BOSTON - The Boston University field hockey team fell to visiting Massachusetts, 5-3, in a back-and-forth contest on Friday at New Balance Field.

Senior Payton Anderson scored two goals for the Terriers while classmate Tegan Poerio added her first tally of the season to go along with an assist. Junior Megan Wetzel recorded a pair of assists.

BU outshot UMass, 20-11, and held a 15-2 advantage in corners. 

The Terriers move to 2-3 on the season while UMass, which got goals from five different players, improves to 3-2. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UMass got on the board first when Elani Sherwood found Gabby Benkenstein in the middle of the circle in the 10th minute.
• BU appeared to tie the game in the 20th minute off a rebound but the play went under review and it was determined that the ball went off a UMass defender before the rebound attempt, resulting in a corner.
• The Terriers got the equalizer they were looking for on the latter of back-to-back corners in the 28th minute with Anderson scoring off a drag flick for her second goal of the season.
• The visitors were able to regain the lead before the half, however, with Dempsey Campbell drilling a shot to the boards from the right side following a lead pass from Sherwood at the 28:51 mark.
• Claire Danahy pushed the Minutewomen's lead to 3-1 when she deposited a deflected ball in front in the 36th minute.
• BU earned five straight corners and finally capitalized on the fifth with a hard shot by Anderson from the top of the circle that was slowed by a UMass stick before sliding past the goal line in the 41st minute to get BU within one at 3-2.
• UMass scored what would be a crucial goal in the closing seconds of the third quarter as Sherwood pounced on a ball before the Terriers could clear it away to make it 4-2.
• The Terriers held a 9-2 shot advantage in the final quarter but the Minutewomen were able to extend the lead with BU netminder Kate Thompson pulled in favor of an extra field player.
• Off one of its two corners in the game, UMass got a goal from Lorenzini with 2:07 to play to push the score to 5-2.
• Poerio capped the scoring when she batted in an elevated rebound off a corner shot by Anderson with 1:04 left in regulation.

GAME NOTES

• Graduate student Kate Thomason made four saves in goal for the Terriers.
• Myrte Van Herwijnen turned in an 11-save performance in goal for the Minutewomen.
• Lorenzini added a defensive save for the Minutewomen during the five straight corners by BU in the third quarter. 
• Sophomore Bella Bergner picked up her second assist of the season.
• Anderson recorded six shots on goal for the Terriers.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will host Maine on Sunday (Sept. 15).
• Game time is set for 1 p.m.