Saturday, April 21
West Point, NY
1 PM
Boston University
9-6(5-3PL)
9
at
8
Army West Point
9-7 (3-5PL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Army West Point | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Photo by: Peyton Williams
Terriers Clinch PL Tournament Berth With 9-8 Win at Army West Point
April 21, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
WEST POINT, N.Y. – With a postseason berth on the line, the Boston University women's lacrosse team pulled away from Army West Point, 9-8, Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium to clinch a spot in the Patriot League Tournament.
With the win, BU will await its opponent in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, set to begin on Tuesday, May 1.
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How It Happened
With the win, BU will await its opponent in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, set to begin on Tuesday, May 1.
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How It Happened
- Ava Barry deked the Black Knights keeper on a free position shot to put the Terriers on the board 40 seconds in.
- Army delivered back-to-back goals until Sarah Andersen forced a turnover and took it into the attacking end, and Ryann Gaffney delivered the equalizer at the eight-minute mark.
- Barry notched her third straight multi-goal game with a one-timer off a feed by Kailey Conry before Lexi Lewis split a pair of eke out a two-goal edge.
- The Black Knights responded two minutes later by breaking an 18-minute scoring drought, but Caroline English converted on her fifth free position shot of the season to send BU into the break with a 5-3 command.
- Army kicked off the second frame with two straight scores, knotting the scoreboard at 5-all with 22:20 left in regulation.
- Emily Vervlied answered three minutes later as she spun off a defender and pounded in her sixth goal of the season to make it a 6-5 contest.
- However, Army kept the momentum on its side, pushing its run to 4-1 as it took a 7-6 lead with 17:06 remaining.
- BU took the momentum by storm, scoring three times as Engilsh scored in transition before Gaffney and Matthews each found the back of the net within a 28-second span to reclaim the lead, 9-7.
- Army took advantage of a woman-up situation to reduce the deficit to one with 7:39 left.
- Christine Laible iced the game with her 11th save of the game with 50 seconds left.Â
- The Terriers clinched a spot in the Patriot League Tournament for the fifth straight year.
- BU is on its longest win streak since 2012, when it won seven in-a-row.
- The Terriers improved to 3-0 against the Black Knights and won its second straight game in West Point.
- English has four multi-goal games over the last five contests. During that stretch, the senior has 11 goals and two assists.
- Laible has posted double-digit saves in seven of the last nine games and stopped at least 10 shots 10 times this season.
- Tonianne Magnelli and Mackenzie Howe led the Terriers with three draw controls each.
- Lewis led the team with a career-high four ground balls, while Conry and Mathews scooped up three apiece.
- The Terriers will close out the regular season at No. 11 Navy on Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m.
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/ Women's LacrosseTeam Stats
BU
ARMY
Shots
35
27
Turnovers
17
20
Caused Turnovers
11
10
Draw Controls
11
8
Free-Position Shots
3
0
Ground Balls
23
16
Game Leaders
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
2
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