Women’s Soccer’s Season Ends at Boston University in Patriot League Quarterfinals

Sunday, November 8

Boston, Mass.

1 p.m.

Bucknell University

7-9-3, 4-3-2

Boston University (PL Quarterfinals)

9-8-2, 5-3-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Bucknell	0	0	0
Boston U.	3	1	4

Photo by: Steven Schoenfelder

11/8/2026 3:47:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. – Patriot League Forward of the Year Kat Slott had a career day with a goal and three assists to lead fourth-seeded Boston University to a 4-0 win over fifth-seeded Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday at Nickerson Stadium. Bucknell's season ends at 7-9-3, while the Terriers improved to 9-8-2 and will travel to No. 2 seed Army in the semifinal round on Wednesday.

Boston University came into the game red-hot, earning a top-four seed and home-field advantage with a 3-0-1 stretch to end the regular season. Bucknell won 2-1 at Nickerson Stadium back on Oct. 10, but the Terriers have not lost since then. They kept it going with a three-goal first half on Sunday, with the first two coming just 25 seconds apart.

Off a corner kick, Slotts's header from the back side of the 6-yard box glanced off teammate Jaiden Schultz before crossing the line. Just after the restart, Slott played a long diagonal ball to Olivia Avellar in open space down the left side, and Avellar clipped a shot over the head of Bison keeper Sarah McFarland. Samantha Ryan added a third with 2:29 left in the half, another high shot into the far side netting off an assist from Slott.

Even though Boston University had a commanding halftime lead, Bucknell generated plenty of first-half chances and trailed only 10-9 on the shot board. Gaby Parker rocked the crossbar just 10 minutes in, and Presley Sutter and Katie Connell both forced Bridget Carr into diving saves. Dani Howard put a hard lefty shot on goal, and in the final seconds Ashley Kozlowski almost beat the buzzer with a shot through traffic from the top of the box.

The Bison pressed early in the second half, but the Terriers flipped the field and added a fourth on the hour mark when Avellar played in Slott, who scored past a charging McFarland.

"Credit to Boston University for finishing their chances in the first half," said head coach Kelly Cook. "I thought we had plenty of good chances ourselves, but we just couldn't put one away. Coming off a difficult season later year, I'm excited that we were competitive in most of our games and were able to make a return to the postseason. Half of our team had not played in a postseason game, so this was a great learning experience for them. After the game, I just really wanted to thank our seniors for their dedication and leadership. They really united our team this season, and we're really going to miss that group."

Boston University finished with a 25-14 edge in shots, while the Bison led 7-4 in corner kicks. McFarland wrapped up a strong rookie season with seven saves, while Carr was credited with five stops.

No. 6 seed Loyola upset No. 3 Holy Cross in the other semifinal, and the Greyhounds will visit No. 1 Navy on Wednesday.