LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Boston University men's lacrosse team scored the final six goals of the game to erase an 11-6 deficit and knock off 10th-ranked Bucknell, 12-11, on Tuesday night in a Patriot League quarterfinal contest.

Freshman Chris Gray was sensational, recording nine points on a career-high five goals and four assists. He factored on four of the final five goals of the game, assisting on junior Brendan Homire's game-winning goal with 6:56 remaining in regulation. 

The Terrier defense was fantastic down the stretch, holding Bucknell scoreless for the final 21:04 of the contest. BU killed off two penalties in the final five minutes, with sophomore Joe McSorley making three of his 12 saves over the final 15 minutes.

This was the Terriers' first win over a top-10 opponent in program history. BU will now move on to the Patriot League semifinals for the second straight season. The Terriers will face top-seeded Loyola Maryland on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bucknell (11-4, 7-1 PL) struck first but BU (8-7, 3-5 PL) answered when senior Hayden Ruiz found Gray during a man-up opportunity.
• The Bison scored the next three goals to take a 4-1 lead, but the Terriers responded on the ensuing faceoff. Sophomore Chase Levesque won a battle for a ground ball of the draw and dished it to Gray, who quickly found James Burr. The junior made no mistake for his 36th goal of the year.
• The Terriers cut the lead to one at 4-3 when Homire fed Gray for the freshman's second strike of the game.
• After Bucknell pushed its advantage to 6-3, Gray completed his hat trick when he came from behind goal line extended, turned and scored.
• The Bison added another marker to take a 7-4 lead into halftime.
• BU nearly got the third quarter started with a goal but Gray rang a shot off the pipe and Christian Klipstein made a terrific save in an unsettled situation. The Bison then scored on the other end to take an 8-4 lead.
• The Terriers answered just four seconds later when freshman Sean Christman won a faceoff and quickly found senior Jack Wilson in front to cut the deficit to 8-5.
• Burr then ripped home his second goal of the game off an assist from Gray to make it 8-6, but Bucknell responded with three straight goals to make it 11-6.
• That was the last time the Bison found the back of the net, as BU began its six-goal run.
• Ruiz sparked it with a pair of assists and a goal. First he fed senior Greg Farris on a man-up chance before setting up Gray's fourth goal of the game. Then, he found the back of the net himself with two seconds left in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 11-9.
• BU continued its scoring in the fourth quarter when Gray assisted Homire to make it 11-10 before scoring his fifth of the game to tie it at 11-11.
• Gray connected with Homire again to give the Terriers their first lead of the game, 12-11, with 6:56 remaining in regulation.

GRAY CONTINUES IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN SEASON

• Gray showed why he was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year with his nine-point performance on Tuesday night.
• He became the first Terrier in program history to eclipse the 60-point mark, finishing the evening with 30 goals and 38 assists for 68 points.
• Gray has notched a point in all 15 games this season and has recorded at least two points in each of the last 11 contests.
• He also caused two turnovers in an outstanding all-around effort.

WILSON EXTENDS POINT STREAK

• Wilson moved his point streak to 58 games with his goal.
• He has only been held without a point once in his entire career. 
• In those 58 games, Wilson has tallied 97 goals and 59 assists for 156 points.
• Wilson has tallied 26 goals and 15 assists for 41 points this year.

HAYDEN IS A HERO

• Ruiz finished the game with a career-high four points and he saved his best for when it mattered the most.
• Three of Ruiz' four points came in the second half as he sparked the Terriers' impressive comeback.

GERMAIN SHUTS DOWN WILL SANDS

• Junior Quintin Germain only recorded one ground ball, but he had one of the best efforts of his career on Tuesday.
• He held First Team All-Patriot League attackman Will Sands to just two assists after he entered the night with 53 assists and 20 goals.

GAME NOTES

• Burr has tallied at least one goal in every game and at least two goals in 13 of the Terriers' 15 contests.
• Graduate student Brian Badgett finished with four ground balls.
• Freshman Sean Christman won 12 faceoffs and gathered a team-high five ground balls.
• The Terriers were 2-of-2 on EMOs and 4-of-4 during man-down situations.