Terriers to Visit UMass Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, September 9

Amherst, MA

1 PM

Boston University

Massachusetts

September 8, 2017 | Men's Soccer

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Men's Soccer (0-4-0) at UMass (2-1-1)
Date & Time	Saturday, Sept. 9 \| 1 p.m.
Venue	Rudd Field \| Amherst, Mass.
Live Stats	UMassAthletics.com
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Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Facing their third in-state rival in four games, the Boston University men's soccer team will travel to UMass on Saturday with action set to begin at 1 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU will be facing its second Atlantic 10 opponent of the season following a season-opening defeat at Rhode Island.
The Terriers are scheduled to face all six other in-state Division I programs and have already met both Boston College and UMass Lowell.
Three of the Terriers' four losses this season have come against teams who had a top-20 RPI last season.
Despite owning a commanding 22-5 advantage in corner kicks over opponents and slight 44-43 lead in shots, the Terriers are still seeking their first goal of the season.
As the team's top-returning scorer from last season with three goals, sophomore Matt McDonnell leads BU with nine shot attempts, while senior Adam Sheikali has a team-high three shots on net.
Freshman William Bonnelyche and sophomore Michael Bernardi own two starts apiece at the goalkeeper position and have combined for 13 saves.

SCOUTING UMASS

Selected eighth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll, the Minutemen went 7-9-3 last season and 4-2-2 in the conference standings.
UMass went 5-2-2 last year at home and is currently 2-0-1 this season with victories over St. Francis (2-1) and Sacred Heart (3-0) ... The 1-1 draw came against Columbia.
The Minutemen's lone loss occurred at No. 24 New Hampshire (3-0) on Tuesday.
Alex DeSantis leads UMass with six points off two goals and two assists, while Casey Hamill owns three assists ... A-10 All-Preseason defender Konrad Gorich is one of five men with a goal.
Bardia Asefnia has played every minute at net and owns a 0.762 save percentage and 1.18 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY

UMass leads the all-time series, 21-17-7, but BU is riding a six-game unbeaten streak with four straight wins, including back-to-back 2-1 decisions.
Last year at Nickerson Field, DeSantis answered BU's 19th-minute goal with a header in the 30th minute following a UMass header and long throw-in, but the Terriers took the lead for good at 38:54 off a 18-yard shot from Anthony Viteri ... BU finished with a 17-8 advantage in shots and 4-2 lead in corners.
Two years ago at UMass, Viteri scored in the 9th minute and again in the 39th with what proved to be the game winner.