The Boston University field hockey team has been red hot as of late, reeling off six-straight wins before losing to Duke University, 3-2, on Sunday. Aside from loss to the Blue Devils, the Terriers are turning heads in areas other than the win column.
Eight is Enough
On Sept. 16 the Terriers posted an 8-3 victory over Dartmouth College. What made the feat more impressive was that it marked the second time the Terriers have defeated a team by scoring eight goals. On Aug. 25, the Terriers began the season with an 8-0 thrashing of Quinnipiac University.
With two eight-goal outputs, BU owns the nation’s fifth-highest scoring output in a single game this season. The only other team that appears twice in the Top 10 is No. 2 University of Maryland, which has scored eight and nine goals in separate games this season.
Eight may be the BU’s lucky number this season. Seniors Pam Spuehler and Sarah Shute are tied for the team lead in goals — naturally, both have eight. Spuehler scored twice against the University of New Hampshire on Friday, bringing her season total to eight in the 4-1 victory. Shute picked up her eighth goal Sunday during the Terriers’ 3-2 overtime loss to Duke.
Three’s Company
In its last three games, BU posted victories over its opponents by a three-goal margin, shutting out Longwood University and the University of Virginia, 3-0, and defeating UNH, 4-1, last Friday.
The most important trifecta to focus on is the three nationally ranked teams the Terriers are scheduled to play this season. Victories over these teams could easily move the Terriers to the forefront of the national limelight.
This Sunday, the Terriers face No. 2 Maryland in College Park. BU next faces a ranked opponent, No. 3 University of Connecticut, on the road Oct. 17. The Terriers close out the crucial triumvirate with a contest against No. 17 University at Albany on Oct. 20.
Another key “three” to the Terriers’ success is a third-straight America East Player of the Week. Spuehler won the award two weeks ago and senior Hayley Hamada was last week’s winner.
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