Miami Up Next For The No. 8/7 Eagles

GAME INFORMATION
No. 8/7 Boston College at Miami
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018
WHERE: Cobb Stadium, Coral Gables, Florida
TIME: 7 p.m.
View: ACCNE

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 8/7 Boston College women's soccer team has four regular season games remaining, and the first of three on the road is on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Miami (7 p.m.).

After a trip to Florida, the Eagles will head to North Carolina to play the No. 3/3 Tar Heels on Thursday at 3 p.m. Following Thursday's game, Boston College will play at No. 11/11 Duke on Sunday, Oct. 21 (1 p.m.). BC will then host Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 25 in the final regular season game of 2018.

BC is currently in second place in the ACC, three points behind North Carolina (11-2-1, 6-0-0) and two ahead of Duke (10-2-2, 4-1-1).

LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Sam Coffey and junior Olivia Vaughn scored to lead Boston College No. 23 NC State, 2-0, on Sunday. BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Sam Coffey scored her ACC leading ninth goal of the season. It was her fourth game-winning goal of the season.
- Junior Olivia Vaughn tallied the second goal of the game on a great individual effort. A native of Montclair, New Jersey now has a new single season-high eight goals.
- Graduate senior Alexis Bryant picked up her eighth shutout of the season. She made three saves, including a penalty kick save in the second half.
- The Eagles defense held NC State to just one shot in the first half and just three on goal in the game.

BC vs. MIAMI
- BC and Miami have played 15 times and the Eagles hold an 11-3-2 edge over the Hurricanes.
- Since joining the ACC, BC is 6-2-2 vs. Miami.
- Last year, Sam Coffey, Lauren Berman and Carly Leipzig scored in a 3-1 win over the Hurricanes on Oct. 8. Alexis Bryant had three saves while the Eagles peppered the Hurricanes keeper with 13 shots on goal.

THROW INS
- The Eagles have out-scored opponents, 34-7, this season. Thirteen different players have registered a point.
- Sophomore Sam Coffey leads the Eagles and the ACC in scoring with nine goals, 11 assists for 29 points. She is also fourth in the nation scoring (29 points) and first in assists (11). Coffey, who scored four goals in two games last week, was named the United Soccer Coaches Division 1 Player of the Week, ACC Player of the Week and Eagle of the Week.
- BC has a three-game win streak with victories over Clemson, Virginia Tech and No. 23 NC State. In the three-game run, BC has scored seven goals, while holding opponents to one goal.
- Goalkeeper Alexis Bryant was the ACC's Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Bryant had four saves, a PK save and picked up two more shutouts as the Eagles improved to 13-1. Bryant now has a eight shutouts, tops in the ACC. She is also fourth in the conference ins GAA (0.52) and second in save percentage (.837).
- Sophomore defender Gianna Mitchell was named to this week's Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on the honor roll for her play last week.
- Follow the Eagles on social media - Twitter@BC_WSOC and Instagram/@BC_WSOC.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK: Alexis Bryant
- D: Elysa Virella, Gianna Mitchell, Kayla Duran, Mijke Roelfsema
- M: Sam Coffey, Jillian Jennings, Kayla Jennings
- F: Jenna Bike, Olivia Vaughn, Gaby Carreiro

UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to North Carolina to play at UNC on Thursday at 3.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Berman

Jenna Bike

Alexis Bryant

Gaby Carreiro

Sam Coffey

Kayla Duran

Jillian Jennings

Kayla Jennings

Carly Leipzig

Gianna Mitchell

Mijke Roelfsema

Olivia Vaughn

Elysa Virella