#15 Boston University (8-3, 4-1 PL) at Lafayette (7-4, 3-3 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, April 12 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Fisher Stadium | Easton, Pa.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The Boston University men's lacrosse team will continue its 12th season on Saturday when the No. 15 Terriers travel to Lafayette. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 12 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• The Terriers fell to No. 12 Duke, 12-7, in their last non-conference game on April 5.
• BU has won four straight Patriot League games, including a 16-4 triumph over Holy Cross on March 29.
• The Terriers have clinched a spot in the Patriot League Tournament.
• Junior Connor Kehm was outstanding against Duke, collecting a career-high seven ground balls and recording three caused turnovers.
• Kehm is tied for sixth in the NCAA with 23 total caused turnovers, having recorded at least one caused turnover in 10 of his 11 starts this season. 
• He also leads BU with 38 ground balls.
• Freshman Timothy Shannehan leads the Terriers with 48 points on 24 goals and a team-best 24 assists.
• He leads all NCAA rookies in points and is 13th overall in the nation.
• Senior Jimmy O'Connell led the Terriers with five points (3g, 2a) against Duke.
• He is second on the squad in goals (23), assists (22) and points (45).
• Junior Jimmy Kohr paces the Terriers with 31 goals and is third on the team with 39 points.
• He is also first in the nation with seven man-up goals to help BU rank second in the NCAA in man-up offense (.715).
• Senior Will Barnes is sixth in the country with a .593 save percentage and ninth in the nation with an 8.40 goals-against average.
• BU is the fourth-best riding team in the country, holding opponents to a .742 clearing percentage.
• Lafayette is the only conference team ahead of the Terriers in that category (.728).

HISTORY AGAINST LAFAYETTE

• Lafayette earned its first-ever win over BU last April at Nickerson Field, beating the fourth-quarter buzzer for an 11-10 triumph.
• The Terriers are 9-1 against the Leopards, including a 12-10 win on March 25, 2023 in their last visit to Lafayette.
• BU is 5-0 all-time in Easton, including the program's first-ever victory on March 15, 2014, a a 12-7 triumph.
• The Terriers have scored at least 10 goals in all 10 meetings with the Leopards, averaging 14.33 goals per game over the last three meetings.

SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS

• Lafayette had a four-game win streak snapped by Navy in its last contest, with the Leopards suffering a 14-8 setback in Annapolis on April 4.
• The Leopards are the third-best riding team in the nation (first in the PL), holding opponents to a .728 clearing percentage.
• Senior Riley Sullivan leads the NCAA in assists per game (3.50) and is second in the country in points per game (6.10).
• He paces the Leopards in goals (28), assists (35) and points (61).
• Senior Evan Prince has won 56.9% of his faceoffs and leads Lafayette with 60 ground balls.
• Junior goalkeeper Joe Doherty has started all 11 games for Lafayette, posting a 9.95 goals-against average and a .532 save percentage.

UP NEXT

• BU will return home on Saturday, April 19, to host Lehigh at Nickerson Field.
• That game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network beginning at 2:30 p.m.