BOSTON – Gearing up for its 11th season as a member of the Patriot League, the Boston University women's soccer program will play 18 games as part of its 2023 schedule, the program announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Under second-year Head Coach Casey Brown, BU will play nine non-conference games and a full nine-game, Patriot League slate. The Terriers will host 11 games at Nickerson Field in the fall semester, and face programs from seven different conferences: the Patriot League, America East, Big East, A-10, Big Ten, CAA, and the Ivy League.
 
The Terriers come off a 2022 campaign that featured an 11-8-1 record, tying for second place in the Patriot League with 18 points on a 6-3 league mark. BU advanced to the Patriot League semifinals as the No. 3 seed, and boasted six All-Patriot League honorees.
 
Four of those recipients are back for 2023 as part of 20 returning letterwinners. The Terriers also welcome seven newcomers to the fold. Kayla Ross, Grace Ferrara, Lily Matthews, and Abigail McNulty will serve as team captains.
 
BU opens the year in Terrier Town for the third time in four seasons, welcoming Vermont on  Thursday (Aug. 17). The matchup marks the first time the Terriers and Catamounts have squared off since 2012, when the pair were America East rivals.
 
On Sunday (Aug. 20), BU heads to UConn for the first meeting against the Huskies since 2019. It is the Terriers' first road game before returning to Boston for a two-game homestand vs. Rhode Island on Thursday (Aug. 24) and UAlbany on Sunday (Aug. 27).
 
For the second year in a row, BU matches up against a Big Ten foe when it visits Northwestern on Thursday (Aug. 31). The Terriers are 2-1 all-time against the Wildcats, and haven't visited Evanston, Ill. since 1999.
 
The Terriers open September with a road clash at local foe Northeastern on Sunday (Sept. 3), marking the first of five-straight matches in Beantown. BU's four-home home swing starts with contests against two additional America East sides in Maine on Thursday (Sept. 7) and UNH on Sunday (Sept. 10).
 
Patriot League play begins on Saturday (Sept. 16), as BU welcomes Loyola Maryland to Nickerson Field. The following Wednesday (Sept. 20), the Terriers host Colgate.
 
BU's first two road league matchups take place at Lehigh on Sunday (Sept. 24) and Navy a week later (Oct. 1).
 
Four of the Terriers' next five games kick off at home. Lafayette arrives on Saturday (Oct. 7), then Holy Cross for a Turnpike Trophy battle on Wednesday (Oct. 11).
 
In a rematch of last year's Patriot League semifinal tilt, BU treks to Bucknell on Saturday (Oct. 14) for its penultimate road contest of the regular season.
 
The Terriers' final homestand ignites on Tuesday (Oct. 17) with a non-conference game against Yale. Patriot League play returns with the regular season home finale vs. American on Saturday (Oct. 21). On Wednesday (Oct. 25), BU travels to Army West Point for the final game of the regular season.
 
The 2023 Patriot League Tournament begins with the quarterfinal round on Sunday (Oct. 29), with the No. 3 and 4 seeds hosting matches. The semifinals take place on Thursday (Nov. 2), and the championship game on Sunday (Nov. 5).