No. 22 Terriers Blank Lehigh, 6-0, to Claim Third Straight PL Regular-Season TItle

Saturday, October 21

Bethlehem, PA

1 PM

Boston University

(10-6, 5-0PL)

Lehigh

(4-11, 1-4PL)

Boston University

Lehigh

No. 22 Terriers Blank Lehigh, 6-0, to Claim Third Straight PL Regular-Season TItle

October 21, 2017 | Field Hockey

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Junior Kara Enoch tallied a career-high five points (2g, 1a) and senior Grace Boston added a pair of goals to help the No. 22 Boston University field hockey team post a 6-0 road win over Lehigh on Saturday and clinch the Patriot League regular-season championship for the third straight season.

Senior Allie Renzi and freshman Ailsa Connolly also scored for the Terriers, who move to 10-6 overall and 5-0 in Patriot League play. BU has clinched the top seed for the league tournament, which it will host on Nov. 3 & 5 at New Balance Field.

How it Happened

The Terriers took a 2-0 halftime lead on goals from Boston and Enoch before erupting for four goals in the final 20 minutes of regulation to complete the decisive shutout.
Boston opened the scoring at the 15:23 mark with a reverse-stick shot in front of the cage after receiving a pass from freshman Kathryn Scheerer.
Enoch doubled the lead less than six minutes later off a corner with a shot from the top of the circle. Fellow junior Maika Akroyd assisted on the play.
Renzi gave BU a 3-0 cushion in the 51st minute when she followed up her own rebound and notched her fourth goal of the year.
Akroyd and Enoch teamed up once again in the 61st minute with the latter picking up her second tally of the contest with a low shot in front.
Less than three minutes later, Boston completed her two-goal performance, giving her six tallies on the season and bumping the BU lead to 5-0.
Connolly reached the 10-goal mark for her rookie campaign with 2:15 left in regulation as she took a feed from fellow freshman Miya Denison.

Game Notes

The Terriers outshot the Mountain Hawks, 23-7, and held a 3-2 edge in corners.
Fifteen of BU's shots were on goal as Paige Innarella made nine saves for Lehigh.
Freshman netminder Millie Baker played the first half for the Terriers and did not face a shot on goal.
Junior Kathleen Keegan stopped both shots she faced in the second half.
Enoch assisted on Boston's second goal to set her new career high for points with five.
BU is now a perfect 5-0 all-time against Lehigh with shutouts in each of the past four meetings.

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