Women's Soccer Rolls Past Loyola Maryland in PL Quarterfinals, 3-0

Sunday, October 30

Boston, Mass.

2 PM

Boston University

11-8-0, 6-3-0PL

Loyola Maryland (PL Quarterfinals)

6-8-4, 3-4-2PL

Loyola Maryland

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Women's Soccer Rolls Past Loyola Maryland in PL Quarterfinals, 3-0

October 30, 2022 | Women's Soccer

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BOSTON – Featuring a strong all-around performance, the No. 3-seeded Boston University women's soccer team opened the Patriot League tournament with a 3-0 victory over No. 6 Loyola Maryland Sunday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

With their sixth shutout and eighth multi-goal performance of the season, the Terriers improve to 11-8-0 and advance to Thursday's semifinal contest at No. 2 Bucknell, while the Greyhounds see their season end at 6-8-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Lily Matthews forced the game's first save at 11:45, and classmate Abigail McNulty earned the first corner when her shot attempt was blocked a minute later.
BU took the lead for good in the 14th minute when McNulty headed senior Jenna Oldham's corner up into the air and sophomore Eileen Solomon pounced on the ball with a header past the keeper for the 1-0 advantage.
The Greyhounds had a shot blocked in the 18th minute and the ensuing corner cleared by the BU backline.
Matthews doubled the lead with a 25-yard blast that the keeper was unable to contain at 20:58.
The Terriers earned their third goal seven minutes into the second half when McNulty headed in a cross from sophomore Morgan Fagan inside the far post.
Loyola earned four corners and finished with 10 shots but was unable to put one on net against sophomore Celia Braun and senior Gretchen Bennett, who each played a half at net for the combined shutout.

GAME NOTES

Both Matthews and Solomon earned their first goals of the season.
Oldham earned two assists for the second consecutive game and now leads the Terriers with six helpers.
Fagan had two assists for the first time this season to extend her team lead in points to 17 total.
Braun and Bennett have combined for three shutouts this season.
BU finished with an 11-10 advantage in shots, as the teams ended in a 4-4 tie in corners.
The Terriers are now 9-1-3 all-time in the series after winning the first PL tournament meeting between the two squads since BU earned a 2015 semifinal victory.

UP NEXT

BU will visit No. 2 Bucknell on Thursday (Nov. 3) at 7 p.m. in the Patriot League semifinals.
Both teams finished tied for second in the league standings, but the Bison owned the tiebreaker with a 1-0 win at Nickerson Field back on Oct. 15.