Members of the BU women's soccer team gather to celebrate Marli Rajacich's goal
Tim Carey
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Holy Cross HCWS (1-12-1, 0-5-1 PL)
3
Winner Boston University BU (9-5-1, 5-1-0 PL)
Holy Cross HCWS
(1-12-1, 0-5-1 PL)
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Final
3
Boston University BU
(9-5-1, 5-1-0 PL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Holy Cross HCWS 0 0 0
Boston University BU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Terriers Win Fifth Straight with 3-0 Victory over Holy Cross

BOSTON - The Boston University women's soccer team won its fifth straight game in convincing fashion, defeating Holy Cross, 3-0, on Wednesday night at Nickerson Field.

Senior Amy Thompson scored late in the first half to take a 1-0 lead before BU (9-5-1, 5-1-0 PL) added two goals in the second 45 to seal the result. Freshman Morgan Fagan and junior Marli Rajacich also found the back of the net, with Rajacich's first collegiate goal closing the scoring.

Sophomore Abigail McNulty tallied a career-best two assists while juniors Geovanna Pereira and Sophia Woodland each provided an assist as well. Freshman goalkeeper Celia Braun started and made one save while junior Gretchen Bennett turned aside both of the Crusaders' on-target strikes in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Senior Jenna Oldham recorded the game's first shot on target in the 30th minute, but her try was stopped by Olivia Dubin (five saves).
  • Thompson put BU ahead in the 34th minute thanks to hard work and creativity from Fagan and Woodland. Fagan tracked down a ball on the right side and kept in play at the end line. She passed it back to Woodland, who dribbled past two defenders and into the box before sliding a pass towards Thompson. The senior forward needed just one touch to slide the ball into the back of the net.
  • The Crusaders responded with their first shot on target in the 36th minute, but Braun was equal to the task.
  • Fagan added to the lead in the 52nd minute. BU won a throw at midfield, with junior Kayla Ross getting it back in play towards Pereira along the left sideline. Pereira drew two defenders towards her as she attempted to collect the pass before knocking the ball off a defender and into space for McNulty, who gathered the loose ball and raced up the field. She had plenty of time and space to loft a perfect cross into the box that Fagan headed home for her second goal of the season.
  • Holy Cross tried to generate a goal with a shot from distance, but Bennett easily claimed the attempt for the first of her two stops of the evening.
  • Off a goal kick, Thompson won the ball for McNulty, who then played a long pass through to Pereira. The junior got to the ball in the box before her defender, which enabled her to play a pass first-time to Rajacich, who smartly began her run up the middle of the field when McNulty launched her pass. This allowed her to arrive at the same time as Pereria's pass and hammer it into the back of the net.

GAME NOTES

  • BU extended its shutout streak to 402:49.
  • Thompson's fourth goal of the season has her tied with Oldham for most on the team.
  • Rajacich became the 10th different Terrier to score a goal this season while Fagan became the fifth Terrier to notch at least two goals this year.
  • Thompson is now second on the squad with eight points.
  • Woodland earned her second career assist on Thompson's goal; her first assist came on a game-winning goal at Army West Point in 2019.
  • McNulty is now second on BU with four assists after her first career two-assist effort.
  • Since BU joined the Patriot League in 2013, the Terriers are 8-1 against Holy Cross and have outscored the Crusaders, 21-3.

UP NEXT

  • BU will trek to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, to face Bucknell on Saturday, Oct. 16.
  • Game time is set for 2 p.m.
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