BOSTON - The Boston University women's lacrosse team (5-10, 1-7 PL) fell to American (7-8, 3-5 PL) in overtime, 12-11, on senior day. 

After a close first quarter, BU put itself on top 6-5 at the half. The Terriers continued to lead until late in the third quarter when American came back to tie things up 9-9. The Eagles went ahead 10-9 before junior Hannah Tillier took back the lead with two goals of her own in the final frame. American did not give up its fight, however, and scored with 26 seconds left to force the game into overtime. After winning the draw and running down the shot clock, American scored on a free position opportunity to defeat BU 12-11.

Tillier, freshman Alex Cutone and juniors Abby Cotraro and Raegan Bailey all scored twice in the loss. Freshman Tessa Geddes found the back of the net once while senior Tobey Tick and junior Avery Jones each had one goal and one assist. Cutone also had two assists to lead BU in points with four. Sophomore Haley Matusz led BU's defensive efforts with a career best four ground balls and a caused turnover while freshman goalkeeper Natalie Aiosa made five saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• BU put immediate offensive pressure on the American end of the field and was rewarded when Cutone found Bailey who lit the lamp at the 12:10 mark.
• American tied the game a few minutes later before Tick scored an unassisted goal to put the Terriers back on top.
• The Eagles went up 3-2 with goals at the 5:36 and 0:01 marks to close out the first frame.
• BU responded well in the second and scored four unanswered goals, the first of which came from Bailey off a feed from Tick.
• American was given a yellow card which allowed Cutone to connect to Cotraro who scored on the woman-up opportunity.
• Jones scored her 13th goal of the season and was backed up by Cutone with her sixth of the season as BU led 6-3 with 5:12 to go in the half.
• The Eagles tacked on two more to close in 6-5 headed into halftime.
• For the first time since the opening stanza, American tied the game just 2:37 into the second half.
• Jones assisted Cotraro on her second goal of the game at the 10:30 mark.
• Cutone battled around the crease and put BU up 8-6 on a goal that stood after video review.
• BU thought it had another goal but Elle Stevenson was called for an illegal stick and the goal was revoked.
• American took advantage of the illegal stick call and marched down the field to score its seventh of the game.
• Geddes responded and put BU up 9-7 with 6:49 to go.
• The Eagles then scored two unanswered goals to end the third quarter and added another at the 11:20 in the fourth to go up 10-9.
• Tillier was awarded a free position opportunity on which she scored to even the score with 10:44 to go.
• When BU was serving a yellow card, a ground ball was scooped up in the defensive zone by senior Quinn Ferry who got the ball to Tillier who then sprinted down the field and scored BU's 11th goal of the game.
• After a close contest in the final minutes, American tied the game 11-11 with 26 seconds left on the clock which forced the game to overtime.
• American won the opening draw in extra minutes and maintained possession the entire time leading up to its free position attempt.
• The Eagles scored on the free position to end the game as the Terriers fell 12-11.

GAME NOTES

• BU outshot American 26 to 22.
• The Terriers collected 24 ground balls to American's 14.
• American narrowly beat BU in draw controls 14 to 13.
• BU was 18-for-19 on clears while American was 17-for-19.
• Both teams were 1-for-3 on free position shots.

UP NEXT

• BU heads to Holy Cross on Thursday for the final game of the regular season.
• Opening draw is set for 6 p.m.