BOSTON - Following a two-game homestand, the Boston University women's soccer team will head to Tempe, Arizona for a pair of games as part of the Sun Devil Desert Classic. The Terriers will open up the weekend Friday night against host Arizona State before taking on fellow Pac-12 member Arizona on Sunday.
 

Women's Soccer at Arizona State
Date & Time	Friday, Sept. 1 | 10 p.m.
Venue	Sun Devil Soccer Stadium | Tempe, Ariz.
Live Stats	TheSunDevils.com
Watch	Pac-12 Network
Twitter	@BUGameDay | @TerrierWSOC

 
 

Women's Soccer at Arizona
Date & Time	Sunday, Sept. 3 | 2 p.m.
Venue	Sun Devil Soccer Stadium | Tempe, Ariz.
Live Stats	TheSunDevils.com
Watch	Pac-12 Network
Twitter	@BUGameDay | @TerrierWSOC

 

The Copper State

• This will be the first time the Terriers will play in the state of Arizona and the furthest west BU has traveled since a 2012 two-game swing at the Stanford Nike Invitational.

Pac-12 Profile

• The Terriers are 2-7 all-time against Pac-12 opponents, with its two wins coming against Washington, and will look for its first win against a Pac-12 foe since 2011.

First Impressions

• BU is 46-30-8 all-time when playing an opponent for the first time and 40-17-4 in the rematch.

Last Time Out

• Anna Heilferty netted her first career goal in the first half, but Hofstra found the back of the net twice in the second frame to hand the Terriers a 2-1 defeat on Sunday.
• Heilferty's score came on a blast from 25 yards out, breaking through the Pride's defense after securing a feed from Dorrie Varley-Barrett.

Setting Points

• Four out of the five goals the Terriers have recorded this season have come on set pieces. The scores have come on two corner kicks, with Erin Neville picking up an assist on each, one free kick and one penalty kick.

Senior Spotlight

• Six of the 14 points the Terriers have combined for have been contributed by seniors. Neville and Shreck lead the class of 2018 with two points apiece, while Christina Wakefield and Alivya Wimmer have chipped in an assist.

Scouting The Sun Devils

• Arizona State stands at 1-1-0 after dropping its season opener, 2-1, to Ohio State in overtime before flipping the script at San Diego State with a 2-1 victory in extra time.
• Jemma Purfield, who played the last two seasons with first-year head coach Graham Winkworth at South Alabama and was the Sun Belt Conference Player and and Defensive Player of the Year, was one of 30 players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
• Freshman Olive Jones leads the Sun Devils with three points on one score and one assist.

The Series

• Arizona State took the series opener last season at Nickerson Field, 2-1, after a pair of scores in the first half were too much for the Terriers to overcome.

Scouting The Bearcats

• Arizona is off to a 1-0-1 start after shutting out Oklahoma, 2-0, in its opener and most recently drew a 0-0 decision against UC Irvine.
• Samantha Falasco and Brandi Park return to the Bearcats' defense after logging over a combined 2,500 minutes a season ago. Through two games, the back line has limited opponents to just eight shots, including two on goal.
• Arizona has been able to get open looks on offense, amassing 28 shots, though only two of its 11 shots on frame have found the back of the net.

The Series

• Sunday's matchup will mark the series debut.

Feeling Honored

• In addition to being named the Patriot League preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Rachel Bloznalis was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
• The reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year posted one of the most accomplished seasons in program history on the backline last year, earning NSCAA All-Region First Team and Patriot League First Team honors.
• A two-time captain, she is the first Terrier to be named to the Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List since Marisha Schumacher-Hodge in 2007.

Leading the Way

• Rachel Bloznalis, Alivya Wimmer and Jacki Carty will serve as tri-captains for the season.
• Bloznalis and Wimmer have been mainstays on the backline, while Carty posted a strong season last year at midfield after coming back from several injury setbacks.
• Both Bloznalis and Carty participated in the Bloom Family Leadership Academy and were selected as Leaders of Distinction.

Preseason Favorite

• For the fifth year in-a-row, the Terriers were selected to win the Patriot League in the annual preseason poll.
• BU edged Bucknell by four points for the top spot in the poll and received 12 first-place votes.
• Julianna Chen was tabbed the preseason Midfielder of the Year, while Rachel Bloznalis earned her second straight preseason Defensive Player of the Year nod.

Patriot League Dominance

• Since joining the Patriot League in 2013, the Terriers have dominated the league, posting a 31-3-2 record with four regular season championships and three tournament titles.

At the Helm

• Head coach Nancy Feldman is in her 23rd season in guiding the Terriers and her 30th season as a head women's soccer coach at the collegiate level.
• Feldman has posted a 288-138-41 (.660) mark during her tenure at BU and owns a 380-156-50 (.691) career record.
• In NCAA history entering the 2017 season, she ranks No. 10 all-time in career wins and No. 23 all-time in career winning percentage.
• Under Feldman's watch, the Terriers have won 12 conference regular season and postseason titles and have made 13 NCAA appearances. 

Up Next

• BU will return home for a Sept. 8 matchup with Marquette before visiting Boston College Sept. 10.