BOSTON - The Patriot League tournament kicks off at Nickerson Field as No. 4 BU will host No. 5 Lafayette in a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday, May 2. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m.
PATRIOT LEAGUE PICTURE
• BU has hosted and won a quarterfinal game in each of its previous three seasons in the tournament.
• This will mark the first time BU will face Lafayette in the postseason.
FEELING HONORED
• Three Terriers were honored by the Patriot League as Caroline Meegan was named the Defender of the Year along with being named to the First Team, while Kailey Conry and Janelle Macone earned spots on the Second Team.
• Meegan earned her third-straight All-conference selection, her first on the First Team, and became the first Terrier to earn a Patriot League Major Award.
• Macone earned her second-straight Second Team nod.
THREE-PEAT
• Kailey Conry earned her third-straight Rookie of the Week honors after totaling four goals and 11 assists over a pair of victories last week.
• Conry is the first Terrier to earn three straight Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors and the first to earn three-straight conference Rookie of the Week nods since Jenny Hauser was named the America East Rookie of the Week four straight times.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
• Caroline Meegan ranks No. 3 in the NCAA with 12.25 saves per game and 191 saves.
• The senior leads the Patriot League with a .523 save percentage, which ranks fifth nationally.
• She also leads the team with 28 ground balls and has posted double-digit saves in 11 games this season.
PILING UP POINTS
• Kailey Conry and Mickenzie Larivee lead the team with 13-game point streaks.
• Conry has 62 points over the past 13 games, with 50 of those coming on assists.
• 35 of Larivee's 36 points during her streak have come from goals, and she has 13 multi-goal games on the year.
• Larivee has caught fire down the stretch, scorching 24 goals over the past seven games.
STEPPING IN
• Conry has accounted for 62 points over the last 13 games since entering the starting lineup.
• She leads the team in points (63) and assists (50).
• Conry ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and leads all freshmen with 3.13 assists per game.
• The Needham, Massachusetts native has dealt at least three assists in each of the past 13 games.
CROSS EXAMINATION
• Elisabeth Jayne is tied for second on the team with 31 goals.
• Jayne has accounted for 10 multi-goal games, including five hat tricks, and owns a .729 shot on goal percentage.
• Prior to her breakout senior season, Jayne had played in six games over her career.
STEADFAST SENIOR
• Taylor Hardison has been having another stellar year on the attack as she is second on the team in points (46), assists (25) and ranks third in ground balls (23).
• As a junior, she led the team in assists (36) and ranked second in points (42).
STICKING TO IT
• Talley Perkins leads the team in caused turnovers (20) and ranks second in ground balls (25).
• Maria Guerra ranks second on the team with 19 caused turnovers and has caused at least one in all but four games.
UPPERCLASSMEN LEADING THE WAY
• Seniors Elisabeth Jayne and Taylor Hardison have combined for 82 points, while juniors Avery Donahoe and Mickenzie Larivee have combined for 79.
• The four upperclassmen have combined for 161 of BU's 305 points.
SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS
• Despite a 24-10 defeat to Navy in its regular season finale, Lafayette clinched the No. 5 seed by finishing one game ahead of No. 6 Bucknell.
• Patriot League Attacker of the Year Kirsten Wilhelmsen leads the Patriot League in goals (63), goals per game (3.71), points per game (5.06).
• She also leads the team in draw controls (63) and caused turnovers (27).
• All-PL Second Team member Jane Kirby follows with 58 goals, which ranks second in the league, and has 66 points.
• Lafayetee's offense ranks second overall in the league in goals (246) and goals per game (14.47), though its defense allows a league-leading 13.94 goals per game.
• In net, Anna Raymond and Allie Abacherli have split time, as Raymond holds a higher save percentage (.401) and Abacherli has played nearly 80 minutes more in between the pipes.
THE SERIES
• BU is a perfect 4-0 against Lafayette.
• The scoring output has increased in each game, as the first matchup was decided 9-8. The following contest resulted in a 14-11 decision, followed by a score of 15-10.
• The last matchup featured a shootout, as BU won 20-16 behind a career-high six goals and seven points from Avery Donahoe.
