WASHINGTON – The American University field hockey team will be back home to host Boston University on Friday, October 11 at 2 p.m. for a Patriot League matchup at Jacobs Complex.
 
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Quick Info

• Date & Time: Friday, October 11; 2 p.m.
• Site: Washington, D.C. (Jacobs Complex)
• Series History: Boston leads, 13-6
• TV: ESPN+

Inside the Series

• Boston University leads, 13-6, in a series that dates to 1997.
• The Eagles and the Terriers last game was in October 2023 was won by AU, 2-0.

What To Know About American

• Over the weekend, American clinched a 3-2 win against the Colgate Raiders at Jacobs Complex.
• Kaleigh Missimer led scoring for the Eagles with her first two goals of the season after returning from injury. Her first goal was in the second quarter with an assist from Emily Horace, followed by a penalty shot in the third quarter.
• Junior goalkeeper Pauline Gineste saw her first start for American and played the entire contest, making two saves in the process.
• The game looked like it would go into overtime, with a 2-2 tie as the fourth was dwindling down. With only 15 seconds left, Olivia Morraye sent a long ball up the field, where it was kicked by the Colgate goalkeeper into the path of Federica Turina Dellamaggiore who sent a backhanded shot through two defenders and the goalie for a win with 2 seconds left in play.
• This is Turina Dellamaggiore's third goal of the season and first of conference play.

What To Know About Boston U.

• For the Terriers, the contest at Jacobs will be their 11th of the season and fourth in conference play. Boston U. played most recently against cross-town rival, No. 9 Harvard, losing 2-1.
• BU started off with a strong defensive first half, going scoreless in the first two quarters of the game.
• The Terriers remained scoreless through the third as well. It was in the 53rd minute that the team finally used a flurry to get a shot into the cage.
• Junior Natalie Epperson scored her fourth goal of the season with 7:42 to play but the Boston Terriers, recording five shots in the last quarter alone, were unable to find a late equalizer.
• Graduate student Kate Thomason had a nine-save performance for the Terriers, improving her season save percentage to .736.

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