BOSTON – Looking to carry momentum from this past weekend's 2-1 Patriot League opening win over American, the Boston University men's soccer team will continue its three-game homestand against Brown on Tuesday night with the start time slated for 7 p.m. The Bears will mark the fourth and final scheduled Ivy League opponent of the non-conference schedule.
As a part of Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night, a free pregame meal and admission will be provided to those BU faculty and staff (with guests) who sign up for the event at
GoTerriers.com/thankyou.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU is riding a two-game win streak at home following the win over the Eagles and the 3-2 victory against defending Atlantic 10 champion UMass.
- The Terriers are 0-2-1 against Ivy League competition with a 2-2 draw at four-time defending champion Dartmouth and one-goal losses at both Harvard (2-1 OT) and Princeton (1-0).
- On Monday, sophomore Austin D'Anna collected his first career Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award after posting a pair of goals and an assist.
- D'Anna is now second on the team with five points, just one ahead of both junior Satchel Cortet (1g,2a) and freshman Kari Petursson (1g,2a) with currently injured junior Matt McDonnell still in the lead at 12 points with six goals.
- Sophomore Toti Knutsson owns a team-high three assists with senior T.J. Butzke joining Cortet and Petursson at two apiece.
- Opponents are averaging nearly three more shot attempts than the Terriers at 13.8-11.1.
- Owner of an NCAA-high 14 saves against Princeton, senior Mike Bernardi has started the last four games and currently owns a 0.784 save percentage with a 1.53 goals against average.
SCOUTING BROWN
- The Bears snapped a three-game losing streak this past Saturday with a 110th-minute golden-goal victory at Rhode Island (1-0), marking the Rams first loss of the season.
- Brown opened the season with back-to-back 2-1 wins over Bryant and George Washington (OT) but followed with losses to Albany, San Diego State and UC Irvine by a combined score of 6-1.
- Daniel Schiller leads Brown with seven points (3g,1a) and is one of five to record an assist this season.
- James Swomley started the first five games at net and posted a 0.500 save percentage with a 1.99 goals against average before Max Gross recorded six saves in the shutout win over the Rams.
- Opponents own a 47-29 advantage in corner kicks over the Bears.
SERIES HISTORY
- Brown leads the all-time series, 24-15-4, that dates back to 1969.
- Last season, the Bears escaped with a 2-1 home win by scoring in the 11th minute and responding to Knutsson's successful 78th-minute penalty kick one minute later with the game winner.
- The Terriers finished with a 10-9 advantage in shots despite the Bears owning a 3-1 lead in corner kicks.
- Two years ago at Nickerson Field, BU snapped an eight-game winless streak by scoring goals in the 42nd and 54th minutes, respectively, with McDonnell scoring the first goal.
