Terriers Tripped Up at Lafayette, 2-1 - Boston University Athletics

Sunday, October 4

Easton, PA

2 PM

Boston University

5-7-1, 2-2-0

Lafayette

4-4-4, 3-1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Boston U.	1	0	1
Lafayette	0	2	2

Photo of BU women's soccer junior Alli Powderly dribbling the ball at Nickerson Field.

Photo by: Sammy LaCorcia

October 4, 2026 | Women's Soccer

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EASTON, Pa. – Despite senior Kat Slott's team-leading sixth goal of the season, the Boston University women's soccer program was unable to overcome Lafayette in a 2-1 loss on Sunday evening at Gummeson Grounds.

BU (5-7-1, 2-2-0 PL) took a lead in the fourth minute and outshot the Leopards (4-4-4, 3-1-0 PL) 13-11, but Lafayette scored twice in the final 10:33 of regulation to hand the Terriers their second consecutive loss.

Slott paced BU with four shots while freshman Sam Ryan added three chances. Junior goalkeeper Bridget Carr posted three saves.

Nadia Zaffanella led the Leopards with a goal and an assist. Heather Plowright scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute. Catherine Apker made four saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Slott needed just 3:48 to score the game's first goal as Lafayette could not clear the ball down central in the box. Slott collected before flicking a left-footed shot into the lower-right corner of the goal.
Junior Jaiden Schultz nearly made it a two-goal match in the ninth minute on a run down the left post. Apker crouched to deny her attempt to tuck home a shot into the left post.
The Leopards countered moments later as BU had issues clearing the ball in its own end. Zaffanella collected before lifting a shot wide right. Carr later made her first save on another Zaffanella chance in the 16th minute.
In the 21st minute, the Terriers earned their first corner. The insert was briefly deflected before finding junior Maddie Green from 15 yards out. She poked a rolling shot that beat everyone but bounced off the left post.
Junior Alli Powderly helped the Terriers withstand multiple Lafayette clear attempts and raced into the box for a cross that found classmate Olivia Avellar, but the one-timer floated right to Apker in the 58th minute.
BU generated three corner kicks in a two-minute span around the 71st minute. Lafayette's defense held the Terriers without a shot.
Three minutes later, Schultz leaped to meet a cross into the penalty box for a flick towards the net, but it rang off the right post.
Eva Acker whipped her own shot off the crossbar in the 80th minute, but Zaffanella met the rebound and finished for the equalizer.
Plowright's header bounced off the right post in the 81st minute. Carr then dove to deny Alle Hughes.
After Apker collected Ryan's shot from atop the box, the Leopards countered with Zaffanella finding Plowright on a through ball from the left sideline. Plowright beat the defense and scored with 4:29 remaining for the game-winner.

STATS

Both teams had five shots on goal.
The Terriers took four of their five corner kicks in the second half.
Possession favored BU at 56 percent.
Lafayette was assessed two yellow cards while BU was issued one.
Carr, Powderly, Ryan, senior Helene Tyburczy and sophomore Nina Tzouganatos played the full match.

NOTES

Slott has a point in five of her last seven appearances. She is one of two Patriot League student-athletes with six or more goals this season.
BU drops to 3-4 on the road this season.
The Terriers have lost consecutive Patriot League matches for the first time since the 2019 season.
BU remains ahead in the all-time series against Lafayette at 12-2-2 as the Leopards defeated BU for the first time in seven years.

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