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Men's Lacrosse to Host Lafayette for Senior Day on CBS Sports Network
April 16, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse
Boston University (6-5, 4-2 Patriot League) vs. Lafayette (5-7, 1-5 Patriot League)
Date & Time: Saturday, April 18 | 12 p.m.
Venue: Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX
The Boston University men's lacrosse team will host Lafayette on Saturday at Nickerson Field. The game will be nationally televised live on CBS Sports Network at 12 p.m.
BU will honor its 11-member senior class - Kevin Barrett, Sam Burns, Kabran Clark, Matt Freeman, Tommy Garofalo, Ethan Hart, Charlie Howard, Charlie Huntley, Aden Johnson, Connor Kehm and Jimmy Kohr - prior to Saturday's contest.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU snapped a three-game losing streak with a thrilling 13-12 overtime win over Bucknell on Saturday at Nickerson Field.
- Sophomore Timothy Shannehan was the overtime hero, completing a six-point (2g, 4a) day with a goal just 38 seconds into the extra frame.
- Shannehan leads the nation with 5.27 points per game and enters Saturday having scored 30 goals and added 28 assists for 58 points.
- He ranks eighth in the NCAA and first in the Patriot League with 2.55 assists per game.
- Senior Jimmy Kohr notched his 100th career point on Saturday and enters this weekend having totaled 79 goals and 23 assists in 46 career games.
- Kohr has found the back of the net in 27 straight games and has collected at least two points in all 27 of those contests.
- Graduate student Michael Allieri was named PL Goalkeeper of the Week and earned a spot on the USILA Team of the Week after he entered Saturday's game at halftime and stopped 11 of the 14 shots he faced in the final two quarters.
- Sophomore Madden Murphy was selected as PL Faceoff Specialist of the Week for the third time after going 20-for-25 at the X and gathering 11 ground balls against Bucknell.
- Murphy enters the weekend ranked 15th in the nation and first in the Patriot League with a .594 win percentage at the X.
- He is also 15th in the NCAA and first in the PL in ground balls per game (6.60).
- Senior Connor Kehm enters Saturday first on BU with 25 caused turnovers and second on the Terriers with 48 ground balls.
- Kehm is tied for eighth in the NCAA and is second in the Patriot League with 2.30 caused turnovers per game.
- The Terriers are 5-1 at home this season, including a 4-0 record against conference foes.
- BU has averaged 14.17 goals per game at home this season and has allowed just 9.33 goals per game across those six home contests.
HISTORY WITH LAFAYETTE
- BU is 10-2 all-time against Lafayette, though the Leopards have won the last two regular-season meetings by a combined three goals.
- The teams' last four meetings have all been decided by two goals or fewer.
- The teams split a pair of games last year, with Lafayette earning an 11-9 home win on April 12 before the Terriers secured a 12-10 victory in the Patriot League semifinals at Army.
- BU earned its first win in program history at Lafayette on March 15, 2014.
SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS
- Lafayette began the season 5-2, including a 10-9 win over then-undefeated Army West Point on March 6.
- Since then, the Leopards are 0-5, most recently falling to Loyola Maryland, 16-7.
- Sophomore Benjamin DiBattista leads the Leopards with 41 points and is tied for seventh in the nation with 36 goals.
- Sophomore Nicholas Blalock paces the Leopards with 12 assists and is second on the squad with 23 points.
- Junior Nick Faccone has won 57.5% of his faceoffs this season and gathered a team-high 69 ground balls.
- Senior goalkeeper Joe Doherty has started 11 of 12 games this year, posting a 5-6 record, a .523 save percentage and a 10.45 goals-against average.
- BU will conclude the regular season on Friday, April 24, at Holy Cross.
- Opening faceoff against the Crusaders is set for 6 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Highlights: MLAX vs. Bucknell (4/11/26)
Saturday, April 11
Highlights: Men's Lacrosse vs. Harvard (3/24/26)
Wednesday, March 25
Highlights: Men's Lacrosse vs. Army (3/14/26)
Saturday, March 14
Highlights: Men's Lacrosse vs. Navy (2/28/26)
Saturday, February 28




















