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The Boston University men's lacrosse team will continue its 2018 season on Tuesday night when the Terriers welcome Dartmouth to Nickerson Field. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
A NEW OPPONENT FOR THE TERRIERS
- Tuesday will be the first time that BU and Dartmouth have met.
- Dartmouth will be the 13th different non-conference opponent and 21st different opponent overall that the Terriers have faced.
- Of those 21 opponents, BU has defeated all but three (Ohio State, Duke, Army West Point).
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
- Dartmouth opened its season on Saturday with a 13-12 home win against Canisius.
- Jack Korzelius scored the game-winner with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.
- That was one Korzelius' three goals on the day.
- Six other players finished with multiple points, including freshman attack George Prince, who totaled a team-high four points thanks to a team-best three assists.
- Chris Bacotti finished 8-of-15 at the faceoff X with seven ground balls.
- George Christopher started in the cage and played the first 32:19, allowing seven goals and making three saves.
- Alex Burnley came in for the final 27:41 and stopped three of the eight shots on goal he faced.
RECAPPING THE OHIO STATE GAME
- BU battled back from a 10-1 halftime deficit and got within five in the third quarter, but current No. 4/5 Ohio State earned a 15-9 home win on Feb. 10.
- Junior James Burr and senior Jack Wilson each tallied three goals while sophomore John MacLean added two assists.
- Freshman Chris Gray and junior Brendan Homire each had a goal and an assist apiece while senior Ryan Hilburn also found the back of the net.
- Sophomore Joe McSorley made a career-best 13 saves and also collected a career-high six ground balls.
FOUR TERRIERS NAMED ALL-NEW ENGLAND
- Senior Jack Wilson, junior Quintin Germain, and sophomores John MacLean and Chase Levesque all earned preseason All-New England honors from the NEILA last week.
- All four received second-team recognition.
- Wilson was selected at attack, Germain at close defense, MacLean at midfield and Levesque at long-stick midfield.
- Wilson also recevied All-New England accolades at the end of the 2017 season.
HOME SWEET HOME
- BU has been outstanding at home since the start of the 2017Â season, going 8-1 at Nickerson Field.
- The Terriers are a perfect 4-0 against non-conference opponents at home in that stretch, including a 12-11 win over Providence on Feb. 3.
- BU has averaged 11.33 goals per game at home since the start of last year and has held opponents to just 8.78 goals per game.
NEXT UP: NAVY
- BU will open up Patriot League play on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Terriers host Navy at 1 p.m.