#15 Boston University (7-3, 4-1 PL) vs. #9 Yale (7-2, 3-1 Ivy)
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 9 | 4 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The No. 16/15 Boston University men's lacrosse team will kick off a two-game home week on Tuesday (April 9) when it hosts No. 8/9 Yale in this season's non-conference finale. Game time at Nickerson Field is set for 4 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here and the game will also be streamed live on ESPN+.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU will face its third top-10 foe over the last four games on Tuesday when Yale visits Nickerson.
• The Terriers are 1-1 in those previous top-10 matchups, as they defeated then-No. 1 Army West Point, 14-9, on March 22 and then fell at then-No. 5 Duke, 11-10, on March 27.
• BU has won four of its last five games, including a 22-6 victory at Holy Cross on March 30.
• Junior Brenden Kelly scored a career-high six goals in that victory en route to being named to the USILA D1 Team of the Week.
• Kelly has notched a goal in nine straight games and has recorded at least three points in seven straight contests.
• Graduate student Vince D'Alto recorded six assists against the Crusaders and became the second Terrier to record 100 goals and 100 assists, joining classmate Louis Perfetto.
• D'Alto needs just two goals to become the program's all-time goal scoring leader, surpassing the great James Burr ('19), who totaled 153 goals during his illustrious career.
• Perfetto is fifth in the nation with 5.40 points per game and leads BU in goals (29), assists (25) and points (54).
• Junior goalkeeper Will Barnes enters Tuesday ranked fifth in the nation with 14.30 saves per game and sixth in the country with a .584 save percentage, which also leads the Patriot League.
• He has made at least 10 saves in six straight games and owns a 9.68 GAA since March 9.

HISTORY AGAINST YALE

• Yale has won both meetings against the Terriers, earning a 22-15 victory at Nickerson in 2022 and a 17-14 triumph in New Haven last season.
• BU outscored Yale, 19-11, during the second half across both contests. 

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Yale enters Tuesday's tilt on a three-game win streak, with the Bulldogs most recently defeating No. 12 Penn, 12-9.
• The Bulldogs have the second-best offense in the country, averaging 16.0 goals per game.
• Senior Matt Brandau leads Yale in goals (26), assists (31) and points (57).
• Brandau is also the nation's leader in points per game (6.33).
• Junior Machado Rodriguez is second in the country with a .647 faceoff win percentage and has averaged a nation-best 10.22 ground balls per game.
• As a team, Yale ranks first in faceoff percentage (.649) and ground balls per game (40.11).
• Junior goalkeeper Jared Paquette owns a 12.93 goals-against average and a .493 save percentage.

UP NEXT

• BU will return to Patriot League play on Saturday (April 13) when it hosts Lafayette.
• Game time for Senior Day at Nickerson Field is set for 1 p.m.