By: Dave Souza<\/p>\n
After last Tuesday\u2019s win over the Northeastern Huskies, Coach Neil Roberts challenged freshman forward Jerry Ozor, citing how the young Milton Academy product had to be more consistent in his play moving forward. A week later, Ozor took a big step towards that wanted consistency as he notched two assists in Boston University\u2019s 2-0 win over Brown University at Nickerson Field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed preseason, so it has been a little bit of an adjustment coming in late and getting up to speed,\u201d Ozor said. \u201cI think tonight showed that I\u2019ve been able to work my way up to the level and I think I\u2019m picking up speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though the Terriers had the majority of the scoring chances in the first half, they were unable to get on the scoreboard until the half\u2019s waning moments. In the 42nd<\/sup> minute Ozor battled down the far side of the pitch with a Brown defender.<\/p>\n After baiting his opponent and causing the defender to overcommit, Ozor took advantage of open space in front of him to take an uncontested shot on keeper Erik Hanson. The goalkeeper made the initial save, diving to his left to stop Ozor\u2019s rocket before fellow freshman Matt McDonnell deposited the rebound to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead going into the half.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know Jerry is a good player, he\u2019s just finding himself right now,\u201d Coach Neil Roberts said of his young striker. \u201cHe\u2019s just getting his legs now, and getting to know everybody, and getting more comfortable. I think what you saw was the beginning of a long career for Jerry; he\u2019s very talented.\u201d<\/p>\n Often battling back and forth in tight games with Brown, the Terriers were not content with the one goal lead, and came out in the second half on a mission to double it. Last season\u2019s second leading scorer Anthony Viteri added to his already large goal total by recording his fourth of the season just nine minutes in to the second half.<\/p>\n Viteri had been swarming around the mouth of the net all game. Just before McDonnell\u2019s goal in the first half, the St. John\u2019s transfer uncorked a laser of a shot from long range that dinged off the right post before rolling away. This time, however, Viteri opted for finesse over power as he placed one \u2013 using his left foot \u2013 just far enough to the right of Hanson that the diving keeper could not reach it before the ball hit the inside of the right post and shot in for the goal.<\/p>\n \u201cAnthony\u2019s very patient, if it\u2019s not there Anthony doesn\u2019t force it,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIf he sees an opening he\u2019s going to go but he\u2019s not forcing things. He\u2019s a good passer, he has good vision, and he\u2019s patient and the opportunities that he\u2019s getting, he\u2019s taking advantage of.\u201d<\/p>\n With the two-goal lead in tact, BU relied on the strength of its defense and the stability of goalkeeper Matt Gilbert to keep the Terriers out front. Gilbert made five saves as he recorded his second consecutive shutout at Nickerson Field. BU\u2019s lone goal conceded at home this season came in their season opener against the University of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n Gilbert\u2019s shining moment came with about 20 minutes remaining in the contest. As Nate Pomeroy ran in in the BU goal, Gilbert came out and challenged the forward before forcing Pomeroy to fire a point blank shot that Gilbert took right in the stomach.<\/p>\n \u201cMatt\u2019s come so far, he\u2019s such a hard worker and he\u2019s so demanding on himself,\u201d Roberts said of his senior captain. \u201cHe\u2019s worked hard in the weight room, he\u2019s put good weight on, he\u2019s worked extremely hard in summers and springs on reading the game. You want good things to happen for him because he\u2019s a leader for us and he\u2019s a hard worker. . . I never thought I\u2019d see him doing what he\u2019s doing now, and that\u2019s a credit to him.\u201d<\/p>\n With Patriot League play set to begin on Saturday, as the Terriers travel to Lewisburg, PA to take on the Bucknell Bison, Coach Roberts has expressed his non-complacent satisfaction with how his team has performed thus far in the season.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not ready yet, but we\u2019re close,\u201d Roberts admitted. \u201cThe good thing about this group is that every game we\u2019ve gotten a little bit better. I think at Princeton we had some good things, and some more good things in this game here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Dave Souza After last Tuesday\u2019s win over the Northeastern Huskies, Coach Neil Roberts challenged freshman forward Jerry Ozor, citing how the young Milton Academy product had to be more consistent in his play moving forward. 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