Boston College Athletics
Wednesday, September 7
Newton, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Harvard
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Host Harvard Wednesday at 7
September 06, 2016 | Women's Soccer
GAME INFORMATION
Harvard (2-2-0) at Boston College (5-0-1)
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
ADMISSION: Free
LIVE STATS
The Boston College women's soccer team will host Harvard (2-2-0) on Wednesday at the Newton Soccer Field at 7 p.m. Admission to the game is free.
ABOUT HARVARD
- Harvard is currently 2-2-0 in non-conference play. The Crimson has beat Army (1-0) and Central Connecticut State (3-0) but lost (3-1) to No. 10 Connecticut to open the season. Their second loss came on Sept. 4 at Louisville, 3-1.
- Senior Margaret Purce leads the team with four goals for eight points. She has scored a goal in the Harvard's last three games.
- Head Coach Chris Hamblin has a couple of connections to BC. He graduated from The Heights in 2001 and was a goalkeeper for the men's soccer team. Hamblin was inducted into the BC Varsity Hall of Fame in 2008 and was an assistant and eventually associate head women's soccer coach for eight years alongside current head coach Alison Foley.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC is currently 5-0-1 in non-conference action.
- The Eagles team scoring offense is currently ninth in the country and second in the conference. The team is also first in the conference and fourth in the country in shots per game (23.33).
- McKenzie Meehan is 32nd in the country and second in the ACC in goals per game (0.83) while she fourth in the country and first in the ACC in shots per game (3.50). Meehan is also 21st in the country and third in the ACC in total points (11 points).
- Rookie Jenna Bike is second in the ACC and 13th in the country in total assists (4 assists in six games).
- BC's defense has yielded only three goals in six games. The Eagles team goals-against-average is 0.48, which is seventh in the conference. The defense has also only given up 16 shots on goal.
LAST TIME OUT
- Freshman Jenna Bike had a goal and three assists to lead Boston College (5-0-1) past Pacific (0-5-1), 5-1, on Sunday in a non-conference match. The Eagles had five different goal scorers in the game – Bike, Kayla Jennings, McKenzie Meeahan, Hayley Dowd and Amber Stearns. It was Stearns first career goal while Meehan has five goals and Jennings has four.
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.
BC vs. HARVARD
- BC's record vs. Harvard is 9-4-2.
- Last year Boston College defeated Harvard, 2-1, behind a goal from Hayley Dowd in the 70th minute. Lauren Berman scored her first career goal at BC in the game.
- The first game between BC and Harvard took place in 1981 with the Crimson earning a 4-1 victory.
- In the last five meetings, BC is 5-0, including two victories in the 2009 season – regular season and NCAA tournament action. The two teams did not play in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
CORNER KICKS
- BC is ranked 13th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll this week. The Eagles are still receiving votes in the NSCAA poll.
- Forward McKenzie Meehan now has 51 career goals and 109 career points. She needs just seven points to become the program's all-time leading scorer.
- Senior Hayley Dowd has 35 career goals and moved to 10th overall on the all-time scoring list with 79 points.
- Rookie Jenna Bike earned Eagle of the Week honors after scoring one goal and three assists in Sunday's victory over Pacific. Bike is the fifth player in program history to have three or more assists in a game. The program record is four, set by Stephanie McCaffrey on Sept. 1, 2013 against Hofstra. The other players who had three assists in a game include Kristie Mewis '13, Kerri McNicholas '07, Sarah Rahko '04 (twice) and Deidra Byrnes '95.
- The Eagles have started four rookies in the first six games of the season – Jenna Bike, Samantha Hiatt, Jade Ruiters, Kayla Jennings and
- 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.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel down the road to play at Northeastern (2-3-1) at Parsons Field in Brookline on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Harvard (2-2-0) at Boston College (5-0-1)
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
ADMISSION: Free
LIVE STATS
The Boston College women's soccer team will host Harvard (2-2-0) on Wednesday at the Newton Soccer Field at 7 p.m. Admission to the game is free.
ABOUT HARVARD
- Harvard is currently 2-2-0 in non-conference play. The Crimson has beat Army (1-0) and Central Connecticut State (3-0) but lost (3-1) to No. 10 Connecticut to open the season. Their second loss came on Sept. 4 at Louisville, 3-1.
- Senior Margaret Purce leads the team with four goals for eight points. She has scored a goal in the Harvard's last three games.
- Head Coach Chris Hamblin has a couple of connections to BC. He graduated from The Heights in 2001 and was a goalkeeper for the men's soccer team. Hamblin was inducted into the BC Varsity Hall of Fame in 2008 and was an assistant and eventually associate head women's soccer coach for eight years alongside current head coach Alison Foley.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC is currently 5-0-1 in non-conference action.
- The Eagles team scoring offense is currently ninth in the country and second in the conference. The team is also first in the conference and fourth in the country in shots per game (23.33).
- McKenzie Meehan is 32nd in the country and second in the ACC in goals per game (0.83) while she fourth in the country and first in the ACC in shots per game (3.50). Meehan is also 21st in the country and third in the ACC in total points (11 points).
- Rookie Jenna Bike is second in the ACC and 13th in the country in total assists (4 assists in six games).
- BC's defense has yielded only three goals in six games. The Eagles team goals-against-average is 0.48, which is seventh in the conference. The defense has also only given up 16 shots on goal.
LAST TIME OUT
- Freshman Jenna Bike had a goal and three assists to lead Boston College (5-0-1) past Pacific (0-5-1), 5-1, on Sunday in a non-conference match. The Eagles had five different goal scorers in the game – Bike, Kayla Jennings, McKenzie Meeahan, Hayley Dowd and Amber Stearns. It was Stearns first career goal while Meehan has five goals and Jennings has four.
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.
BC vs. HARVARD
- BC's record vs. Harvard is 9-4-2.
- Last year Boston College defeated Harvard, 2-1, behind a goal from Hayley Dowd in the 70th minute. Lauren Berman scored her first career goal at BC in the game.
- The first game between BC and Harvard took place in 1981 with the Crimson earning a 4-1 victory.
- In the last five meetings, BC is 5-0, including two victories in the 2009 season – regular season and NCAA tournament action. The two teams did not play in 2010, 2011 and 2013.
CORNER KICKS
- BC is ranked 13th in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll this week. The Eagles are still receiving votes in the NSCAA poll.
- Forward McKenzie Meehan now has 51 career goals and 109 career points. She needs just seven points to become the program's all-time leading scorer.
- Senior Hayley Dowd has 35 career goals and moved to 10th overall on the all-time scoring list with 79 points.
- Rookie Jenna Bike earned Eagle of the Week honors after scoring one goal and three assists in Sunday's victory over Pacific. Bike is the fifth player in program history to have three or more assists in a game. The program record is four, set by Stephanie McCaffrey on Sept. 1, 2013 against Hofstra. The other players who had three assists in a game include Kristie Mewis '13, Kerri McNicholas '07, Sarah Rahko '04 (twice) and Deidra Byrnes '95.
- The Eagles have started four rookies in the first six games of the season – Jenna Bike, Samantha Hiatt, Jade Ruiters, Kayla Jennings and
- 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.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel down the road to play at Northeastern (2-3-1) at Parsons Field in Brookline on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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