Terriers Down Lafayette, 14-7 to Advance to PL Semifinals

Tuesday, May 2

Boston, MA

4 p.m.

Boston University

10-7, 6-3PL

Lafayette (PL Quarterfinals)

10-8, 5-4PL

Lafayette

Boston University

Photo by: Chris Cohen

Terriers Down Lafayette, 14-7 to Advance to PL Semifinals

May 2, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse

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BOSTON – Behind four goals apiece from Kaitlin Belval and Elisabeth Jayne, the Boston University women's lacrosse team defeated Lafayette, 14-7, in a Patriot League quarterfinal matchup Tuesday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University 14, Lafayette 7
Records: Boston University (10-7, 6-3 PL), Lafayette (10-8, 5-4 PL)
Location: Nickerson Field
Watch Replay: Patriot League Network

SEMIFINALS BOUND

With the win, BU has won a Patriot League quarterfinal matchup in each of its four years in the tournament.
BU picked up its first postseason win over the Leopards and improved to 5-0 in the all-time series.

BELVAL, JAYNE BREAKDOWN

Belval doubled her career-high with four scores and matched a career-high with three ground balls.
Jayne fell one goal short of her career-high with her four goals and finished with a game-high five points.

ALL IN THE TIMING

BU called a timeout with 2:55 left in the first half with the score tied at 5-5.
13 seconds later, Jayne found the back of the net and BU would go on to outscore Lafayette, 9-2 for the remainder of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU's offense clicked early as Jayne and Mickenzie Larivee found the back of the net with 25 seconds of each other to give BU an early 2-0 advantage.
From there, Lafayette reeled off a 3-0 run spanning over 10 minutes, led by two scores from Patriot League Attacker of the Year Kirsten Wilhelmsen, to take its first lead of the game midway through the half.
The Terriers responded with two quick strikes from Larivee and Avery Donahoe to reclaim the lead, but Lafayette knotted the score again at 4-4 with 11:36 remaining before the half.
Both defenses keyed in and the attacks quieted down, as neither team could get quality shots off until the Leopards broke a near seven-minute scoring drought as Wilhelmsen put in her third score of the half.
Jayne rekindled BU's attack with back-to-back goals in a 40-second span before assisting on Kaitlin Belval's score right before the half, sending BU to the break with a 7-5 advantage.
Lafayette scored the opening goal of the second half to put the score within one, though Belval roped in a shot on a dish from Taylor Hardison to reclaim a two-goal lead for the Terriers with 22:08 remaining.
Belval continued her offensive assault with her third straight score, taking the ball at midfield on a clear and sprinted uncontested to the goal.
Donahoe, Larivee and Cathering McAuley added to the scoring onslaught, furthering BU's run to 5-0 as it thrust out to a commanding 12-6 lead with 11:33 left.
The Leopards got one back before Belval and Jayne netted the final two scores to seal the win.

GAME NOTES

BU is on a five-game win streak, its longest since 2014.
The Terriers held Lafayette to just 25 shots, almost half as many as it allowed in the previous matchup.
Jayne posted her 11th multi-goal game and sixth hat trick of the season.
Larivee notched her seventh hat trick in the last eight games.
Caroline Meegan finished with 10 saves, her 12th double-digit save performance of the season.
Aside from Wilhelmsen's four goals, no Leopard scored more than once.

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