Boston University (4-3-9, 4-1-3 PL) at Holy Cross (4-9-4, 3-3-2 PL)
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 5 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Smith Soccer Stadium | Worcester, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Riding a six-game unbeaten streak, the Boston University men's soccer team will conclude the regular season at in-state rival Holy Cross on Tuesday night with action set to begin at 6 p.m.

The Terriers are currently atop the Patriot League standings with Bucknell at 15 pts. but own the tiebreaker thanks to an earlier 1-0 win over the Bison. The Crusaders are in a four-way tie for fourth at 11 points. In total, seven programs have the opportunity to grab one of the remaining four slots in the PL Tournament.

The contest has extra meaning, as a point will be up for grabs in the all-sports Turnpike Trophy competition between the two schools. BU currently leads the latest edition, 5-0, after women's soccer earned a 3-0 victory on the road against the Crusaders.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is 3-0-3 over the last six contests with 1-0 wins at both Colgate and Navy.
• The Terriers are trying to repeat as PL regular season champions for the first time since joining the conference in the summer of 2013.
• After netting the game winner against the Midshipmen and playing all 90 minutes as a member of the backline, junior Quin DeLaMater earned PL Defensive Player of the Week accolades on Monday.
• DeLaMater is tied with sophomore Andrea Di Blasio (4g,1a) for the team lead at nine points apiece. Di Blasio is also tied with graduate student Aidan Bone in number of goals at four each, while DeLaMater is tied with junior Diego Rived at three assists.
• Graduate student Andrew Wike has started nine games, including six PL contests, and has earned three of the four shutouts against conference opponents.
• Wike has posted a .676 save percentage and 1.34 goals against average with clean sheets against the Midshipmen, Raiders, Bison and then-No. 9 New Hampshire
• The Terriers are edging opponents by 0.2 shots per game (9.5-9.3) despite facing an 82-54 deficit in corner kicks.

SCOUTING HOLY CROSS

• The Crusaders are 4-3-1 at home compared to their 0-6-3 road mark with notable wins over Navy (3-0), Merrimack (3-0), Army West Point (1-0) and Lehigh (2-1) alongside a 2-2 draw against then-No. 5 Clemson.
• Evan Jones leads Holy Cross with six goals and 14 points, while both Jonathan Klein and Marcus Williams own seven points apiece.
• Klein and Julian Beban are joined by Kevin Cull in dishing out three assists each.
• Josh Tubbs and Tristan Stephani have split goalkeeping duties this season with two shutouts apiece. They've combined for a .747 save percentage and 1.24 goals against average.
• Opponents are averaging two more shots per game, 11.6-9.6, with a 75-54 lead in corner kicks. 

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 15-5-1, after posting a 3-0 home win last season with all three goals occurring in the first half.
• The Crusaders though have won the last two meetings in Worcester with an identical score of 2-1.
• In 2022, senior Daniel Kim struck first in the 24th minute, but the Crusaders netted two of their own goals over the next 20 minutes.
• BU last won on the road in 2018 with a 1-0 victory.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Having already clinched a top two seed, BU will next host an opponent to be determined in the PL Semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
• Last season, the Terriers blanked Colgate, 2-0, in the semis en route to the tournament title.