Thursday, August 23
Newton, Mass.
5:00PM
Boston College
vs
University at Albany
GAME PREVIEW: Albany-BC Meet For The First Time
August 20, 2018 | Women's Soccer
Eagles host Great Danes on Wednesday at 5.
GAME INFORMATION
Albany (2-0) at Boston College (2-0)
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
TIME: 5 p.m.
Boston College will host Albany on Thursday at the Newton Soccer Field at 5 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but due to inclement weather in the area the game was moved to Thursday. Fans remember admission is free to the match and all of BC's regular season home games.
BC is 2-0 on the season after the opening weekend for women's college soccer. The Eagles defeated Quinnipiac to open the season on Friday night (4-2). Olivia Vaughn and Gaby Carreiro tallied two goals apiece in the win.
On Sunday, BC defeated Northeastern, 1-0, on the road. Sophomore Gianna Mitchell scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute off a corner kick. Graduate goalkeeper Alexis Bryant picked up the shutout as she had three saves, two huge stops in the final nine minutes of action to preserve the win.
BC VS. ALBANY
- Albany and Boston College have never played.
- Both teams will play two common opponents – Northeastern & Stony Brook.
- Albany is now 2-0 with a successful weekend in Arizona. The Great Danes defeated Arizona, 1-0, on Friday, Aug. 17 followed by a 3-1 win over New Mexico State on Sunday.
SHE'S BACK
- Forward Gaby Carreiro was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week for her play over the weekend. Carreiro, who missed 2017 with an injury, scored two goals and tallied an assist in the 4-2 win over Quinnipiac. Carreiro played 84 minutes against Quinnipiac on Friday and 84 more in the 1-0 win over Northeastern on Sunday.
PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK: Alexis Bryant
- D: Rachel Newborough, Kayla Duran, Gianna Mitchell, Erin Convery
- M: Jillian Jennings, Kayla Jennings, Sam Coffey
- F: Jenna Bike, Olivia Vaughn, Gaby Carreiro
TEAM NOTES
- Boston College is now 9-0-2 in the last 11 season openers. The Eagles are 5-0 in the last five season openers with a goal differential of – 17-8.
- Alexis Bryant will play in her team-high 55th career game tonight. She is 27-21-4 with 14 career shutouts.
- Junior Olivia Vaughn scored two goals, including the game-winner goal in the home opener on Friday, Aug. 17. It marks the second year in the row in which Vaughn open the season with two goals. She had two in the 4-3 win over JMU in the season opener in 2017. Vaughn has now scored two goals in three career games.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will host old Big East rival Connecticut on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission is free for all regular season home matches.
- The last time the two teams played a regular season game was in 2013.
- Fans remember to follow the team on social media - Twitter@BC_WSOC and Instagram/@BC_WSOC.
Albany (2-0) at Boston College (2-0)
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
TIME: 5 p.m.
Boston College will host Albany on Thursday at the Newton Soccer Field at 5 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but due to inclement weather in the area the game was moved to Thursday. Fans remember admission is free to the match and all of BC's regular season home games.
BC is 2-0 on the season after the opening weekend for women's college soccer. The Eagles defeated Quinnipiac to open the season on Friday night (4-2). Olivia Vaughn and Gaby Carreiro tallied two goals apiece in the win.
On Sunday, BC defeated Northeastern, 1-0, on the road. Sophomore Gianna Mitchell scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute off a corner kick. Graduate goalkeeper Alexis Bryant picked up the shutout as she had three saves, two huge stops in the final nine minutes of action to preserve the win.
BC VS. ALBANY
- Albany and Boston College have never played.
- Both teams will play two common opponents – Northeastern & Stony Brook.
- Albany is now 2-0 with a successful weekend in Arizona. The Great Danes defeated Arizona, 1-0, on Friday, Aug. 17 followed by a 3-1 win over New Mexico State on Sunday.
SHE'S BACK
- Forward Gaby Carreiro was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week for her play over the weekend. Carreiro, who missed 2017 with an injury, scored two goals and tallied an assist in the 4-2 win over Quinnipiac. Carreiro played 84 minutes against Quinnipiac on Friday and 84 more in the 1-0 win over Northeastern on Sunday.
PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK: Alexis Bryant
- D: Rachel Newborough, Kayla Duran, Gianna Mitchell, Erin Convery
- M: Jillian Jennings, Kayla Jennings, Sam Coffey
- F: Jenna Bike, Olivia Vaughn, Gaby Carreiro
TEAM NOTES
- Boston College is now 9-0-2 in the last 11 season openers. The Eagles are 5-0 in the last five season openers with a goal differential of – 17-8.
- Alexis Bryant will play in her team-high 55th career game tonight. She is 27-21-4 with 14 career shutouts.
- Junior Olivia Vaughn scored two goals, including the game-winner goal in the home opener on Friday, Aug. 17. It marks the second year in the row in which Vaughn open the season with two goals. She had two in the 4-3 win over JMU in the season opener in 2017. Vaughn has now scored two goals in three career games.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will host old Big East rival Connecticut on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission is free for all regular season home matches.
- The last time the two teams played a regular season game was in 2013.
- Fans remember to follow the team on social media - Twitter@BC_WSOC and Instagram/@BC_WSOC.
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