Wednesday, April 6
North Andover, MA
4 PM
Boston University
at
Merrimack
Photo by: Matt Woolverton
Women's Lacrosse Meets Merrimack For First Time on Wednesday
April 5, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
Boston University (0-11, 0-5 PL) vs. Merrimack (2-7, 2-1 NEC)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022, 4 p.m.
Venue: Duane Stadium, North Andover, Mass.
Watch:Â ESPN+
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse
Rosters:Â BUÂ |Â Merrimack
Schedule:Â BUÂ |Â Merrimack
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BOSTON – For the first time in program history, the Boston University women's lacrosse team heads to Merrimack for a mid-week, non-league matchup on Wednesday (Apr. 6). Opening draw is set for. 4 p.m.
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BU plays its first game outside of Patriot League play for the first time since Mar. 5. Wednesday serves as the penultimate out-of-conference contest for the Terriers in 2022, as the final game takes place at Harvard later this month.
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In addition to Game Day, Wednesday marks Giving Day at Boston University. This year, the program is matched up against women's ice hockey in the Team Revenue Head-To-Head Challenge. To donate and learn more information about this year's challenges, click here or use the link at the top of the article.
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TERRIER TIDBITS
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
SERIES HISTORY
UP NEXT
Date & Time: Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022, 4 p.m.
Venue: Duane Stadium, North Andover, Mass.
Watch:Â ESPN+
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse
Rosters:Â BUÂ |Â Merrimack
Schedule:Â BUÂ |Â Merrimack
Â
BOSTON – For the first time in program history, the Boston University women's lacrosse team heads to Merrimack for a mid-week, non-league matchup on Wednesday (Apr. 6). Opening draw is set for. 4 p.m.
Â
BU plays its first game outside of Patriot League play for the first time since Mar. 5. Wednesday serves as the penultimate out-of-conference contest for the Terriers in 2022, as the final game takes place at Harvard later this month.
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In addition to Game Day, Wednesday marks Giving Day at Boston University. This year, the program is matched up against women's ice hockey in the Team Revenue Head-To-Head Challenge. To donate and learn more information about this year's challenges, click here or use the link at the top of the article.
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TERRIER TIDBITS
- The Terriers dropped a 16-13 home contest to Lafayette on Saturday (Apr. 2).
- Freshman Matty Spaeth scored four goals, while redshirt junior Teagan Lucchese set a career-high with three assists and four points.
- Junior Claire Gola filled the stat sheet with three goals, three ground balls, four draw controls, and four caused turnovers.
- Classmate Jennifer Barry controlled a season-high 16 draws to move into second place all-time with 200 career draw controls.
- Barry is now 36 draw controls away from the all-time record, set by Jill Horka at 236 from 2013-16.
- Spaeth leads the team with 21 goals and 23 points. The last Terrier rookie to lead the team in points in a season was Kailey Conry in 2017.
- Gola leads the team with 14 caused turnovers, and also ranks second fourth in draw controls and goals, respectively.
- With sophomore Olivia Kingsborough scoring her first-career goal against the Leopards, nine Terriers have scored their first collegiate goal in seven of BU's 11 games this year.
- BU ranks ninth and 11th in the nation with a .586 draw control percentage and 17 draw controls per game, respectively.
- Barry is one of three student-athletes in Division I averaging more than 10 draw controls per game, ranking second in the nation at 10.64.
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
- Merrimack enters the contest with a 2-7 record, most recently falling to Mount St. Mary's 13-5 on Saturday in Maryland.
- The Warriors, currently in their third season (first full season) in Division I, are members of the NEC.
- Merrimack's two victories have come in conference play: 17-6 over Howard and 12-4 at CCSU.
- Catherine Mahanna leads the squad with 26 points. Meghan Dzialo's 23 goals are a team-high, while Natalie Calkins has eight assists.
- Merrimack was predicted to finish seventh in the NEC Preseason Poll.
- Last year, the Warriors went 3-11, including a 3-9 conference performance.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday marks the first all-time meeting between BU and Merrimack.
- The Warriors are the only team on BU's 2022 schedule the Terriers have never faced before.
- The last team that BU squared off against for the first time was La Salle on Mar. 15, 2021.
UP NEXT
- The Terriers return to Patriot League action when they visit No. 24 Navy on Saturday (Apr. 9). Opening draw is set for 4 p.m.
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