BOSTON - Aiming for its third straight road win, the Boston University women's lacrosse team will head down the Mass Pike for a Turnpike Trophy matchup at Holy Cross on Wednesday, April 17. Opening draw is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
TURNPIKE TROPHY
- The Terriers are 15-3 in Turnpike Trophy games during the 2018-19 season series.
- All three of BU's losses in the series this season have come at the hands of the Crusaders' women's basketball program.
PATRIOT LEAGUE PICTURE
- BU clinched a spot in the Patriot League Tournament after Saturday's result at Bucknell.
- The Terriers have qualified for the tournament in all six seasons as member of the Patriot League.
- With a win on Wednesday, BU would clinch a home quarterfinal game set to be played on Sunday, April 28.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- For the second time this season, senior defender Tonianne Magnelli was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after guiding BU to a pair of road wins while registering nine draw controls, five caused turnovers and five ground balls.
- With Saturday's 19-7 win over Bucknell, BU has recorded a 10-win season for the fourth straight season.
- Kailey Conry ranks second in the NCAA with 3.64 assists per game, while her 5.36 points per game ranks seventh.
- Conry is four 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 (27) and is three points shy of totaling 100 career points.
- Emily Vervlied follows Belval with 25 goals and has 22 goals over the last seven games, while 27 of her 31 points on the season have come during that stretch.
- Kennady Smith has been BU's primary goalkeeper this season and has started the last 10 games, making double-digit save efforts in four of those contests.
- BU has proved to be one of the top offenses in the conference, ranking third in the league in points (21.79), goals (14.43) and assists (7.36) per game.
- The Terriers are also getting it done on the defensive end of the field, limiting opponents to just 10.54 goals per game, which also ranks third in the Patriot League.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
- Holy Cross has dropped four of its last five games to fall to 4-9 overall and 2-4 in Patriot League games.
- Keely Connors owns the program's all-time draw controls record (217) and leads the Crusaders with 23 goals while ranking second with 27 points.
- Jolie Creo holds the team lead in points (28) and has 19 goals over the last seven games.
- Haley Walker guides the defense with team-best marks of 33 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers.
- As a team, Holy Cross leads the league with 20.15 ground balls per game.
- In net, Juliana Kubler has earned the start for the last six games, while Sophie Ochs has started four games and has the edge in goals against average (12.05) over Kubler (13.46).
- Kubler has the second-best save percentage (.479) in the Patriot League and has 31 saves over the last two games, including posting a career-high 16 stops at Lehigh on Saturday.
- Amanda Belichick, daughter of New England Patriot head coach Bill Belichick, is in her fourth season at the helm of the program.
THE SERIES
- BU has dominated Holy Cross in the all-time series, holding a 10-1 command.
- The Terriers hold an eight-game win streak dating back to 1997.
- In Patriot League play, BU is 5-0, though three of the four games have been decided by two goals or less.
- Last season, the Terriers posted a 16-7 win over the Crusaders, marking its largest margin of victory in the series.
UP NEXT
- BU will return home for its final two games of the regular season, starting by kicking off the fourth annual Lax-A-Palooza against Army West Point Saturday.
- Lax-A-Palooza will include a free BBQ, live music, a cash bar, games, and a free fanny pack giveaway.
- Opening draw is set for noon.
