BOSTON - The No. 21 Boston University field hockey team will return to Patriot League play on Saturday (Sept. 22) when it hosts Colgate to kick off BU Athletics Pride Week. Game time at New Balance Field is set for noon.
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Beginning on Saturday, Pride Week features BU student-athletes sharing what it means to identify as LGBTQA+, be an ally or what inclusion in life and athletics looks like. Pride pins and decals will be available for fans at Saturday's game.
The Terriers (5-3, 1-0 PL) opened conference play last weekend with a 2-1 overtime win at American and most recently dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 6 Penn State.Â
The Raiders (2-6, 0-1 PL) kicked off their 2018 season with wins against Central Michigan and LIU Brooklyn but have lost their past six games, including a 5-2 contest against Pacific on Thursday to close out a three-game homestand.Â
BU is 7-1 all-time against Colgate and a perfect 5-0 since joining the Patriot League. The Raiders' lone win in the series came when the teams first met in 1983.
This year's Colgate squad is paced offensively by sophomore Nora Mulroy, who has six points on a trio of goals. Freshman Olivia Krogermeier has five points on two goals and an assist while junior Remi Filippini and sophomore Megan Minturn have scored a goal apiece.
In goal, freshman Anna Unger has started all eight games and has a 3.45 goals-against average to go along with a .625 save percentage.
Six Terriers have scored multiple goals this season and that group is led by sophomore
Ailsa Connolly, who has team highs in points (12) and goals (5). Senior
Ally Hammel (2g, 5a) and sophomore
Petra Hall (3g, 2a) have added nine and eight points, respectively. Freshman
Casey Thompson and seniors
Allie Doggett and
Kara Enoch have all tallied two goals on the year.
Senior
Kathleen Keegan has established herself as the Terriers' primary netminder and has started all eight contests. The reigning PL Goalkeeper of the Week has a 1.80 goals-against average and a .560 save percentage.
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