BU men's soccer starters fist bump with the Northeastern starters before the beginning of the game.
Michael Adrian

Men's Soccer Travels to Lehigh Saturday Evening

September 27, 2024

Boston University (1-2-6, 1-0-1 PL) at Lehigh (2-6-1, 1-1-0 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday, Sept. 28 | 6 p.m.
Venue: Ulrich Sports Complex | Bethlehem, Pa.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMSOC

BOSTON – Returning to Patriot League play, the Boston University men's soccer team will visit Lehigh on Saturday with a 6 p.m. start time.

TERRIER TIDBITS
  • BU is riding a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1) against Patriot League opponents following an earlier 3-2 home win vs. Army West Point and most recently a 2-2 draw at Loyola Maryland last Saturday.
  • Overall, the Terriers are 0-1-3 in road games with 1-1 draws at Northeastern and UMass Lowell alongside a 5-1 loss at Brown.
  • In Tuesday's 1-1 home draw against Boston College, junior Damola Salami netted his second goal of the season to move into a tie at five points (2g,1a) alongside sophomore Andrea Di Blasio.
  • Both seniors Daniel Kim and Andrew Rent own a team-high two assists apiece.
  • BU has had three keepers making appearances this fall with junior Ben Alexander (4 starts), graduate student Andrew Wike (4 starts) and junior Sheraz Saadat (1 start) combining for a .706 save percentage and 1.67 goals against average.
  • Opponents are averaging 3.7 extra shots per game (11.0-7.3) with a 51-24 lead in corner kicks.
SCOUTING LEHIGH
  • The Mountain Hawks are 1-2-1 at home compared to their 1-4-0 away mark. They started with a 0-0 draw against La Salle and 1-0 win over Rider in August before dropping a 2-0 decision to Rutgers and falling to Vermont, 3-2, back on Sept. 10.
  • In PL action, Lehigh fell at Holy Cross, 2-1, and most recently posted a 3-2 victory at Army West Point last Saturday.
  • Both Yusef Gueye and Perry Kingson own a team-high two goals apiece, while Thomas Robertson and Trey Sheeler have three points (1g,1a).
  • Blake Koski has started six games at net, earning a 2.73 goals against average and .605 save percentage, while Ryan Gross has a .750 save percentage and 0.86 GAA in three starts.
  • Lehigh is averaging 0.9 more shots per game than opponents (12.3-11.4) with a 52-45 advantage in corner kicks.
SERIES HISTORY
  • BU leads the all-time series, 6-5-0, after winning the last two matchups at home with identical scores of 2-0.
  • The Mountain Hawks have won the last two meetings in Bethlehem, 5-3 (2021) and 4-2 (2019).
  • Rent, senior Kevin Torres and graduate student Aidan Bone are the three Terriers who appeared in the 2021 contest.
LOOKING AHEAD
  • BU will return home to host Lafayette next Saturday (Oct. 5) with a 4 p.m. start.
  • The Terriers claimed their first PL tournament title last fall at home against the Leopards in a 1-0 decision.
  • BU snapped a six-game (0-4-2) winless streak in the series.
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