Lytle Scores for Another Double OT Victory

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Boston College field hockey team won its second straight double overtime thriller against a ranked team, defeating No. 14 Northwestern, 3-2, in the 86^th minute in the ACC/Big Ten Cup at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Pa.. The 12^th-ranked Eagles (3-0) came back from being down one goal twice to pull off the victory against the Wildcats (2-2).

Junior Lucy Lytle netted the game winner 35 seconds in the second overtime to give the Eagles the victory. It was her second goal of the season and came off a rebound after freshman Jaime Natale's shot was saved by NU goalie Annie Kalfas.

Sophomore goalie Sarah Dwyer recorded a career-high six saves in the contest in her third career start. The Eagles outshot the Wildcats, 22-15, including seven in the two overtime periods.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 12 Boston College 3, No. 14 Northwestern 2 (2 OT)
Records: Boston College (3-0), Northwestern (2-2)
Location: Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Lancaster, Pa.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: NU 1, BC 0; 8:41: The Wildcats were the first to get on the board as Eva Agt dribbled into the circle and netted an unassisted score to open the game.
GOAL: NU 1, BC 1; 20:16: The Eagles evened the game on a goal by Natale. Senior Brooke Matherson fed Natale in the circle, who spun around and took a direct shot on the cage.
GOAL: NU 2, BC 1; 46:57: Northwestern retook the lead as Lakin Barry scored off a centering pass from Saar Breij with just over 23 minutes to play in the game.
GOAL: NU 2, BC 2; 57:46: Senior Alesandra Miller retied the game with just over 12 minutes to play, scoring off an initial shot by junior Ymke Rose Gote.
NU 2, BC 2; 70:00: The Eagles were awarded a corner as the second half ended. Junior Frederique Haverhals got a shot off on goal but Kalfas made the save to send it to overtime.
NU 2, BC 2; 85:00: The two teams played to a draw in the first 15 minutes of overtime. The Eagles outshot the Wildcats, 5-3.
BC 3, NU 2; 85:35: Just 35 seconds into the second overtime, Lytle put Natale's rebound in to give BC the win.

COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
""It was a great win against a great Northwestern team. We started extremely slow out of the gates. We weren't executing our game plan or technical skills and Northwestern made us pay with an early goal. We regrouped and coming back twice from one goal down in a game shows that our players never gave up on themselves or their teammates."

GAME NOTES

The Eagles improve to 2-0 this season in extra-time games, winning both in double overtime.
BC starts 3-0 for the second time under Doton. The Eagles went 3-0 in 2015 before falling to Northwestern in the same tournament.
The Eagles improve to 2-9 all-time against the Wildcats. Their only other win came in 2002 in overtime.
BC improves to 2-4 in the ACC/Big Ten Cup, defeating Northwestern for the first time in the three years they have participated in the tournament.
Northwestern's goal in the first half was the first time the Eagles had trailed in the young, 2017 season.
Dwyer recorded a career-high six saves in the contest.
Natale scored her third goal of the season, which leads the team.
Miller scored her first goal of the season and the third of her career.

UP NEXT
The Eagles take on No. 6 Maryland to wrap up the ACC/Big Ten Cup on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m.

Lytle Scores for Another Double OT Victory

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Ymke Rose Gote

Frederique Haverhals

Lucy Lytle

Brooke Matherson

Alesandra Miller

Jaime Natale