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Eagles Prepare for No. 1 UNC
September 30, 2015 | Women's Soccer
Eagles to play at UNC on Friday at 7
The Boston College women's soccer team is in the midst of a four-game road swing. The Eagles head back to North Carolina to play the No. 1 Tar Heels on Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m. Fans can view the game live on the UNC website.
Boston College is one of just four teams in the ACC that remain unbeaten. The Eagles are fourth in the conference with a 2-0-1 record. BC earned the second conference win on Sunday in a 1-0 battle at NC State. Freshman Gaby Carreiro scored the game-winning goal with five minutes to play. R-freshman Alexis Bryant had five saves in her fourth career victory.
North Carolina defeated Wake Forest on Sunday, 1-0, to improve to 3-0-0 in the ACC and 10-0-1 overall. Summer Green scored the lone goal, while UNC held a, 20-4, edge in shots. The only blemish on the Tar Heels results was a 1-1 tie at California on Sept. 4.
BC vs. UNC
This will be the 17th meeting between BC and UNC. The Tar Heels lead the overall series, 15-1. The two teams first met in 1981. The two teams did not play in 2014 but in the last four meetings, the Eagles have lost to the Tar Heels by a one goal margin in each match.
In the 2010 season, Boston College stunned the Tar Heels, 3-2, behind a goal by Victoria DiMartino scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute of the match. The match was at Fetzer Field.
BY THE NUMBERS
When scoring first - 8-0-0
When opponent scores first - 0-3-1
Leading at the half - 5-0-0
Trailing at the half - 0-3-1
When outshooting opponent - 6-2-0
When being outshot - 2-1-1
On Sunday - 4-2-0
On Wednesday - 1-0-0
On Thursday - 1-0-1
On Friday - 2-1-0
At home - 4-2-1
Away - 4-1-0
Neutral - 0-0-0
Overtime record - 0-2-1
PK's - 3-3
CORNER KICKS
BC's RPI is not at 50 and the team is receiving votes in the Top Drawer Soccer poll this week … McKenzie Meehan is tied with five players across the country in sixth place in goals scored (10). Savannah Jordan of Florida leads the country with 12 goals, while four players have 11. She still leads the ACC in goals scored (10) and is tied in first for points (20). Meehan has scored two or more goals in three games and has scored a goal in six of 12 games … Hayley Dowd has notched a point in seven of the 12 games … Head coach Alison Foley has 243 wins at BC and 247 overall – she's just three away from 250 career mark … BC does not have a game on Sunday, Oct. 4 but will hit the road again to play at Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m. … Fans remember to continue to follow the team on social media – Twitter & Instagram / @BC_WSOC and https://www.facebook.com/BCWSOCCER.
