Eagles Fall in Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Va. – The eighth-ranked Boston College field hockey team fell at fourth-ranked Virginia, 3-0, on Friday afternoon. The Eagles (6-3, 0-3 ACC) held the high-powered Cavaliers (8-1, 2-0 ACC) to their second-lowest goal total of the season.

Virginia came into the contest averaging 6.35 goals per game and a scoring margin of 4.88. The BC defense kept UVA under its average. The Cavs also came in leading the ACC in scores off penalty corners with 14 and the Eagles did not allow a goal on the 11 attempted in the game.

The Cavaliers got off to an early start, netting the first goal of the game in the 15^th minute. In the first half, UVA was awarded nine corners and got off 15 shots. On the Eagles' only corner attempt, junior Frederique Haverhals' shot that would have been the equalizer hit the goal post.

The second half, both Virginia goals came on turnovers in the BC half. The Cavaliers managed 21 shots and 11 corners in the game to BC's 11 shots and four corners.

Junior Alyssa Olenick recorded her third defensive save of the season in the first half.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 4 Virginia 3, No. 8 Boston College 0
Records: Boston College (6-3, 0-3 ACC) at Virginia (8-1, 2-0 ACC)
Location: Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: UVA 1, BC 0; 14:19: Pien Dicke dribbled from midfield into the circle and fired a shot past sophomore goalie Sarah Dwyer for the first goal of the game.
GOAL: UVA 2, BC 0; 38:34: Dicke stole the ball from the Eagles in BC territory and got it to Greta Ell. Ell knocked it past Dwyer to make it a two-goal game.
GOAL: UVA 3, BC 0; 59:37: Dicke blocked Haverhals' clear attempt and got the ball to Erin Shanahan. Shanahan passed back to Pien Dicke for the Hoos' third score of the game.

COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"We had some good midfield ball movement and had opportunities in our attacking one-third of the field, but we couldn't do anything with it. UVA has a good attack and we gave them too many opportunities off of our mistakes. We need to put together two solid halves and we just aren't there yet, but we will get there. Our players worked hard. It's not the end of the season. It's just one game. We are onto Pacific."

GAME NOTES

Olenick's third defensive save was the sixth of her career.
BC held Virginia to just three goals in the game even though the Cavaliers came into the game averaging 6.35 goals per game.
The Eagles fall to 7-13 in the all-time series against the Cavaliers. Virginia has won the last three meetings.
BC falls to 4-3 against ranked opponents with two losses coming to top-five opponents (Syracuse and Virginia)
The Eagles were shut out for just the second time this season.

UP NEXT
The Eagles stay in Charlottesville and will play Pacific on Sunday, Sept. 24 at noon on the Cavaliers' field.

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Team Stats

Frederique Haverhals

Brooke Matherson

Caroline McGovern

Alesandra Miller

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Alyssa Olenick

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Alyssa Olenick