Saturday, October 17
Washington, D.C.
1 PM
Boston University
at
American
Photo by: Tim Carey
Women’s Soccer Continues PL Play at American
October 16, 2026 | Women's Soccer
BOSTON – With less than three weeks remaining in the 2026 regular season, the Boston University women's soccer program heads to American on Saturday, Oct. 17. Opening kick at Reeves Field is set for 1 p.m.
BU (5-8-1, 2-3-0 PL) looks to halt its three-game losing streak. The Terriers sit in seventh place in the Patriot League table with six points, one behind Holy Cross and two behind Loyola Maryland.
American (0-9-4, 0-3-2 PL) seeks its first victory of the season, operating as one of five winless Division I programs entering the weekend. The Eagles are ninth with two points in the standings.
Saturday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour. Live statistics are available on aueagles.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
TERRIER TIDBITS
BU (5-8-1, 2-3-0 PL) looks to halt its three-game losing streak. The Terriers sit in seventh place in the Patriot League table with six points, one behind Holy Cross and two behind Loyola Maryland.
American (0-9-4, 0-3-2 PL) seeks its first victory of the season, operating as one of five winless Division I programs entering the weekend. The Eagles are ninth with two points in the standings.
Saturday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour. Live statistics are available on aueagles.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU last sustained a 2-1 loss to Bucknell at Nickerson Field on Saturday, Oct. 10.
- Senior Samantha Aronson notched her second goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 39th minute.
- Goalkeepers Bridget Carr and Jill Humphreys, the latter making her conference debut, combined for two saves.
- With her goal, Aronson became the sixth different Terrier with multiple tallies in 2026.
- The Terriers are 2-for-2 on penalty kicks this season. Senior Kat Slott scored the other opportunity on Sept. 6 against Providence.
- One goal has decided four of the Terriers' five league matches.
- BU is 3-4 in road games this season. The Terriers have not lost consecutive road games in Patriot League action since the end of the 2019 season.
- The Terriers pace the Patriot League with 85 corner kicks while sitting third with 20 goals and 216 total shots on the year.
- Prior to a 2-0 loss vs. Colgate last weekend, American battled Loyola Maryland and Lehigh to 2-2 draws.
- Opponents have outscored the Eagles 30-10 on the year.
- Lauren Sanders leads the team with three goals while Bella Miller has two assists.
- American was projected to finish ninth in the Patriot League preseason poll after going 3-10-4 last season with a 3-5-1 conference record.
- Saturday marks the 14th all-time meeting between BU and American in a series that began in 2010.
- BU sports a 10-0-3 edge in the rivalry, outscoring the Eagles 34-5 all-time.
- The Terriers are 2-0-3 in road games against American. The last instance was a 2-2 draw in Boyds, Md. on Oct. 26, 2024.
- Last year, BU cruised to a 6-0 victory in Boston on Oct. 18.
- Six different Terriers found the back of the net, including Helene Tyburczy, Nina Tzouganatos, Juliana Osterman and Olivia Avellar. Ava Maguire provided two assists.
- BU returns to the Bay State to battle Holy Cross in a Turnpike Trophy clash on Friday, Oct. 23. Opening kick from Worcester is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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