Boston University (0-1) at Maine (1-1)
Date & Time: Friday, Sept. 1 | 2 p.m.

Boston University vs. Ohio (0-1)
Date & Time: Saturday, Sept. 2 | 1 p.m.

Venue: Maine Field Hockey Complex | Orono, Maine
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierFH

BOSTON – The Boston University field hockey team will head north for a pair of games to kick off its September schedule. The Terriers will face Maine on Friday (Sept. 1) before taking on Ohio in a neutral-site contest on Saturday (Sept. 2).

Friday's contest will start at 2 p.m. while Saturday's will be a 1 p.m. start.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU opened its season at home last Friday and fell to Michigan State by a score of 3-1.
• Sophomore Martu Coulo scored the Terriers' goal on a highlight-reel effort that was featured in the NFHCA Plays of the Week.
• Junior Payton Anderson was named the 2023 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was joined on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team by Coulo and seniors Thalia Steenssens and Rachel Borzymowski.
• All four Terriers were named to the NFHCA Division I Watchlist on Thursday.
• The Terriers return four of their top five scorers from last season. 
• This year's squad features 10 newcomers as nine freshmen have joined the program and sophomore Caroline O'Brien transferred from Wake Forest. 

SCOUTING MAINE

• The Black Bears unveiled a brand new field hockey complex and are the starting the season on a nine-game homestand.
• Maine opened its schedule with a 3-1 loss to No. 17 Boston College before rebounding with a 2-0 triumph over Providence on Sunday.
• Sophomore Mallory Mackesy scored a goal in each game while senior Poppy Lambert also found the back of the cage against the Friars. 
• The Black Bears, who have won back-to-back America East regular-season titles, were picked second in the conference's preseason poll. 
• Lambert, Mackesy and senior Tereza Holubcova were all named to the NFHCA Division I Watchlist.

BU-MAINE SERIES HISTORY

• BU is 31-9 all-time against the Black Bears and snapped Maine's three-game win streak in the series with a 5-2 win last season when the Black Bears were ranked No. 23 in the nation.
• The previous five meetings before 2022 were all been decided by a single goal.

SCOUTING OHIO

• The Bobcats are opening their season with a pair of games against Patriot League opponents as their lone game thus far was a 5-1 loss at American.
• Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC preseason poll.
• Fifth-year senior Katelyn Whittle scored the Bobcats' lone goal against American. 
• Whittle is the team's leading returning scorer after tallying 16 points on seven goals and two assists in 2022. 

BU-OHIO SERIES HISTORY

• BU and Ohio are meeting for the first time since 2019 when the Terriers earned a 4-1 road win to improve to 3-0 in the all-time series.

UP NEXT

• After its first road trip of the season, BU will return to action on Friday, Sept. 8, when it hosts crosstown rival Boston College.
• Game time is set for 6 p.m.