Boston University (9-3-4, 6-1-1 PL) at Army West Point (3-8-4, 1-4-3 PL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Malek Stadium at Clinton Field | West Point, N.Y.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Trying to secure the top seed for the upcoming Patriot League tournament, the Boston University men's soccer team will conclude the regular season at Army West Point Wednesday evening with a 6 p.m. start time.

The Terriers are currently in the top spot at 19 points with Loyola Maryland close behind at 17 points. Thanks to Saturday's 3-1 home win over the Greyhounds, BU needs either a win or tie to claim its first Patriot League title since 2014 or for Loyola to fail to beat American. The PL last had two squads reach 20+ points in the standings back in 2019 with BU last reaching the mark in 2015. 

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 3-3-2 on the road compared to the 6-0-2 home mark with wins at Bucknell (1-0), Saint Joseph's (1-0) and American (2-1).
• The Terriers will try to reach double-digit wins for the first time since 2015 (12-6-2) and after combining for 10 wins over the previous two years.
• Senior Eitan Rosen owns a team-high 18 points off eight goals and two assists, while graduate student Colin Innes has 11 points off seven assists and two goals.
• Overall, six Terriers have scored multiple goals this fall with four earning multiple assists.
• Senior Francesco Montali has started 14 games at net, earning a .721 save percentage and 0.86 goals against average.
• BU is averaging 1.3 more shots (10.3-9.0) despite opponents leading in corners, 74-59.

SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT

• The 2022 Patriot League regular season champion Black Knights are 2-4-1 at home this season with wins over UAlbany (1-0) and Air Force (3-2). They most recently earned a 1-1 draw against Colgate on Oct. 21.
• The Black Knights will try to snap a nine-game winless streak (0-5-4) with 1-1 ties against Navy, Lehigh Colgate and Villanova.
• Gage Lyons leads Army with nine points off four goals and an assist, while both Joey Hickson and Nick Atkinson own two assists apiece.
• Harrison Faulkner has started 12 games at net, earning a .638 save percentage and 1.75 goals against average.
• Opponents are averaging 1.3 more shots per game (12.9-11.6) with an 88-59 advantage in corner kicks.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 8-4-4, after the teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Nickerson Field last season.
• They combined for the four goals in the first 40 minutes with the Terriers earning a 14-6 advantage in shots.
• The Terriers are on a five-game winless streak (0-2-3), last winning in 2018 at home, 1-0.
• In the last two road games, BU fell in 2021 (2-0) and in 2019 (2-1 OT) after winning in 2017, 3-1. 

UP NEXT

• BU will host an opponent to be determined on Tuesday (Nov. 7) in the Patriot League semifinals.
• Last year, the Terriers were eliminated in the semifinals via penalty kicks by eventual champion Navy.