Johnson, Ortyl Push Terriers Past American, 1-0, in Patriot League Semifinal

Thursday, November 5

Easton, PA

3 PM

Boston University

(9-9, 4-2PL)

American - PL Semifinal

(10-8, 4-2PL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Boston U.	0	0	1	0	1
American	0	0	0	0	0

Lily Johnson battles for the ball against American in the Patriot League semifinal

Photo by: Rick Smith

November 5, 2026 | Field Hockey

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. - Sophomore Lucy Johnson scored the game's lone goal and senior Sophie Ortyl recorded her second consecutive Patriot League semifinal shutout as the Boston University field hockey team downed second-seeded American, 1-0, at Rappolt Field on Thursday to return to the Patriot League title game.

Johnson cleaned up a rebound off a corner in the 39th minute and Ortyl stopped all seven shots she faced, avenging a regular-season loss to the Eagles and setting up a date with top-seeded Lafayette in Saturday's championship game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers put together a strong opening quarter but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.
BU forced American netminder Teagan Harmon to make six saves in the first quarter while defending four corners.
Midway through the first, senior Nicole Lauro appeared to score off a corner, but after an American challenge it was determined that her shot was too high by the slimmest of margins.
The second quarter was evenly matched but but the lone shot on goal in the frame came from American, which Ortyl turned aside.
The decisive goal came on the latter of back-to-back corners as Johnson was positioned at the right post and pounced on a saved shot that trickled past Harmon at the 38:47 mark.
All five shots recorded in the fourth quarter came off American sticks and the Eagles pressured the Terriers with three corners in the frame.
Ortyl and the Terriers were up to the task, however, and BU hung on for the one-goal win.

GAME NOTES

BU outshot American 16-12 while American held a 7-6 edge in corners.
Harmon made nine saves in goal for American.
Ortyl is now 3-0 in Patriot League tournament games and has a combined .846 save percentage and 0.67 goals-against average in those contests.

UP NEXT

BU will play in its 10th Patriot League title game on Saturday (Nov. 7) when it takes on top-seeded Lafayette.
The Leopards earned a 2-0 win last Friday in a game that determined the regular-season title.
The Terriers are 5-4 all-time in PL finals.
Saturday's game starts at noon.