Sunday, October 29
Durham, NC
1 p.m.
Boston College
at
Duke University
Photo by: John Quackenbos
ACC Tournament Preview: No. 8 BC at No. 1 Duke
October 28, 2017 | Women's Soccer
Eagles to play the Blue Devils on the road Sunday at 1 p.m.
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – The Boston College women's soccer team will play top-seed Duke on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the first round of the ACC Tournament in Durham, North Carolina. Fans can view the game on the ACC Network Extra.
Fans can view the game on the ACC Network Extra.
To get into the tournament, Boston College (10-8-1, 4-5-1 ACC) needed a victory combined with a Clemson loss/tie and Louisville loss/tie. Clemson tied FSU in double-overtime (2-2 2OT) and NC State defeated Louisville, 2-1.
BC VS. DUKE
- BC and Duke have played 16 times, including a 2-1 loss at home on October 19. Duke leads the overall series, 9-4-3.
- In the Eagles loss to the Blue Devils earlier this season, Boston College had an 18-13 edge in shots taken. The Eagles also had seven corners. Duke scored in the 61st minute to win the match. Rookie Sam Coffey scored the lone goal for the Eagles.
- The last time BC defeated Duke was on Oct. 6, 2013. The Eagles earned a 3-1 victory.
- The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 2 in the country.
THE LAST TIME OUT
- Boston College defeated Pittsburgh, 3-2, in double-overtime on the road. The win propelled the Eagles into the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2013.
- BC scored first as sophomore Jenna Bike scored her sixth goal of the season in the 8th minute of the match. Sam Coffey was awarded an assist on the goal.
- Duke tied the game in the 31st minute as Sarah Krause.
- Boston College went up 2-1 on senior Lauren Berman's goal in the 41st minute.
- After Pitt tied the game in the 84th minute, freshman Gianna Mitchell won the game in the 104th minute on a header off a corner kick.
- BC out shot Pittsburgh, 24-10, in the game.
PROBABLE STARTERS
GK: Alexis Bryant
D: Allyson Swaby, Gianna Mitchell, Madison Kenny, Elysa Virella
M: Sam Coffey, Kayla Jennings, Lauren Berman, Jenna Bike
F: Olivia Vaughn, Carly Leipzig
GAME NOTES
- This is the Eagles first trip to the ACC Tournament for the Eagles since 2013.
- Junior Alexis Bryant has six shutouts this season. The Eagles goalkeeper now has 13 career shutouts and is now 6th overall on the all-time list behind Arianna Criscione '07 with 14. The all-time record is held by Jillian Mastroianni '12 with 44. She had five saves in the win over Pittsburgh.
- The Eagles have played the full season without regular starters Gaby Carreiro and Jade Ruiters. Both players were injured prior to the 2017 season. Carreiro started played in 38 games with 37 starts. She led the team with eight assists as a sophomore. She had two goals and five assists as a rookie in 2015.
- Boston College is fourth in the country in corner kicks with a 7.67 average. The team is also ranked 90th overall in shots per game (14.78) and 79th in shots on goal per game (6.89).
- Rookie Sam Coffey leads the team in scoring with five goals, nine assists for 19 points. She is the highest scoring rookie since McKenzie Meehan had 18 points in 2012. She is the first BC rookie to lead the team in scoring since Victoria DiMartino scored 14 goals, six assists or a team-high 34 points in 2009. Kia McNeill also led the team in scoring in her rookie season with 10 goals, two assists for 22 points in 2004.
- Senior Allyson Swaby and freshman Gianna Mitchell lead the Eagles in minutes played. Swaby leads all Eagles with 1,725 minutes, while the first-year defender Mitchell has played in 1,683 minutes.
ACC TOURNAMENT
-The ACC Tournament begins Sunday with No. 8 BC at No. 1 Duke (1 p.m.); No. 5 Wake Forest at No. 4 Virginia; No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 3 NC State and No. 7 FSU at No. 2 North Carolina. All the games will begin at 1 p.m. Fans can watch all the games on the ACC Network Extra.
- If Boston College beats Duke on Sunday, the Eagles will play the winner of Virginia and Wake Forest on Friday at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina (5:30 p.m.).
Fans can view the game on the ACC Network Extra.
To get into the tournament, Boston College (10-8-1, 4-5-1 ACC) needed a victory combined with a Clemson loss/tie and Louisville loss/tie. Clemson tied FSU in double-overtime (2-2 2OT) and NC State defeated Louisville, 2-1.
BC VS. DUKE
- BC and Duke have played 16 times, including a 2-1 loss at home on October 19. Duke leads the overall series, 9-4-3.
- In the Eagles loss to the Blue Devils earlier this season, Boston College had an 18-13 edge in shots taken. The Eagles also had seven corners. Duke scored in the 61st minute to win the match. Rookie Sam Coffey scored the lone goal for the Eagles.
- The last time BC defeated Duke was on Oct. 6, 2013. The Eagles earned a 3-1 victory.
- The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 2 in the country.
THE LAST TIME OUT
- Boston College defeated Pittsburgh, 3-2, in double-overtime on the road. The win propelled the Eagles into the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2013.
- BC scored first as sophomore Jenna Bike scored her sixth goal of the season in the 8th minute of the match. Sam Coffey was awarded an assist on the goal.
- Duke tied the game in the 31st minute as Sarah Krause.
- Boston College went up 2-1 on senior Lauren Berman's goal in the 41st minute.
- After Pitt tied the game in the 84th minute, freshman Gianna Mitchell won the game in the 104th minute on a header off a corner kick.
- BC out shot Pittsburgh, 24-10, in the game.
PROBABLE STARTERS
GK: Alexis Bryant
D: Allyson Swaby, Gianna Mitchell, Madison Kenny, Elysa Virella
M: Sam Coffey, Kayla Jennings, Lauren Berman, Jenna Bike
F: Olivia Vaughn, Carly Leipzig
GAME NOTES
- This is the Eagles first trip to the ACC Tournament for the Eagles since 2013.
- Junior Alexis Bryant has six shutouts this season. The Eagles goalkeeper now has 13 career shutouts and is now 6th overall on the all-time list behind Arianna Criscione '07 with 14. The all-time record is held by Jillian Mastroianni '12 with 44. She had five saves in the win over Pittsburgh.
- The Eagles have played the full season without regular starters Gaby Carreiro and Jade Ruiters. Both players were injured prior to the 2017 season. Carreiro started played in 38 games with 37 starts. She led the team with eight assists as a sophomore. She had two goals and five assists as a rookie in 2015.
- Boston College is fourth in the country in corner kicks with a 7.67 average. The team is also ranked 90th overall in shots per game (14.78) and 79th in shots on goal per game (6.89).
- Rookie Sam Coffey leads the team in scoring with five goals, nine assists for 19 points. She is the highest scoring rookie since McKenzie Meehan had 18 points in 2012. She is the first BC rookie to lead the team in scoring since Victoria DiMartino scored 14 goals, six assists or a team-high 34 points in 2009. Kia McNeill also led the team in scoring in her rookie season with 10 goals, two assists for 22 points in 2004.
- Senior Allyson Swaby and freshman Gianna Mitchell lead the Eagles in minutes played. Swaby leads all Eagles with 1,725 minutes, while the first-year defender Mitchell has played in 1,683 minutes.
ACC TOURNAMENT
-The ACC Tournament begins Sunday with No. 8 BC at No. 1 Duke (1 p.m.); No. 5 Wake Forest at No. 4 Virginia; No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 3 NC State and No. 7 FSU at No. 2 North Carolina. All the games will begin at 1 p.m. Fans can watch all the games on the ACC Network Extra.
- If Boston College beats Duke on Sunday, the Eagles will play the winner of Virginia and Wake Forest on Friday at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina (5:30 p.m.).
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