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Terriers Upended by Cornell, 12-6
March 17, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse
BOSTON — The Boston University women's lacrosse team dropped a midweek contest to the Cornell Big Red, 12-6, Tuesday afternoon at Nickerson Field.
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The Terriers (5-5, 1-1 PL) were shut out by the Big Red (5-3, 0-1 Ivy) in the first half, and BU could not recover, despite outscoring them in the second half.
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Both junior Tessa Geddes and senior Elle Stevenson scored two goals apiece, and senior Jayne Feeney added a goal and an assist while freshman Makenzie McDevitt scored a goal. In cage, junior Natalie Aiosa made 10 saves.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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The Terriers (5-5, 1-1 PL) were shut out by the Big Red (5-3, 0-1 Ivy) in the first half, and BU could not recover, despite outscoring them in the second half.
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Both junior Tessa Geddes and senior Elle Stevenson scored two goals apiece, and senior Jayne Feeney added a goal and an assist while freshman Makenzie McDevitt scored a goal. In cage, junior Natalie Aiosa made 10 saves.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Big Red opened the game with a 4-0 run in the first quarter, keeping BU off the board.
- Cornell scored three more times in the second quarter and entered the half leading 7-0.
- The Terriers had a two-minute player-up opportunity with 4:24 remaining in the first but could not generate a goal.
- Cornell started the second half with a goal before the Terriers got on the board.
- Geddes took a pass from junior Reilly Walsh, then curled toward the middle and fired a shot past the keeper with 11:40 left in the third.
- Then after senior Alyssa Mozi picked up a ground ball off a failed Cornell clear, McDevitt went on the run and buried a transition goal to make it 8-2 with 9:36 remaining.
- The Big Red responded with two goals of its own to end the third quarter.
- Stevenson opened the fourth quarter with a free-position goal at 9:15.
- Cornell countered with two goals before Geddes scored on a free position with 6:37 remaining.
- Feeney took the ensuing draw and went down the field to score BU's fifth goal of the game just 13 seconds later.
- Stevenson scored again, this time off a feed from Feeney, but that would be all the Terriers could muster.
- Senior Siri Hodgins recorded her fifth straight game with at least three caused turnovers, causing five on the day.
- BU won the draw control battle, 12-8.
- With her two goals, Stevenson now has 94 career points.
- Geddes has recorded eight multi-point games this season.
- The Terriers travel to No. 22 Loyola Maryland for a matchup on Saturday (March 21).
- Opening draw is set for noon in Baltimore.Â
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
CORNELL
BOSTON U
Shots
32
14
Turnovers
14
25
Caused Turnovers
19
7
Draw Controls
8
12
Free-Position Shots
1
6
Ground Balls
25
12
Game Leaders
Monday, June 29
Wednesday, April 15
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