BOSTON - The Boston University women's soccer team is set to take on Loyola Maryland on Saturday (Sept. 16) to open Patriot League play. Opening kick at Nickerson Field is set for 1 p.m.
 
The upcoming contest is the first in a long stretch of conference play for the Terriers (3-3-2), as nine of their remaining ten matches are against league foes. BU posted a 6-3-0 conference record during the 2022 season, and made it to the semifinals of the Patriot League Championship as the third seed. 
 
Loyola Maryland (5-2-0) will also begin conference play Saturday against the Terriers after finishing sixth in the Patriot League in 2022. The Greyhounds have won three in a row. 
 
The match will be the first half of a doubleheader with the men's soccer program, who play Lehigh in their own league lidlifter at 5 p.m. In addition, Saturday marks Alumni Day for the program, as BU women's soccer graduates will be celebrated with a halftime presentation on the field.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers come off a 2-1 victory against New Hampshire on Sunday (Sept 10).
• Sophomores Natalie Godoy and Giulianna Gianino both collected second-half tallies, and BU improved to 3-1-1 at home in 2023.
• Gianino currently sits second among all Patriot League players with 11 shots on goal. 
• BU's sophomore class has totaled 15 of the Terriers' 22 points through eight games. 
• Junior Celia Braun is fifth among Patriot League goalkeepers with 34 saves. She is two stops away from her career-high in a single season.
• Six Terriers have started every match so far in 2023: Gianino, Braun, senior Grace Ferrara, juniors Morgan Fagan and Eileen Solomon, and sophomore Mackenzie Stickelman.
• Entering its 11th season as a conference member, BU is 59-16-10 all-time against Patriot League foes.

SCOUTING LOYOLA MARYLAND

• Loyola Maryland is 5-2-0 on the season, most recently defeating Longwood 3-1 on Sunday (Sept. 10).
• All five of the Greyhounds' wins have come at home. Loyola Maryland is 0-2 on the road.
• Baylee DeSmit is tied for the Patriot League lead with 12 points in seven matches.
• Paige Sim has already posted four shutouts on the year, and the Greyhounds have only allowed one goal in their five victories. 
• Last year, Loyola Maryland went 6-8-4, including 3-4-2 in league action to reach the Patriot League quarterfinal round.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Terriers are 9-1-3 all-time against Loyola Maryland, dating back to 2009.
• BU is 7-0-2 in their last nine contests against the Greyhounds, with their last loss dating back to 2014. 
• The Terriers are undefeated against Loyola Maryland at home with a 6-0-2 record. 
• The two sides met twice in 2022, with BU taking the matches 3-1 and 3-0, respectively. The latter occurred in the Patriot League Quarterfinals.
• Fagan has six points in her last three contests against the Greyhounds. 

UP NEXT

• BU continues Patriot League play with a midweek matchup against Colgate on Wednesday (Sept. 20). Opening kick at Nickerson Field is slated for 6 p.m.