SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore John MacLean's fourth goal of the game just 27 seconds into overtime lifted the Boston University men's lacrosse team to an 8-7 victory at Bryant on Tuesday night at the Bryant Track & Turf Complex.

WELCOME TO THE PARTY, PAL

• MacLean scored his second overtime-winner of the season Tuesday night, as he ripped a shot into the top right corner with 3:33 left in overtime.
• Just as he did in the season-opening win against Providence, Gray assisted on MacLean's overtime goal.
• This was MacLean's second four-goal game of the season; he also tallied four goals in the aforementioned overtime win over Providence.

 

When you need a goal in overtime, call on John MacLean! pic.twitter.com/pMv4fgYyQF

— BU Men's Lacrosse (@TerrierMLAX) February 28, 2018

THE BUILD-UP TO THE HEROICS

• MacLean tied the game, 7-7, with just 2:07 remaining in regulation off a feed from Gray.
• The Bulldogs had the last possession of the fourth quarter, but a great defensive stand capped by freshman Malcolm Glendinning's caused turnover forced overtime.
• Freshman Sean Christman won the opening faceoff of overtime with a key ground ball before running into the offensive zone and calling timeout.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Bryant opened the scoring with 12:10 left in the first quarter, senior Jack Wilson got BU on the board halfway through the frame.
• Wilson then assisted MacLean to give the Terriers a 2-1 lead with 2:43 left.
• The Bulldogs responded to make it a 2-2 game after 15 minutes and then took a 3-2 lead early in the second stanza.
• BU tied it when senior Ryan Hilburn cut to the cage and converted a feed from Wilson, but Bryant got the final goal of the half to take a 4-3 lead into the break.
• Junior James Burr opened the third quarter with his first goal of the game to tie it, 4-4.
• Bryant earned the game's first two-goal lead at 6-4, but MacLean made it 6-5 with 13 seconds left in the third frame.
• Burr tied it, 6-6, with 10:47 left in the fourth quarter, but Bryant made it 7-6 with 3:28 left before MacLean stole the show.

WILSON'S STREAK IN TACT

• Wilson moved his point streak to 48 games thanks to his three points.
• He has only been held without a point once in his entire career. 
• In those 48 games, Wilson has tallied 79 goals and 49 assists for 128 points.
• Wilson has scored eight goals in the last three games.

MCSORLEY MAGNIFICENT IN THE CAGE

• Sophomore Joe McSorley matched his career high with 13 saves on Tuesday night.
• He made six of those stops in the second half.
• McSorley also gathered three ground balls.
• The sophomore netminder has averaged 12.2 saves per game this season.

LIPTON HAS ANOTHER MONSTER GAME

• After posting career highs in ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (2) on Saturday against Navy, senior Isaac Lipton was once again great on Tuesday.
• He bested that career high in ground balls with five against Bryant while also adding two caused turnovers.
• Lipton now has 17 ground balls and eight caused turnovers this year.

WANT A GOAL? ASK Chris Gray FOR THE BALL

• Gray posted a career-high four assists on Tuesday night in addition to a ground ball and a caused turnover.
• Three of those assists came in the second half, and all three assists led to goals that either evened the score or gave BU the lead.
• Gray leads BU with 10 assists and 17 points this season.

GAME NOTES

• BU improved to 6-0 in overtime games.
• The Terriers remained perfect in man-down situations, killing the only penalty they took on Tuesday. BU is now 8-for-8 in man-down scenarios.
• Glendinning finished with two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Senior Brian Badgett gathered three ground balls and also forced two turnovers.

NEXT UP: AIR FORCE

• The Terriers will head to Colorado Springs for a non-conference game against Air Force on Saturday.
• Game time is set for 2 p.m. ET, noon local.