UCLA INVITATIONAL (GAMES 16-20) INFORMATION
Teams: BU, #1 UCLA, #11/16 Michigan, Cal Poly, San Diego State
Dates: Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8
Venue: Los Angeles, Calif. | Easton Stadium
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball

BOSTON – After having a bye week, the Boston University softball team will head west to California for 11 games, starting with five contests at the UCLA Invitational.

The two-time defending Patriot League champion Terriers (11-4) most recently went 2-3 at the Razorback Invitational with two losses to then-No. 21/23 Arkansas and will face two more ranked opponents this weekend. They will first battle Cal Poly on Friday at 1 p.m. ET and follow up with No. 11/16 Michigan at 3:30 p.m. ET. On Saturday, BU will meet San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. ET and then the No. 1 and defending NCAA champion Bruins at 7:30 p.m. ET before concluding the event on Sunday with a rematch against Cal Poly at 1 p.m. ET.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Seven of the 17 Terriers on the squad hail from California with another a native of Arizona.
• BU is seeking its first win against a ranked opponent since upsetting then-No. 1 Oklahoma, 4-3, in 2018. 
• BU is batting .267 and holding opponents to .238 with a 9-5 advantage in homers ... Opponents hold a slight 17-14 advantage in doubles with BU leading in stolen bases, 15-9.
• Freshman Caitlin Coker (.381 avg.) has an impressive .500 on-base percentage with four doubles, while sophomore Aliyah Huerta-Leipner owns a team-high 15 RBIs, 16 runs scored and four homers.
• Juniors Patricia Dun (.308) and Marina Sylvestri (.300) are the other two hitting at least .300 while combining for 19 RBIs.
• In the circle, junior Ali DuBois (7-4, 3 SVs, 1.50 ERA) has claimed three Patriot League Pitcher of the Week awards this season by tallying 73 strikeouts in 60.2 innings and holding opponents to .191 ... Sophomore Emily Gant (4-0, 2.15 ERA) owns 24 strikeouts in 29.1 innings while limiting teams to .191 batting average.
• Overall, the Terriers have claimed seven shutouts in 15 games with highlight wins against Virginia, UNC Greensboro, Georgetown and Marist.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Cal Poly, 10-8 (Friday, 1:00 p.m. ET | Sunday, 1:00 ET)

• The Mustangs already own 10 wins this season through 18 contests after going 11-40 in 2019 ... They most recently fell to Loyola Marymount (13-3) and Grand Canyon (6-4) but have notable wins against Illinois (12-2), Boise State (4-1), Fordham (6-1) and California (5-2).
• Hailey Martin (.385) is one of eight hitting over .300 with 12 RBIs ... Both Lily Amos (.356) and Shelby Jeffries (.328) own three homers apiece and have combined for 28 RBIs. 
• Krystyna Allman (6-2, 2.52 ERA) owns 51 strikeouts in 58.1 innings, while Steffi Best (3-5, 6.12 ERA) has 25 strikeouts in 40.0 innings.
• Overall, Cal Poly is batting .316 and holding opponents to .313 with a slight 21-19 advantage in doubles.
• Cal Poly won the lone meeting (2-0) between the two programs in 2002.

#11/16 Michigan, 13-6 (Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET)

• Michigan has had an up-and-down start to the season after being eliminated in the 2019 NCAA Regional Finals ... They own wins against then-No. 25 Texas Tech (8-2), No. 25 North Carolina (4-3, 4-0) and also a 11-2 victory over No. 7 Florida but have also fallen to unranked Iowa State (5-1), Liberty (6-5) and Loyola Marymount (2-1).
• Thais Gonzalez leads the Wolverines at .357, ahead of Abby Svarce's .346 ... Lou Allan owns a team-high two homers and 10 RBIs, while Julia Jimenez (.281) has 11 runs scored. 
• Meghan Beaubien (6-4, 1.41 ERA owns 72 strikeouts in 59.2 innings, while Alex Storako (7-2, 2.85 ERA) owns 116 strikeouts in 61.1 innings ... They have combined for three saves as well.
• Overall, Michigan is batting .272 and holding opponents to .197 with a 35-12 advantage in doubles.
• BU and the Wolverines will be meeting for the first time in program history.

San Diego State, 14-9 (Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET)

• The Aztecs having a winning record so far after finishing 25-26 last season ... They have notable wins against St. John's (8-0), Wisconsin (3-2), Notre Dame (3-2), BYU (3-0) and Cal State Fullerton (3-2).
• Sadie Langlet leads SDSU at .300 with two homers and 10 RBIs, while Shelby Thompson (.261) owns four homers, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
• Hannah Johnson (4-1, 1.18 ERA) is holding opponents to .196, while Maggie Balint (6-4, 2.56 ERA) owns 88 strikeouts in 63.0 innings ... Marissa Moreno (3-2, 3.35 ERA) has made seven starts.
• Overall, SDSU is batting .259 and holding opponents to .225 with 26-13 advantage in doubles and 26-18 lead in stolen bases.
• BU is 3-4 all-time, having won the last three meetings, including a 6-0 victory in 2019.

#1 UCLA, 20-1 (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET)

• The defending NCAA champion Bruins will enter the tournament on a three-game shutout streak, most recently blanking St. John's (9-0) ... Their lone loss was a 6-4 decision to then-No. 3 Texas.
• Aaliyah Jordan is batting an impressive .466 with 11 doubles, two homers and 25 RBIs ... Both Briana Perez (.433, 26 RBIs) and Kelli Godin (.400, 2 HRs, 26 RBIs) are hitting over .400 as well, while Maya Brady (.355) owns seven homers and 26 RBIs.
• Megan Faraimo (11-1, 1.01 ERA) owns 125 strikeouts in 76.1 innings ... Holly Azevedo (6-0, 1.89 ERA) has 32 strikeouts in 33.1 innings.
• Overall, UCLA is batting .382 and holding teams to .198 with 39-10 advantage in doubles and 37-7 lead in stolen bases.
• UCLA has won all three meetings by a combined score of 28-3 with one run-rule victory in 2018 (10-2).