Terriers Blank Holy Cross, 3-0, for Starr's 500th Career Victory

Saturday, September 24

at Harvard - Allston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

(4-5, 2-0)

Holy Cross

(2-7, 0-2)

Holy Cross

Boston University

The field hockey team celebrates head coach Sally Starr's 500th career victory.

Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme

Terriers Blank Holy Cross, 3-0, for Starr's 500th Career Victory

September 24, 2022 | Field Hockey

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BOSTON - Senior Rachel Borzymowski scored twice and freshman Martu Coulo notched her first collegiate goal as the Boston University field hockey team shut out Holy Cross, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon to give head coach Sally Starr's her 500th career victory. Starr becomes just sixth coach in Division I field hockey history to reach the 500-win mark.

Coulo scored in the third minute and the score remained 1-0 for over 48 minutes before Borzymowki scored off corners six minutes apart to seal the victory.

The Terriers improve to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in Patriot League play while the Crusaders fall to 2-7 with an 0-2 conference mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers scored on the first shot of the game as Coulo separated herself from a defender and penetrated the circle from the right side before slipping a ball to the far corner of the cage at 2:35 for her first tally as a Terrier.
Holy Cross threatened to equalize soon after off a corner but senior netminder Caroline Kelly made a good stop off a rebound bid in the sixth minute to protect the early lead.
That would be the last shot the Crusaders would muster for the remainder of the contest as the BU defense was impenetrable.
The third quarter featured a spurt of cards, including a yellow on each side.
BU earned four of their nine corners in the fourth quarter and scored on two of them.
Borzymowski drilled a shot to the boards from the top of the circle off assists from graduate student Casey Thompson and junior Thalia Steenssens at the 51:04 mark.
Up 2-0, BU tacked on one more for good measure when Borzymowski capitalized off another corner at 57:15 when she took a pass from sophomore Payton Anderson and converted from the right side of the circle.
The Terriers closed out the 3-0 win as Kelly secured her first career shutout.

GAME NOTES

BU held an 11-3 edge in shots and did not allow one during the final 54 minutes of play.
The Terriers earned nine corners and allowed only one.
Brooke Ross made two saves in goal for the Crusaders.
Starr joins Nancy Stevens, Karen Shelton, Beth Anders, Missy Meharg and Char Morett in the Division I 500-win club.
Thompson has assisted on four of BU's past six goals.

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