Sunday, March 31
Baltimore, MD
1 PM
Boston University
at
Loyola Maryland
Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Terriers Ready for Challenge at No. 15 Loyola Sunday
March 29, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
| Women's Lacrosse (7-3, 3-0 PL) at No. 15 Loyola (7-3, 3-0 PL) | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Sunday, March 31 | 1 p.m. |
| Venue | Baltimore, Md. | Ridley Athletic Complex |
| Watch | Patriot League Network |
| Live Stats | LoyolaGreyhounds.com |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse | |
| Notes | BU | Loyola |
BOSTON - Riding a four-game win streak, the Boston University women's lacrosse team head to No. 15 Loyola to face its third ranked opponent of the season on Sunday, March 31. Opening draw from the Ridley Athletic Complex is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU cruised past Colgate, 17-12, as it used an 8-0 run to close out the first half and never looked back.
- Emily Vervlied proved why she repeated as the Patriot League Midfielder of the Week, leading all players with five points on three goals and two assists.
- The sophomore has 13 goals over the past four games and is coming off back-to-back five-point efforts.
- BU, Loyola and Navy are the lone teams in the Patriot League to start 3-0 in conference play.
- Kaitlin Belval leads the Terriers in goals (21), and has 14 goals over the last six games.
- Lexi Lewis has netted hat tricks and four-point efforts in each of the last three games.
- BU has proved to be one of the top offenses in the conference, ranking second in the league in points (21.50) and goals (14.10) per game, while ranking third in assists per game (7.40).
- The Terriers are also getting it done on the defensive end of the field, limiting opponents to just 9.97 goals per game, which ranks third in the Patriot League.
- Mackenzie Howe has won seven draw controls in each of the last two games.
- Loyola has won its last four games to match the Terriers at 7-3 on the season.
- The Greyhounds are coming off a 17-9 rout of American, their 46th-straight Patriot League regular season win.
- Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year Livy Rosenweig leads the team in points (45), goals (23) and assists (22).
- Hannah Powers follows with 36 points, 22 goals and 14 assists.
- Rosenweig is also efficent on the draw with 44 decisions, just one behind team-leader Taylor VanThof.
- Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Kristen Yanchoris anchors a defense that surrenders just 9.8 goals per game.
- In Patriot League games, Loyola has held each opponent to single digits and has allowed just 7.3 goals per game.
- Lindsey Ehrardt leads the team in caused turnovers (21) and ranks second in ground balls (25).
- Kady Glynn ranks second in the league in goals against average (10.30) and save percentage (.508).
- Loyola has taken the last nine contests since both squads entered the Patriot League in 2014 and leads the all-time series 11-2.
- The Greyhounds have ended BU's season in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals in each of the past two years.
- In the last matchup, Loyola took advantage of four Terrier yellow cards to break a 2-2 stalemate and run away with a 15-6 victory.
UP NEXT
- The Terrers will return home for a noon contest against American on Saturday, April 6.
- The game can be seen live on NESN plus.
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