Boston College Athletics
Women's Soccer Program On The Rise
December 13, 2010 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 13, 2010
Chestnut Hill, MA - The 2010 season for the Boston College soccer team will go down as the most successful in program history. The Eagles, who finished the season at 17-7-1, advanced to the semifinal of the NCAA Tournament (The Final Four). Though BC lost 2-0 to the No. 1 ranked team Stanford, the Eagles were one of four teams still playing soccer in the month of December.
It was the eighth consecutive time Head Coach Alison Foley led her team to the NCAA Tournament. It was the Eagles fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance and second time in the Elite Eight. The Final Four appearance - that was a first as well for the program.
The Eagles, which finished the season with the highest ranking in program history at No. 3, opened the season with a showdown against then No. 1 Stanford. The Eagles tied the Cardinal, 1-1, when Natalie Crutchfield scored in the 63rd minute.
BC then went on a winning streak of nine consecutive games before losing in the month of October 3-2 in overtime against Virginia. The Eagles fell on hard times with numerous injuries and struggled to get their aggressive play back on track. BC proceeded to drop the next two games before pulling out a victory over Clemson at home on October 17. BC went on the road and after losing to Duke, 1-0, it earned a tough 2-1 win over Wake Forest in overtime on Oct. 24.
With a double-overtime win over Miami on October 28, BC would host Florida State in the final regular season game. Though the Eagles fell to the Seminoles, 1-0, the team entered the ACC Tournament with confidence.
Boston College defeated Virginia 1-0, before losing to Maryland 1-0 in overtime.
The new season began as BC would host the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament. BU would present BC with a tough first round game. BC fell behind 1-0 in the match but stormed back behind goals from Victoria DiMartino and Julia Bouchelle to earn a 2-1 victory. The second round game gave BC another familiar foe, Hofstra. Earlier in the season, BC had defeated the Pride, 5-0, but since that game, Hofstra had not lost a game. The Eagles won 3-1, behind goals from Kristen Mewis, Zoe Lombard (first career goal) and Stephanie Wirth.
In the third round, the Eagles would meet up with former Big East foe West Virginia. The Eagles were on revved up on all cylinders and came away with a surprising 4-0 victory. Senior Brooke Knowlton broke out of a scoring slump to put two in the back of the net, while Julia Bouchelle and Victoria DiMartino also notched a goal. Kristen Mewis set up the first two goals of the match.
In one of the most exciting moments of the season, Hannah Cerrone scored off a corner kick to defeat Washington in the Sweet 16 match on Nov. 27. It will go down as a historic goal in the program history as it sent the Eagles to their first Final Four appearance.
Despite losing to Stanford, 2-0, at the College Cup, Boston College has taken the gradual steps in building a nationally known program. This season is the first of what many hope will be more appearances at the College Cup.
Team Notes
• Boston College placed six players on the 2010 New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association All-New England first team. The players are Jillian Mastroianni, Hannah Cerrone, Chelsea Regan, Julia Bouchelle, Kristen Mewis and Victoria DiMartino.
• Head Coach Alison Foley was named the NEWISA Coach of the Year in Division 1.
• Senior Hannah Cerrone was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team.
• In the final rankings from Top Drawer Soccer, BC was No. 3.
• The NSCAA final rankings have the Eagles at No. 3.
• Kristen Mewis was named a NSCAA All-American first team, while Victoria DiMartino was a fourth team All-American selection. The last BC player to be named a first team All-American was Sarah Rahko in 2003.
• During the tournament, Jillian Mastroianni earned two more shutouts to end the season with nine. She now has 33 career shutouts, just five away from breaking the program record of 37 held by Courtney Schaeffer '00.
• Kristen Mewis now owns the program record for most assists in a single season with 14. She also owns the program record for scoring a point in 11 straight games. The program record was eight set by Kia McNeill'07 in the 2006 season.
• In two seasons, Victoria DiMartino has scored 28 goals, which places fourth on the all-time goal scored list at BC. The record is 37 career goals by Morgan Page'01.
• The senior class - Hannah Cerrone, Chelsea Regan, Brooke Knowlton, Amy Caldwell, Natalie Crutchfield and Jill MacNeil - finished at BC with a 61-22-9 record, four NCAA appearances, three Sweet 16's, two Elite Eight's and one College Cup.
• Remember to vote for Kristen Mewis and Victoria DiMartino for Player of the Year at http://www.newenglandsoccernews.com/college/wplayerpoll.php. Voting ends on December 15.
