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Larry French

Terriers Return to PL Action Saturday at Bucknell

April 11, 2019

Women's Lacrosse (9-4, 3-1 PL) at Bucknell (4-9, 2-3 PL)
Date & Time Saturday, April 13 | 1 p.m.
Venue Lewisburg, Pa. | Graham Field
Watch Patriot League Network
Live Stats BucknellBison.com
Twitter @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse
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BOSTON - Returning to Patriot League action, the Boston University women's lacrosse team will break for its last true road game at Bucknell on Saturday, April 13. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

TERRIER TIDBITS

  • BU closed out its non-conference slate with a 12-10 win over New Hampshire in Durham on Tuesday.
  • Kailey Conry leads the NCAA with 3.9 assists per game, while her 5.7 points per game ranks seventh.
  • Conry is six points shy of becoming the ninth Terrier in program history to reach 200 career points and would be the fastest to reach the 200-point milestone.
  • Kaitlin Belval leads the Terriers in goals (25) and is six points shy of totaling 100 career points.
  • Emily Vervlied follows Belval with 24 goals and has 21 goals over the last six games, while 25 of her 29 points on the season have come during that stretch.
  • Hannah Kenneally leads the Terriers with an 11-game point streak and ranks fourth on the team with 26 points on the season.
  • Mackenzie Howe has 29 draw controls over the last five games, and has three seven-draw games during that stretch.
  • Tonianne Magnelli has been a force all over the field, leading the Terriers in draw controls (58) and is tied with Lexi Lewis for the team lead with 25 ground balls.
SCOUTING BUCKNELL
  • The Bison are coming off a 19-16 loss at Holy Cross to drop its record to 4-9 overall and 0-6 on the road.
  • Morgan Steinhacker has been go-to scorer for Bucknell, as 22 of her 23 points have come from goals.
  • Eve Calabria leads the team in points (27) and assists (16).
  • Tegan Warren has produced multi-goal efforts in three of the last four games, amassing 12 points during that stretch.
  • The wwin sister duo of Callie and Jasmine DeWitt anchor the defense, as Callie leads the Bison and caused turnovers (31) and Jasmine has started all 13 games in net.
  • Jasmine owns a 13.92 goals against average and a .435 save percentage.
  •  Kali Peeples (36) and Morgan Steinhacker (28) are leaders in draw controls.
THE SERIES
  • BU has won all six Patriot League matchups against the Bison and holds a 6-1 all-time advantage in the series, its lone loss coming in 1996.
  • BU limited the Bison to six goals in last season's contest, the fewest goals the Terriers have ever allowed in the seven-game series.
  • Furthermore, the Terriers have held Bucknell to single-digits in all six Patriot League matchups.

UP NEXT

  • BU will cap its three-game road trip at Holy Cross for a Turnpike Trophy contest on Wednesday, April 17.
  • Opening draw is set for 7 p.m.
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