Keefe's Brace Leads Women's Soccer Past Army, 3-0, to Advance to PL Championship

Friday, November 2

Boston, MA

4:30 PM

Boston University

10-7-3, 7-0-2PL

Army (PL Semifinals)

7-6-7, 2-4-3PL

Army West Point

Boston University

Photo by: Tim Carey

Keefe's Brace Leads Women's Soccer Past Army, 3-0, to Advance to PL Championship

November 2, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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BOSTON – Guided by Shannon Keefe's brace, the Boston University women's soccer team advanced to the Patriot League Tournament championship game with a 3-0 shutout against Army West Point Friday night at Nickerson Field.

With the win, BU will play for its fourth Patriot League title on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.

How It Happened

McKenna Doyle almost put away an early score, luring Army's keeper to just outside the 18-yard box before striking a shot towards the frame.
Right before the ball crossed the goal line, a Black Knight defender made a sliding stop to keep the game scoreless.
BU's defense passed an early test of its own, as Morgan Messner elevated to snag a header of a Black Knight corner kick in the 12th minute.
With time winding down in the half, Dorrie Varley-Barrett won a 50-50 ball and guided it towards Taylor Kofton in the 40th minute.
The Patriot League Rookie of the Year sent a beautiful through ball to Keefe, who raced past the back line before driving a shot from the top of the box that landed inside the left post.
McKenna Kennedy converted on a penalty kick in the 68th minute to further the lead to 2-0.
The Keefe-Kofton connection worked again in the 72nd minute when Kofton collected a loose ball from over 30 yards out and drove all the way to the 12-yard line
From there, the sophomore placed a one-timer into the back of the net to seal to put the game out of reach.

Game Notes

BU improved to 8-2 all-time in the Patriot League Tournament and will play for the championship for the fourth time in six seasons.
Additionally, BU moved to 4-0 in Patriot League Tournament home games.
The Terriers improved their undefeated home conference games win streak to 49, which is the longest active streak in the NCAA.
During the first half of each of the last five games, the Terriers have allowed a combined four shots.
BU outshot Army 17-4 for the game.
In its two contests against the Black Knights this season, BU held a combined 44-6 advantage in shots over 200 minutes of play.
Messner made four saves for her sixth shutout of the season.
Head coach Nancy Feldman is one win away from her 400th career win as a collegiate head coach.

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