Terriers Edged in Double Overtime at Bucknell, 2-1

Friday, September 20

Lewisburg, PA

4 PM

Boston University

(3-4 (0-1Patriot))

Bucknell

(3-4 (1-0Patriot))

BOSTON

Bucknell

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Terriers Edged in Double Overtime at Bucknell, 2-1

September 20, 2024 | Field Hockey

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LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Boston University field hockey team fell in double overtime, 2-1, at Bucknell on Friday afternoon in the Patriot League opener at Graham Field.

Senior Payton Anderson tied the game off a penalty stroke in the 20th minute for her team-leading fifth goal of the season.

The game remained 1-1 for the next 52 minutes of play before the Bison got the winner off the first corner of overtime.

BU moves to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in Patriot League play while the Bison improve to 3-4 on the year with a 1-0 conference mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bucknell scored on the first shot of the game as Lily Neilson went through the middle of the circle before knocking a shot past traffic and into the cage at the 9:39 mark.
The Terriers earned the lone corner of the opening quarter but were unable to produce an equalizer.
BU controlled play during the second quarter and was rewarded after earning a penalty stroke when a defender used her body to make a defensive save.
Anderson successfully converted the stroke try at 19:55 to make it a 1-1 contest.
The teams traded corner opportunities in the third quarter but neither was able to break the deadlock.
Defense ruled the fourth quarter as the only shot attempt of the frame came in the way of a wide miss by the home team.
The Terriers overcame a yellow card on junior Martu Coulo at the 56-minute mark that went into the first minute of overtime.
Graduate student Kate Thomason came up with a point-blank save on a Bucknell shot in the 68th minute to send the game into double overtime.
The only post-regulation corner went to Bucknell and Neilson provided the game-winner with a shot from the left side of the circle at the 72:21 mark.

GAME NOTES

This was the 13th straight BU-Bucknell meeting that was decided by a single goal.
Thomason's stop in the first overtime was the only goalkeeper save in the contest as Bucknell's lone stop was the defensive save that led to the penalty stroke.
The Terriers held a 3-2 edge in corners while Bucknell owned a 9-7 shot advantage.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return to action next Saturday (Sept. 28) when they host Lehigh to close out the first half of their schedule.
Game time at New Balance Field is set for 1 p.m.