Boston University (4-3, 0-1 PL) at #18 Navy (7-2, 1-1 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 12 p.m.
Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium – Annapolis, Md.
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BOSTON – The Boston University women's lacrosse team is set to face No. 18 Navy on Saturday. Opening draw against the Mids is scheduled for noon.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU looks to earn its first win in league play after a 16-13 loss at Bucknell.
- Junior Raegan Bailey had her best performance as a Terrier on the road against the Bison with four goals.
- Freshman Tessa Geddes leads BU on the draw with 42 this season.
- Senior Tobey Tick had two goals at Bucknell for her first goals since the game at Stonehill.
- Senior Ellen Monahan has 19 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers this season.
- Junior Hannah Tillier has the second-most goals for BU with 14 and points with 21.
- Scoring in six out of seven games this season is junior Abby Cotraro who scored one goal at Bucknell.
- Freshman netminder Natalie Aiosa made 10 saves against Bucknell which is her fourth occurrence this season.
- BU is 11th in the NCAA in free position percentage (0.568) and leads the Patriot League.
- Monahan also leads the league in caused turnovers per game (1.71) and is 40th in the NCAA.
- Aiosa is 24th in the NCAA in saves per game (9.00) and fifth in the league.
- The Terriers rank 17th in the NCAA in draw controls per game and third in the league.
SCOUTING THE MIDS
- Navy is 7-2 overall and 4-1 at home.
- The Mids most recently fell to #8 Loyola 17-12.
- Their other loss was to Drexel in a 13-12 outcome.
- Navy is 2-1 against ranked foes with wins over then-#24 Duke and then-#20 Richmond.
- The Mids won six games by eight or more goals.
- Sixteen freshmen and 30 upperclassmen make up the Navy roster.
- Head coach Cindy Timchal is in her 18th season at the helm.
THE SERIES
- BU is 3-8 against Navy overall and 1-4 on the road.
- This will be the 12th meeting between the Patriot League foes and the sixth in Annapolis, Md.
- BU last defeated Navy in the 2023 regular season 12-11 when Navy was ranked #20, marking BU's first upset of a ranked foe since 2014.
- The Terriers dropped the most recent contest to the Mids 20-13 when on the road for the PL Quarterfinals.
- The last time the teams clashed at Navy in the regular season, BU lost 16-6.
