Terriers Fall at Harvard, 4-1; Teams Raise over $1,500 for Travis Roy Foundation

Wednesday, October 30

Allston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

(6-11)

Harvard

(11-4)

HARV

Terriers Fall at Harvard, 4-1; Teams Raise over $1,500 for Travis Roy Foundation

October 30, 2019 | Field Hockey

Box Score Box Score Highlights

ALLSTON, Mass. - The Boston University field hockey team dropped a 4-1 contest at No. 15 Harvard on Wednesday evening at Berylson Field. The local rivals teamed up to raise over $1,500 for the Travis Roy Foundation.

The Crimson scored a pair of early goals to take a lead they would not relinquish. Junior Ailsa Connolly scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season for the Terriers, who move to 6-11 on the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU earned the only two corners of the opening half but the home team was efficient in the early stages, scoring on the first two shots of the game.
Mimi Tarrant fired a low reverse-stick shot from the left side to the boards at 2:28 after receiving a pass from Bente van Vlijmen.
Moments later, Tarrant corralled a deflected pass before creating space in the middle of the circle and firing a shot to the top left corner of the goal.
Neither team scored for the next 40 minutes of play before Harvard extended its lead when a shot by Rachel Greenwood went off a BU stick and in with 1:41 left in the third quarter.
Connolly turned in an impressive individual effort to get BU on the board early in the final quarter.
The junior penetrated the circle from the far right side before dribbling through the defense, faking her shot as she entered the middle of the arc and then drilling a shot off the left post and in at the 47:13 mark.
The Crimson created the 4-1 final with 1:13 to play when Kolbe Keating redirected a pass from Siofra Murdoch past BU netminder Livy Golini.

GAME NOTES

The Crimson did not earn a corner until the third quarter, ending an impressive stretch of 117:10 between corners allowed by the Terriers, dating back to the third quarter of Saturday's contest at Holy Cross.
Connolly now has 29 career goals, moving her into a tie for ninth all-time at BU with Pam Spuehler '08.
Golini made seven saves, one off her season high.
Ellie Shahbo recorded three saves for the Crimson to earn the win in goal.
The two teams collected donations from family and friends to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will close their regular season on Saturday (Nov. 2) with a visit to Pennsylvania to take on Lehigh.
BU must win its game with the Mountain Hawks to qualify for the Patriot League tournament.
Game time at Ulrich Field is set for 11 a.m.