Boston University (7-3, 4-1 PL) vs. #19/20 Loyola Maryland (6-4, 3-2 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, April 15 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will continue its 10th season on Saturday when the Terriers welcome No. 19/20 Loyola Maryland to Nickerson Field. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.

Saturday's contest is the program's annual Homecoming Game, with alumni from both the varsity and club eras returning to campus. It's also the Terriers' Pride Game; fans attending can receive a free BU pride decal, pin and flag, while supplies last.

Fans 21 and older will be able to enjoy a beer garden and snacks in the grotto and take a picture with the 2022 Patriot League trophy. It is also Youth Day, with kids in eighth grade and below eligible for free admission.

In addition, the Terriers will join the rest of the Patriot League in wearing special warmup shirts in honor of the Patriot League Mental Health and Well-Being Campaign taking place across member campuses this weekend.

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

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU has not played since a 17-14 loss at Yale on April 4.
• The Terriers are 3-0 at home this season and have won 11 of their last 13 home games dating back to the start of the 2022 season.
• Senior Vince D'Alto led BU with six goals and added an assist to finish with seven points.
• D'Alto leads BU in both goals (32) and points (50) entering this weekend while senior Louis Perfetto paces BU with 24 assists.
• Graduate student Timmy Ley scored twice against the Bulldogs to become the first Terrier in program history to record 200 points at BU.
• Ley is fifth among active Division I players in goals scored (142) and seventh among active players in points (200).
• The Terriers are third in the nation with 11.40 caused turnovers per game.
• Senior LSM Roy Meyer is tied for ninth in the country with 2.0 caused turnovers per game.
• BU is fourth in the NCAA and first in the Patriot League in assists per game, averaging 9.10 helpers in its first 10 games.
• The Terriers enter the weekend second in the NCAA on the ride with an opponent clear percentage of .781.

HISTORY WITH LOYOLA

• BU has won two straight against Loyola, including a 14-9 win last April in Baltimore.
• The Terriers are 3-5 all-time against Loyola, including two consecutive victories at Nickerson Field.
• Their last home win over the Greyhounds was an 18-11 victory on April 13, 2019, when Loyola was No. 2 in the country.
• BU also enjoyed a famous win over the Greyhounds on April 15, 2017, when James Burr scored in overtime to secure a 12-11 victory and the Terriers' first-ever Patriot League postseason berth.
• This will be just the fourth time that BU and Loyola have met in Boston.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

• Loyola remains ranked in the top 20 of both major national polls following an 11-10 home loss to Navy last Friday.
• The Greyhounds began the season with two signature wins - a 12-7 victory over defending national champion Maryland and a 13-8 win over then-No. 9 Johns Hopkins - though they have gone 3-3 over their last six games.
• Freshman Matthew Minicus leads Loyola in goals (23) and points (29) while junior Davis Lindsey leads the Greyhounds with 14 assists.
• Lindsey is the only Loyola player with more than eight assists and is also one of five Greyhounds to reach double digits in goals.
• Senior Eric Pacheco is 94-of-207 (.454) at the faceoff X and leads his team with 61 ground balls.
• Graduate student Matt Hughes leads Loyola with 18 caused turnovers.
• Junior goalkeeper Luke Staudt is fifth in the NCAA with a .561 save percentage.
• He owns a 10.61 goals-against average over his nine starts.

UP NEXT

• BU will close out the home portion of its regular-season schedule on April 22 in the opening game of the Lax-A-Palooza doubleheader at Nickerson Field.
• The Terriers will host Lehigh at 12 p.m., with the game to be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.