Three Game Road Swing Begins at Virginia Tech

GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON COLLEGE (8-4, 2-1) at VIRGINIA TECH (6-3-2, 0-2-1)
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
WHERE: Thompson Field, Blacksburg, Va
TIME: 7 p.m.
LIVE STATS | ACC NETWORK EXTRA

Boston College will hit the road for three consecutive ACC road games. The Eagles (8-4-, 2-1-0) will open the run up at Virginia Tech on Friday night (7 p.m.). The game will be streamed live on the ACC Network Extra.

BC is coming off a 1-0 victory over No. 20 Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon. Olivia Vaughn scored the lone goal while Alexis Bryant notched her fifth shutout.

Virginia Tech is 0-2-1 in the ACC and 6-3-2 overall. The Hokies opened ACC action at Duke (L, 3-0), tied Pittsburgh on the road (1-1, OT) before losing to FSU on Sunday, 2-0.

BC VS. VIRGINIA TECH
- Boston College leads the overall series against Virginia Tech, 7-4-2.
- Last season, Virginia Tech defeated Boston College, 3-2, in double-overtime. The Hokies scored with a minute to play in the second OT.
- The two teams first played on October 14, 2011 in Newton. BC won the game, 2-0.
- In the 13 games the two teams have played four double-overtime games. The first two overtime games ended in ties (2005, 0-0; 2006, 3-3). In 2011, BC defeated the Hokies, 2-1, while Virginia Tech won last year's battle, 3-2, in overtime.

LAST TIME OUT
- The Boston College women's soccer team defeated then No. 18 ranked ACC competitor Wake Forest, 1-0, Sunday afternoon.
- Following a scoreless first half in which the Eagles out shot the Demon Deacons, 9-4. In the 74th minute, sophomore forward Olivia Vaughn ran onto a through ball sent into the box by freshman Jillian Jennings. With two Wake Forest's defenders chasing Vaughn down, the second-year forward placed the ball into the back of the goal for the win.
- A key to the game was the play of junior Alexis Bryant and her back line. The defense held Wake Forest to just three shots on goal. Bryant stood tall early in the game as she stopped Wake's Maddie Huster on a penalty kick in the 16^th minute of the match.

LAST THREE GAMES
- Boston College is 2-1 in the last three games.
- The Eagles have out-scored opponents in the run, 3-1.
- In the three games, the Eagles defense has given up just 10 shots on goal.
- Junior Alexis Bryant has a GAA of 0.33 and two shutouts in the three games.
- BC has beat Louisville (2-0), lost at No. 23 NC State (1-0) and defeated No. 18 Wake Forest (1-0).

PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK: Alexis Bryant
- D: Allyson Swaby, Mijke Roelfsema, Gianna Mitchell, Elysa Virella
- M: Lauren Berman, Kayla Jennings, Sam Coffey, Jillian Jennings
- F: Jenna Bike, Olivia Vaughn

TEAM NOTES
- Sophomore Olivia Vaughn was named Eagle of the Week for scoring the game-winner against Wake Forest. It was her game-winning goal of the season and fifth overall.
- Junior Alexis Bryant and senior Lauren Berman were named to the New England Soccer Journal Team of the Week for their play.
- Boston College is now 4-1 in the last five games. In the run BC has outscored its opponents, 7-1.
- The Eagles are fifth in the country in corner kicks per game (8.33) and 37^th in the country in total goals scored (37).
- Senior Allyson Swaby has played in 65 career games, while fellow seniors Madison Kenny has played in 57 and Lauren Berman has 51 career games.
- Freshmen Sam Coffey and Gianna Mitchell have started every game this season. Rookie Jillian Jennings has five starts while first-year transfer Elysa Virella has started 11 of 12 games this season.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to play No. 21 Florida State on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Follow the Eagles on social media - Twitter@BC_WSOC and Instagram/@BC_WSOC.

Three Game Road Swing Begins at Virginia Tech

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Berman

Jenna Bike

Alexis Bryant

Sam Coffey

Jillian Jennings

Kayla Jennings

Madison Kenny

Gianna Mitchell

Mijke Roelfsema

Allyson Swaby

Olivia Vaughn

Elysa Virella