Churchill Lifts Women's Soccer Past Lehigh, 1-0

Saturday, September 22

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

2-7-2, 1-0-1PL

Lehigh

3-6-0, 0-2-0PL

Lehigh

Boston University

Photo by: Tim Carey

Churchill Lifts Women's Soccer Past Lehigh, 1-0

September 22, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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BOSTON – Hosting Lehigh in its Patriot League Nickerson Field opener, Chelsea Churchill's header in the 8th minute proved to be the game-winner as the Boston University women's soccer team downed the Mountain Hawks, 1-0, Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened

Anna Heilferty worked her way down the right sideline before splitting a pair of defenders at the baseline with a volley towards the box.
Working off a bounce, Chelsea Churchill headed the ball just inside the back right post to put the Terriers on the board in the 8th minute.
Heilferty nearly netted a score of her own in the 35th minute, bending a free kick that just veered wide of the net.
Lehigh had a chance to tie up the game in the 60th minute, as a Mountain Hawk slipped past the backline, but the ensuing shot sailed high.
After a slow start to the second half, BU ramped up the pressure in the 64th minute when Taylor Kofton crossed in a feed from the far-right sideline that McKenna Doyle headed towards the post, but Lehigh's keeper made a diving save to keep it a one-goal game.
The Mountain Hawks held a 7-5 edge in second-half shots, but Morgan Messner and the defense tabbed BU's second shutout of the season.

Game Notes

Churchill's score was the sixth of her career and her first of the season.
The senior has scored at least one goal in each of her four seasons with the Terriers.
BU remained undefeated against the Mountain Hawks, improving its all-time mark to 4-0-2.
Messner earned her second shutout and win of the season in net.
The Terriers improved their home conference games undefeated streak to 44 games, which ranks second in the NCAA to West Virginia's 45-game streak.

Up Next

BU will return to the road for a Turnpike Trophy matchup at Holy Cross on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m.
Former BU associate head coach Casey Brown is in her third season as head coach of the Crusaders.
Brown spent three seasons with the Terriers, aiding the team to three straight Patriot League titles and was named the 2015 NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year.