Eagles Travel To Wake Forest For Saturday Match

Saturday, October 15

Winston-Salem, N.C.

5:00 P.M.

Boston College

Wake Forest

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Eagles Travel To Wake Forest For Saturday Match

October 14, 2016 | Women's Soccer

Fans can view the game on ACC Network Extra at 5 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON COLLEGE (10-4-1, 2-4-0 ACC) at Wake Forest (8-6-0, 0-6-0 ACC)
WHEN: Saturday, October 15, 2016
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Winston Salem, North Carolina – W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium
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The Boston College women's soccer team starts a three-game ACC road swing as the Eagles play at Wake Forest on Saturday, October 15 (5 p.m.). Fans can view the game on ESPN Network Extra. BC is now 10-4-1 overall and 2-4-0 in the ACC. Wake Forest is now 8-6-0 and 0-6-0 in the conference.

ABOUT WAKE FOREST
- Wake Forest is coming off a 2-1 loss at No. 10 North Carolina on Sunday.
- The Demon Deacons have lost six consecutive ACC games - five of those games were by one goal.
- Maddie Huster and Peyton Perea lead Wake Forest in goals scored with five apiece. Huster has five goals and three assists for 13 points.
- Bayley Feist is third on the team in scoring with four goals and two assists.
- The team has scored 23 goals, while letting up 14. Wake has also outshot opponents, 204-109.
- Lindsay Preston is the starting keeper and she is 7-5-0 with three shutouts. She has a GAA of 1.09.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC's current RPI is 41. The Eagles are receiving votes in the NSCAA Poll and are ranked 25th in the Soccer America Poll.
- Boston College's scoring offense is ranked 15^th in the country (2.04), while the team is 21^st in points per game. The Eagles are fifth in the country in shots per game (20.27).
- The team is fourth in the ACC in points scored (6.80), first in shots taken (20.27), third in goals scored (36) and fourth in assists (30).
- It's a three way tie in the ACC for points as Eagle forward McKenzie Meehan; along with UVA's Alexis Shaffer and Clemson's Catrina Atanda all have 22 points. Meehan leads the conference in goals scored with 10 while Hayley Dowd is tied in fifth for goals scored (7) and seventh in points scored (17). Junior Lauren Berman is third in the ACC in assists with six and is 10^th in the conference in point scored (14).
- Hayley Dowd needs just one more goal to take sole possession of second place on the all-time goal scoring list. She is currently tied with Kristie Mewis with 39 goals.
- BC is 1-3 in the last four games and all are one goal games. Two were overtime games (L vs. Louisville, 3-2 on the road; L, 3-2 vs. Virginia Tech at home).
- Boston College has outscored its opponents, 36-15, this year. BC has 138 shots on goal, while holding opponents to just 59.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Alexis Bryant, GK, R-So.
- Madison Kenny, D, Jr.
- Allyson Swaby, D, Jr.
- Samantha Hiatt, D, Fr.
- Gaby Carreiro, D, So.
- Jade Ruiters, M, Fr.
- Lauren Berman, M, Jr.
- Kayla Jennings, M, Fr.
- Jenna Bike, M, Fr.
- McKenzie Meehan, F, Gr.
- Hayley Dowd, F, Sr.

BC vs. WAKE FOREST
- BC and Wake Forest have a competitive history. The two teams have played 12 times, once in ACC Tournament action.
- The Eagles lead the overall series, 7-5. Nine of the games have been a one goal margin.
- Last year McKenzie Meehan scored on a penalty kick as BC defeated Wake, 2-1, in double-overtime. She scored in the 102^nd minute.
- The two teams first played in 2004 in the NCAA Tournament. BC won on penalty kicks as the game ended in a 0-0 double-overtime game.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to South Carolina to play at Clemson on Thursday, October 20 (7 p.m.). The Eagles final road game is on Sunday, October 23 at Virginia.
- Senior Night will take place on Thursday, October 27 as the Eagle host Syracuse. Please arrive early to help honor the Class of 2017 – Rosie DiMartino, Andrea O'Brien, Meghan MacDonald, Hayley Dowd and McKenzie Meehan.