MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – With four newcomers scoring their first goals in scarlet and white, the Boston University men's soccer team rolled to a 5-1 victory at Charleston Friday night.
Senior
Ethan Gill, freshman
Sebastian Otero, junior
Lapo Romieri and sophomore
Pharis Petrica all found the back of the net to help the Terriers (2-1) produce their biggest offensive output since a 5-1 win over Harvard in 2009. The Cougars (0-3) added an own goal in the 73rd minute to suffer their biggest margin of defeat at home since 2008, as senior
Ben Alexander totaled five saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Four minutes into the contest, senior Alex Bonnington sent a dangerous cross into the box, and a Charleston defender tried to clear it out of bounds but kicked the ball mid-air right to the keeper.
- Jourdan Schumacher was unable to hold onto the ball, and Gill pounced on the rebound for the early 1-0 lead.
- After forcing a save in the 16th minute, Otero fired a shot toward the left post from the top of the box after receiving a pass from sophomore Dylan Williams, who made a long run from midfield to set up the goal at 29:41.
- The Cougars cut the deficit in half three minutes later with Ben Bagshaw sending in Lennon Gill's free kick taken outside the box near a corner flag.
- Schumacher kept BU's lead at 2-1 entering the locker room with an impressive leaping save off freshman Anthony Harper's header in the 36th minute.
- Through the first 15 minutes of the second half, the Terriers cleared three corners and Alexander stopping a pair of Charleston shot attempts.
- BU then pulled away at 60:34 when Romieri headed in a free kick service pass from Petrica for the Terriers' first set-piece goal of the season.
- Six minutes later, junior Keke Abai played the ball up to freshman Austin Mobray who sent a cross into the box from the right side for Petrica's quick strike.
- In the 73rd minute, while being pressured from a defender on his right side, Schumacher tried to play the ball to a teammate on his left but curled the pass into the back of the net.
- Alexander added three more saves to seal the victory.
GAME NOTES
- Petrica became the first Terrier this season to earn a goal and assist in the same.
- Mobray maintained his lead in assists with his second of the season.
- Abai earned his first career assist.
- Charleston finished the contest edging BU in shot attempts, 14-13, with Schumacher matching Alexander's five saves.
- The Terriers earned six corners after totaling five through the first two contests..
UP NEXT
- Following a season-opening three-game road trip, the Terriers will next open the home slate against Brown on Friday, Sept. 5, with a 7 p.m. start time.
- BU will host the Bears for the first time since 2018 in a series that dates back to 1969.
- Last year's contest in Providence marked the teams' first matchup since 2019 with the Bears prevailing, 5-1.