Boston College Athletics
Eagles Down Northeastern, 1-0
September 11, 2015 | Women's Soccer
Chestnut Hill, Mass. -
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 1, Northeastern 0
Records: Boston College (6-2-0), Northeastern (5-2-0)
Location: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
• Freshman Gaby Carreiro picked up the assist on the goal. She now has a team-high three assists.
• Alexandra Johnson made three saves to earn her fourth win of the season. It was also her third shutout of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The buildup for the game-winning goal began in the back as Lauren Bernard sent the ball up the sideline to Gaby Carreiro. The freshman midfielder slipped by two defenders and sent the ball into the middle of the box. Junior Hayley Dowd took the ball down with her chest, and one a one-timer, chipped the ball into the near post for the lone goal of the game.
• Boston College had a strong first half as the Eagles held a 10-3 edge in shots.
• Red-shirt junior MacKenzie Meehan came close to giving the Eagles a lead when she turned and one-timed a shot that ripped off the left post from 10 yards out in the nine minutes into the match. Meehan led the offense with six shots.
• The second half Northeastern started to press on offense. In the 50th minute, Hannah Rosenblatt chipped a shot from the right of BC goalkeeper Alexandra Johnson. Johnson reached high and punched the ball over the goal to keep the game knotted at 0-0. Two minutes later, Taylor Caparo shot from 22 yards out that Johnson easily handled.
• After Dowd’s goal in the 66th minute, she almost put a second one in the net. She sent the ball towards the goal from outside the box; the shot hit the far post and bounced out. Lauren Berman could not turn on the rebound off the post and Northeastern cleared the ball.
• The Huskies best chance in the final minutes came in the 80th minute when Rosenblatt shot from eight yards out went wide of the goal.
GAME NOTES
• The Eagles started Alex Johnson in goal, Meghan MacDonald, Allyson Swaby, Madison Meehan, Lauren Bernard, Jana Jeffrey, Gaby Carreiro, Amber Stearns, McKenzie Meehan, Hayley Dowd and Lauren Berman.
• At the half, Boston College had 10 shots, while Northeastern had three.
• The Eagles finished the game with a, 15-11, edge in shots. Both teams had three shots on goal. Northeastern held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
• Seniors Jillian Lutz and Coco Woeltz gave the Eagles a much needed boost in the second half. Lutz played 31 solid minutes in the midfield while Woeltz logged 77 minutes on defense.
• BC leads the overall series against Northeastern, 11-0-1.
• Fans continue to follow the Eagles on Twitter and Instagram/@bc_wsoc and the team Facebook page: BCWSOCCER.
UP NEXT
Boston College (5-2-0) will host Providence on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
