Rematch vs. UConn in NCAA First Round

2016 NCAA Tournament | First Round
No. 11 Boston College (10-9) vs. No. 6 Connecticut (20-1)
Saturday, November 12 | 2 p.m.
J.S. Coyne Field | Syracuse, N.Y.

Tickets: $6 ($3 Under 18) at the Gate

SYRACUSE REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 12

11:30 a.m. – Game 1: No. 3 seed/No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 15 Harvard
2 p.m. – Game 2: No. 3 Connecticut vs. No. 11 Boston College

Sunday, November 13

2 p.m. – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

EAGLES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

This marks Boston College's 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its program-record fourth straight
Six of the team's NCAA Tournament selections have come since joining the ACC in 2005
BC is 3-11 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including three Elite Eight appearances (1994, 1998, 2015)

FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS IN SYRACUSE

Boston College will be making its second trip to Syracuse this season after facing the Orange in the team's first ACC game of the 2016 season on Sept. 9 and playing then-No. 14 Stanford in a neutral-site game the next day
This will be the Eagles' third NCAA appearance in Syracuse overall and the third in the last four years, having also traveled to Central New York in 2013 and 2014
BC is 4-13 all-time at Syracuse, including both away games against the Orange and neutral-site contests against other teams
In the postseason, the Eagles are 1-5 in Syracuse, with the lone win coming in the 2004 BIG EAST semifinals

UCONN & BOSTON COLLEGE POSTSEASON HISTORY

Boston College and UConn have a long postseason history dating back to the teams' days in the BIG EAST
Overall, Saturday will mark the teams' 10th postseason meeting ... BC is 3-6 against UConn in the postseason
This will be the teams' fifth meeting in the NCAA Tournament (1998 Elite Eight, 2005 First Round, 2013 First Round, 2015 Elite Eight)... the Eagles are 0-4 against the Huskies in NCAA Tournament meetings
The programs met five times in the BIG EAST Tournament (1994 semifinals, 1997 championship, 1998 championship, 2003 championship, 2004 championship) ... BC was 3-2 against UConn in BIG EAST Tournament contests

SENIOR CLASS' LEGACY

This year's senior class is the first in program history to advance to the NCAA Tournament in each of its four seasons at The Heights (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Previously, a class' best run was three straight years two different times (2003-05 and 2013-15)

McCOYS TO SET BC'S TOURNAMENT RECORD

Barring any late changes to Saturday's lineup, Emily and Eryn McCoy will set the Eagles' career record for NCAA Tournament games with at least five
Currently the McCoy twins are tied with five other players from the Class of '15 for most career NCAA Tournament appearances: Kelcie Hromisin, Jacqueline Kelleher, AshLeigh Sebia, Leah Settipane and Romee Stiekema

ALL-ACC HONORS ALL AROUND

Ahead of last week's ACC Championship, the conference released its annual All-ACC Teams, which included a record-setting haul for BC
A program-record four Eagles drew All-ACC honors, besting the team's previous single-season mark of three All-ACC honors in 2014
Sophomore midfielder Ymke Rose Gote, senior goalkeeper Audra Hampsch, sophomore back Frederique Haverhals and senior midfielder Emily McCoy all earned All-ACC Second Team honors
It was the second All-ACC honor for McCoy, and the first each for Gote, Hampsch and Haverhals

MANY MILESTONES IN ACC PLAY THIS YEAR

Boston College met and established new bests in ACC field hockey play this year
In the regular season, BC matched its best-ever finish in the nation's toughest field hockey conference, going 3-3 ... the Eagles also posted a 3-3 mark in 2014
BC has earned two wins in ACC play three different seasons: 2006, 2010, 2012
Additionally, the Eagles gained the No. 3 seed in the ACC Championship, the team's highest-ever seed in the conference's annual tournament
Further, four Eagles earned All-ACC honors - the most ever by the team in its ACC history, beating the previous mark of three in 2014

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Players Mentioned

Ymke Rose Gote

Audra Hampsch

Frederique Haverhals

Kelcie Hromisin

Jacqueline Kelleher

Emily McCoy

Eryn McCoy

AshLeigh Sebia

Leah Settipane