Second Place Up For Grabs

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. -

The 11th-ranked Boston College women's soccer team will host Virginia Tech on Thursday at the Newton Soccer Field at 7 p.m. Both teams boast a 3-1-0 ACC record, and are currently in a three-way tie with Louisville (3-1 ACC) in second place in the ACC. No. 3 UNC stands on top of the conference with a 4-0-0 record. Louisville will host No. 8 Virginia on Thursday and Miami on Sunday.

Boston College is coming off a 1-1 ACC road swing. The Eagles lost in overtime at Wake Forest on Thursday, 2-1, despite outshooting the Deacs, 13-8. On Sunday, the Eagles bounced back with a 2-1 victory behind two great goals from junior Olivia Vaughn.

BC vs. VIRGINIA TECH
- Virginia Tech (7-2-3, 3-1-0) is on a three-game win streak. The Hokies opened ACC play with a loss at FSU (3-0). The last three games Virginia Tech has beat Miami on the road (2-0), Virginia (1-0) and Pittsburgh (2-0).
- Boston College leads the overall series against Virginia Tech, 7-4-3.
- Boston College and Virginia Tech played to a 0-0 double-overtime draw last season in Blacksburg, Virginia. BC had 22 shots, while V-Tech managed 16 shots. Alexis Bryant had four saves, while the Hokies goalkeeper made 11 saves.

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

TEAM NOTES
- The Eagles 11-1 start is the best under Coach Alison Foley since she arrived in 1997.
- Junior Olivia Vaughn earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week honor roll for scoring the two second half goals against Clemson.
- Boston College is third in the ACC in points per game and scoring offense and 28^th and 27^th respectively in the country. The Eagles are also second in the conference in total points and 22^nd overall in the country (0.917).
- Sophomore Sam Coffey continues to lead the nation and ACC in totals assists with 11. She picked up two over the two-game ACC road swing last week. She set up the game-winner by Olivia Vaughn against Clemson. Coffey also leads the ACC in scoring (21 points) and is 20^th in the country.
- Graduate senior Alexis Bryant is sixth in goals against average (0.605). She is 36^th in the country in GAA. She is also 15^th in the country and third in the ACC in shutouts (6).
- BC is ranked 11^th by both Soccer America and US Coaches Poll and 16^th by Top Drawer Soccer this week.
- The Eagles are one of six ACC teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll - No. 3 UNC, No. 8 UVA, No. 10 FSU, No. 11 BC, No. 17 Duke, No. 23 NC State.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m.
- Prior to the match the program will recognize the senior class that includes: team manager Molly McGoldrick, goalkeepers Alexis Bryant and Meredith Thompson, defenders Gabby Rouse, Rachel Newborough, Elysa Virella, forward Carly Leipzig as well as team captains Gaby Carreiro and Kayla Jennings.

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Players Mentioned

Jenna Bike

Alexis Bryant

Gaby Carreiro

Sam Coffey

Kayla Duran

Jillian Jennings

Kayla Jennings

Carly Leipzig

Molly McGoldrick

Gianna Mitchell

Rachel Newborough

Mijke Roelfsema

Gabby Rouse

Meredith Thompson

Olivia Vaughn

Elysa Virella