Terriers to Host Harvard Tuesday Night

Tuesday, March 19

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Harvard

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March 18, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse

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Men's Lacrosse (6-2, 1-1 PL) vs. Harvard (2-4, 0-1 Ivy League)
Date & Time	Tuesday, March 19 (7 p.m.)
Venue	Nickerson Field - Boston, Mass.
Tickets	Tuesday Tickets
Live Stats	GoTerriers.com
Watch Online	Patriot League Network (Outside New England) \| NESNgo (New England only)
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Notes	BU \| Harvard
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will host Harvard on Tuesday night at Nickerson Field. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be televised live on NESNplus in New England, with fans outside the region able to watch the game live on the Patriot League Network.

Tuesday is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night; all BU faculty and staff can receive free admission to the game with a valid BU ID.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME

The Terriers are 4-0 at Nickerson Field this season.
BU has outscored its opponents, 54-30, in those four triumphs.
The Terriers have averaged 13.5 goals per game while only allowing 7.5 goals per game at home.
BU has only given up an average of 7.33 goals per game in its last six home contests.

HISTORY WITH HARVARD

BU is 2-3 against the Crimson, having won two of the last three meetings.
The Terriers are 1-1 at Nickerson Field against Harvard, including a 13-8 win in 2017.
Three of the five matchups have been decided by just one goal.
BU has averaged 13.33 goals per game over the last three meetings.

LAST TIME AGAINST HARVARD

Chris Gray set new single-game program records with eight assists and 10 points, but the Terriers were edged in overtime, 19-18, at Harvard last season.
James Burr tallied five goals and added an assist for a six-point night while Brendan Homire also found the back of the net.
Sean Christman was 18-for-35 at the faceoff X with 13 ground balls and one assist.
Michael Doxie and Thomas Schmidt both added an assist apiece.
Joe McSorley made 14 saves.

BEST OF BU AGAINST HARVARD

Chris Gray leads the Terriers with eight assists and is tied with James Burr (9g, 1a) for the team lead with 10 points against Harvard.
Burr's nine goals have come in the last two tilts.
Brendan Homire has recorded three assists.
Chase Levesque scored a goal against Harvard in 2017 while Michael Laviano, Michael Doxie, Thomas Schmidt and Sean Christman all have one assist apiece against the Crimson.

RECAPPING THE BUCKNELL VICTORY

BU erased a three-goal deficit in the third quarter en route to a 13-9 victory over Bucknell on Saturday at Nickerson Field.
The Terriers trailed the Bison, 8-5, with 10:17 left in the third quarter, but BU scored eight of the final nine goals.
Senior Michael Laviano notched the game-winning goal with 2.4 seconds remaining in the third stanza.
Sophomore Chris Gray led the Terriers with six points (2g, 4a).
Senior Brendan Homire collected a career-high four goals, including a pair of man-down markers in the final frame.
Freshman Jake Cates and sophomore Michael Doxie both found the back of the net.
Redshirt junior Josh Williamson scored his first goal as a Terrier.
Junior Jared Nugent and senior Thomas Schmidt both recorded one assist apiece.
Sophomore Sean Christman matched a career high by winning 19 of the 26 faceoffs he took, and he also had eight ground balls.
Defensively, the Terriers caused 13 of the Bison's 20 turnovers.
Junior Nicholas Ellerton led the squad with three caused turnovers in addition to his three ground balls.
Senior Quintin Germain caused two turnovers and added three ground balls while freshman Will Carson forced a giveaway and recorded two ground balls.
Junior Reece Eddy secured six ground balls and had two caused turnovers.
Junior Joe McSorley made 11 saves, including four in a perfect fourth quarter.
He also helped the Terriers' man-down unit go 6-for-6 against Bucknell.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON

Harvard had a two-game win streak snapped on Saturday at Brown with a 16-14 loss.
Three of the Crimson's four losses have been by three goals or fewer.
Junior Kyle Anderson (13g, 6a) leads the Crimson with 13 goals and is tied with freshman Austin Madronic (12g, 7a) for the team lead in points with 19.
Sophomore Kyle Salvatore has notched a team-high 12 assists.
The Crimson faces off at just 36.6%, with sophomores Steven Cuccurullo (31-of-84) and Kyle Massimilian (29-of-73) having split time at the X.
Sophomore Kyle Mullin has started all six games in the cage, posting an 11.63 goals-against average and a .578 save percentage.