Thursday, September 20
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Syracuse University
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Eagles Extend Win Streak To Nine Straight Games
September 20, 2018 | Women's Soccer
Eagles drop the Orange, 3-0, in first ACC match.
NEWTON, Mass. -
Three different players scored as Boston College defeated ACC foe Syracuse, 3-0, to extend the Eagles winning streak to nine consecutive games Thursday night.
BC is now 9-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in ACC play, while Syracuse is now 3-7-0 and 0-2 in the conference play. Boston College will host No. 7 Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. Syracuse will play at Louisville on Sunday.
The Eagles opened the game with two early goals. Freshman Kayla Duran scored her first career goal, followed by a goal by redshirt junior Kayla Jennings for a 2-0 BC lead just 16 minutes into the game. Both goals were set up by corner kicks from sophomore Sam Coffey.
BC goalkeeper Alexis Bryant was tested right after the Eagles took the 2-0 lead. Syracuse junior Steph deLaforcade ripped a shot form 24 yards out to the top near corner, but Bryant controlled the shot to keep the Orange of the board. It would be the only dangerous threat from the Orange in the 90 minutes.
Senior Carly Leipzig extended BC's lead in the 76th minute on her third goal of the season. Leipzig one-timed a cross from sophomore Riley Lochhead, who was sent down the line on a great lead ball from Coffey.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL: Boston College 3, Syracuse 0
RECORDS: Boston College (9-0, 1-0) | Syracuse (3-7-0, 0-2-0)
WHEN: Thursday, September 20, 2018
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
ATT: 485
HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: BC 1, SYRACUSE 0 – 11 min.: Freshman Kayla Duran scored off a rebound in the box to give BC a 1-0 lead. Duran's goal came off a corner kick from Sam Coffey. Sophomore Jillian Jennings had the first crack at it but the Orange goalkeeper Jordan Harris got a hand on the ball. The rebound bounced around and in heady traffic, Duran just slid to push the ball into the back of the goal for the lead.
GOAL: BC 2, SYRACUSE 0 – 16 min.: Redshirt junior Kayla Jennings scored her second goal of the season off a corner kick from Sam Coffey. Jennings headed the ball low and into the near post for a 2-0 Eagles lead. It was Kayla Jennings second goal of the season.
GOAL: BC 3, Syracuse 0 – 76 min.: Senior Carly Leipzig scored off a cross from sophomore Riley Lochhead. Sam Coffey was credited with the second assist on the play.
COACH FOLEY'S COMMENT
"We are really pleased with the result today. Our defense is amazing and playing with such conviction. A lot of players are playing well right now and our players coming into matches are contributing. We will need this depth throughout the ACC season,'' said head coach Alison Foley.
GAME STATS
Shots: BC 17, Syracuse 5
Shots On Goal: BC 8, Syracuse 3
Saves: BC 3, Syracuse 5
Corner Kicks: BC 9, Syracuse 1
GAME NOTES
- Freshman Kayla Duran scored her first career goal, which was also the game-winning goal.
- Junior Sam Coffey was credited with two assists. She now has five goals, nine assists for 19 points. Coffey is tops in the ACC and third in the country in assists. She also leads the ACC and 15th in the country in total points (19).
- Graduate senior Alexis Bryant earned her sixth shutout with three saves. She is 12th in the country in shutouts and now has 19 career shutouts. Bryant now has 34 career victories in her four seasons.
- The Eagles had 17 shots for the third time this season. BC also held Syracuse to just five shots, it marked the eighth time this season the Eagles held an opponent to single digits in total shots.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will host No. 7 Florida State on Sunday at 1.
Three different players scored as Boston College defeated ACC foe Syracuse, 3-0, to extend the Eagles winning streak to nine consecutive games Thursday night.
BC is now 9-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in ACC play, while Syracuse is now 3-7-0 and 0-2 in the conference play. Boston College will host No. 7 Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. Syracuse will play at Louisville on Sunday.
The Eagles opened the game with two early goals. Freshman Kayla Duran scored her first career goal, followed by a goal by redshirt junior Kayla Jennings for a 2-0 BC lead just 16 minutes into the game. Both goals were set up by corner kicks from sophomore Sam Coffey.
BC goalkeeper Alexis Bryant was tested right after the Eagles took the 2-0 lead. Syracuse junior Steph deLaforcade ripped a shot form 24 yards out to the top near corner, but Bryant controlled the shot to keep the Orange of the board. It would be the only dangerous threat from the Orange in the 90 minutes.
Senior Carly Leipzig extended BC's lead in the 76th minute on her third goal of the season. Leipzig one-timed a cross from sophomore Riley Lochhead, who was sent down the line on a great lead ball from Coffey.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL: Boston College 3, Syracuse 0
RECORDS: Boston College (9-0, 1-0) | Syracuse (3-7-0, 0-2-0)
WHEN: Thursday, September 20, 2018
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
ATT: 485
HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: BC 1, SYRACUSE 0 – 11 min.: Freshman Kayla Duran scored off a rebound in the box to give BC a 1-0 lead. Duran's goal came off a corner kick from Sam Coffey. Sophomore Jillian Jennings had the first crack at it but the Orange goalkeeper Jordan Harris got a hand on the ball. The rebound bounced around and in heady traffic, Duran just slid to push the ball into the back of the goal for the lead.
GOAL: BC 2, SYRACUSE 0 – 16 min.: Redshirt junior Kayla Jennings scored her second goal of the season off a corner kick from Sam Coffey. Jennings headed the ball low and into the near post for a 2-0 Eagles lead. It was Kayla Jennings second goal of the season.
GOAL: BC 3, Syracuse 0 – 76 min.: Senior Carly Leipzig scored off a cross from sophomore Riley Lochhead. Sam Coffey was credited with the second assist on the play.
COACH FOLEY'S COMMENT
"We are really pleased with the result today. Our defense is amazing and playing with such conviction. A lot of players are playing well right now and our players coming into matches are contributing. We will need this depth throughout the ACC season,'' said head coach Alison Foley.
GAME STATS
Shots: BC 17, Syracuse 5
Shots On Goal: BC 8, Syracuse 3
Saves: BC 3, Syracuse 5
Corner Kicks: BC 9, Syracuse 1
GAME NOTES
- Freshman Kayla Duran scored her first career goal, which was also the game-winning goal.
- Junior Sam Coffey was credited with two assists. She now has five goals, nine assists for 19 points. Coffey is tops in the ACC and third in the country in assists. She also leads the ACC and 15th in the country in total points (19).
- Graduate senior Alexis Bryant earned her sixth shutout with three saves. She is 12th in the country in shutouts and now has 19 career shutouts. Bryant now has 34 career victories in her four seasons.
- The Eagles had 17 shots for the third time this season. BC also held Syracuse to just five shots, it marked the eighth time this season the Eagles held an opponent to single digits in total shots.
UP NEXT
- Boston College will host No. 7 Florida State on Sunday at 1.
Team Stats
SU
BC
Goals
0
3
Shots
5
17
Shots on Goal
3
8
Saves
5
3
Corners
1
9
Fouls
9
11
Scoring Plays
Kayla Duran (1)
Shot off the rebound of a blocked shot
11:19
Kayla Jennings (2)
Assisted By: Sam Coffey
Header off of the corner from #17
16:06
Carly Leipzig (3)
Assisted By: Riley Lochhead , Sam Coffey
Cross to the inside from 6 yards out
75:56
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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