No. 8 Eagles Fall to No. 11 Louisville

NEWTON, Mass. – The eighth-ranked Boston College field hockey team fell, 4-1, to No. 11 Louisville on Friday night at Newton Campus Field Hockey Complex. The Eagles (8-5, 0-5 ACC) avoided a shutout with a goal on a corner with no time left in the second half.

The Cardinals (9-4, 3-1 ACC) earned their first road win of the season. They netted two goals in the first half and two off penalty strokes in the second. Junior Lucy Lytle tipped in classmate Frederique Haverhals' drive at the end of the game to put a crooked number on the board for the Eagles.

BC's five losses have all been to top-11 conference opponents. The Eagles moved to 2-2 in the all-time series against Louisville. The away team has won every game of the series.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 11 Louisville 4, No. 8 Boston College 1
Records: Louisville (9-4, 3-1 ACC) at Boston College (8-5, 0-5 ACC)
Location: Newton Campus Field Hockey Complex in Newton, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: LOU 1, BC 0; 7:35: On a fast break, Minout Mink dribbled into the circle, eluded a defender and fired off a shot for the first goal of the game.
GOAL: LOU 2, BC 0; 29:16: With just under six minutes to play in the first half, Nicole Woods got a shot off in the circle. Sophomore goalie Sarah Dwyer came out of the cage and the ball slipped by her, allowing Madison Walsh to tip it in to give the Cards a 2-0 lead.
GOAL: LOU 3, BC 0; 49:37: Taylor Stone scored on a penalty stroke after Louisville's attempted corner shot hit the body of a BC defender. The Eagles appealed the ruling on the field but it was not overturned.
GOAL: LOU 4, BC 0; 60:13: Stone scored on another stroke after the Cardinals appealed a non-call and it was overturned, garnering a second stroke opportunity.
GOAL: LOU 4, BC 1; 70:00: The Eagles did not score on a corner attempt as the clock wound down, but were awarded a second opportunity as it hit zero. Freshman Cassidy Atchison inserted to Haverhals, who fired on net. Lytle was able to get her stick on the ball, forcing it high and past goalie Ayeisha McFerran.

COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"We are a better team than our 0-5 ACC record shows. It's disappointing. We didn't have the smart, aggressive mentality that we needed tonight. I thought Louisville started the game with a lot of energy and smart decision making and it took us awhile to match their tempo. It seemed like we were a step behind and ACC teams will make you pay for slow starts. Louisville did. We tried to make some adjustments and we had some goal-scoring opportunities, as well as some corners, but we didn't capitalize nearly enough in the attacking end. We had the ball in our attacking third a lot and we weren't rewarded. Give credit to Louisville for the win."

GAME NOTES

The Cardinals even the all-time series at 2-2. The visiting team has won every matchup.
For the second straight ACC loss, the Eagles outshot their opponent. The Louisville and Duke losses are the only two times BC has racked up more shots and did not take the win.
The Eagles are 4-5 against ranked opponents with five losses to ACC teams, all ranked in the top 11.
BC is just 1-5 when its opponent scores first and is now 0-5 when trailing at halftime.

OTHER NOTES

BC field hockey alumni were welcomed back and honored at halftime as part of BC's Homecoming Weekend.
The 1997 Big East Championship team celebrated the 20^th anniversary of the title. The players, along with former head coach Sherren Granese, will also be honored at the BC-Virginia Tech football game on Sunday night.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host No. 13 Harvard on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. in the 11^th Annual MS Game. Before the start of the game, BC will honor former player Kathleen Murphy '09, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during her junior year. The game will also be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

ALUMNI RECOGNITION PHOTO GALLERY

(10/6/2017) Field Hockey Alumni vs. Louisville

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Team Stats

Lucy Lytle

Frederique Haverhals

Elizabeth Warner

Fusine Govaert

Players Mentioned

Cassidy Atchison

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Lucy Lytle

Players Mentioned

Cassidy Atchison

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Lucy Lytle