Boston College Athletics
Women's Soccer Ranked Fifth In ACC Poll
August 10, 2006 | Women's Soccer
Aug. 10, 2006
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Boston College women's soccer team has been selected to finish fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as determined by a vote of the league's 11 head coaches in the ACC preseason poll.
North Carolina was selected as the favorite in the poll, receiving 118 points and eight of the 11 first-place votes. The preseason second place team was Florida State, receiving 104 points and three first-place votes.
Virginia placed third in the voting with 97 votes, followed by Duke (91 votes), Boston College (73 votes), Wake Forest (63 votes), Clemson (55 votes), Maryland (47 votes), NC State (28 votes), Miami (26 votes) and Virginia Tech (24 votes).
The Eagles finished fifth in their first season of action in the ACC in 2005. Boston College posted a 13-6-2 overall record and a 5-4-1 conference mark. The Eagles qualified for the NCAA Tournament and defeated Boston University and Dartmouth to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. Boston College fell to perennial power Santa Clara, 2-1.
Boston College enters its second season in the ACC with 10 returning starters, including senior All-America selection Laura Georges, senior midfielder Jenny Maurer and senior goalkeeper Arianna Criscione.
The Eagles will open up the 2006 season against cross-town rival Boston University on August 25 at Nickerson Field (7 p.m.). Boston College will open the ACC schedule on September 24 as the Eagles host Clemson (1 p.m.).
