Friday, October 23
Worcester, MA
4 PM
Boston University
at
Holy Cross
Photo by: Dan Koerner
October 22, 2026 | Women's Soccer
BOSTON – The Boston University women's soccer program renews the Turnpike Trophy rivalry with Holy Cross in a Patriot League matchup on Friday, Oct. 23. Opening kick from Worcester, Mass. is set for 4 p.m.
BU (6-8-1, 3-3-0 PL) takes part in its penultimate road game in the 2026 regular season. The Terriers enter the day with nine points in the Patriot League table, good for seventh place.
Holy Cross (7-6-2, 3-2-1 PL) is in fifth place with 10 points, one behind Loyola Maryland and Bucknell in third and fourth place, respectively. The Crusaders are home for the first time since Oct. 10.
Friday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour. Live statistics are available on goholycross.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
TERRIER TIDBITS
BU (6-8-1, 3-3-0 PL) takes part in its penultimate road game in the 2026 regular season. The Terriers enter the day with nine points in the Patriot League table, good for seventh place.
Holy Cross (7-6-2, 3-2-1 PL) is in fifth place with 10 points, one behind Loyola Maryland and Bucknell in third and fourth place, respectively. The Crusaders are home for the first time since Oct. 10.
Friday's game airs on ESPN+ at the top of the hour. Live statistics are available on goholycross.com while the Patriot League provides an international stream.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU returned to the win column with a 2-1 road victory over American on Oct. 17.
- After trailing 1-0 from a penalty kick goal, sophomores Georgia Prouty and Ariana Schwinn-Clanton found the back of the net before halftime to help snap the Terriers' three-game losing streak.
- In scoring her first-career goal, Schwinn-Clanton was named the Patriot League Midfielder of the Week on Oct. 19.
- The Terriers improved to 4-4 in road games this season, scoring 14 goals in those eight matches.
- Prouty is tied with junior Olivia Avellar for second on the team with eight points, each tallying three goals and two assists.
- Senior Kat Slott leads BU with six goals and 14 points.
- Fourteen different Terriers have recorded at least one point in 2026.
- During Patriot League play, the Terriers rank first in the conference with 19.17 shots and 7.67 corner kicks per game.
- The Crusaders have won consecutive league contests against Lafayette (3-1 on Oct. 10) and Lehigh (4-2 on Oct. 17).
- Abby Cushing and Sam Halligan each lead Holy Cross with five goals and 12 points.
- Antriana Mila has played in all but one game for Holy Cross in goal, recording a .723 save percentage and 1.29 goals-against average.
- Holy Cross was projected to finish fifth in the Patriot League preseason poll, with Karenna Beckstein earning preseason All-Patriot League recognition.
- Friday marks the 18th all-time meeting between BU and Holy Cross in a series that began in 1995.
- The Terriers sport a 14-3 edge in the rivalry, winning five of the last six matches.
- BU is 6-1 on the road against Holy Cross, with the lone loss coming in the first-ever meeting on Oct. 14, 1995.
- Last year, Ava Maguire potted the lone goal in the 52nd minute to lift the Terriers to a 1-0 victory at Nickerson Field.
- Slott scored while Helene Tyburczy picked up an assist in the last matchup in Worcester, a 3-0 Terrier victory on Oct. 16, 2024.
- BU returns home for Senior Day against Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 31. Opening kick is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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