BOSTON – In the 25th installment of the rivalry, the Boston University women's soccer team hosts crosstown rival Northeastern on Sunday (Aug. 18). Opening kick is set for 6 p.m.
 
BU (0-1) seeks its first win of the season as it continues its three-game home swing. Northeastern takes part in its first match of 2024.
 
Sunday's match airs on ESPN+, with Mason Stalph and Chris Vogel on the call. An international broadcast for fans outside of the United States is available through the Patriot League using the links above. Live statistics are available through GoTerriers.com.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers opened 2024 with a 3-2 loss to Northwestern on Thursday (Aug. 15) at Nickerson Field.
• The Wildcats scored three first-half goals, but two goals from junior Giulianna Gianino pulled BU within one. Northwestern goalkeeper Reiley Fitzpatrick made her lone save of the night in the final minute to prevent the game-tying tally.
• Junior Morgan Weaver notched her first collegiate point on Gianino's second goal.
• Senior netminder Celia Braun made six saves, giving her 157 stops in 56 career appearances.
• Twenty-one Terriers saw time on the pitch on Thursday.
• In two-plus seasons under Head Coach Casey Brown, BU has scored multiple goals in 18 matches.
• In the last two seasons where the Terriers were defeated in the season lidlifter, BU followed that match with a win (2020-21 and 2022).
• Three of BU's next four home tilts feature Massachusetts-based opponents (Northeastern, UMass Lowell, Harvard).

SCOUTING NORTHEASTERN

• The Huskies were projected to finish fourth in the CAA Preseason Poll, earning one first-place vote.
• Midfielder Jessie Hunt was tabbed to the Preseason All-CAA Team, while defender Faith Rosenblatt was named an honorable mention.
• Hunt is Northeastern's leading returning scorer, racking up six goals and 10 assists in 2023.
• Overall, Northeastern boasts 13 newcomers to its 2024 roster, including five transfer student-athletes.
• Last year, the Huskies went 8-4-6, and registered a 6-2-4 conference record to reach the CAA Quarterfinals.

SERIES HISTORY

• Sunday marks the 25th all-time meeting between BU and Northeastern in a series that dates back to 1999.
• BU sports a 14-8-2 advantage in the rivalry, though Northeastern is unbeaten in the last four matchups.
• The Terriers are 8-5-1 all-time at home against the Huskies.
• In last year's meeting in Brookline, both teams played to the second-ever draw in the rivalry, and first since 2002.
• In that matchup on Sept. 3, 2023, Northeastern struck first in the 60th minute, but Erin Sullenberger scored her first-career goal nine minutes later to secure the 1-1 result.

LOOKING AHEAD

• BU hosts UMass Lowell to wrap up its homestand on Thursday (Aug. 22).
• Opening kick is slated for 7 p.m. as the second half of a doubleheader with the BU men's soccer program, which opens its 2024 campaign against No. 9 New Hampshire at 4 p.m.