Eagles Fall to UNC in Overtime

Durham, N.C. – The 10^th-ranked Boston College field hockey team fell in overtime, 2-1, to seventh-ranked North Carolina in Durham, N.C., on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels (5-2, 1-1 ACC) scored on a corner in the 79^th minute to take the game.

The Eagles (5-2, 0-2 ACC) defense stood tall for the game, with 22 shots on goal fired and allowing just the final goal on 11 corner attempts. Sophomore goalie Sarah Dwyer made a career-high nine saves in the contest while junior Alyssa Olenick made two defensive saves in the first half.

With just under 10 minutes to play in the game, junior Ymke Rose Gote tied it on her first goal of the season to send it to overtime.

It was the first overtime loss for the Eagles in the 2017 season.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 7 North Carolina 2, No. 10 Boston College 1 (overtime)
Records: Boston College (5-2, 0-2 ACC) at North Carolina (5-2, 1-1 ACC)
Location: Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: NC 1, BC 0; 3:03: The Heels were the first to get on the board as Eva Smolenaars hit the corner of the cage on a direct drive.
GOAL: NC 1, BC 1; 60:50: Gote scored the equalizer on a fast break, getting the ball at midfield and taking it herself into the circle. She fired a shot past UNC goalie Amanda Hendry to the right corner of the cage.
GOAL: NC 2, BC 1; 78:25: UNC scored the game-winner on its third corner of overtime. After the insertion, Ashley Hoffman passed to Eva van't Hoog, who passed back to Hoffman. She fired off a shot that got past Dwyer to give the Tar Heels the win.

COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"It took us a really long time to get into the game. Carolina outplayed us under pressure in the first half and we couldn't get anything going. We made some adjustments at the half, started to get some tempo back on our side towards the end of the second and were able to tie the game. It just wasn't enough to carry us through overtime for the win."

GAME NOTES

Olenick recorded the Eagles' first defensive saves of the season, recording two in the first half. She has five in her three-year career.
BC dropped its first overtime game of the season. The Eagles are 2-1 in extra-time games in 2017.
They also lost their first one-goal game. They are 3-1 in the close contests.
The Eagles are 2-15 all-time against the Tar Heels. Both wins came at home.
BC moves to 3-2 on the year against ranked opponents.

UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Williamsburg, Va., to face William and Mary on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m.

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Team Stats

Ymke Rose Gote

Jaime Natale

Frederique Haverhals

Chelcie Mendonca

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Ymke Rose Gote

Alyssa Olenick

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Ymke Rose Gote

Alyssa Olenick