Men's Soccer Clinches PL Quarterfinal Bye With 1-0 Victory at Navy

Friday, November 1

Annapolis, MD

7 PM

Boston University

4-3-9, 4-1-3

Navy

4-7-4, 3-4-1

Boston U.

Navy

Quin DeLaMater jumps up in the air hugging a teammate after scoring a goal at Northeastern.

Photo by: Jim Pierce

Men's Soccer Clinches PL Quarterfinal Bye With 1-0 Victory at Navy

November 1, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Highlighted by junior Quin DeLaMater's third goal of the season and graduate student Andrew Wike's two saves, the Boston University men's soccer team claimed a 1-0 victory at Navy Friday evening.

By extending their unbeaten streak to six games (3-0-3) with just one contest left, the Terriers (4-3-9, 4-1-3 PL) have clinched a top-two seed for the upcoming Patriot League tournament alongside Bucknell (4-1-3 PL), while the Midshipmen (4-7-4, 3-4-1 PL) remain alive with six other squads in the jam-packed standings for one of the remaining four slots available.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU dominated possession in the first half and attempted nine of the 10 shots with the Midshipmen needing six saves to keep the game scoreless entering the locker room.
The Terriers seemingly took the lead during a scramble for a loose ball in Navy's box during the 13th minute with graduate student Aidan Bone ripping a point-blank shot into the back of the net, but unfortunately a teammate drew a foul for inadvertently touching the ball while on the ground before the shot attempt.
After Navy's Pierce Holbrook stopped Bone's next attempt at 16:00, Wike extended his arms up into the air to stop Andrew Schug's shot from 20 yards out during a counter attack in the 21st minute.
Junior Diego Rived later forced Holbrook to make diving saves at 32:47 and 34:31, respectively.
The Terriers only needed 1:46 into the second half to grab the lead, as junior Ryan Lau played a corner kick to the other side of Navy's box to allow DeLaMater to make a quick strike for the 1-0 advantage.
The Midshipmen upped their energy facing the one-goal deficit and would attempt nine shots in the second half with Wike making his second save at 65:39.
In the 72nd minute, Navy drew Wike off his line after receiving a long pass from midfield, but junior John Roman was in position to prevent the Mids from attempting a shot.
In their last opportunity to get on the scoreboard, Navy drew a free kick from 25 yards out at 89:14 but sailed the ball high over the crossbar.

GAME NOTES

The defending PL regular season champion Terriers have earned a top-two seed in the PL tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014-15.
DeLaMater (3g, 3a) became the first Terrier other than Di Blasio (4g, 1a) to net a game winner this fall. Coincidentally, both men are now tied for the team lead at nine points.
Lau became the eighth Terrier to earn at least one goal and assist this season.
Wike earned his fourth shutout of the fall, as the Terriers finished with a 17-10 advantage in shots.
Both squads had six corners apiece.
BU improved to 8-2-2 all-time in the series with their second ever win in Annapolis since claiming a 2-1 (2OT) victory in 2016.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will end the regular season at Holy Cross on Tuesday (Nov. 5) with a 6 p.m. start time.
BU won last year's meeting at home, 3-0, after dropping a 2-1 road decision in 2022.
The contest is part of the Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition between the two schools. BU currently leads, 5-0, after women's soccer prevailed, 3-0, back on Oct. 16.