Men's Soccer Welcomes Santa Clara to Nickerson Field Sunday Evening

Sunday, September 8

Boston, MA

6 PM

Boston University

Santa Clara

Diego Rived is doing a pregame exercise walking with a leg up for a stretch

Photo by: Kaeli Talora

Men's Soccer Welcomes Santa Clara to Nickerson Field Sunday Evening

September 7, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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Boston University (0-0-4) vs. Santa Clara (1-2-0)
Date & Time: Sunday, Sept. 8 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Riding a 16-game home unbeaten streak, the Boston University men's soccer team will host Santa Clara on Sunday with action slated for a 6 p.m. start time.

The Broncos mark the second consecutive West Coast Conference opponent to visit Nickerson Field this week after BU tied Saint Mary's, 1-1, back on Thursday.

TERRIER TIDBITS

After opening the season with a scoreless draw against then-No. 9 New Hampshire, BU has recorded 1-1 ties against Northeastern, UMass Lowell and Saint Mary's. The Gaels are the only opponent so far to own a lead, which lasted for just 31:11.
After junior Quin DeLaMater and sophomore Jason Zacarias scored following opponent turnovers, senior Daniel Kim netted the first goal of the season that was setup by a teammate thanks to junior DIego Rived earning his first assist in two years.
DeLaMater, Rived and senior Kevin Torres are the only three Terriers to have played at least 300 minutes (out of 360) this season.
Junior Ben Alexander has started the last two games at net, posting a .818 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average.
Opponents are averaging 3.8 extra shots (10.8-7.0) per game with a 22-9 advantage in corner kicks.

SCOUTING SANTA CLARA

Following last year's 7-7-3 season, the Broncos are 1-2 so far this fall with all three contests coming on the road. They started with a 1-0 victory at UC San Diego and followed with losses at UC Davis (2-1) and most recently at Fordham (4-0) this past Thursday.
Florian Deletioglu and Tyler Tipton have both recorded a goal, while Will Wiersdorf owns a team-high two assists.
Jackson Ozburn started at net at Fordham, collecting six saves after Jack Stoecker collected five saves against two goals allowed over 180 minutes played.
Santa Clara is averaging one more shot than opponents, 11.0-10.0, with a 14-11 lead in corner kicks.

SERIES HISTORY

BU dropped the only meeting back in 2007, 3-0, with Providence serving as host.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Terriers will conclude their three-game homestand by opening their Patriot League title defense against Army West Point on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m.
BU clinched its second-ever PL regular season title last fall at Army and is 5-0-3 all-time at home in the series with three straight ties.