BU to Welcome Merrimack to Nickerson Field for the First Time Tuesday Night

Tuesday, September 10

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

Merrimack

BU to Welcome Merrimack to Nickerson Field for the First Time Tuesday Night

September 9, 2019 | Men's Soccer

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GAME #4 INFORMATION
Teams: Men's Soccer (0-3) vs. Merrimack (1-0)
Date & Time: Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 7 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Continuing its slate against in-state opponents, the Boston University men's soccer team will host Merrimack on Tuesday with action slated to begin at 7 p.m.

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.

The Warriors made the move up to NCAA Division I status for all sports this past summer and are now members of the Northeast Conference. Though Merrimack and BU are members together in Hockey East and have previously played in sports like basketball and softball back in the 1980s, Tuesday's contest will mark the school's first-ever meeting against the Terriers at Nickerson Field.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU will be facing an opponent from the Northeast Conference for the first time since defeating 2008 NEC champion Fairleigh Dickinson, 1-0, in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA tournament.
The Terriers are scheduled to face all seven in-state NCAA Division I opponents this year and have already met up with Boston College and UMass.
BU is looking for its first goal and win of the season following tightly-contested 1-0 losses to current-No. 22 New Hampshire, Boston College and UMass.
On Saturday, the Terriers recorded a season-high 10 shot attempts and limited the Minutemen to just two on net but came up short due to a 78th minute goal.
Senior Matt McDonnell leads the offense with 10 shots, seven on goal, while sophomore Kari Petursson owns six.
Freshman defender Florian Rieder and junior goalkeeper Michael Stone are the only two to have played all 270 minutes this season.
Named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 2, Stone currently owns a 0.842 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average.
Opponents are currently averaging 6.7 more shots per game and have just a slight 14-12 advantage in corner kicks.

SCOUTING MERRIMACK

The Warriors opened the year in thrilling fashion, rallying with two second half goals to pull out a 2-1 win at Northeastern on Sept. 2.
Both Marc Torrellas and Tola Showunmi netted goals, as Merrimack posted a 12-2 advantage in corner kicks and 11-9 edge in shots.
Lucas Rezende made two saves for the win.
They were supposed to visit Georgia Southern on Friday, but the match was canceled due to Hurricane Dorian.
Merrimack last year went 13-6 and came up short in the NE-10 tournament final at Adelphi, 2-0.
Both Filippo Begliardi Ghidini and Tola Showunmi netted seven goals apiece last year.

SERIES HISTORY