Bike Leads Eagles To 5-1 Victory Over Pacific

Sunday, September 4

Newton, Mass.

12:00 p.m.

Boston College

5-0-1

Pacific

0-5-0

Pacific

Boston College

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Bike Leads Eagles To 5-1 Victory Over Pacific

September 04, 2016 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Eagles improve to 5-0-1

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Boston College 5, Pacific 1
Records: Boston College (5-0-1), Pacific (0-5-0)
Location: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
Attendance: 445

Freshman Jenna Bike had a goal and three assists to lead Boston College past Pacific (0-5-1), 5-1, on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference match. Boston College is now 5-0-1 and will host Harvard on Wednesday night at 7. Pacific is now 0-5-0 and will play at Fresno State on Friday at 7 p.m.

TURNING POINT

The Eagles earned their second corner kick of the game just 15 minutes into play. Jenna Bike's ball went to the far post, 10 yards out. Freshman Kayla Jennings headed the ball into the far post for a 1-0 BC lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Pacific had a chance to score early when Katelyn Chandler beat BC goalkeeper Alexis Bryant outside the 18-yard box. Chandler got a foot on the ball and sent a slow roller to the far post in the 13^th minute of play. The ball hit the post and BC junior defender Allyson Swaby.

- The Eagles countered two minutes later with Kayla Jennings fourth goal of the season.

- Freshman Jenna Bike ripped a shot from 16 yards out off a pass from McKenzie Meehan to give BC a 2-0 lead in the 53^rd minute.

- At the half had a 10-1 edge in shots on goal.

- Senior Hayley Dowd scored the third goal as she slipped the ball through the hands of Pacific goalkeeper Lena Perry's hands in the 53^rd minute.

- The game broke open when BC scored two goals in a minute. McKenzie one-timed a beautiful pass in the box from rookie Jenna Bike. Bike broke by the defense and sent the ball to the middle of the field to Meehan. She gave it back to Bike who then carried the ball into the box and placed it on Meehan's foot from six yards out for the goal. Off the reset, BC gained possession and earned a corner kick. Bike sent a beautiful ball into the box, just about 10 yards out, and sophomore Amber Stearns headed the ball into the back of the goal. It was her first career goal.

- With 27 minutes to play, Pacific's Raven Edwards one-touched a loose ball in the box that bounced away from the Eagles keeper Erin Seppi. Freshman defender Samantha Hiatt cleared the loose ball before Edwards could get a better touch on the ball.

- Pacific scored with 10 minutes left in the match off a long ball into the box that Sigrid Aas one-timed into the goal.

GAME NOTES

- Jenna Bike is the first Eagles player to record three or more assists in a game since Stephanie McCaffrey '13 had four against Hofstra on Sept. 1, 2013. Bike finished with five points and now has two goals and four assists for eight points.

- McKenzie Meehan now has 51 career goals and 109 points. She is just eight points from breaking the program record for most career points (116 points, held by Kristie Mewis '13).

- Sophomore Amber Stearns scored her first career goals, while freshman Kayla Jennings scored her fourth of the season.

- Boston College had a 26-6 edge in shots taken and a 15-2 edge in shots on goal. The Eagles also had 10 corner kicks to just one for Pacific.

UP NEXT

- BC will host Harvard on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

- Boston College leads the overall series against Harvard, 9-4-2. Last year the Eagles defeated Harvard, 2-1, behind goals from Hayley Dowd and Lauren Berman.