Women's Soccer to Clash With Lehigh for PL Championship Sunday

Sunday, November 4

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

Lehigh (PL Final)

Women's Soccer to Clash With Lehigh for PL Championship Sunday

November 3, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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No. 1 Women's Soccer (10-7-3, 7-0-2 PL) vs No. 5 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-11-0, 3-6-0 PL)
Date & Time	Sunday, Nov. 4 \| 2 p.m.
Venue	Nickerson Field \| Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON - For the fourth time in six seasons, the top-seeded Boston University women's soccer team will play for the Patriot League championship as it takes on Lehigh on Sunday, Nov. 2. First kick from Nickerson Field is scheduled for 2 p.m.

TO THE SHIP

Shannon Keefe posted a brace, with each scores coming from assists by Taylor Kofton, to guide BU to a 3-0 shutout against Army West Point in the semifinal round.
McKenna Kennedy also found the back of the net by converting on a penalty kick.
Morgan Messner posted four saves in net for her sixth shutout of the season.

TITLE CITY

BU is 8-2 all-time in the Patriot League Tournament.
The Terriers captured the league title in each of its first three seasons as a member of the Patriot League.
Additionally, BU has claimed three regular season conference titles and is hosting the tournament for the first time since 2015.

DEFENDING THE HOME TURF

BU has gone unbeaten in 49 straight home conference games.
The streak, which dates back to 2007, is the longest undefeated in home conference games active streak in the NCAA.

SETTING THE SCORE

BU posted an undefeated record in Patriot League games for the second time in program history with a 7-0-2 record.
With Saturday's win at Colgate, BU clinched the outright Patriot League regular season for the second time, and won its third conference regular season title.
In its 23 seasons competing within a conference, BU has posted nine undefeated regular seasons.
Of the 31 conferences in the NCAA, BU was one of 10 teams to post an undefeated record in league games.

ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE

Head coach Nancy Feldman and Taylor Kofton took home a pair of Patriot League major awards on Monday, as Feldman was honored as the Coach of the Year, while Kofton was named the league's Rookie of the Year.
Anna Heilferty and Dorrie Varley-Barrett each earned a spot on the First Time, Chelsea Churchill and Libby Closson were named to the Second Team, and Kofton was recognized on the Third Team.

PATRIOT LEAGUE DOMINANCE

BU has dominated the Patriot League since entering the league in 2013, amassing a 43-5-6 record in regular season conference games.

STUFFING THE STAT SHEET

Anna Heilferty leads the team in goals (5), assists (6), and points (16).
Heilferty has posted at least one point in six of the last 11 games.
Taylor Kofton has caught fire down the stretch, posting all 10 of her points over the last eight games.

THE LAST LINE

BU's backline has guided the defense to nine shutouts and limited opponents to just 0.95 goals per game.
The defense took it to the next level in conference play, limiting opponents to just 0.22 goals and 6.1 shots per game.

SHUT IT DOWN

All eight of BU's wins against conference opponents have been via shutout.
This marks the second straight season BU has shut out seven Patriot League opponents.
Over its six years in the Patriot League, the Terriers have 36 shutouts in conference play, posting at least five each season.

DUAL THREATS

Amanda Fay and Morgan Messner have split time in net this season, with each making 10 starts in net.
Messner was the lone goalkeeper in the league to not allow a goal during conference play.

LEADER OF THE PACK

Head Coach Nancy Feldman has been at the helm of the program since its inception in 1995.
Feldman has guided BU to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 conference regular season titles, and 12 conference tournament titles.
Additionally, she has been an 11-time conference coach of the year.
In 31 seasons as a head coach, Feldman owns a career record of 399-168-56.
With one more win, Feldman would become the 20th women's soccer coach in NCAA history to reach 400 career wins.

SCOUTING LEHIGH

Lehigh continued its late-game magic, as Sabrina Mertz headed in the game-winning goal in the 90th minute to seal an upset of No. 2 Colgate, 2-1, Friday night.
Kayla Arestivo scored the golden goal with two seconds left in overtime in the Mountain Hawk's quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Bucknell to steal a 2-1 win on Tuesday.
Each of Lehigh's last three wins have ended with a final score of 2-1, while its last five games have been one-goal decisions.
Lehigh opened its Patriot League slate with four straight loses, but turned its season around to qualify for its third straight Patriot League Tournament.
Arestivo and Mertz are tied for the team lead in goals (5) and points (12).
The pair also represented Lehigh on the All-Patriot League teams, as Arestivo earned First Team honors and Mertz was named to the Second Team.
Sam Miller has started the last eight games in net and lead the team with a 6-4-0 mark in frame to go with a 1.23 goals against average.

THE SERIES

BU holds the series lead at 4-0-2 and owns a 10-2 goal advantage.
Chelsea Churchill scored the game-winning goal in the 8th minute to guide the Terriers to a 1-0 shutout during the regular season matchup Sept. 22 at Nickerson Field.
The Terriers are 3-0-0 against the Mountain Hawks at Nickerson Field.

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