Terriers Fall Short Against No. 8 Princeton, 3-1

Sunday, October 20

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

(4-10)

Princeton

(10-4)

Princeton

Boston University

Terriers Fall Short Against No. 8 Princeton, 3-1

October 20, 2019 | Field Hockey

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BOSTON - The Boston University field hockey team fell to No. 8 Princeton by a score of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at New Balance Field.

The Tigers came out of the gates fast and recorded three goals in the opening half before the Terriers regrouped and put together a strong second half that culminated in senior Kiley Gallagher's second goal of the season.

BU falls to 4-10 on the year while Princeton stretches their win streak to seven games and improves to 10-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers put together an impressive first half, totaling 15 shots and three goals while not allowing a shot in their zone.
Clara Roth opened the scoring with her first of two goals as she was positioned in front of the cage and redirected a pass from Emma Street to the boards at the 6:45 mark.
Princeton used a corner to take a 2-0 lead in the 17th minute with Sammy Popper converting from the top of the circle off assists from Julianna Tornetta and Roth.
After an initial save off a corner by BU netminder Livy Golini, Roth completed her five-point day when she picked off a clearing attempt by the Terriers and scored from the left side of the circle at the 26:04 mark.
BU turned things around in the second half, recording seven shots with five of them on target.
Gallagher spoiled the Tigers' shutout bid at 56:33 when she dribbled through the right side of the circle before sending the ball towards the cage and in.

GAME NOTES

Shots on goal after halftime were 6-5 in favor of Princeton.
Golini made eight saves on 11 shots in the first half before freshman Caroline Kelly took over and stopped all six shots she faced.
Grace Baylis played the first half in goal for the Tigers to pick up the win.
In the second half, the Tigers went with Grace Brightbill in goal and she stopped four of the five shots she faced.
Princeton held a 10-2 advantage in corners.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to action on Saturday (Oct. 26) when they visit Holy Cross for a critical Patriot League contest.
BU must win both of its final Patriot League games against the Crusaders and Lehigh to qualify for the conference tournament.
The annual Turnpike Trophy game will begin at 11 a.m.