Women's Soccer Opens Patriot League Slate at American Sunday

Sunday, September 16

Washington, D.C.

12 PM

Boston University

American

Photo by: Kaitlyn Cole

Women's Soccer Opens Patriot League Slate at American Sunday

September 14, 2018 | Women's Soccer

Live Stats

Women's Soccer (1-7-1) at American (5-1-2)
Date & Time	Sunday, Sept. 16 \| 12 p.m.
Venue	Reeves Field \| Washington, D.C.
Live Stats	AUEagles.com
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWSOC

BOSTON - The Boston University women's soccer team will open up its Patriot League slate as it closes out a three-game road trip at American on Sunday, Sept. 16 at noon.

Terrier Tidbits

West Virginia handed BU a 4-0 defeat Thursday night, scoring a pair of goals in each half.
BU is 36-5-3 all-time in regular season Patriot League games.
The Terriers are 3-2 in Patriot League openers and has never surrendered more than two goals in any league contest.
BU has posted at least five clean sheets in each of its first five seasons in the Patriot League, and has amassed 28 league shutouts.
Anna Heilferty leads the team in goals (2) and points (6) and leads the team with 21 shots.
Morgan Messner and Amanda Fay have split time in net, with Messner making four starts to Fay's five.
Head coach Nancy Feldman is two wins away from her 300th career victory at BU.
Feldman has posted a 298-150-45 (.651) mark during her tenure at BU and owns a 390-168-54 (.682) career record.

Scouting American

The Eagles boast the top mark in the league with a 5-1-2 record and are the lone undefeated team in the league at home at 4-0-0.
Yari Bradfield is tied for the lead league in goals (5) and ranks second in points per game (1.38).
Gabriela Maldonado follows Bradfield in goals (4) and points (10), while Audrey Denkler is the top assist provider (4).
As a team, American leads the league in scoring average (1.5) and ranks second in goals allowed per game (0.57).
In net, Ryleigh Brown has earned six starts, posting a 0.61 goals against average to go with three shutouts.

The Series

BU is 5-0-1 in the all-time series and has shut out the Eagles in each of the last two matchups.
The Terriers boasted their largest margin of victory in last season's contest, coming out on top 6-0.
BU has played at Reeves Field twice, with each game needing overtime.

Up Next

BU will return home as part of a Nickerson Field doubleheader as it hosts Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m.
The men's team will open the day against American at 1 p.m.