BU women's soccer teams gathers around Lily Matthews following her goal against Loyola.
Matt Woolverton
0
Loyola Maryland LOYOLA (6-8-4, 3-4-2 PL)
3
Winner BU BU (11-8-0, 6-3-0 PL)
Loyola Maryland LOYOLA
(6-8-4, 3-4-2 PL)
0
Final
3
BU BU
(11-8-0, 6-3-0 PL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Loyola Maryland LOYOLA 0 0 0
BU BU 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

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

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.
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