Black Knights Fall To Top Seed BU In Patriot League Final

Sunday, May 8

Boston, MA

12:00 PM

Army West Point

12-4

Boston University

12-4

Army West Point

Boston University

Black Knights Fall To Top Seed BU In Patriot League Final

May 08, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

Game 16
SCORE	No. 1 Boston U. Terriers 14, No. 2 Army Black Knights 10
RECORDS	Boston U. (12-4) \| Army (12-4)
LEADING SCORERS	Boston U. – Timmy Ley (5) \| Army – Brendan Nichtern (6)
LOCATION	Nickerson Field
TOURNAMENT	2022 Patriot League Final

BOSTON – The second-seeded Army Black Knights fell to the No. 1 seed Boston U. Terriers, 14-10, in the 2022 Patriot League Championship Game on Sunday afternoon.

GAME SUMMARY
Reese Burek netted a career-high five goals to lead the Black Knights in goals and Brendan Nichtern had a game-high six points. However, Army had a season-high 24 turnovers and had seven failed clears. BU had seven Terriers with multi-point games, including five multi-goal scorers.

Nine days ago, Army left Nickerson Field victorious to secure the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. The Black Knights trailed the entire first half but used a run in the third quarter to take the lead and held on for a one-goal win. In the rematch, Army faced a similar script but this time it was the Terriers who reeled off a run in the third quarter.

The host opened the scoring three minutes into the championship game. Burek tied the game at 1-1 five minutes later when he picked up the loose ball and shot it into the open net. Boston U. added two more goals before the end of the quarter for a 3-1 lead.

Bobby Abshire, who scored four goals in the semifinals win over Loyola Maryland on May 6, got on the scoreboard 21 seconds into the second quarter. After BU made it 4-3, Burek collected his second goal with Nichtern providing the helper. BU increased its lead to 6-3 before Nichtern scored his first with 7:11 left in the quarter.

Army faced another three-goal deficit with five minutes remaining in the half. Burek notched his first half hat-trick when Nichtern's diagonal pass to Burek at the doorstep of the cage with 3:47 on the clock as the Black Knights trailed 7-5 at halftime.

BU scored 39 seconds into the third quarter, but Army's answer came from Burek who tallied consecutive goals two minutes apart. The Fairport, N.Y. native scored at the 10:48 mark and added his fifth goal of the game and 29^th of the season with 8:29 remaining.

As Army was on the verge of seizing momentum, the turning point of the game occurred when the Terriers went on a 4-0 run to regain control. BU won the ensuing faceoff and scored for a 9-7 lead. They added two more goals as Army had a few turnovers during the span. The Terriers led 12-7 after three quarters.

Nichtern halted the run with a goal to open the scoring in the fourth quarter. Trailing 13-8 with 11 minutes left, the Black Knights snagged two goals 39 seconds apart. Matthew Horace scored his first goal of the season with a heave from 40 yards, taking advantage of the BU ride. Then, two of the three senior captains Nicthern and Danny Kielbasa connected for a goal to cut the lead to 13-10. Army won the ensuing faceoff, but a turnover led to a scoring opportunity for the Terriers as they made it 14-10 with 8:23 on the clock. Army only managed one shot for the rest of the game.

2022 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse All-Tournament Team

Most Valuable Player: Louis Perfetto, Boston University, Jr., A

Matt Garber, Boston University, Sr., GK

Roy Meyer, Boston University, Jr., LSM

Timmy Ley, Boston University, Sr., A

Bobby Abshire, Army West Point, Sr., M

Reese Burek, Army West Point, Jr., M

Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point, Sr., A

James Spence, Lehigh, Gr., GK

Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh, Sr., FO

Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland, Gr., A

Sam Shafer, Loyola Maryland, Gr., GK

CADET CAPSULES

Brendan Nichtern had a game-high four assists and scored two goals to finish with six points.
Reese Burek set a career-high in goals with a game-high five.
Will Coletti went 18-for-27 at the faceoff X. The 18 wins are his third-most this season.
AJ Pilate had a team-high three caused turnovers and added five ground balls.
Brendan Nichtern, Reese Burek, and Bobby Abshire were named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Black Knights set the program record for goals in a season (225).
Army is now 2-5 in Patriot League Championship Games
Wyatt Schupler had his first career assist to become the first Army goalie with an assist since AJ Barretto versus Holy Cross on March 17, 2018.

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