{"id":48423,"date":"2025-05-01T18:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=48423"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:45:58","slug":"mens-lacrosse-bu-secures-no-2-seed-in-patriot-league-with-senior-night-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/05\/01\/mens-lacrosse-bu-secures-no-2-seed-in-patriot-league-with-senior-night-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Lacrosse: BU Secures No. 2 Seed in Patriot League with Senior Night Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hannah Connors<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Boston University Men\u2019s Lacrosse Team (10-4, 6-2 PL) took down the Colgate University Raiders (7-7, 4-4 PL) 14-12 Friday at Nickerson Field on senior night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terrier\u2019s victory secured them the second seed in the Patriot League playoff tournament, meaning they have a bye into the semi-finals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a pretty classic Colgate-BU game,\u201d coach Ryan Polley said. \u201cJust two really good teams playing up tempo, really good offenses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Colgate struck first when attackman Rory Connor came from behind the net to put the Raiders on the board first.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following a period of sloppy play, defensemen Connor Kehm gained a ground ball to give BU their second sustained offensive zone time. Kehm found midfielder Andrew Pape to tie the game for the Terriers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colgate left no time for recovery, as Fogo Kyle Rummel quickly won the faceoff and found attackman Jack Turner to give the Raiders the lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Motivated by a disallowed goal, the Terriers responded by finding the back of the net with two consecutive highlight-reel-worthy plays. Midfielder Tyler Fox scored a jumping shot, followed by a behind-the-back goal for attackman Jimmy Kohr.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rory Connor was able to tie the game 3-3 to close out the quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second quarter was highlighted with seesaw-like play. Both teams had a series of back-to-back goals. This pattern started with some brotherly chemistry from Colgate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rory Connor connected with his brother, midfielder Liam Connor. Riding his goal-scoring momentum, Liam quickly assisted midfielder Hunter Drouin, stretching the lead to 5-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subsequently, the Terriers responded with two goals. Attackman Timothy Shannehan connected with senior Jimmy O’Connell right at the doorstep, and Fox netted an unassisted goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy teammates just set me up for great plays and great success,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cThey trust me a lot to take chances with my stick.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Raiders followed up by scoring three consecutive goals, setting the score 8-5 with under five minutes remaining in the half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the second quarter, BU closed out the scoring. Pape capitalized with just three seconds left on the shot clock, and O\u2019Connell did the same after a timeout, narrowing the score to an 8-7 BU deficit at halftime.<\/span><\/p>\n

To open the second half, the Raiders generated first. After three goal-scoring chances, Colgate was able to take advantage when goaltender Will Barnes was left distracted by action happening by the crease.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Colgate\u2019s momentum was short-lived. Five minutes into the third quarter, Shannehan responded as he has done all year, sending the Terriers on a five-goal scoring spree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that was the turning point [in the game],\u201d Polley said.<\/span><\/p>\n

All five goals came thanks to the starting attack line for the Terriers, three coming from Shannehan and one goal apiece from Kohr and O\u2019Connell.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe rely on them so heavily to score,\u201d Polley said of the attack line. \u201cThey haven’t disappointed in many games this year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shannehan was the first freshman in the nation to tally 50 points, and is fourth on the team in total points this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shannehan\u2019s initial goal allowed the Terriers to pick up speed and maintain offensive possession for the remainder of the quarter, dominating the Raiders.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Colgate was able to open up the final quarter with a goal early, BU\u2019s defense was able to hold off the Raiders with notable plays from Barnes, who made an interception at midfield which then set up attackman Ben Morris for his first goal of the game, putting the Terriers up 13-10.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been our MVP all year,\u201d Polley said of Barnes. \u201cWe are asking him to do so much in our riding game, and he never complains.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As time wound down, Colgate\u2019s clear became sloppier, allowing the Terriers to gain possession and begin to let the clock run out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the Terrier\u2019s taking their time and slowing down their offensive pace, BU still generated. Brenden Kelly tallied the last goal of the night for the Terriers, marking his second time scoring the decisive goal in a high stakes victory over Colgate, having previously netted BU\u2019s game-winner against the Raiders in the Patriot League quarterfinals in triple overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rory Connor was able to tally his fourth and fifth goals of the night with under a minute left in the game, but BU\u2019s stretched lead from the third quarter proved to be too much for the Raiders to come back from, particularly with the deterioration of defense towards the end of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot for all of us,\u201d O\u2019Connell said of the victory.\u00a0 \u201cAll the seniors have been through a lot throughout this season\u2026so to be able to get that win and just do it for each other, I think it was more than just a senior effort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Having clinched the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, BU will await the highest remaining seed from the quarterfinal round for a matchup scheduled on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m., at Army West Point. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Hannah Connors   The Boston University Men\u2019s Lacrosse Team (10-4, 6-2 PL) took down the Colgate University Raiders (7-7, 4-4 PL) 14-12 Friday at Nickerson Field on senior night. The Terrier\u2019s victory secured them the second seed in the Patriot League playoff tournament, meaning they have a bye into the semi-finals.\u00a0 \u201cI thought it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1023,1026,1029,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48424,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48423\/revisions\/48424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}