Boston University (3-1, 1-0 PL) at Bucknell (1-4, 0-0 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 11 | 1 p.m.
Venue: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, Pa.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will continue its 10th season on Saturday when the Terriers travel to Bucknell to face the Bison. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, with an international stream located here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU pushed its win streak to three when the Terriers opened their home and Patriot League schedule with a 14-8 win over Colgate this past Saturday.
• The Terriers went on a 6-0 run during the second half to turn a 6-5 deficit into an 11-6 lead.
• Senior Vince D'Alto repeated as Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week thanks to a second straight five-goal performance.
• He also added an assist to finish with a game-high six points and now leads BU with 22 points on 16 goals and six assists.
• Senior Conor Calderone was named PL Faceoff Specialist of the Week after going 16-of-22 at the X with a game-high nine ground balls.
• BU is 8-1 in its last nine road Patriot League games dating back to a 13-12 victory over Colgate in the final game of the shortened 2020 campaign.
• The Terriers went 4-0 on the road last season, including April wins at Loyola Maryland and Lehigh.
• BU is third in the nation with 12.25 caused turnovers per game, behind only High Point (12.57) and Saturday's opponent, Bucknell (14.0).
• The Terriers are the only team with two players in the top 10 nationally in caused turnovers per game - senior Roy Meyer in fifth (2.50) and senior Patrick Morrison in seventh (2.25).
• BU has been dominant in the fourth quarter, outscoring foes, 18-6, over the final 15 minutes of games this season.

HISTORY WITH THE BISON

• BU is 5-4 all-time against Bucknell and enters Saturday having won four straight meetings against the Bison, beginning with a thrilling 12-11 comeback win in the 2018 Patriot League Quarterfinals.
• That improved the Terriers to 1-3 in Lewisburg.
• The last three matchups have taken place at Nickerson Field, including last season's 12-7 win.

LAST TIME AGAINST BUCKNELL

• BU earned a 12-7 win over then-unbeaten Bucknell on March 12, 2022, at Nickerson Field.
• The Terriers never trailed, jumping out to a 5-2 lead after the first quarter and holding Bucknell scoreless for a stretch of 25:45, including the entire third quarter, while seeing the team's lead build to 11-5 early in the fourth quarter.
• BU got a game-high five points (2g, 3a) from Timmy Ley, who also recorded zero turnovers.
• Jake Cates and  Vince D'Alto each tallied three goals apiece, with D'Alto adding an assist.
• Louis Perfetto had three points (2g, 1a) while Matt Baugher and Jett Dziama each scored a goal.
• Matt Garber made 12 saves for the Terriers.
• Roy Meyer had five caused turnovers and added four ground balls while Patrick Morrison caused two turnovers, recorded three ground balls and also notched his first assist of the season.
• Conor Calderone claimed 16 of 23 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls.

SCOUTING THE BISON

• Bucknell opened the season with a 20-6 win over Mercer but has since lost four straight games, including a 13-8 defeat at Harvard this past Saturday.
• Junior Dutch Furlong leads Bucknell in goals (10), assists (12) and points (22) this season.
• Freshman Michael Meyer has also scored 10 goals and is second on Bucknell with 15 points.
• Senior Andrew Stanzel leads Bucknell with 13 caused turnovers and is second on the squad with 16 ground balls, behind only senor Danny Striano (23 ground balls).
• Three Bison have taken at least 20 faceoffs, with senior Conor McCusker going 24-of-57 this season (.421).
• McCusker has only taken eight faceoffs over the last two games, however, as junior Brendan Coyle (18-of-49) has taken 43 of his 49 total faceoffs over the last two games.
• Freshman goalkeeper Jaz Zanelli has started all five games for Bucknell, posting a .424 save percentage and a 13.76 goals-against average.