Eagles Bounce Back with Shutout Victory

Williamsburg, Va. – The 10^th-ranked Boston College field hockey team shut out 18^th-ranked William & Mary, 3-0, for a bounce-back victory on Sunday afternoon. After falling in overtime to North Carolina on Saturday, the Eagles (6-2) earned their sixth straight victory over a non-conference opponent and fourth win over a ranked team.

Freshman Fusine Govaert scored the first goal of the game in the first half, which ended up being the game winner, the first of her young career. Senior Brooke Matherson and freshman Jaime Natale pushed the lead to three late in the second half to seal the BC win over the Tribe (5-3).

Sophomore Sarah Dwyer recorded four saves and registered her second shutout. It was the first on the road for BC. The Eagles outshot the Tribe, 24-8, improving to 5-0 when outshooting an opponent.

The Eagles' freshman class has scored 13 goals in 2017 and amassed 29 points.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 10 Boston College 3, No. 18 William & Mary 0
Records: Boston College (6-2) at William & Mary (5-3)
Location: Busch Field in Williamsburg, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: BC 1, W&M 0; 23:53: Govaert got the Eagles on the board with her second goal of the season off a BC corner. Senior Alesandra Miller inserted the ball and junior Ymke Rose Gote made the stick stop for Govaert's score.
GOAL: BC 2, W&M 0; 63:01: Matherson collected her own rebound and put it past Tribe goalie Morgan Connor to give the Eagles a two-goal lead with just under seven minutes to play in the game.
GOAL: BC 3, W&M 0; 68:49: Natale finished the scoring for the Eagles as junior Lucy Lytle made the pass to the freshman, giving her a one-on-one situation with Connor. She capitalized with a shot across the cage.

COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"Proud of our team and the way it handled the expected adversity of this travel weekend. We came off of a hard and long fought battle against UNC on Saturday, which left little time for recovery, but every player came out today and gave it her all. William and Mary is a good team and this is a tough place to play. We are happy to get a win."

GAME NOTES

The game-winning goal was the first of Govaert's career and her second score of the season.
Natale leads the Eagles with four goals on the year.
The BC freshman class has scored 13 goals in 2017 and amassed 29 points.
The Eagles improved to 3-2 in the all-time series against William & Mary and have won the last three contests. This marked the first matchup since 2009 and the first BC won on the road.
BC improves to 2-0 after a loss and 4-2 against ranked opponents.
The Eagles are 6-0 in non-conference action with two shutouts. The victory marked the first shut-out win on the road.
BC is now 5-0 when scoring the first goal and 4-0 when leading at halftime.

UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Charlottesville to take on No. 5 Virginia on Friday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

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Team Stats

Fusine Govaert

Brooke Matherson

Jaime Natale

Ymke Rose Gote

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Ymke Rose Gote

Fusine Govaert

Lucy Lytle

Brooke Matherson

Alesandra Miller

Jaime Natale

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Ymke Rose Gote

Fusine Govaert

Lucy Lytle

Brooke Matherson

Alesandra Miller

Jaime Natale