Boston University (7-6, 4-3 PL) at #20 Colgate (8-5, 5-2 PL)
Date & Time: Friday, April 26 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, N.Y.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will conclude the 2024 regular season on Friday when the Terriers travel to Hamilton, N.Y., to face No. 20 Colgate. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

WHAT'S AT STAKE ON FRIDAY?

• BU will be playing in a Patriot League quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday.
• A win against Colgate guarantees BU will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed and will either host Colgate or Navy on Tuesday.
• A loss means BU will finish sixth and be on the road for Tuesday's quarterfinal.
• A lot is on the line for Colgate as well, as the Raiders will clinch the No. 1 seed with a win and a loss by either Navy or Lehigh.
• If Colgate, Navy and Lehigh all win, then Colgate will host BU again on Tuesday in a quarterfinal.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU lost a heartbreaker to Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, falling to the Mountain Hawks in overtime, 13-12.
• Graduate student Louis Perfetto paced BU with six points (2g, 4a) against Lehigh.
• Graduate student Jake Cates totaled one goal and two assists on Saturday to become the ninth different Terrier to record 100 points at BU.
• He enters Friday with 102 points (63g, 39a) in 56 games.
• Perfetto is fourth in the nation in points per game (5.31) and also leads the Patriot League in assists per game (2.42)
• He has notched 60 points in each of the past three seasons.
• Graduate student Vince D'Alto is at 59 points and can help BU become the only school since at least 2011 (and potentially further back) to have the same two players record 60+ points in three straight years.
• BU is third in the NCAA and second in the Patriot League with 11.08 caused turnovers per game.
• The Terriers have held opponents to a .788 clearing percentage through 13 games this season, which is fourth-best in the country and second in the Patriot League.
• Graduate student Roy Meyer recorded six ground balls and three caused turnovers at Lehigh.
• He leads BU with 54 ground balls and is tied with classmate Patrick Morrison for first on the squad with 21 caused turnovers.

HISTORY AGAINST COLGATE

• BU is 8-4 all-time against Colgate, including two straight wins.
• The Terriers are 5-1 at Colgate, including an 18-6 triumph in their last visit to Hamilton in 2022, and also own a 5-1 record in their last six overall games against the Raiders.
• BU has not lost a regular-season game to Colgate since 2019.
• This is the first time that the two teams have finished the regular season against one another.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS

• Colgate is 5-2 in the Patriot League and 8-5 overall after an 18-8 win at Holy Cross this past Saturday.
• The Raiders are 2-2 in their last four games, having defeated then-No. 5 Army, 14-11 in between a 10-9 loss at Navy and a 9-7 defeat to Lehigh.
• Colgate leads the nation in caused turnovers per game (11.77) and opponent clearing percentage (.723) and is fourth in the NCAA with a 50% success rate on man-up chances.
• Junior Rory Connor leads Colgate with 48 points on 25 goals and a team-high 23 assists, including six goals and two assists against Holy Cross on Saturday.
• Junior Jack Turner paces Colgate with 33 goals and is third on the squad with 40 points behind sophomore Hunter Drouin, who has 42 points (32g, 10a).
• Junior Max Yates leads the Raiders with 29 caused turnovers and 75 ground balls.
• Freshman Kyle Rummel is 106-of-256 (.414) at the faceoff X with 50 ground balls. 
• Junior goalkeeper Matt LaCombe has started all 13 games; he owns a .539 save percentage and a 11.45 goals-against average.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will play a Patriot League quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, April 30.