BOSTON - With the regular season in the books, the No. 4 Boston University women's lacrosse team will host No. 5 Colgate in a quarterfinal round matchup of the Patriot League Tournament on Sunday, April 28. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

The postseason is coming to Nickerson Field tomorrow!

Get your tickets and bring the noise as we start our Patriot League title chase!

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— BU Women's Lacrosse (@TerrierLacrosse) April 27, 2019

TOURNEY TIME

• BU is 6-5 all-time in the PL tournament and has advanced to the semifinals all five seasons since joining the league.
• This will be the fifth time BU will host a tournament quarterfinal game and the second straight season it will open up postseason play against Colgate.
• Additionally, this will be the first postseason game between BU and Colgate at Nickerson Field.

• Kailey Conry leads the NCAA with 3.79 assists per game, while her 5.53 points per game ranks sixth.
• Kaitlin Belval leads team in goals (30) and is coming off her 11th multi-goal effort of the season against Navy.
• Belval's first goal against the Mids marked the 100th of her career.
• Kelly Mathews is also approaching the 100-point milestone as she is two points away.
• Emily Vervlied saw her 12-game scoring streak snapped against Navy, but set a new career high with three assists.
• The sophomore leads the team in goals (20), ground balls (19) and caused turnovers (20) in conference play.
• Lexi Lewis has produced 24 of her 34 points in Patriot League games.
• Hannah Kenneally leads the Terriers with a 15-game point streak and the leading freshman scorer on the team with 31 points on the season.
• Both Bianca Smith and Kennady Smith have seen time in net in each of the last four games.

• Colgate scored four of the final six games to push past Lafayette, 13-12, in its regular season finale, finishing with a 5-4 conference clip and a 7-9 overall record.
• Tara Atkinson is top the offensive threat, leading the Raiders in points (51) and assists (26).
• Atkinson is coming off a five-goal effort against Lafayette and has notched three straight hat tricks.
• Noelle Patterson leads Colgate with 32 goals and has scored in all 16 games.
• Ingrid Backe has caused a team-best 18 turnovers, while Danielle Van Calcar has won 53 draw controls.
• Samantha Croston has started all 16 games in net, posting a .466 save percentage to go with a 11.94 goals against average.

• BU out scored the Raiders 13-2 in the first half as it cruised to a 17-12 victory in the regular season matchup March 27 at Nickerson Field.
• The Terriers hold an 8-5 lead in the all-time series and have won three of the last four games.

UP NEXT

• The Patriot League Tournament semifinal round will take place on Thursday, May 2 at Loyola.
• Should the Terriers advance, they would play top-seeded Loyola at 5 p.m.