Terriers End Regular Season at Navy Friday Night
November 5, 2015 | Men's Soccer
| Men's Soccer (11-4-2, 5-1-2 PL) at Navy (8-8-1, 4-4-0 PL) | |
| Date | Friday, Nov. 6 | 7 p.m. |
| Venue | Glenn Warner Soccer Facility | Annapolis, Md. |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
BOSTON - Looking to clinch a bye for the opening round of next week's Patriot League tournament, the Boston University men's soccer team will conclude the regular season at Navy on Friday night with action set to begin at 7 p.m.
Coming off last week's 1-1 draw at Army West Point, the Terriers (11-4-2, 5-1-2 PL) currently own the top RPI ranking in the PL at No. 33 with American (12-4-2, 5-2-1 PL) closest at No. 51. BU though is just one point ahead of the Eagles and one point behind Colgate (9-6-2, 6-2-0 PL) in the PL standings with one game remaining for all of the teams.
Navy (8-8-1, 4-4-0 PL) will have much to play for as well. The Midshipmen are currently sitting in sixth place in the standings at 12 points with Bucknell (nine points) in position to take the sixth and final spot if the Bison defeated Army West Point and Navy fell to the Terriers.
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.
• BU is riding an eight-game unbeaten streak in conference road games ... The Terriers are 3-0-1 this season with the lone tie coming at Army after going 2-0-2 last season.
• Junior Felix De Bona is the reigning PL Offensive Player of the Week after he tallied two goals in a home win over Holy Cross and a third goal at Army.
• De Bona leads the team with 18 points off eight goals and two assists ... Sophomore Anthony Viteri returned to the field at Army for the first time since suffering an injury at Brown on Oct. 13 ... He has 14 points off six goals and two assists ... Freshman Magnus Benediktsson continues to lead BU in assists with six.
• Junior Matt Gilbert has played every second at goal and owns seven shutouts this year ... He has a 0.91 goals against average and 0.832 save percentage.
SCOUTING NAVY
• After winning its first three conference games, the Midshipmen have gone 1-4 ... They bounced back from a 3-0 loss at American with a dominating 4-0 victory at Lafayette before Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Army.
• Navy is 4-3-0 at home with key wins over Ohio State, Lehigh and St. Joseph's ... The Midshipmen also own a key non-conference victory over West Virginia.
• Four Mids have recorded at least three goals this season ... Derek Vogel leads Navy with 10 points off three goals and four assists ... Aubrey Jones owns a team-high four goals, while Sam Bascom has a team-high four assists with one goal.
• 2015 PL Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Jamie Dubyoski has only appeared in 10 games due to injury but still has eight points off three goals and two assists.
• Jackson Morgan has started all 17 games and has earned seven shutouts with Navy ... He has a 1.04 goals against average and .764 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
• The two teams met for the first time in 2013 and are currently tied, 1-1.
• Navy won at home, 1-0, in 2013 off a 28th-minute goal by Dubyoski ... Gilbert recorded seven saves to keep BU close, as the teams finished tied in shot attempts, 18-18.
• Last season after a scoreless first half, BU jumped out to a 2-0 lead off goals by senior Lucas McBride and 2014 PL Offensive Player of the Year Dominique Badji ... 2014 PL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nick Thomson needed nine saves in the 2-1 victory, as Navy finished with a 24-5 advantage in shots.
UP NEXT
• The Terriers will next compete in the Patriot League Tournament ... Depending on this weekend's results, they could finish anywhere from first to third.
• If BU finishes third behind Colgate and American, the Terriers would host the No. 6 seed on Tuesday (Nov. 11) ... If they finish first, they would host the semifinals next Friday (Nov. 13) ... If they finish second, they would travel to either Colgate or American next Friday (Nov. 13).
