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Teams: Boston University vs. No. 5 Boston College (0-1)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Feb. 12 | 4 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse

BOSTON - Ready to open up its 2020 campaign, the Boston University women's lacrosse team will welcome crosstown rival No. 5 Boston College to Nickerson Field on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m. and can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Wednesday will mark the fifth straight season that the Terriers will matchup against the Eagles in their season opener.
• Boston College has been ranked in each of the last nine matchups against the Terriers.
• Kailey Conry and Emily Vervlied were named to the Patriot League Preseason All-League Team.
• The duo represents BU's two returning 2019 All-Patriot League selections as well, as Conry earned her third All-League honor, while Vervlied picked up her first postseason accolade during her sophomore campaign.
• Conry led the NCAA in assists per game (3.67) and is 68 points away from breaking the program's all-time points record set by Sarah Dalton '09.
• Vervlied posted a breakout sophomore season, tripling her goal total from her freshman year (30) and led the team with 28 caused turnovers. 
• Additionally, the Terriers were predicted to finish third in the Patriot League standings, their highest preseason ranking since the 2016 campaign
• Hannah Kenneally leads the Terriers with a 16-game point streak carried over from last season.
• Kenneally was BU's leading freshman scorer on with 31 points, which tied for second on the squad.
• BU scored 259 goals last season, marking its highest season output since the 2009 campaign, where it found the back of the net 269 times.
• BU also returns 75.3 percent of its goal scorers from last year, while 79.0 percent of its point scorers return.

SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE

• Boston College was upset by UMass, 15-11, in its season opener on Saturday.
• Charlotte North, a junior transfer from Duke, led the Eagles with three goals.
• North, an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America First Team selection, ranked third in the NCAA last season in goals per game (4.32).
• WLCA Preseason All-America honorable mentions Cara Urbank and Abbey Ngai are the top returners for Boston College.
• Urbank is the leading returning scorer after notching 55 goals and 19 assists during her junior campaign.
• Ngai started in 18 of 21 games last year, finishing with a .475 save percentage and 10.20 goals against average.
• Boston College has fallen in the NCAA national championship game in each of the last three seasons.

THE SERIES

• In a series that dates back to 1982, BC has won the last 10 games and leads the series, 14-11-1.
• The Terriers had won five straight against BC until the Eagles flipped the script over the past decade.
• BU's last win came in a 13-6 decision at Chestnut Hill on March 8, 2009.
• The Terriers are 9-7-1 against their crosstown rival in games taking place at Nickerson Field.

UP NEXT

• BU will host two more games to complete its opening week of play, next welcoming Niagara to Nickerson Field on Friday, Feb. 14.
• Game time is set for 4 p.m.