BOSTON – With a Patriot League regular season title up for grabs on the final day of the regular season, the Boston University women's soccer program hosts Army West Point on Wednesday (Oct. 30). Opening kick is set for 6 p.m.
 
BU (4-7-6, 4-0-4 PL) has secured a top-three seed for the Patriot League Tournament, and will host its first postseason match at home. The Terriers are vying for their first unbeaten conference slate since 2018.
 
Army West Point (11-4-1, 5-2-1 PL) will also finish in the top-three in the table this year as it seeks its second-consecutive Patriot League regular season title. The Black Knights have won three of their last four matches.
 
Wednesday is Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night at Nickerson Field; BU's senior class will recognize select faculty and staff members that have made a positive impact during their time at BU with a pregame ceremony, prior to the starting lineup announcements.
 
The match will air on ESPN+ as well as NESN, beginning at the top of the hour. Justin Gallanty and Joe Braverman have the call. Live statistics and an audio-only broadcast are provided through GoTerriers.com, while the Patriot League will provide an international stream.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU secured its top-three seed following a 2-2 draw on the road at American on Saturday (Oct. 26).
• Trailing 2-0 after 73 minutes, junior Giulianna Gianino and sophomore Kat Slott scored less than six minutes apart to match the Terriers' single-season draw record from 2023.
• Gianino, who was named a Patriot League honorable mention at the midfielder spot on Monday (Oct. 28), is tied for 13th place in program history with 45 career points, and is two goals shy of 10th place in career goals.
• Slott has scored twice in her last three matches, while juniors Helene Tyburczy and Mackenzie Stickelman have each added two assists during that stretch.
• With a win, BU guarantees a quarterfinal bye as a top-two seed and would kick off at Nickerson Field on Thursday (Nov. 7) in the semifinal round.
• The Terriers can capture their first Patriot League regular season title since 2021 and 15th overall conference regular season championship with a win paired with Bucknell tying with or losing to Lehigh.
• BU, Bucknell, Army West Point, and Colgate have clinched berths in the Patriot League Tournament. The Terriers and Black Knights are the earliest match of the night across the league at 6 p.m.
• The 2018 Terriers were the last Patriot League team to finish the conference slate without a regular season loss.
• Only three teams have ever gone unbeaten in Patriot League play since BU entered the league in 2013; the Terriers did so in 2015 (8-0-1) and 2018 (7-0-2), while Navy accomplished the feat in 2017 (8-0-1).
• BU is 2-0-1 at home against conference foes, with a goal differential of 8-3.

 
SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT

• The Black Knights are 11-4-1 on the year and 5-2-1 in league play.
• Army is on a three-game unbeaten streak, and have not allowed a goal in that span.
• Kaelan Bradley and Brigid Duffy each pace the team with six goals, with Bradley sporting a team-best 15 points. Sage Strohman has a 1.01 goals-against average and .830 save percentage between the posts.
• The Black Knights were projected to finish first in the Patriot League preseason poll. Strohman was tabbed as the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, and joined Bradley, Duffy, and Keira Vesy on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
• Last year, Army won the Patriot League regular season title with a 6-2-1 conference record, going 10-6-4 overall. The Black Knights reached the championship game, falling to the Bison in penalty kicks.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday marks the 15th all-time meeting between BU and Army West Point in a series that dates back to 1996.
• The Terriers sport a 9-3-2 edge in the rivalry, though the Black Knights have won the last two matchups.
• In Patriot League play, the Terriers are 6-3-2.
• At home, BU is 3-2-2 against Army.
• Last year, the Black Knights triumphed in New York, 2-1. Army built a 2-0 lead in the first half before Margy Porta halved the deficit in the 86th minute.

 
LOOKING AHEAD

• Should BU earn the No. 1 or No. 2 seed, the Terriers will play in the semifinal round at 6 p.m. on Thursday (Nov. 7) at Nickerson Field.
• If BU secures the No. 3 seed, the Terriers will host the No. 6 seed on Sunday (Nov. 3) at 2 p.m.