• Score: Boston University 3, Holy Cross 0
• Records: Boston University (8-5-3, 6-0-1 PL); Holy Cross (4-8-3, 1-4-2 PL)
• Location: Boston, Mass. (Nickerson Field)
• The Lead: Boston University used a trio of goal scorers to lift it to a 3-0 victory over Holy Cross in Patriot League women's soccer action on Wednesday evening at Nickerson Field.

THE TURNPIKE TROPHY:

• The win for Boston University in women's soccer gives the Terriers the 2-0 lead in the Turnpike Trophy rivalry series.
• Boston University's Rachel Bloznalis was named the game's most valuable player.
• This athletic series between the in-state Patriot League rivals awards points for all head-to-head victories in both the regular season and postseason, with the Turnpike Trophy going to the school that accumulates the most points at the end of the academic year.
• The next Turnpike Trophy match-up comes on Wednesday, Oct. 28, when the Holy Cross and Boston University men's soccer teams meet in Boston.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Boston University scored the game's first goal just 73 seconds into the contest, as Dorrie Varley-Barrett gathered a loose ball and converted from three yards out to put the hosts ahead 1-0.
• Holy Cross had a chance to tie the game in the 26th minute, as freshman Megan Lawlor (Morristown, N.J.) headed a corner kick on target, but Terrier goalkeeper Alyssa Parisi guided the ball over the crossbar.
• Crusader senior Annie Galvin (Attleboro, Mass.) had a breakaway down the left side of the field in the 34th minute, but Parisi made the diving save to preserve the shutout.
• Boston University gained the 2-0 lead in the 61st minute (60:12), as Rachel Bloznalis scored on a free kick from 30 yards out.
• Galvin had a chance just over two minutes later to cut into the deficit as she slipped a shot by Parisi, but Bloznalis made a defensive save right on the goal line.
• Crusader sophomore Emily George (Montpelier, Vt.) gathered a loose ball on a corner in the 83rd minute and ripped a shot from the top of the box, but the ball rang the crossbar and out of play.
• The Terriers added a goal in the 84th minute (83:49) to make the score its final, 3-0. Rachel Blauner fed a pass from the right side into the box to McKenna Doyle, who converted the one-timer from 12 yards out.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Parisi made four saves for the Terriers, while Holy Cross junior netminder Brooke Holle (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) was called upon to make six stops.
• Boston University held the 17-9 advantage in total shots, but closer edges in shots on goal (7-6) and corner kicks (11-8).

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 25 when it host American in its final regular season home game at 1:05 p.m. The women's soccer program will honor their six graduating seniors in a pregame ceremony at the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium.

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