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Teams: Boston University at UConn
Date & Time: Sunday, Sept. 8 | 1 p.m.
Venue: Dillon Stadium | Hartford, Conn.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWSOC

BOSTON - Contending in its fifth road game over a six-game stretch, the Boston University women's soccer team will contend against UConn on Sunday, Sept. 8 in its non-conference road finale. Duo to construction on the athletic facilities on UConn's Storrs campus, the game will take place in Hartford at Dillon Stadium.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU and fell 4-0 to Princeton Thursday night to drop its third straight road contest.
• Morgan Messner put forth a 12-save performance against the defending Ivy League champions, marking the most saves by a Terrier netminder since Meghan Lynch stopped 12 shots at James Madison in 1997.
• Both Messner and Amanda Fay have recorded career-high efforts this season, as Messner's 12 stops at Princeton doubled her previous career best, while Fay set a new personal mark with eight saves against Colorado.
• BU has used a different starting lineup in all five games, while 16 Terriers have logged minutes in every game so far.

SCOUTING UCONN

• The Huskies are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Brown on Thursday to put them all 2-2-1 overall.
• After missing the entire 2018 season, redshirt sophomore Kess Elmore leads the team in goals (2), assists (2) and points (6).
• Six other Huskies have filed at least one point, while 11 student-athletes have played in all five games.
• Randi Palacios has played every minute in net, allowing 1.15 goals per game and stopping .813 percent of shots on frame.
• Head coach Margaret Rodriguez is in her third year at the helm after taking over the reigns from Len Tsantiris, who guided the Huskies to 570 wins over his 37-year tenure.

THE SERIES

• BU took its first lead in the series in nine years after cruising past the Huskies, 3-0, last season to improve to 6-5-0 all-time against UConn.
• Kelly Harris scored just over a minute into the game before Chloee Sagmoe and Lauren Adelman tacked on insurance scores.

UP NEXT

• BU will open up a four-game homestand on Thursday, Sept. 12 against Northeastern at 6 p.m.