Terriers Close Out Three-Game Road Swing at Hofstra

Thursday, August 23

Hempstead, NY

7 PM

Boston University

Hofstra

Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke

Terriers Close Out Three-Game Road Swing at Hofstra

August 21, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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BOSTON - In search of its first win, the Boston University women's soccer team will close out its three-game road trip to open the season at Hofstra on Thursday, Aug. 23. Opening kick is set for 7 p.m.

Women's Soccer (0-2) at Hofstra (1-1)
Date & Time	Thursday, Aug. 23 \| 7 p.m.
Venue	Hempstead, N.Y. \| Hofstra Soccer Stadium
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Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWSOC

Last Time Out

BU dropped both of its games to open the season, falling 3-1 to Michigan before being shut out by Michigan State, 2-0, on Sunday.
Anna Heilferty delivered the lone score for the Terriers agains the Wolverines in the 87th minute.

Preseason Predictions

BU landed a league-high four student-athletes on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team in Julianna Chen, McKenna Doyle, Anna Heilferty and Dorrie Varley-Barrett.
Heilferty headlined the quartet as she was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to earn the honor since Army's Kim An in 2011.
As a team, the Terriers were predicted to finish second overall among Patriot League foes, and earned six first-place votes.

Leading The Way

Libby Closson, Pietra Sweeney and Dorrie Varley-Barrett will serve as tri-captains this season.
Closson has started every game on the backline for the past two seasons and helped guide the defense to 10 shutouts and was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.
Sweeney has also been a key figure on the defense for the past three seasons and started in 20 of 21 matches in 2017.
A two-time All-Patriot League selection, Varley-Barrett has started in 57 of 63 games played and was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team in 2017.

Return of The Attack

The Terriers return their top two point scorers in McKenna Doyle and Anna Heilferty.
Heilferty, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, tied for the team lead in points (13) and goals (5) last season.
Doyle ranked fourth in goals (3) and tied for fourth in points (8).

The Last Line

BU boasted one of the top defenses in the league, posting nine shutouts, including seven against Patriot League opponents.
The Terriers limited opponents to just .86 goals per game and posted a .44 goals against average in conference play.
Amanda Fay led the league with a .560 goals against average, allowing just eight goals over 15 games in net.

At the Helm

Head coach Nancy Feldman is in her 24th season in guiding the Terriers and her 31st season as a head women's soccer coach at the collegiate level.
Feldman has posted a 297-145-44 (.656) mark during her tenure at BU and owns a 389-163-53 (.686) career record.
In NCAA history, she ranks No. 19 all-time in career wins.
Under Feldman's watch, the Terriers have won 12 conference regular season and postseason titles and have made 13 NCAA appearances.

Red, White and Blue

Anna Heilferty earned a spot on the U.S. U-18 National Team in February and competed at the U-19 La Manga 12 Nations Tournament before taking the pitch for a pair of games against Switzerland's U-19 team in March.
For both tours, Heilferty was the lone player from a non-power five conference to represent the U-18 WNT.

Scouting the Pride

Hofstra opened its season with a 1-0 shutout at Bucknell and is coming off a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fairfield.
The preseason CAA favorite, the Pride posted a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play en route to a 15-4-2 season.
Also boasting a stout defense, Hofstra tallied 11 shutouts and surrendered just three goals in CAA play in 2017.
Madeline Anderson, the reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Year, was heralded as the preseason CAA Co-Preseason Player of the Year.

The Series

BU is 9-2-1 all-time against the Pride and will visit Hempstead for the first time since 2000.
In last season's matchup, Heilferty put BU on the board in the 31st minute, though Hofstra responded with a pair of goals in the second half to escape with a 2-1 victory.

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