MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's soccer team opens its final nonconference homestand of the season against Boston University on Thursday, Sept. 13, with kick at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium set for 7 p.m.
 
It's a Gold Rush, and the first 500 fans will receive a gold shaker and a foam finger. Additionally, it's WVU Faculty/Staff night, and all WVU faculty and staff members who show their WVU employee I.D. will receive free admission.
 
Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com to avoid lines at the gate on game day. When purchasing in advance online, tickets are $5 each and $3 for groups of 10 or more. All tickets are general admission.
 
At the stadium ticket window, tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors and $3 for groups on game day. The discounted online pricing will be available until kickoff of the match.
 
WVU students are admitted for free with a valid WVU Student I.D.
 
To provide a safer environment for Mountaineer fans and to expedite entry into all ticketed WVU athletic events, the West Virginia Department of Intercollegiate Athletics enforces the NFL's Clear Bag Policy. The athletic department invites and encourages fans to visit WVUsports.com/clearbag for more information, to view pictures of permissible and non-permissible items and to obtain answers to frequently asked questions about the clear bag policy.
 
The Mountaineers (2-2-3) enter the match with momentum, having earned their first road victory of the season with a 2-1 win at Clemson on Sept. 7.
 
"We're focused on this game tomorrow night," Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. "We know BU has gone out and played a heck of a schedule, just like us. We want to control getting better, whether it's one pass at a time, one shot at a time or one defensive movement at a time. Being at home, and having the opportunity to have our fans here, is great, but we've recognized the fact that we're hunting a win and we know we have to be a little better every day to get that win."
 
WVU is 0-0-1 all-time against BU (1-6-1). In the only meeting between the teams, the Mountaineers and Terriers played to a 0-0 (2OT) draw at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Sept. 6, 2009. No. 7 WVU earned a 23-5 shot advantage and forced BU into 11 saves.
 
Last week, senior forward Hannah Abraham tallied the game-winner against the Tigers in the 80th minute. It was her team-best seventh career game-winning goal. Sophomore midfielder Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel had given WVU its earliest lead of the season in the 41st minute with her first career goal.
 
The WVU defense, led by the last two Big 12 Defensive Players of the Week in seniors Easther Mayi Kith and Bianca St. Georges, denied Clemson a shot through the first 33 minutes and allowed just seven total looks, two on-goal. The Tigers also failed to earn a corner kick.
 
The Mountaineer attack is paced by senior midfielder Grace Cutler, who shows three points (1 G, 1 A). Seven different players have scored for WVU this season, while freshman Lizzie Mayfield shows a team-best two assists.
 
Junior goalkeeper Rylee Foster, who earned her first career point with an assist on Abraham's goal at Clemson, shows a 0.783 goals-against average (GAA). She has made 17 saves and allowed six goals in 690:00 minutes of action.
 
BU earned a 0-0 (2OT) draw at Dartmouth on Sept. 9. The Terriers finished with a 16-10 shot advantage and forced Dartmouth into six saves. Sophomore Amanda Fay made three saves for BU, and the Terriers earned an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.
 
Sophomore forward Anna Heilferty paces BU with six points (2 G, 2 A). Her two scores also are a team high.
 
Fay has started five matches between the posts and shows a 1.34 GAA. She has made 15 saves while allowing six goals and owns a 0-3-1 record this season.