Terriers Topped by No. 20 Massachusetts, 3-1

Monday, September 19

Amherst, MA

3 PM

Boston University

(3-5)

Massachusetts

(6-2)

Massachusetts

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

September 19, 2022 | Field Hockey

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AMHERST, Mass. – The Boston University field hockey team opened the scoring but was unable to hold off No. 20 Massachusetts as the Minutewomen posted a 3-1 victory on Monday evening at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.

Junior Tess Csejka broke a scoreless tie in the early stages of the second half when she scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season.

UMass got a quick equalizer and took the lead soon after before securing the victory.

BU moves to 3-5 on the year while the Minutewomen improve to 6-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team was able to get on the scoreboard in the opening half.
Senior Caroline Kelly made two saves in the BU goal in each of the first two quarters.
Late in the second quarter BU created a numbers advantage and used it to put three shots on goal but a UMass defensive save preceded a pair of stops by netminde Mytre van Herwijnen.
The Terriers came out of the gate strong in the second half and were rewarded just 1:16 into the third quarter as graduate student Casey Thompson found Csejka on the left side of the circle, where the junior snuck a shot past van Herwijnen and into the back of the cage.
The lead was short-lived, however, as the Minutewomen quickly earned a corner on the other end and used it to come up with an equalizer.
Claire Danahy redirected an offering from Mali Herberhold high into the netting at 33:43 to make it a 1-1 contest.
The home team was opportunistic and suddenly found itself in the lead when Steph Gottwais scored at the 37:15 mark.
BU continued to come up with chances the remainder of the game but could not get another shot past the UMass defense.
The Minutewomen got an insurance goal in the 52nd minute when Herberhold and Dahahy connected again off a corner.
With just over six minutes to play, lightning moved into the area and caused what ended up being a 90-minute delay.
When play resumed, BU pulled goalkeeper Kate Thomason in favor of another field player and used an aggressive press to create a few more opportunities, including four corners.
UMass held off the late spurt and sealed the two-goal win.

GAME NOTES

BU held a 19-13 advantage in shots and recorded 13 after halftime.
Each team earned seven penalty corners.
Kelly stopped all four shots on goal that she faced in the opening half.
Junior Kate Thomason came on at the half and allowed three goals without making a save.
Csejka has now scored a goal in six of BU's eight contests, including three straight.

UP NEXT

BU will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 24) when it hosts Holy Cross for a Patriot League contest.
Game time at Harvard's Berylson Field is set for 1 p.m.