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Terriers to Clash with Navy Tuesday Night at Nickerson Field in PL Semifinals

November 7, 2022

2022 PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
#2 Boston University (6-5-6, 4-2-3 PL) vs. Navy (6-4-8, 3-1-5 PL)
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 8 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Making its first Patriot League tournament appearance in four years, the No. 2 seeded Boston University men's soccer team will host No. 4 Navy on Tuesday night with semifinal action set to begin at 6 p.m.

The Terriers took second in the conference standings with 15 points, while the Midshipmen finished tied-for-third with Colgate at 14 points. The Raiders dropped a 3-1 decision over the weekend to No. 6 American, who will play at top-seeded Army West Point in the other semifinal contest with the two winners matching up on Saturday at the highest remaining seed.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU earned its sixth No. 2 seed, having won titles in the America East in 1995 and 1997, respectively. The Terriers are 4-1-2 all-time with a 0-1-1 mark in the PL. They fell to the Eagles in 2015 before earning an at-large NCAA bid and then on penalty kicks in 2017 to Holy Cross following a scoreless deadlock.
  • Overall, the Terriers are 10-6-3 all-time in the semifinals, last winning in 2014 as the top seed in their first-ever PL tourney appearance.
  • BU went 4-1-4 at home during the regular season compared to its 2-4-2 road mark, collecting wins in the last three home contests against Lehigh (2-0), American (1-0) and Bucknell (2-0).
  • BU had six Terriers earn All-PL honors on Friday prior to the start of the tournament with senior Francesco Montali collecting Goalkeeper of the Year accolades and classmate Griffin Roach being tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
  • All-PL member and senior Quinn Matulis leads the Terriers with 12 points off four goals and four assists, while senior and All-PL honoree Colin Innes has nine points (4g,1a) ... All-PL member and junior Andrew Rent leads BU with five assists.
  • Montali has started 15 games at net, posting a .833 save percentage and 0.67 goals against average. He's been supported by a backline that includes two All-PL honorees in Roach and graduate student Evan Morrison alongside Ryan Lau, who recently placed No. 89 in TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshmen rankings.
  • Opponents are averaging 0.4 more shots per game with an 86-77 advantage in corners.
SCOUTING NAVY
  • Navy is on a three-game unbeaten streak following back-to-back 1-0 victories over Lafayette and American along with a 1-1 draw against Loyola Maryland.
  • Overall, the Midshipmen are 3-1-2 on the road compared to their 3-2-6 home mark following a 1-0 loss at Villanova and 1-1 draw at Holy Cross.
  • The Midshipmen are led by PL Midfielder of the Year David Jackson, who owns a team-high 15 points off six goals and three assists ahead of All-PL member Baba Kallie, who has 11 points off four goals and three assists.
  • Pierce Holbrook has started 16 games at net, posting a .795 save percentage and 0.94 goals against average.
  • Opponents are averaging 1.8 more shots with a 110-87 advantage in corner kicks.
SERIES HISTORY
  • BU is 6-2-1 all-time in the series after rallying late for a 1-1 draw at Navy back on Oct. 1.
  • The Midshipmen edged the Terriers in shots, 12-11, with Montali posting five saves against Holbrook's one stop despite BU owning 9-1 advantage in corners.
  • The Terriers are 5-0-0 all-time at home with four 1-0 victories, including most recently a 1-0 decision in 2021.
UP NEXT
  • The highest remaining seed will host the PL title game with the automatic NCAA bid on the line Saturday (Nov. 12) at a time to be determined.
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