Women's Soccer Opens 2021 Season at Northeastern Thursday

Thursday, August 19

Brookline, MA

6 PM

Boston University

Northeastern

The women's soccer team in a huddle with BU ivy in the background

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Women's Soccer Opens 2021 Season at Northeastern Thursday

August 17, 2021 | Women's Soccer

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Boston University at Northeastern
Date & Time: Thursday, Aug. 17 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Parsons Field | Brookline, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierWSOC

BOSTON - Ready to kickoff the academic year, the Boston University women's soccer team's 27th season will start with a crosstown rivalry matchup at Northeastern on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

Junior Jenna Oldham was named the Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after a breakout spring season, where she led the Terriers in points (5) and assists (3).
Fellow junior Geovanna Pereira, who led BU in goals (2) last season, also returns at the forward position.
In a shortened spring campaign, the Terriers earned the Patriot League North Division title and finished the year with a 2-2-1 record after falling to Colgate in double overtime in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals.
The Terriers return five-of-six student-athletes who started all five games last spring.
BU will be a seasoned squad as 20-of-31 team members are upperclassmen.
Freshman Celia Braun and junior Gretchen Bennett will look to take over the reins in net, as the Terriers will look to a new rotation for the first time in three seasons.

SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN

The Huskies went 5-5-1 overall and 3-1-0 in CAA action last spring.
Junior Alexis Legowski, who ranked second on the team in goals (3) and points (7), is Northeastern's leading returning scorer.
Graduate student Mikenna McManus started all 11 games and along with anchoring the defense, led the team with four assists during the spring.
Both Legowski and McManus earned 2020 All-CAA First Team honors and were named to this season's preseason all-conference team.
Junior Angeline Friel returns in between the pipes after starting in all 11 matches and leading the CAA in shutouts (5).

THE SERIES

BU is 13-7-1 all-time against its crosstown rival, and has taken two of the last three matchups.
Pereira delivered the golden goal in double overtime in the last contest, a 1-0 victory at Nickerson Field in 2019.
Each of the last three contests have been one-goal games.

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