{"id":27460,"date":"2021-04-24T23:35:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T03:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=27460"},"modified":"2021-04-26T16:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:33:43","slug":"womens-lacrosse-bu-wins-in-a-senior-day-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/04\/24\/womens-lacrosse-bu-wins-in-a-senior-day-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Lacrosse: BU Wins in a Senior Day Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joe Eachus<\/em><\/p>\n

On Saturday evening, the Terrier women’s lacrosse team’s 10 seniors were honored in a pregame ceremony. After that, the team put on a show, defeating the Colgate Raiders 15-14 in Boston, with the seniors playing an especially important role on both ends of the field in the crucial win.<\/p>\n

Head coach Lauren Morton spoke about the efforts of the seniors postgame: “It’s so incredible. I think every single one of [the seniors] played, which is awesome. They’ve all stepped up in their roles, whether it’s Michelle [Seger] being able to finish in the crease, Megan [Hickey] in the goal cage, certainly Jenny [Feeney] and Cassie [New] defensively. They’re really about the team.”<\/p>\n

The Terriers (4-5, 3-2 PL) were led by senior midfielder Emily Vervlied, who set a new career-high for points with 10 (4G, 6A), to go with four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Some other standout seniors include Gaffney, Seger, Barry, and Irvine, each scoring 2 goals of their own. Sophomore Lauren Kaye and freshman Tobey Tick each added goals of their own as well, with Tick scoring on a last-second chance in the first half.<\/p>\n

Vervlied and Barry also each hit the 100 career points milestone during the game.<\/p>\n

Feeney held down the fort on the defensive end, playing her trademark strong defense against a potent Raider offense. Hickey also stepped between the pipes halfway through the second half and earned the win for the game.<\/p>\n

For the Raiders (4-5, 3-4 PL), midfield Catie Lang scored four goals and dished out two assists, in addition to securing eight draw controls.<\/p>\n

The Terriers were able to convert on 4-of-5 free position shots throughout the game, giving them a much-needed boost as they battled it out late in the game. Gaffney and Kaye each scored off free positions in the second half.<\/p>\n

The Patriot League announced on Friday evening that the playoffs have been expanded to six teams. Thus, the Terriers will play in the postseason for the first time since a heartbreaker against Colgate in the 2019 quarterfinals. Seeding has yet to be decided.<\/p>\n

For the seniors, they played their final regular-season home game in the scarlet and white during their incredible run with the Terriers.<\/p>\n

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BU Women’s Lacrosse 2021 seniors. Photo credit @TerrierLacrosse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

L-R: Emily Vervlied, Cassie New, Nicole Foringer, Meg Hickey, Bridget McCarthy, Ryann Gaffney, Jenny Feeney, Ava Barry, Makenzie Irvine, Michelle Seger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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