Terriers Fall to No. 12 Michigan, 5-2

Friday, September 6

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

(1-2)

Michigan

(2-1)

Michigan

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

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BOSTON - The Boston University field hockey team hosted No. 12 Michigan for its home opener on Friday evening at New Balance Field with the Wolverines coming away with a 5-2 victory.

After a Michigan goal just 2:32 into the game, BU quickly responded with goals 24 seconds apart to take 2-1 lead in the fifth minute. The Wolverines tied the game later in the first quarter before scoring the only goal of the second quarter to take a 3-2 lead into the half.

The visitors added a goal late in the third and another early in the fourth to create the 5-2 final.

Senior Payton Anderson scored BU's first goal off a penalty stroke before sophomore Olivia Hammer tallied her first collegiate goal to give the Terriers the lead. Graduate student Kate Thomason turned in a 12-save peformance in goal for the Terriers, who move to 1-2 on the season.

Michigan's Kate McLaughlin recorded a hat trick to help the Wolverines improve to 2-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Michigan earned back-to-back corners in the third minute and scored off the latter to take an early lead as a shot by Abby Tamer went off a BU stick and high into the net at the 2:32 mark.
BU quickly earned a corner of its own and the play resulted in a penalty stroke after a defensive save by Michigan off a shot by junior Caroline O'Brien went off the body of the defender.
Anderson took the penalty stroke and tied the game by slotting the ball in the lower left of the cage at 3:46.
BU grabbed the lead moments later as junior Martu Coulo collected a loose ball in the midfield and weaved around Wolverines down the left side before pushing the ball to a cutting Hammer, who used a first touch to create space in the middle of the circle, where she elevated the ball over the Michigan goalkeeper and in just 24 seconds after Anderson's tally.
McLaughin started what would be a natural hat trick at the 10:05 mark when she inserted a corner and then tipped in an attempt that came from the top of the circle to make it a 2-2 contest.
Off another corner in the second quarter, McLaughlin once again had the play set up for her following her insert as she found the back of the cage from the left side to give the visitors a 3-2 halftime lead.
McLaughlin capped her three-goal night with a reverse-stick shot from the middle of the circle with 1:30 left in the third quarter.
Tamer capped the scoring when she redirected a Pilar Oliveros offering in the 46th minute.

GAME NOTES

Thomason matched her career high with the 12-save effort.
Hala Silverstein earned the win in goal for Michigan with two saves in 49:59 of action before Caylie McMahon played the final 10 minutes.
Michigan held a 21-4 advantage in shots and earned 10 corners while allowing one.
BU had 12 minutes of cards (2 yellow, 1 green) while the Wolverines had seven (1 yellow, 1 green).

UP NEXT

BU will return to action on Sunday (Sept. 8) when it visits Brown in the first meeting between the two programs since 2007.
Game time in Providence is set for 1 p.m.