No. 20 Terriers Fall in OT at Lehigh, 13-12

Saturday, April 20

Bethlehem, PA

12 PM

Boston University

7-6 (4-3PL)

Lehigh

7-6 (5-2PL)

Lehigh

Photo by: Kevin Edelson

April 20, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Graduate student Louis Perfetto totaled six points and classmate Roy Meyer recorded three caused turnovers and six ground balls, but the No. 20 Boston University men's lacrosse team fell in overtime to Lehigh, 13-12, on Saturday afternoon at Frank Banko Field.

BU (7-6, 4-3 PL) held a 10-7 lead after three quarters and was ahead by two with 1:30 to go, but Lehigh scored twice in the final 90 seconds to force overtime and then won the game on its second possession of the extra frame.

Nine different Terriers found the back of the net, with juniors Brenden Kelly and Zach Travaglini joining Perfetto with a pair of goals apiece. Graduate student Jake Cates recorded three points (1g, 2a), including the 100th of his career, while senior Tommy Bourque notched one goal and one assist. Junior Matthew Fritz found the back of the net and went 11-of-22 at the faceoff X, claiming six ground balls in the process. Graduate students Vince D'Alto and Thomas Niedringhaus both scored, as did junior Jimmy O'Connell. Junior Will Barnes made 10 saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Fritz got the Terriers going just 12 seconds into the game when he won the opening faceoff and scored his third goal of the season.
Travaglini doubled the Terriers' lead 43 seconds into the contest off a feed from Perfetto.
Lehigh answered immediately with a goal by their faceoff specialist, Sean Dow, to cut the Terriers' lead to 2-1.
Perfetto responded to restore a two-goal lead, but back-to-back Lehigh strikes tied the game at 3-3 with 9:21 left.
Niedringhaus ripped home his 14th goal of the campaign to make it 4-3.
Lehigh thought it evened the score with four seconds remaining in the first quarter, but BU successfully challenged that the attacker stepped in the crease before the ball crossed the goal line.
The Terriers began the second quarter on a 3-0 run, starting with a man-up goal by O'Connell.
Outstanding individual efforts by both Cates and Kelly within a span of 34 seconds extended the lead to 7-3 at 9:04.
A Quinn Armstrong goal late in the stanza created a 7-4 halftime score.
Travaglini scored a highlight-reel goal over his shoulder to open the scoring in the third quarter before Kelly converted a slick feed from Cates to push the lead to 9-4.
The Mountain Hawks scored two straight goals to cut the deficit to 9-6.
D'Alto's first of the day with 18 seconds left made it 10-6, but Lehigh responded 10 seconds later to make it 10-7 heading into the final 15 minutes.
Perfetto's second strike of the day exactly 1:00 after a Lehigh goal created an 11-8 score.
Lehigh got within one thanks to two goals in 43 seconds, but a rocket from Bourque gave BU a 12-10 lead with 5:05 to play.
The Mountain Hawks scored with 1:27 remaining and then again with 21 seconds to go to force overtime.
BU got a stop on Lehigh's first possession of OT, but Lehigh's defense also got a stop and Dakota Eierman scored with 51 seconds on the clock to complete the Mountain Hawks' comeback.

GAME NOTES

Cates is the ninth Terrier to reach the 100-point plateau, having totaled 63 goals and 39 assists for 102 points.
Kelly has recorded at least two goals in the past four games as part of his 12-game goal scoring streak.
Perfetto has averaged 5.25 points per game over the past four contests and leads the Patriot League in both assists (33) and points (69).
He extended his point streak to 23 games.
D'Alto owns a 27-game point streak dating back to the 2023 season opener.
Graduate student Roy Meyer leads BU with 54 ground balls and is tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (21) with classmate Patrick Morrison.
BU went 3-for-5 on man-up opportunities.
The Terriers have lost their last three games by a combined four goals.

UP NEXT

BU has clinched a spot in the six-team Patriot League Tournament and will conclude the regular season on Friday, April 26, at Colgate.
Opening faceoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.