{"id":205391,"date":"2025-10-11T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205391\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:15:31","slug":"late-gill-strike-lifts-mens-soccer-past-colgate-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205391\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Gill Strike Lifts Men&#8217;s Soccer Past Colgate, 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tStory Links&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/northeastern_logo_new.png\" alt=\"Northeastern\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Northeastern<\/p>\n<p>10\/14\/2025 | 6 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Oct. 14 (Tue) \/ 6 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/northeastern_logo_new.png\" alt=\"Northeastern\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Northeastern&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/opponent-history\/northeastern\/9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    BOSTON \u2013 Highlighted by senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/ethan-gill\/26591\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26591\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Gill&#8217;s<\/a> 73rd-minute goal and senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/sheraz-saadat\/26448\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26448\" target=\"_blank\">Sheraz Saadat&#8217;s<\/a> five saves, the Boston University men&#8217;s soccer team edged Colgate, 1-0, on Friday night at Nickerson Field.<\/p>\n<p>With their fourth straight victory, the Terriers improve to 8-3 overall and 4-1 in Patriot League play, while the Raiders drop to 5-4-3 (1-2-2 PL) after allowing just their ninth goal of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Both freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/austin-mobray\/26597\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26597\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Mobray<\/a> and sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/pharis-petrica\/26593\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26593\" target=\"_blank\">Pharis Petrica<\/a> earned an assist on Gill&#8217;s fourth goal of the season, while the backline\u00a0added a save of its own during a frantic second half that saw both teams trying to avoid a scoreless draw.<\/p>\n<p>HOW IT HAPPENED&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tRecording a game-high five shot attempts with four on goal, Colgate&#8217;s Blake Pipkin forced Saadat to make the game&#8217;s first save at 8:34.&#13;<br \/>\n\tAfter Gill sent a shot just wide during the 13th minute, junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/andrea-di-blasio\/26441\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26441\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Di Blasio<\/a> put the Raiders on notice, blasting\u00a0the crossbar at 16:09 and and forcing a save with a header at 18:34.&#13;<br \/>\n\tPetrica\u00a0forced a save by Eric Widrick as well at 35:21, as the teams ended the half in a scoreless deadlock.&#13;<br \/>\n\tBU started the second half quickly earning a corner, but Wildrick smothered freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/sebastian-otero\/26590\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26590\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Otero&#8217;s<\/a> shot attempt.&#13;<br \/>\n\tDuring the 56th minute, Saadat saved a shot from Charlies Yates and the ensuing rebound attempt from Colin Hughes.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Raiders threatened again in the 68th minute with Malik Samms\u00a0driving the ball toward the left post to draw Saadat off his line.&#13;<br \/>\n\tInstead of shooting though, Samms\u00a0centered the ball to Pipkin\u00a0who quickly attempted a shot from six yards out that was stopped by a sliding senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/quin-delamater\/26440\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26440\" target=\"_blank\">Quin DeLaMater<\/a> in front of the empty net.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSaadat quickly recovered and got in position to stop Pipkin&#8217;s\u00a0rebound shot.&#13;<br \/>\n\tDuring the 73rd minute, Petrica helped BU win a battle for the ball near midfield and quickly sent a through ball toward the left side of the box to Mobray, who made a short centering pass to a charging Gill for an eight-yard shot past Widrick for the 1-0 lead.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe BU defense kept Colgate off the scoreboard by limiting the Raiders to just one shot the rest of the game for the victory.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>GAME NOTES<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terriers have started a season 4-0-0 at home for the second time in three years under head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/coaches\/kevin-nylen\/8309\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8309\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Nylen<\/a> with the 2023 squad posting an 8-0-2 record en route to the NCAA tournament.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThrough 11 games, BU has doubled last year&#8217;s win total\u00a0in which the Terriers finished the 2024 campaign at 4-4-10.&#13;<br \/>\n\tGill joined Di Blasio for the team lead at four goals while also becoming the sixth Terrier to net a game winner.&#13;<br \/>\n\tPetrica extended his team lead in points to 12 with his sixth assist of the season, as\u00a0Mobray\u00a0became the fifth Terrier to earn at least three assists.&#13;<br \/>\n\tWith his second 5+ save performance over the last four contests, Saadat joined senior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/ben-alexander\/26436\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26436\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Alexander<\/a> and junior <a href=\"https:\/\/goterriers.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/william-clavier\/26439\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26439\" target=\"_blank\">William Clavier<\/a> in earning one shutout apiece this fall.&#13;<br \/>\n\tBU finished with a 13-11 advantage in shots, while the Raiders had a 3-2 lead in corners.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Terriers extended their lead in the all-time series against Colgate to 12-5-3 with their fourth shutout in the last five meetings.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBU will conclude the three-game homestand\u00a0with 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