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Teams: Rhode Island (3-1-2) at Boston University (1-5-1)
Date & Time: Sunday, Sept. 15 | 2 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWSOC

BOSTON - Following earning its first win of the season in dramatic fashion, the Boston University women's soccer team will return to Nickerson Field on Sunday, Sept. 15 for a 2 p.m. bout against Rhode Island.

The matchup is part of BU Athletics' second annual Pride Week, celebrating the LGBTQA+ community on campus. BU Pride decals will be available to fans while supplies last.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Geo Pereira netted her first career goal in the 102nd minute Thursday night against Northeastern, lifting the Terriers to a 1-0 victory.
• Morgan Messner recorded her second double overtime shutout of the season, making six saves.
• Messner and Amanda Fay have rotated starts in net, while each has made at least six saves in each of the last four games.
• The Terrier defense locked in on the Huskies attack over the final 57 minutes of play, limiting them to eight shots after fending off nine shots in the first half.
• BU has used a different starting lineup and has used at least eight substitutions in all seven games.

SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND

• The Rams are unbeaten over their last four games, posting a pair of shutouts to go with a pair of double overtime 1-1 draws.
• The four-game unbeaten streak marks the longest for Rhode Island since the 2012 season.
• With three wins this season, the Rams have matched their win total from the past two seasons combined.
• Rhode Island has displayed its youth as freshmen have accounted for 11 of the team's 15 points.
• Rookie Brooke Cavino has scored twice over the last three games, while Kelly Fitzgerald has served a team-best two assits.
• Teresa Morriseey has started all six games in between the pipes, limiting opponents to just 0.46 goals per game.

THE SERIES

• Sunday will break a 10-year hiatus between the two schools.
• The Terriers lead 7-2 in the all-time series against the Rams, though Rhode Island nabbed its two victories at Nickerson Field.
• Four of BU's wins in the series have come via shutout.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will open up Patriot League play on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. versus American.