Eagles Hit The Road at No. 6 Duke on Saturday Night

Saturday, September 17

Durham, N.C.

7:00 P.M.

Boston College

Duke

Eagles Hit The Road at No. 6 Duke on Saturday Night

September 16, 2016 | Women's Soccer

GAME INFORMATION
RV/11 BOSTON COLLEGE at No. 6 DUKE
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C.
VIEW: ACC Network Extra
LIVE STATS

The Boston College women's soccer team opens up ACC action at No. 6 Duke on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Koskinen Stadium (7 p.m.). The game can be viewed on ACC Network Extra.

BC vs. Duke
- BC is 4-6-3 against Duke since the Eagles entered the ACC in 2005.
- Last season the two teams played to a 1-1 double-overtime.
- The Eagles last defeated Duke in the 2013 season with a 4-1 victory at home.

About Duke
- No. 6 Duke is coming off a 4-1 victory over High Point on Sunday.
- The Blue Devils are 5-2-1 with the two losses coming at Arkansas (2-1) and vs. West Virginia. Duke tied North Carolina 0-0 on Sept. 2.
- Duke has outscored their opponents, 21-8, this season.
- Toni Payne leads Duke's offense with three goals and three assists (nine points) while Imani Dorsey has posted three goals and two assists (eight points). Taylor Racioppi has notched two goals and four assists. EJ Proctor is the goalkeeper and has a GAA of 0.87 and three shutouts.

About BC
- Boston College is currently 8-0-1. The Eagles lead the ACC in overall shots (215) and is tied with Virginia in goals scored (25). BC is also first in the conference in points scored (73) and fourth in goals-against-average (0.43).
- The Eagles have outscored their opponents, 25-4. BC's defense has only given up 25 shots on goal over the nine games.
- Graduate senior McKenzie Meehan leads BC and the ACC in goals scored (7) and is third in points (16). Meehan leads the ACC in shots (50) with teammate Hayley Dowd right behind her with 41.
- BC junior Lauren Berman is second on the team and fifth in the conference in scoring with three goals and five assists (11 points). Hayley Dowd is tied in eight with four goals, two assists for 10 points.

BC vs. Duke
- BC is 4-6-3 against Duke since the Eagles entered the ACC in 2005.
- Last season the two teams played to a 1-1 double-overtime.
- The Eagles last defeated Duke in the 2013 season with a 4-1 victory at home.

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

Last Time Out
- Boston College defeated LIU Brooklyn, 2-0, behind goals from Hayley Dowd (4) and Andrea O'Brien (2). BC outshot the Blackbirds, 31-3. The Eagles also had a 6-3 edge in corner kicks.

Corner Kicks
- The last time BC (8-0-1) went unbeaten in the first nine games was the 2012 season when the Eagles posted a 7-0-2 record. The team opened with wins over Providence, UConn and BU before the Eagles tied Stanford (1-1 2OT). The other blemish in those first nine games was a 2-2 (2OT) tie against UCF.
- BC has won seven consecutive games, the longest winning streak since the Eagles strung together seven victories in 2011 from Sept. 4 through Oct. 2. In that run the team had wins over ACC foes UVA, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Clemson.
- Emily Langenderfer recorded her first start at midfield against LIU Brooklyn. She has played in seven games and has two shots. Fellow rookie Caitlyn Keenan also earned her first career start in the game and has played in six total games. BC now has six rookies that have cracked the starting lineup this season.
- Graduate McKenzie Meehan is just three points away from breaking the program record for totals points scored (116). Meehan already has the program record for most career goals (53) and most game-winning goals (18).
- Senior Hayley Dowd is moving up the career lists as she now has 36 career goals, which is fourth on the all-time list. She has 83 career points, which is tied in ninth on the all-time list for points scored.
- Remember to follow the team on TWITTER & INSTAGRAM/@BC_WSOC.

Up Next
- Boston College will host Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.