Boston University (8-8, 3-2 PL) vs. American (8-7, 5-0 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 28 | 12 p.m.
Venue: New Balance Field | Boston, Mass.

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BOSTON - The Boston University field hockey team will close out its regular season on Saturday (Oct. 28) when it welcomes American to New Balance Field for a Senior Day contest starting at noon.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers have clinched the No. 3 seed in next week's Patriot League tournament.
• BU is coming off a road split last weekend as they defeated Colgate by a score of 6-2 before falling to No. 17 Cornell, 6-0, on Sunday.
• Senior Thalia Steenssens (4g, 10a) and sophomore Caroline O'Brien (9a) are tied for the team lead in points with 18.
• O'Brien notched her second hat trick of the season in last Friday's win at Colgate.
• Junior Payton Anderson has added 12 points on five goals and two assists.
• Senior Kate Thomason has started all 16 games this season in goal for the Terriers and has a 2.53 goals-against average and a .664 save percentage.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• American has a perfect 5-0 record in conference play and has clinched the regular-season title and hosting rights for the Patriot League tournament.
• The Eagles have alternated wins and losses all season and most recently earned a 2-1 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. 
• American's non-conference wins came against Ohio, Richmond and Yale and it took three ranked teams (Penn State, Liberty, Cornell) to overtime.
• Graduate student Charllene Boshoff has had a strong season on both ends of the field as the back has contributed a team-best 14 points on seven goals.
• Freshman Emilia Winkler has added 13 points on five goals and three assists.
• Senior Bryn Underwood has played every minute in goal for the Eagles and currently has a 1.30 goals-against average and a .777 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY WITH AMERICAN

• BU is 13-5 in 18 all-time meetings with the Eagles.
• Last season, the Terriers earned a 2-1 road win over American.
• The Eagles have won the past two meetings that took place on New Balance Field.
• The schools first met during the 1997 season.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers have secured the No. 3 seed for the Patriot League tournament and will face second-seeded Lafayette in the semifinals round on Thursday (Nov. 2) at American.