Terriers Earn Share of Conference Title

BU Cinches No. 2 Seed in America East

October 29, 2007

BOSTON, Mass. – A balanced scoring attack gave the Boston University women’s soccer team a 2-0 win over Binghamton and a share of the America East regular season title.

The Terriers used a goal in each half to down the Bearcats Sunday, earning a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament in the process.

Sophomore Casey Brown netted the game winner in the 34th minute, and junior Marisha Schumacher-Hodge scored off a restart in the 71st minute, as the Terriers improved to 9-6-3 overall and 6-1-1 in the America East. Binghamton falls to 3-11-3 (2-5-1).

Brown (Natick, Mass.) netted the game-winning goal at 33:18 off a corner kick taken by Schumacher-Hodge. Brown one-timed it into the back of the net on a side volley. Brown picked up her fourth goal of the season and Schumacher-Hodge earned her sixth assist.

Schumacher-Hodge sealed the victory for the Terriers with a goal of her own at 70:38 off a restart. Stepping up to take the free kick, Schumacher-Hodge sent a perfectly placed shot into the upper corner, which Binghamton goalie Jen McEachron could not do anything about.

Reuter earned her fourth shutout of the season with a four-save effort.

The Terriers came out controlling possession and moving the ball around early in the first half. Junior Jennifer Herman nearly got the Terriers on the board in the 11th minute, but McEachron came off her line to snuff the attempt. Reuter made a diving save nine minutes later that stopped Kim Povill's rocket to the left corner.

To start the second half, Reuter came up with a shutout-preserving save on a high loft from Povill that was going just under the cross bar, however, Reuter pushed it high enough for it to ricochet off the cross bar.

Binghamton had a golden opportunity in the 55th minute when Povill went in one-on-one with Reuter. As Reuter came off her line, Povill sailed the shot wide left.

The BU defense continued to be rock steady, crashing in and stopping any breakaway chances. Senior Lauren Basham nearly lit up the scoreboard when she sent a hard-hit strike towards the goal that hit the cross bar in the 70th minute. Schumacher-Hodge found the back of the net a few minutes later from outside the 18-yard box for her third goal of the season.

BU will enter the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed behind New Hampshire and play the winner of the Binghamton-Hartford game on Sunday, Nov. 4. The Terriers will host the contest at noon.

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