosse team has announced its full schedule for 2007. The Terriers will have their earliest season opener ever when they kick off the schedule with Massachusetts on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Two-time defending national champion Northwestern will return to the site of its 2006 title when the Terriers welcome the Wildcats to Nickerson Field on Sunday, March 25. Dartmouth, who advanced to last season's title game, will visit BU on Wednesday, April 25.
The Terriers will face one other team that was selected to participate in last year's NCAA tournament, as Stanford will make its first trip to Nickerson on Saturday, April 28, in BU's regular-season finale.
The annual spring break trip will begin on Wednesday, March 14, with a contest against Loyola, a program that has finished the year ranked in the top 10 in 13 of the past 15 seasons.
"I couldn’t be more excited about our 2007 schedule," said first-year head coach Liz Robertshaw. "I think its great blend of new competition and familiar opponents. We have always made it a point to include nationally ranked teams on our schedule in order to challenge ourselves and really showcase what BU lacrosse is all about. This year, with the addition of Northwestern, Loyola and Stanford to an already challenging line-up, is no different."
The rest of the Terriers' non-conference schedule includes home contests against Hofstra and local rivals Boston College and Harvard in addition to road tilts at George Mason and Yale.
BU will be aiming for its third consecutive America East regular-season crown this spring. The conference slate on Saturday, March 31, with a home game against UMBC, who shared the regular-season title with the Terriers last spring.
The Terriers will also welcome Albany and Binghamton to Nickerson during the America East schedule, while making trip to face Stony Brook, New Hampshire and Vermont.
"We’re a new team across the board this year," added Robertshaw. 'We will continue the traditions of BU lacrosse and we want put our mark on building upon the successes of past Terrier squads. I am eager to see what we can do both in the conference and on the national scene."
BU will be looking to advance to the NCAAs for the third straight year, as the the two-time defending America East champion is coming off a 2006 season in which it posted a 15-5 record.
