Terriers Defeat Colgate, 2-1, to Remain Undefeated in PL Play

Friday, October 9

Hamilton, NY

6 PM

Boston University

6-2-3, 5-0-0

Colgate

2-6-4, 1-2-2

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

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Terriers Defeat Colgate, 2-1, to Remain Undefeated in PL Play

October 9, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Boston University men's soccer team moved to 5-0 in Patriot League play on Friday evening, fighting for a 2-1 victory over Colgate at the Beyer-Small '76 Field.

Junior midfielder Pharis Petrica put BU on the board in the sixth minute, slotting the ball into the low right pocket of the net.

Colgate's Otto Bourne evened the score in the second half, scoring off an assist from Ryan Schachter in the 49th minute.

In the 63rd minute, senior forward Andrea Di Blasio and sophomore defender Austin Mobray passed the ball up field to sophomore midfielder Sebastian Otero, who secured the victory for the Terriers when he launched the ball into the left lower corner of the net. The Raiders fired off seven shots following Otero's goal but were unable to gain an advantage over the Terriers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Petrica opened the game by weaving his way through Colgate defenders to put BU on the board first, firing a shot past Gavin Vichengrad, the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the week.
Colgate's Blake Pipkin had a blocked shot while Malik Samms had a shot that missed high in the seventh minute,
Colgate shut down another scoring opportunity as Di Blasio's shot got blocked in the eighth minute.
Colgate's Spencer Osborne fired off a shot that went wide and to the left In the 12th minute.
Senior goalkeeper Ben Alexander made his first save of the evening in the 17th minute, preventing Alex St. John from tying the game.
Alexander made his second save in the 25th minute, when Colgate's Patrick O'Donohue fired off a shot aimed for the low center.
O'Donohue tried again to put the Raiders on the board with a shot aimed for the low center in the 29th minute, but instead Alexander made his third save of the night.
Otero was assessed the first yellow card of the game.
At the 34-minute mark, Alexander recorded his fourth save of the evening, preventing a high right shot by Colgate's Connor Hearn from evening the score.
Colgate continued to apply offensive pressure, forcing Alexander to make his fifth save of the evening off a shot by Mateo Colmenares in the 40th minute.
Di Blasio forced Vichengrad to make his first save of the evening in the 44th minute.
Four minutes into the second half, Colgate's Otto Bourne found the back of the net off an assist by Ryan Schachter to tie the game at 1-1.
Freshman defender Guillem Villa Ametller attempted to regain the lead with a high right shot which was then saved by Vichengrad in the 49th minute.
Schachter tried giving Colgate the lead in the 51st minute with a shot aimed for the low left, but Alexander prevented this with his seventh save of the night. A minute later, Petrica nearly scored his second goal of the night with a shot aimed for the high right, which turned into a save for Vichengrad.
At the 57-minute mark, Alexander made his eighth save of the night off another shot by Osborne.
Di Blasio and Mobray connected with Otero, who knocked the ball into the back left pocket of the net to gain a 2-1 lead for BU in the 63rd minute.
Osborne was assessed a yellow card in the 67th minute.
Vichengrad made his fifth save of the evening in the 73rd minute off a shot by junior midfielder Ben Bagshaw.
Alexander tied his career high in single game saves when he recorded his ninth of the evening off a shot by Schachter in the 79th minute.
Samms was given Colgate's second yellow card of the evening at the 87-minute mark.
Schachter attempted to even the score in the final minute of action with a shot that was blocked, allowing the Terriers to cruise to a 2-1 win.

STATS

The Raiders outshot the Terriers 21-18 and had 10 shots on goal to the Terriers' eight.
BU took seven corner kicks to Colgate's six.
Alexander faced 21 shots while Vichengrad faced 18.

GAME NOTES

The Terriers are now 13-5-3 in all-time series against the Raiders with a 6-2 record on the road.
This marks the Terriers' first time going 5-0 in Patriot League play since the 2014 season, when they finished the season with a 6-0-3 conference record.
Alexander, Vila Ametller and freshman defender Jacob Kobane all recorded a full 90 minutes on the pitch.

UP NEXT
The Terriers will return home to close out its non-conference slate when hosting Boston College on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at 7 p.m. Live statistics and an ESPN+ stream will be available on GoTerriers.com.