Boston Univeristy (3-4-2, 1-0-0 PL) at American University (3-6-0, 0-1-0 PL)
Saturday, Sept. 26 – 1 p.m. — Reeves Field (Washington, D.C.)
Series: Fourth Meeting – Boston leads 3-0-0
Last Meeting: Boston 3, American 0 — Oct. 26, 2014
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WASHINGTON — The American University women's soccer team will host Boston University on Saturday afternoon to kick off its Patriot League home schedule.
The Eagles fell to Colgate, 3-1, last Saturday in their PL opener while the Terriers shut out Bucknell, 4-0.
Against the Raiders, Marley Jennings cut AU's deficit to 2-1 with her tally in the 53rd minute, but Sarah Coy scored a hat trick to led the way for Colgate. American keeper Courtney Bembenek made one save and is now 1-2-0 on the season.
Boston had a different fate to begin league play. Erica Kosienski scored two goals 2-1/2 minutes apart to help defeat Bucknell, 4-0. Kosienski is tied with McKenna Doyle with two goals this season.
The Terriers have scored 11 goals in nine games while facing tough competition through their non-league schedule. Boston started out 0-4-2 before rattling off three straight wins over Hofstra (2-1 OT), Providence (2-1) and Bucknell.
In goal for the Terriers, Alyssa Parisi is 3-3-2 and has started in all nine contests. She posts a 1.14 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.
AU will complete the month of September at Loyola Maryland on the 30th.
