Eagles Strike First, Fall to No. 4 Duke

DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 11 Boston College field hockey team scored the first goal of the contest but fell short at No. 4 Duke after a strong offensive effort from the Blue Devils in the final half. The Eagles held an overall shot advantage and pulled twice as many corners as Duke despite the setback.

Senior captain Lucy Lytle earned the first goal of the contest for the third consecutive game in the 16^thminutes. After three consecutive corner chances, Lytle capitalized pushing straight through the Duke defense.

In the 55^thminute, the Blue Devils found the equalizer from Erin Scherrer. Scherrer tapped in the ball while Kennedy was out of the cage.To take the lead, Haley Schleicher shot straight to the back of the cage on a penalty stroke goal.

Both teams' goalkeepers each recorded five saves. The Eagles led overall in shots, 13-11.

Duke jumps to 13-3 overall and 5-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play while the Eagles bump to 9-6 and 2-4.

No. 11 Boston College 1, No. 4 Duke 2
October 19, 2018 | 5 p.m.
Jack Katz Field | Durham, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED

GOAL: BC 1, DUKE 0; 14:53: Lytle capitalized on a third consecutive corner chance for the Eagles for the only goal seen in the first half.
GOAL: BC 1, DUKE 1; 55:33: Erin Scherrer had a tip-in while Kennedy was out of the cage.
GOAL: BC 1, DUKE 2; 60:03: Haley Schleicher took the lead off of a penalty stoke.

NOTABLES

Freshman goalkeeper Jonna Kennedy earned her third career start.
The game winning goal was the second successful penalty stroke taken against the Eagles this season.
Lytle has scored first in the past three games for BC.

UP NEXT

The Eagles continue their final travel weekend of the regular season as they take on No. 19 Liberty Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Team Stats

Lucy Lytle

Frederique Haverhals

Jaime Natale

Caroline McGovern

Players Mentioned

Jonna Kennedy

Lucy Lytle

Players Mentioned

Jonna Kennedy

Lucy Lytle