Terriers Travel to Army West Point Saturday Afternoon
October 30, 2015 | Men's Soccer
| Men's Soccer (11-4-1, 5-1-1 PL) at Army West Point (4-6-4, 2-2-2 PL) | |
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 31 | 4 p.m. |
| Venue | Clinton Field | West Point, N.Y. |
| Live Stats | GoArmyWestPoint.com |
| Watch | Patriot League Network (online) |
BOSTON - Looking to clinch the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Patriot League tournament, the current standings leading Boston University men's soccer team will conclude the regular season with two conference road games, starting at Army West Point on Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Terriers (11-4-1, 5-1-1 PL) have already claimed a spot in the six-team tourney for the second consecutive year following Wednesday's 2-1 win over Holy Cross. They own a one-point advantage over Colgate (5-2-0) with American (4-2-1), Lehigh (4-3-0) and Navy (3-3-0) all in striking distance.
Though they own an overall losing record, the Black Knights (4-6-4, 2-2-2 PL) will have much to play for as well, as they are currently in a three-way tie for sixth. Army will also be recognizing its senior class prior to gametime.
TERRIER TIDBITS
• BU has earned back-to-back 10+ win seasons for the first time since 1997-98 ... They need one more win to claim back-to-back 12+ win seasons for the first time since 1993-94.
• Nine of the Terriers' 11 wins have been decided by one goal with three coming in overtime.
• On Wednesday, junior Felix De Bona earned his first career multi-goal performance with two first half goals against Holy Cross ... It was the third of the season for BU after sophomore Anthony Viteri struck twice against both UMass and Harvard.
• De Bona leads the team with seven goals in 16 games his junior year after scoring six goals in his first 35 contests with the Terriers ... Viteri has six goals but has missed the last four games due to injury.
• Freshman Magnus Benediktsson missed the first four games of the season and still ranks tied-for-second in assists in the PL with six helpers, including one on De Bona's game winner ... He is in a tie-for-first in assists per game at 0.50.
• On the defensive end, junior goalkeeper Matt Gilbert ranks second in save percentage at 0.835 with a 0.92 goals against average ... He leads the league in saves per game at 4.75 and owns seven shutouts, two behind American's Dylan Hobert.
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT
• The Black Knights are 3-3-1 at home after losing a 2-1 decision to Colgate on Wednesday ... They scored first, but the Raiders had two second half goals for the win to stay one point behind BU ... The three wins came against Lehigh, Sacred Heart and Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Army is 0-1-4 in overtime games this season with the lone loss coming against Air Force in the season opener ... Conference draws came against American and Holy Cross.
• The Black Knights lead the PL in fouls per game at 14.07, while BU is fourth at 12.88.
• Cody Guerry leads Army in points (9), goals (3) and assists (3) ... He is tied with three others with one game winner ... Nick Williams has two goals and leads Army with 11 shots on goal.
• Chris Britt has played every second at goal and owns three shutouts ... He has a .750 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Terriers own a 5-2-0 advantage in a series that dates back to 1978 ... They are 2-1-0 since joining the Patriot League.
• BU won both meetings last year at home, including a thrilling 1-0 OT victory in the PL semifinals ... 2014 PL Offensive Player of the Year Dominique Badji headed in the game winner after scoring the first goal against the Black Knights in an earlier 2-0 victory ... Nick Thomson posted a combined three saves against Army's 15 saves.
• Two years ago in West Point, BU grabbed a 2-0 lead off goals by seniors Lucas McBride and Jeroen Bough with 18 minutes left in regulation ... The Black Knights stormed back with two goals in the final eight minutes and then a double overtime goal for the victory.
UP NEXT
• The Terriers will conclude the regular season at Navy on Friday (Nov. 6) at 7 p.m.
• BU is 1-1 in the series since joining the Patriot League, having dropped a 1-0 contest in Annapolis and posting 2-1 home victory.
