No. 2 Florida State Up Next For Eagles

Thursday, October 6

Newton, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Florida State

Photo by: John Quackenbos

October 05, 2016 | Women's Soccer

GAME INFORMATION
FLORIDA STATE (9-1-1, 3-0-1) at BOSTON COLLEGE (9-3-1, 1-3-0)
WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
LIVE STATS

The Boston College women's soccer team looks to halt a two-game skid as the Eagles host No. 2 Florida State on Thursday night at the Newton Soccer Field (7 p.m.). BC is now 9-3-1 overall and 1-3-0 in the ACC. Florida State is now 9-1-1 and 3-0-1 in the conference.

ABOUT FSU
- Florida State is coming off a 2-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
- The Seminoles only blemish in the ACC was a tie against No. 8 Virginia. The loss came on Sept. 5 at Alabama (1-0).
- Kristen McFarland leads the offense with five goals, one assist for 11 points, while Deyna Castellanos had five goals. Megan Connolly had three goals and three assists.
- Goalkeeper Cassie Miller is 9-1-1 and has a GAA of 0.18.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC's current RPI is 57. The Eagles are still receiving votes in the NSCAA Poll this week.
- The combination of McKenzie Meehan and Hayley Dowd is one of the Eagles most dangerous goal scoring tandems in program history. Meehan (55) and Dowd (38) had 93 total goals while Mewis and DiMartino have combined for 73 goals.
- Hayley Dowd needs two more goals to move into second place with 40 career goals, behind teammate McKenzie Meehan (55 goals).
- The Eagles scoring offense is ranked 17^th in the country (2.46). The team is ranked eighth in totals goals (32), 10^th in total assists (30) and ninth in total points (94). The Eagles are also third in the country in shots per game (21) and fourth in shots on goal per game (9.54).

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. FSU
- Florida State leads the overall series, 12-1-3.
- Last year the two teams played to a 2-2 overtime draw. Hayley Dowd tied the game, 1-1, in the first half and with four minutes to play McKenzie Meehan scored on a penalty kick to tie the match.
- 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 host Virginia Tech, which is still receiving votes in the NSCAA Poll, on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Eagles will then embark on a three-game ACC road swing (Wake Forest, Clemson and UVA).