BOYDS, Md. – In the final home game of the regular season, American University women's soccer will host Patriot League-leading Boston University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Maryland SoccerPlex. The Eagles come in with a two-game win streak, while the Terriers are undefeated in the PL so far at 4-0-3.
Quick Info
When: Saturday, October 26; 1:00 p.m.
Where: Maryland SoccerPlex (Boyds, Md.)
How to watch: ESPN+
Inside the Series
- American has not beaten BU in 11 tries, going 0-9-2 all-time.
- The last tie came at home in 2018, and the Terriers have since won four straight.
What to Know About American
- American comes into Saturday's game after a 2-0 win over Lehigh on the road. The Eagles are looking to extend their winning streak after beating Navy 1-0 earlier last week.
- Sophomore midfielder Bella Miller opened scoring early against Lehigh with her first career goal only 10 minutes into the match. Senior midfielder Brooke Steel doubled the Eagles' lead just before halftime, scoring her 10th career goal.
- Goalkeepers Addison Roemer and Julia Kato combined for two shutouts last week, adding to Roemer's previous two shutouts earlier in the season.
- Sophomore Lailah Stewart has five goals and four assists so far this season. Her five goals are already the most in a season by an Eagle since Tate Jordan in 2021. Stewart ranks sixth in the Patriot League with her five goals.
- Nine Eagles have scored goals so far this season to combine for 17 total goals. Those totals are already higher than American's output during the entirety of the 2023 season, when American had five goal-scorers and 11 total goals.
- American has collected seven Patriot League Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors so far this season.
What to Know about Boston University
- Boston U. enters Saturday's game undefeated in Patriot League play.
- The Terriers are coming off of a 1-0 victory over Bucknell, the three-time defending Patriot League champion.
- The sole goal in the game came from freshman forward Juliana Osterman in the 40th minute, her first career goal. Osterman is the fourth Terrier to score her first career goal this season.
- Boston U.'s leading goal-scorers are junior forward Mangy Porta and junior midfielder Giulianna Gianino. Both have seven goals, putting them at fourth and fifth in the Patriot League for goals, respectively.
- Porta and Gianino account for two-thirds of BU's 23 goals this season.
- Sophomore midfielder Kaiya Stewart has added three goals for the Terriers this season.
- Freshman goalkeeper Bridget Carr recorded her second straight shutout against Bucknell.
- Boston U. had the advantage in shots against Bucknell, outshooting their opponent 12-6, including outshooting them 6-3 in shots on goal. Eight different Terriers recorded shots against Bucknell.
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