#6/8 Army Welcomes Boston University

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The No. 6/8 Army West Point men's lacrosse team welcomes Boston University Saturday for a 12 p.m. Patriot League clash at Michie Stadium as the Black Knights look to win nine in a row.

Saturday's matchup is going to be live streamed on Twitter and the Patriot League Network, while the game can also be heard on the radio in the Hudson Valley on 1260 WBNR and 1420 WLNA.

HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • 1260 WLNA/1420 WBNR
VIDEO • Twitter • Patriot League Network (Free)
LIVE STATISTICS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
GAME NOTES • Army • Boston U
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MLax
INSTAGRAM • ArmyWP_MLax

THE OPENING FACEOFF
• Army enters Saturday as one of the hottest teams in the nation with an eight-game winning streak.
• The Black Knights welcome the Terriers for the fourth game in the all-time series and third game at Michie Stadium.
• Army remained the only unbeaten team in the Patriot League after its 11-10 victory on the road at Bucknell last Saturday.
• The Black Knights will look to go 6-0 in league play for the first time since 2010 and win nine in a row for the first time in program history.
• Boston University enters Saturday's game at 9-2 overall and a 3-2 mark in league play.
• The Terriers started off on a roll with seven straight wins, but are 2-2 in their last four games, including league losses to Bucknell and Lehigh.

NATIONAL POLLS
• Army continues to be rewarded for its winning streak and is in the national polls for the fifth week in a row.
• The Maverik Media Poll slid the Black Knights up to No. 6 in the nation after the win over Bucknell, while the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll moved Army up to the eight spot in their national poll.

ANOTHER MILESTONE DOWN
• Senior Cole Johnson became the 11th player all-time in academy history to reach 100 goals in a career with a second-quarter tally at Bucknell on April 1.
• Johnson had four points on two goals and two assists against the Bison and moved into 10th all-time in career points with 170.
• The Washington native leads the team with 33 points on the season and is second in goals with 20.
• He is six goals outside the top 10 for career tallies and is two assists away from joining the top 10 in career assists as well.

AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
• The Black Knights have put decals on their helmets in support of Autism Awareness Month.
• They decided to add the logo on the back of the helmet after Ashton Guidi of Goshen, N.Y., sent Coach Alberici a handwritten letter asking the team "stand up for the little guy."

JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
• Sophomore Johnny Surdick has made the move from long-stick middie to close defense and hasn't missed a beat.
• He ranks fifth nationally in caused turnovers per game and has had at least two in the last four games.
• Surdick leads the team with 21 total caused turnovers, including five against Rutgers on Feb. 18.
• He had success at the LSM position last year in the caused turnover category with 15 on the year.

LIVE ON TWITTER
• The Black Knights will play their second game on Twitter this weekend as the Terriers come to town.
• Army was on Twitter two weeks ago and came out on top in a battle with Colgate in a 10-8 victory.
• The Black Knights have a connection to Twitter as former football player and lacrosse supporter Anthony Noto '91 is the Chief Financial Officer for the company.

SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
• Boston University enters Saturday's showdown with a 9-2 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the Patriot League.
• The Terriers started off the year with seven consecutive wins, but have gone 2-2 in the last four games.
• Boston University hasn't had too much trouble scoring this season with an average of 11.27 goals per game, but was held to six goals in its two losses.
• Cal Dearth leads the way with 36 points on 22 goals and 14 assists. He is tops on the Terriers in all three categories.
• In net, Christian Carson-Banister has started all 11 games and has a 7.53 goals against average and a .611 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
• The short series history has been in favor of the Black Knights with a 3-0 mark against the Terriers.
• Army has won the last two meetings by outscoring Boston University 32-12.
• The Black Knights won the only meeting at West Point in 2014 by a 17-8 score with John Glesener '15 scoring six goals to lead the way for Army.

#6/8 Army Welcomes Boston University

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