No. 11 Eagles Suffer First Non-Conference Loss to No. 1 UConn

STORRS, Conn. – The 11^th-ranked Boston College field hockey team allowed three second-half goals to top-ranked Connecticut, falling, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at the George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex in Storrs, Conn. It was the Eagles' (11-7) first non-conference loss of the season, coming in the final regular-season game.

The Huskies finished the 2017 regular season with a perfect 17-0 record and have won the last five meetings between the two New England squads.

In the first half, the Huskies took 12 shots and were awarded five corners, but the BC defense remained tough. The Eagles did not allow a goal and sophomore goalie Sarah Dwyer made six saves.

UConn's Amanda Collins broke the scoreless tie less than five minutes into the second half. Charlotte Veitner and Jessica Demrowski added insurance goals before time expired. UC goalie Nina Klein made four saves in the second half and a Husky defender had a defensive save as all of BC's shots were on net.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Connecticut 2, No. 11 Boston College 0
Records: Boston College (11-7) at Connecticut (17-0)
Location: George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex in Storrs, Conn.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: UCONN 1, BC 0; 39:24: Collins netted her 10^th goal of the season on a shot in front of the net on an assist from Dembrowski.
GOAL: UCONN 2, BC 0; 51:51: Veitner made it a 2-0 game with a direct drive from the top of the circle.
GOAL: UCONN 3, BC 0; 67:25: Dembrowski fired a shot from the left side of the circle off a pass from Vivienne Tucker with less than three minutes to play in the game to give the Huskies the three-goal lead.

COACH QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"It's tough to end the regular season with a loss but there was no better team to prepare us for the ACC Tournament than UConn. I thought our team showed toughness. They adjusted some things from the Wake Forest game that we needed to fix and they were fighting for each other out there. UConn is a good team and we made three technical errors that led to their goals. We will watch the film and start our prep for Duke."

GAME NOTES

BC dropped to 12-25-1 in the all-time series against Connecticut. The Huskies have won the last five meetings between the two teams.
The Eagles finish the season 11-1 in non-conference action and 6-7 against ranked opponents.
The loss was the first after a setback. After each loss in 2017, BC had bounced back to win until Saturday. The Eagles finish the regular season 5-1 coming off a loss.
It also marked the first time in 2017 BC lost after a halftime tie, finishing the regular season 4-1 in that scenario.
BC was not able to score in four games in 2017.

UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Louisville, Ky., for the ACC Championships. They will take on Duke in the first round of action on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. The game will be on the ACC Regional Sports Network and streamed on ACC Network Extra.

No. 11 Eagles Suffer First Non-Conference Loss to No. 1 UConn

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Sarah Dwyer

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer