Boston University (33-17, 11-4 PL) vs. Lafayette (7-28, 5-10 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday DH, 11 a.m. | Sunday, 12 p.m.
Venue: BU Softball Field | Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON – Concluding the regular season, the Boston University softball team will host Lafayette in a three-game Patriot League series over the weekend. 

Due to expected inclement weather, the Senior Day ceremony recognizing co-captains Sydney Pecoraro and Tyesha Williams will now take place before Saturday's doubleheader, which was moved up an hour to 11 a.m. The third scheduled contest currently remains slated for 12 p.m. on Sunday.

With three conference games left, the Terriers are currently second in the standings at 11-4. They will need a sweep over the Leopards (5-10 PL) and for Colgate (6-9 PL) to sweep the Black Knights (13-2 PL) to earn PL tournament hosting rights next weekend. If Army wins at least one game, BU will need a sweep over Lafayette to stay ahead of Lehigh (13-5 PL) for the No. 2 seed. The Leopards, Raiders and Bucknell (5-10 PL) are in a battle for the final spot in the event.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• Following Wednesday's pair of one-run victories over Bryant, BU is currently 11-4 at home this season with two losses to both Kentucky and Army, opponents who won one game apiece in extra innings.
• Junior Brooke Deppiesse leads the offense batting .417 with five homers, six triples, 13 doubles, 33 RBIs and 52 runs scored.
• Two Terriers are nearing the opportunity to break program records with sophomore Kylie Doherty (.359) owning 12 homers, two shy of tying the school record, while junior Megan Coyle (.333) has 50 RBIs, five shy of the team record and six away from the PL mark.
• In conference play, junior Olivia DeLong is batting a team-high .471, just four points ahead of Deppiesse.
• On the pitching front, the staff has totaled 12 shutouts with junior Kasey Ricard (22-10, 2.07 ERA) leading the way at four with 201 strikeouts in 212.2 innings.
• Freshman Danika Nell (6-1, 3.64) has posted 61 strikeouts in 65.1 innings, while classmate Ava Johnson (4-3, 3.25 ERA) has earned 30 strikeouts over 32.1 innings.
• As a team, BU is batting .307 and holding opponents to .244 with a 60-53 advantage in doubles and 28-23 lead in homers.

SCOUTING LAFAYETTE

• The Leopards are 5-8 at home and 2-20 when away with 1-2 performances at Colgate and Bucknell.
• Lafayette swept Holy Cross at home and came up just short vs. Lehigh in 8-7, 7-5 and 10-4 (10) losses. They also suffered heartbreak against Army in 2-1 (8) and 6-4 decisions following a 11-4 loss.
• Mary Grace O'Neill leads Lafayette batting .435 with 21 runs scored, 11 RBIs, 10 stolen bases and 10 doubles, while Katie Harrington (.279) joins Regan Dillon (.293) at three homers apiece with a team-high 17 RBIs.
• Four Leopards have all made at least four starts in the circle with Makayla Lecky (2-4, 7.55 ERA) totaling 19 strikeouts in 76.1 innings with Parker Rowden (2-9, 11.41 ERA) recording 27 strikeouts in 56.0 innings.
• Lafayette is only batting .255 on the season but has increased that number to .279 in conference play while holding opponents to .323.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU has won all 31 meetings since the teams first met as fellow PL members in 2014.
• Last season on the road, BU swept the three games by a combined score of 28-1.
• Two years ago at home, BU earned a run-rule victory and then won the final two contests, 4-2 and 3-2.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Winner of the last two PL tournament titles, BU will next compete in the 2025 edition at a location to be determined on May 9-11 with the automatic NCAA berth up for grabs.