CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman
Chris Gray set new single-game program records with eight assists and 10 points, but the Boston University men's lacrosse team was edged in overtime, 19-18, on Tuesday night at Harvard Stadium.
GRAY CONTINUES HIS TERRIFIC DEBUT SEASON WITH RECORD DAY
- After matching the program record for points in a game last week with seven, Gray bested that with a 10-point outing on Tuesday.
- The freshman phenom dished out a program-best eight assists in addition to a pair of goals.
- Gray has now tallied a team-high 41Â points thanks to 16Â goals and a team-best 25Â assists.
- He leads all NCAA rookies in both of those categories.
BURR MATCHES A CAREER HIGH
- Junior James Burr matched career highs with five goals and six points.
- He previously accomplished both of those feats at Air Force on March 3.
- Burr now has a team-high 24 goals to go along with seven assists for 31 points.
MACLEANÂ RECORDS A CAREER DAY
- Sophomore John MacLean scored a career-high four goals for the third time this season.
- MacLean now has 15 goals and seven assists for 22 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Harvard opened the scoring just 2:05 into the proceedings, but Burr answered with a man-up goal to tie the game, 1-1.
- The Crimson grabbed a 4-1 lead with 3:06 left in the quarter, but the Terriers immediately responded to begin a crucial run of scoring.
- Freshman Sean Christman won the ensuing faceoff and fed Gray for a goal just six seconds after the Crimson scored. For Christman, that was his first collegiate assist.
- That Gray marker began a 5-0 run for the Terriers, which included a buzzer-beating goal from senior Ryan Hilburn.
- Harvard eventually tied the game, 7-7, but BU regained a two-goal edge when senior Hayden Ruiz beat the buzzer with 1.4 seconds left in the half.
- The Crimson struck first in the third quarter to make it a 9-8 Terrier lead.
- BU rattled off six of the next seven goals, however, to stake itself a 15-9 advantage.
- Harvard hung tough, and after the Terriers held an 18-12 lead halfway through the final quarter, the Crimson tied the score with less than a minute to play.
- BU won the next draw but was unable to convert on the final possession of regulation.
- The Crimson then won the opening faceoff of overtime to set up its game-winning goal.
FIFTY STRAIGHT AND COUNTING FOR WILSON
- Senior Jack Wilson moved his point streak to 52Â games with his four goals and one assist on Tuesday.
- Wilson has only been held without a point once in his entire career.Â
- In those 52Â games, Wilson has tallied 90Â goals and 52Â assists for 142Â points.
- Wilson has tallied 19 goals and eight assists for 27 points this year.
- He has notched four hat tricks this season and has found the back of the net in each of the last eight contests.
GAME NOTES
- Christman won a career-best 18 of the 35 draws he took and collected a career-high 13 ground balls.
- Junior Brendan Homire found the back of the net while freshman Michael Doxie and junior Thomas Schmidt each added an assist.
- Sophomore goaltender Joe McSorley made a career-high 14 saves.
- BU went 15-of-16 in the clearing game and converted both of its man-up chances.
NEXT UP: LAFAYETTE
- The Terriers will remain on the road but return to Patriot League play on Saturday when they travel to Lafayette.
- Game time is set for 1 p.m.