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 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. 

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.                                                                                            

• BU will head to Baltimore, Maryland to face No. 1 Loyola at 5 p.m. in a semifinals matchup on Friday, May 5.