BU Heads To #17 Loyola For PL Championship Rematch
April 10, 2015 | Women's Lacrosse
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SATURDAY'S GAME
• BU heads to Patriot League leader Loyola for the first in a three-game road trip leading up to the Patriot League Tournament.
• This will be a re-match of last year's PL title game, which Loyola claimed victory in last season.
• First draw is set for 1 p.m. at Ridley Athletic Complex and will be broadcast nationally on the American Sports Network. Locally, it will be aired on Comcast SportsNet with a delayed start at 2:30 p.m.
• The game is the Greyhound's "Pink Game" where they will raise awareness for breast cancer.
TERRIER TIDBITS
• After cracking the top-10 in the BU record book against Lehigh, Junior Jill Horka has climbed three spots on the career draw control list. She is now tied for seventh with Traci Landy with 123 career grabs. Currently with 46 DCs this season and averaging just under four per game, Horka is on track to best the BU season record (58).
• With two goals against Lehigh, junior Ally Adams surpassed 50 career points. She is now one of four active players with 50 or more points. Horka also reached that benchmark earlier this season, recording an assist against Massachusetts to reach 50 career points.
• Redshirt-junior Mallory Collins had a career milestone against Navy, scoring her 100th point with a goal against the Mids. She is the only active player to reach 100 career points and is the team's point and goal leader, averaging 2.42 gpg, the fifth-best average in the conference.
• After making it to the PL Championship Game last season, the Terriers were again picked to finish third in the conference this season. BU was a No. 3 seed in the tournament with the 3rd-best regular season record (5-3).
• 2014 All-Patriot League First Team honoree Horka, who led BU last season with 29 goals and was second on the team with 35 points, was named Preseason All-Patriot League. In addition to her offensive output, Horka led BU with 46 draw controls and 24 caused turnovers.
• Senior Lindsay Weiner, a 2014 All-League Second Team selection, was named a captain along with classmate Siobhan McCarthy. Weiner was last year's point and assist leader, totaling 42 points including 20 assists, the only Terrier to reach double-digit helpers last season.
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
• After a disappointing start to the season, Loyola is on a nine-game win streak and is the only remaining undefeated team in the Patriot League with a 6-0 conference record.
• As a team, the Greyhounds rank second in the league in goals (12.64) and points (19.07) per game. They also commit the fewest turnovers in the conference, averaging 9.43 per game, the only team to have less than 14/game in the PL.
• Loyola is led by Hanna Schmitt, who averages 2.79 goals per game, the second-best mark in the conference. She is closely followed by Kara Burke, who averages 2.5 goals per contest, the third-highest tally in the Patriot League.
• Annie Thomas leads the league in assists, averaging 2.57 each game, the only Patriot League player to average more than two per game. Her PL-leading 36 assists help her season point total (60), which ranks second in the conference. She is one of two players in the league to average more than four points per game.
• In total, Loyola has three players in the top-four of the conference when it comes to points per game.
BU VS. LOYOLA
• The Greyhounds lead the all-time series with a 4-2 mark. Last season Loyola claimed two victories over the Terriers including the Patriot League Championship.
• BU won the previous two meetings, however, defeating the Greyhounds 2005 and 2007.
LAST TIME OUT
• After winning two straight games, BU dropped its second conference game of the season to Colgate, 11-7, on a hail-filled Senior Night.
• Lindsay Weiner and Remy Nolan each scored two goals and Caroline Meegan made seven saves.
• Jill Horka controlled five draws to move up the BU record book with 123 career draw controls (t-7th).
• Freshman Caroline English notched the first goal of her career.
MILESTONE WATCH
• Sr. Lindsey Weiner - 40 goals, 48 assists, 86 points
• Sr. Jenna Boarman - 41 points
• R-Jr. Mallory Collins - 94 goals
• Jr. Jill Horka - 47 goals
• Jr. Ally Adams - 35 goals
