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2025\u00a0PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Semifinal
\n#4 Boston University (10-7, 5-4-0 PL) at Lehigh\u00a0(8-5-5, 5-1-3\u00a0PL)

\nDate & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 11\u00a0| 7 p.m.
\nVenue: Ulrich Sports Complex |\u00a0Bethlehem, Pa.
\nX:\u00a0@BUGameDay<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@TerrierMSOC<\/a><\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2013 Looking to continue its postseason run, the No. 4-seeded Boston University men’s soccer team will visit No. 2 Lehigh Tuesday night with the Patriot League semifinal set for a 7 p.m. start.<\/p>\n

The contest will mark the first-ever tournament matchup\u00a0between the two programs. The Terriers most recently eliminated No. 5 Bucknell, 3-1, at home this past Saturday in the PL first round, and the Mountain Hawks recorded a 1-1 draw against Lafayette to wrap up the regular season on Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

TERRIER TIDBITS
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\n\tSeeking its second PL tournament title in three years, BU is 11-7-4 (.591) all-time in the semifinals with a 3-0 victory in 1996 as the No. 4 seed and a 1-1 draw in 2006 as the No. 5 seed.
\n\tLast season as the No. 1 seed, BU dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 4 Colgate after eliminating the Raiders, 2-0, in the 2023 semifinal contest en route to the PL title.
\n\tBU is 4-5 on the road this season compared to the 6-2 home mark with victories at Harvard, then-No. 24 Bucknell, Charleston and New Hampshire.
\n\tOn Saturday, senior Alex Bonnington<\/a> delivered a BU season-high five-point performance off two goals and an assist to help the Terriers overcome an early 1-0 deficit.
\n\tSenior Ethan Gill<\/a> leads the Terriers with seven goals and 15 points, while junior Andrea Di Blasio<\/a> owns five goals alongside 11 points.
\n\tIn total, five Terriers have delivered at least three goals, and five Terriers have dished out at least three assists. Sophomore Pharis Petrica<\/a> (3g,7a) is the only one to have earned at least three goals and three assists to reach 13 points.
\n\tSenior Sheraz Saadat<\/a> is 6-2-0 on the season at net after earning four saves against the Bison in the PL tourney opener. He owns a .745 save percentage and 1.50 goals against average.
\n\tBU is averaging 1.3 more shots per game (11.7-10.4) with a slight 72-69 edge in corners <\/p>\n

SERIES HISTORY<\/p>\n


\n\tLehigh\u00a0leads the all-time series, 7-6, following its 2-0 win at BU back on Oct. 25.
\n\tIn 2024 in Bethlehem, junior Keki Abai tied the game at 55:19 in the second half, but the Mountain Hawks came back 10 minutes later to pull ahead with the insurance score occurring at 67:11.
\n\tThe Terriers claimed 2-0 wins at home in both 2022 and 2023.
\n\tBU fell on their last three visits to Bethlehem by two goals apiece each time, 3-1 (2024), 5-3 (2021) and 4-2 (2019). <\/p>\n

LOOKING AHEAD<\/p>\n


\n\tThe advancing team will either visit No. 1 American or host No. 6 Lafayette on Saturday (Nov. 15) with the automatic NCAA bid on the line.
\n\tBU dropped a 2-1 decision at American on Oct. 19 and fell at Lafayette, 2-0, on Oct. 31. <\/p>\n