Boston U

It was a wet and soggy affair, to say the least, as the sky opened up over Stevenson hosting the America East's finest: Boston University on Friday night.  Warm ups began with a light sprinkle and finished in dramatic fashion, leaving the visitors drenched with anticipation of a long hard match.  A couple sorely missed upperclassmen could have opened the door for a talented young squad like BU to sneak a win at Stevenson, but it instead proved to be a night for supporting Bear's players to shine in key positions.  Late in the first half during a periodic downpour Austin (self-named) "The Finisher" Mandel served a well-struck ball in to the BU box, skipping off Alex Markes's buzz cut head and finding the net. Alex had a most peculiar celebration with a "spaghetti arms"above the head sprint towards the bench.  Celebrations will need to be discussed prior to our next match (Pops and Sean will lead).
 Despite the miserable weather, it was a first half filled with quality moments for both sides. One by BU's Knox forced SKS to make a magnificent push out of the lower corner on a skipping shot.
A frustrated but not beaten BU side undesirably took the field in the second half.  They started with good possession, this was by no means a team that represented their current record.  We were solid in the back allowing fewer opportunities in the run of play.  Unfortunately for them, their inexperience showed with frequent fouls being called against them resulting in opportunities for us to attack which we took advantage of in direct fashion.  Thomson was struggling getting a grip on the ball, hopefully for BU due to the wet weather, and therefore there were many balls that should have been finished sprayed beyond the end line.  Late in the second half the "Legend" won a loose ball, found Rosa with a pass, who dribbled the keeper, finished the opportunity and the game.  Bears 2 Terriers 0.