Hayden Ruiz
Rich Gagnon
10
Winner Navy NAVY 2-2, 1-0 PL
8
Boston University BU 2-2, 0-1 PL
Winner
Navy NAVY
2-2, 1-0 PL
10
Final
8
Boston University BU
2-2, 0-1 PL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Navy NAVY 2 3 1 4 10
Boston University BU 3 0 4 1 8

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Terriers Edged by Navy, 10-8

BOSTON – Seniors Jack Wilson (2g, 1a) and Hayden Ruiz (1g, 2a) each tallied three points, but the Boston University men's lacrosse team suffered a 10-8 setback to Navy on Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • BU (2-2, 0-1 PL) scored the first three goals of the game to take a 3-0 lead with 3:41 left in the opening quarter.
  • Navy (2-2, 1-0 PL) responded with five straight goals of its own to take a 5-3 lead early in the second quarter.
  • The two teams combined for a strong defensive effort in the remaining 9:47 of the stanza, and the score remained 5-3 at halftime.
  • BU then went on a four-goal run to open up a 7-5 advantage in the third quarter.
  • Ruiz found Hilburn on a man-up chance to cut the Navy lead to 5-4 before junior Brendan Homire connected with Wilson for a 5-5 score.
  • Wilson then fed junior James Burr for a 7-6 lead with 6:34 left in the third quarter.
  • Sophomore John MacLean added another marker for the 7-5 advantage, but Navy answered with two straight goals to tie the game, 7-7, early in the fourth frame.
  • Wilson made it 8-7 with 10:25 left, but Navy once again tied it with 7:49 to play.
  • Both teams got big defensive stops, with sophomore Joe McSorley (12 saves) coming up with a huge stop in transition to keep the game tied.
  • The Mids grabbed the lead for good when Greyson Torain scored with 59 seconds left.
  • BU forced a late Navy turnover, but the Mids kept BU from clearing and then scored into an open net in the final seconds to secure the victory.

WILSON'S STREAK IN TACT

  • Wilson moved his point streak to 47 games thanks to his three points.
  • He has only been held without a point once in his entire career. 
  • In those 47 games, Wilson has tallied 78 goals and 47 assists for 125 points.
  • Wilson has scored seven goals in the last two games.
LIPTON HAS A MONSTER DAY
  • Senior Isaac Lipton had a career day on defense for the Terriers.
  • He recorded career highs in ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (5) on Saturday.
  • Lipton now has 12 ground balls and six caused turnovers this year.
GAME NOTES
  • Seven different Terriers recorded a point and seven different players had a caused turnover.
  • Gray also had four ground balls in addition to his goal.
  • Senior Joe Stucky won seven faceoffs and had two ground balls.
NEXT UP: BRYANT
  • The Terriers will return to non-conference play on Tuesday night when they travel to Bryant.
  • Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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