#19 Boston University (6-1, 2-1 PL) at #2/3 Army West Point (7-0, 3-0 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, March 22 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Michie Stadium | West Point, N.Y.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will continue its 12th season on Saturday when the No. 19 Terriers travel to No. 2/3 Army West Point. Game time is set for 12 p.m.

Saturday's contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU improved to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the Patriot League with a 13-7 win over Loyola Maryland on March 15.
• The Terriers never trailed against the Greyhounds, jumping out to a 3-0 lead after one quarter and eventually holding a 10-1 advantage late in the third 
• Senior Jimmy O'Connell matched his career highs in points (6) and goals (4) while sophomore Tyler Fox had his best performance as a Terrier with five points on the strength of four goals and one assist.
• O'Connell has already exceeded his career highs in goals (16), assists (12) and points (28) through seven games.
• For the second straight Monday and third time this year, senior Will Barnes was named PL Goalkeeper of the Week after making 11 saves and allowing just four goals in 55:31 of work against Loyola.
• Barnes is ranked seventh in the country in goals-against average (7.74) and eighth in the nation in save percentage (.605); both those marks are good for second in the Patriot League. 
• Freshman Timothy Shannehan was ranked No. 3 by Inside Lacrosse on the publication's Early Season Freshman Impact list that came out on Wednesday.
• Shannehan leads BU in points (36) and assists (18) and is second on the squad with 18 goals. 
• Nationally, Shannehan is eighth in the NCAA with 2.57 assists per game and ninth in the country with 5.14 points per game.
• He also leads all rookies in total points, points per game and assists per game.
• BU ranks seventh in the nation and third in the PL in caused turnovers per game (10.54), including 15 caused turnovers against Brown on Feb. 18 and 12 more against Air Force on Feb. 22.
• The Terriers are also fourth in the nation and second in the Patriot League on the ride, holding opponents to a .735 clearing percentage through seven games.
• BU ranks 10th in the NCAA and second in the Patriot League in scoring defense, allowing just 8.43 goals per game.
• The Terriers have allowed seven goals or fewer in five of their seven games this year, including this past weekend against Loyola Maryland.
• BU ranks third in the nation and second in the Patriot League with 37.43 ground balls per game.

HISTORY AGAINST THE BLACK KNIGHTS

• BU has won four straight games against Army to improve to 6-8 all-time against the Black Knights.
• That includes two victories last year - a 14-9 victory at Nickerson Field on March 22 (when Army was the nation's top-ranked team) and an 11-10 overtime win in the PL semifinals on May 3.
• BU and Army are 3-3 against one another at Michie Stadium, with the Terriers taking the last regular-season meeting there, a 12-11 victory to clinch the 2023 regular-season title. 

SCOUTING ARMY WEST POINT

• The Black Knights have started the season 7-0 for the second straight year, most recently defeating Lehigh, 13-4, this past Saturday.
• Army is among the top 10 nationally in several categories, including No. 1 in scoring defense (4.57 goals against per game), No. 2 in clearing (.923) and assists per game (10.0) and No. 4 in caused turnovers per game (11.43).
• Junior goalkeeper Sean Byrne is first in the country in save percentage (.732) and goals-against average (4.24).
• Senior Christian Fournier leads the nation with 3.17 caused turnovers per game.
• Freshman Brayden Fountain leads Army with 25 goals and is second to senior Jackson Eicher in assists (10) and points (35).
• Eicher has scored 22 goals and added 22 assists for 44 points.
• Senior Will Coletti had won 59.1% of his faceoffs and picked up a team-best 24 ground balls prior to getting hurt in the first quarter of the Black Knights' game against Lafayette on March 1.
• Sophomore Robert Simone is 31-of-66 (.470) at the stripe, but was just 2-for-13 last weekend against Lehigh.

UP NEXT

• BU will travel to No. 12 Harvard for the newly named Charles River Rivalry Game against the Crimson.
• Game time at Jordan Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• General tickets are now on sale at this link and BU students can purchase discounted tickets at this link.