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BU to Visit Brown for Wednesday Night Matchup

September 17, 2019

GAME #6 INFORMATION
Teams: Men's Soccer (0-5-0) at Brown (1-2-0)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Providence, R.I. | Stevenson-Pincince Field
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Continuing a five-game road trip, the Boston University men's soccer team will visit Brown on Wednesday with the ESPN+ stream set to begin at 7 p.m.

The matchup marks the last non-conference game for the Terriers before they begin Patriot League play over the weekend at Lafayette. 

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU opened the road trip with a tightly-contested 2-1 loss at UMass Lowell in which the River Hawks scored the golden goal with 29 seconds left in the second OT.
  • Senior Matt McDonnell scored his first goal of the season against the River Hawks and currently leads the team with 23 shots and 11 on goal.
  • Sophomore Kari Petursson is second on the team with nine shots and three on goal.
  • Junior Michael Stone has played every second at net and owns a 0.771 save percentage with a 1.53 GAA.
  • Opponents are averaging three more shots per game while edging the Terriers in corner kicks, 25-24.
  • BU has one more matchup against the Ivy League set for Oct. 15 at home against Harvard.
SCOUTING BROWN
  • The Bears are 1-2-0 with a 1-0 win at Howard and losses to both Hartford (2-1) and George Washington (2-0).
  • Brown went 8-8-1 last season with a 5-3-1 home mark, highlighted by wins over Providence and Harvard.
  • Both Malcolm Johnson and Michael Chung have scored a goal with three teammates earning an assist.
  • James Swomley (1-1) owns a 1.00 goals against average and 0.818 save percentage in two starts, while Max Waldau has a .800 save percentage after allowing two goals in the loss at GW.
  • Opponents are averaging three more shots per game despite Brown posting a 16-14 advantage in corner kicks.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Bears lead the all-time series, 25-15-4, in a rivalry that dates back to 1969.
  • The teams are meeting for the 17th consecutive year, and Brown has won the last two contests by an identical score of 2-1.
  • Last year at Nickerson Field, Matthew Chow struck first at 59:43, and Derek Waleffe answered Petursson's 79th-minute goal with the game winner at 82:33.
  • Two years ago, Toby Howell netted the game winner at Brown just 1:12 after junior Toti Knutsson's goal at 78:48.
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