Eagles Fall To Louisville in OT, 3-2

Sunday, September 25

Louisville, Ky.

1:00 PM

Boston College

9-2-1, 1-2-1

Louisville

7-2-2, 2-0-1

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
Boston College	2	0	0	0	2
Louisville	0	2	0	1	3

Photo by: John Quackenbos

September 25, 2016 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BC rookie Olivia Vaughn notched two goals

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Louisville 3, Boston College 2 (2OT)
Records: Boston College (9-2-1, 1-2-0), Louisville (7-2-2, 2-0-1)
Location: Lynn Stadium, Louisville, Ken.
BC STARTERS: GK, Alexis Bryant; D, Madison Kenny, Samatha Hiatt, Caitlyn Keenan, Gaby Carreiro; M Jade Ruiters, Lauren Berman, Jenna Bike, Kayla Jennings; F, McKenzie Meehan, Hayley Dowd.
CARDS STARTERS: GK, Taylor. Bucklin; S. Cohen, N. Nelson, C. McKinney, B Rivers, G. Vincent, J. Vetere, S. Feola, Katerine Bjerke, T. Bucklin, A. Price, K. Dickerman.

Louisville scored 20 seconds into the second overtime to steal a 3-2 victory from the Boston College Eagles on Sunday afternoon in an ACC match at Kentucky. Boston College is now 9-2-1 overall and 1-2-0 in the ACC, while Louisville improved to 7-2-2 and 2-0-1 in the conference.

TURNING POINT
-Inger Katrina Bjerke scored with one minute left in regulation for at 2-2 draw and push the game into overtime.

HIGHLIGHTS
- It was a freshman connection on the first goal as the Eagles earned a corner kick. Samantha Hiatt took the corner kick and struck a long ball to the back of the box. Jade Ruiters one-timed the ball into the middle of the box and fellow rookie Olivia Vaughn headed it to the back of the goal for a 1-0 lead in the 26^th minute of play.
- The rookie forward gave BC a 2-0 lead in the 38^th minute. Kayla Jennings broke up a pass at midfield and Vaughn picked the loose ball up on the collision and headed towards the box. Vaughn dribbled the ball three times and ripped a shot from 23 yards out to the far corner for a 2-0 BC lead. This is the first game Vaughn has scored two goals in her Eagles career.
- In the 74^th minute, Jill Vetere scored on a penalty kick that went under BC goalkeepers Alexis Bryant's reach. Louisville was awarded the penalty when BC fouled a Louisville offensive player just inside the box.
- Bryant kept the Eagles up 2-1 when Louisville had a great chance in the box and she deflected the ball wide of the goal in the 11^th minute of play.
- Louisville tied the game at 2-2 when Inger Katrina Bjerke scored off a pass from Niamh Nelson in with one minute to play in the match.
- To open the first overtime, McKenzie Meehan had a free kick from 25 yards out. Her shot just went by the top corner.
- The Cardinals won the game just 20 seconds into the second overtime, when Kaela Dickerman headed in a looping ball into the box. Dickerman placed it into the top corner, out of the reach of Bryant.

GAME NOTES
- Rookie Olivia Vaughn notched two goals and has four this season. It was her first career two-goal game.
- Boston College had 14 shots in the game, while Louisville had 13.
- BC had a 10-5 edge in corner kicks.
- McKenzie Meehan led the offense with six shots, while Vaughn, Samantha Hiatt and Hayley Dowd had two shots apiece.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host NC State on Sunday, October 2 at 1 p.m. Admission is free at the Newton Soccer Field.