Cincinnati In Town For Friday Night Tilt vs. Eagles

Friday, September 2

Newton, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Cincinnati

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Cincinnati In Town For Friday Night Tilt vs. Eagles

September 01, 2016 | Women's Soccer

Eagles-Bearcats start at 7 p.m.

Game Information
Cincinnati (3-1-0) at Boston College (3-0-1)
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 2, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
ADMISSION: Free

The Boston College women's soccer team will host Cincinnati (3-1-0) on Friday at the Newton Soccer Field at 7 p.m. Prior to the Eagles game against the Bearcats, the BC men's soccer team will host Hofstra at 4 p.m. Admission is free for both games. This is the first meeting between Boston College (3-0-1) and Cincinnati. The Bearcats will also play at Boston University on Monday night.

ABOUT CINCINNATI
- Cincinnati is currently 3-1-0 in non-conference play.
- The Bearcats opened the season with a 2-1 double-overtime win over Dayton on Friday, Aug. 19. The other two wins came vs. Northern Kentucky and Evansville. The Bearcats only loss was at Purdue, 2-1, in overtime.
- Cincinnati was selected to place third in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll, which was released on Aug. 9. Two players - junior Vanessa Gilles and Jaycie Brown - earned conference preseason honors. Gilles was selected as the preseason Defensive Player of the Year, while Brown was tabbed to make the all-conference team.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC is currently 3-0-1 in non-conference action.
- The Eagles team offense is currently averaging 2.75 goals per game which places them 27^th nationally in scoring offense, tied with two teams (So. Florida - Minnesota).
- BC's defense has yielded only two goals in four games. The Eagles team goals-against-average is 0.47. The defense has also only given up 11 shots on goal.
- Boston College will host Pacific on Sunday at noon. The Tigers will actually play at UConn on Friday afternoon (2:30 p.m.).

LAST TIME OUT
- Boston College defeated Boston University, 3-0, on Sunday night.
- Junior Lauren Berman scored the game-winning goal just 14 minutes into the game.
- Senior McKenzie Meehan scored her third goal of the season and is one goal from 50 in her career.
- Freshman Kayla Jennings scored her third goal of the season in the second half.
- Alexis Bryant picked up the win and had one save in the game.
- All three of BC's goals were off headers. Berman and Jennings were in the run of the game, while Meehan's was a header off a set piece. Rookie Samantha Hiatt was credited with the assist.
- Freshman Jade Ruiters earned the assist on Berman's goal.
- This was the sixth time in the last eight games that BC defeated (6-1-1) Boston University. The Eagles lead the overall series since 1996, 15-5-1.

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.

CORNER KICKS
- Since Coach Alison Foley's arrival in 1997, the BC women's soccer program is 13-5-2 in season openers. The team has also won the last five season openers, including this year's 2-1 win over Providence.
- On Sunday, Sept. 4, the Boston College women's soccer team will hold an ALS Game with halftime recognition. The team has been holding an ALS Game since the 2009 season when former Eagles midfielder Julia Boutella's father William Bouchelle, passed away from the disease.
- Following Sunday's match vs. Pacific, the Eagles remain at home for three more games. Harvard will visit the Newton Soccer Field on Wed., Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) followed by Northeastern on Sunday, Sept. 11 (1 p.m.). LIU Brooklyn and BC will play on Wed., Sept. 14 (4 p.m.) before the Eagles take flight and head to Durham to play No. 7 Duke on Sunday, Sept. 18 in the first ACC match of the season.