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Women’s Lacrosse Travels to Stonehill Wednesday

February 27, 2024

Boston University (3-0, 0-0 PL) at Stonehill (1-1, 1-0 NEC)
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2024 at 4 p.m.
Venue: W.B. Mason Stadium – Boston, Mass.
 
Watch: NEC Front Row
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierLacrosse
Rosters: BU | Stonehill
Schedule: BU | Stonehill
 
BOSTON – The Boston University women's lacrosse team hits the road for a local matchup at Stonehill on Wednesday. Opening draw at W.B. Mason Stadium against the Skyhawks is set for 4 p.m.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU most recently won in an 18-14 decision against Iona at home.
  • Junior Hannah Tillier led BU in its outing against Iona with four goals and two assists and has scored at least a hat trick in each game this season.
  • Junior Avery Jones found the back of the net three times against Iona to log her first career hat trick. 
  • Sophomore Elle Stevenson continues to lead the Terriers in goals with 14 this season thanks to four she added against the Gaels.
  • Freshman Reilly Walsh was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 19 after five goals and logging three assists in the games against New Hampshire and Iona. 
  • Freshman Tessa Geddes leads BU on the draw, controlling 16 so far this season.
  • Continuing the freshman success is netminder Natalie Aiosa who has two games with 10 saves under her belt.
  • Senior Ellen Monahan has scooped up eight ground balls and caused five turnovers thus far, leading BU in both categories.
  • BU's scoring margin is +6.67 and has successfully cleared 47 out of 52 times (0.904 clear percentage). 
  • The Terriers are 1-0 on the road thanks to a season opening 17-6 win at Merrimack.
 
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS
  • Stonehill is 1-1 this season, fresh off a 15-6 win over FDU at home.
  • The Skyhawks opened the season with a 13-9 loss to UMass Lowell on the road.
  • Seven freshmen and 22 upperclassmen make up the Stonehill roster.
  • Head coach Katie Conover is in her 17th season at the helm.
 
THE SERIES
  • This will be the second-ever meeting between BU and Stonehill.
  • When the teams first met in 2023, BU won 20-9 at Nickerson Field.
  • BU's 20 goals in the 2023 meeting set a season high and marked the first time it had scored 20 or more goals in a game since the shortened 2020 season. 
  • Jayne Feeney scored three goals against the Skyhawks last season while Abby Cotraro and Hannah Tillier each netted one.
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