Wake Forest Beats Eagles, 2-1, In OT

Thursday, September 27

Winston-Salem, NC

7:00PM

Boston College

10-1-0, 2-1-0ACC

Wake Forest University

6-3-1, 2-1-0ACC

OT 2

Boston College

Wake Forest

September 27, 2018 | Women's Soccer

Box Score BC-WF Box Score

Eagles 10-game win streak ends vs. Demon Deacons

By: Athletic Communications

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 11 Boston College women's soccer team fell to Wake Forest, 2-1, in overtime at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Thursday night.

BC is now 10-1-0 and 2-1 in the ACC, while Wake Forest is now 6-3-1 and 2-1 in the conference. The Eagles will play at Clemson on Sunday at 1. The Demon Deacons will travel to Virginia on Sunday.

Wake Forest's Estelle Laurier scored in the 97^th minute to end the Eagles 10-game win streak.

The Eagles opened the scoring when red-shirt junior Kayla Jennings one-timed a corner kick from sophomore Sam Coffey from five yards in the 12^th minute. It was Jennings' third goal and Coffey's 10^th assist of the year.

Wake Forest tied the game in the 31^st minute as Bayley Feist sent a through ball between two BC defenders. Mariah Lee ran onto the ball and her shot deflected off Alexis Bryant's leg and into the goal to tie the match at 1-1.

The Eagles carried the play for most of the first half. BC had five of the six corner kicks in the first 12 minutes of the match. Jillian Jennings had the best chance off a corner in the eighth minute before her sister Kayla Jennings score three minutes later. BC had nine shots in the first half.

The second half Wake Forest had nine shots and Eagles goalkeeper Alexis Bryant came up big. The graduate senior made two saves on one-on-one breaks and finished the match with three saves.

BC's best chances in the half came off the foot of Gaby Carreiro from 16 yards out in the 80^th minute. Sam Coffey had a number of shots but could not slip one by the Wake Forest keeper Nonie Frishette (seven saves). Her best chance came in the 81^st minute from 20 yards out. Coffey's shot was hard but right at the keeper.

Junior forward Jenna Bike was active all night creating chances for her but also her teammates. Bike's best shot came in the 62^nd minute as it hit the cross bar.

Wake Forest had an early corner kick in overtime but BC cleared the ball with a long ball from Coffey. Five minutes into the extra time, Maria Lee's shot from 35-yards out went high over the cross bar. Wake Forest finally won the game when Estelle Laurier slid a shot under Bryant outstretched arm in the 97^th minute.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL: Wake Forest 2, No. 11 Boston College 1 (OT)
RECORDS: Boston College (10-1, 2-1) | Wake Forest (6-3-1, 2-1)
WHEN: Thursday, September 27, 2018
WHERE: Spry Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C.
Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: BC 1, Wake Forest 0 – 11 min.: Kayla Jennings got on the end of a corner from Sam Coffey. She one-timed it from just five yards out for her third goal of the season.

GOAL: Wake Forest 1, Boston College 1 – 31 min.: 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.

GOAL: Wake Forest 2, Boston College 1 – 97 min.: Wake Forest forward Estelle Laurier ran down the flank, onto a ball from Bayley Heist. Her shot was low to the far post beating BC goalkeeper Alexis Bryant.

GAME STATS
Shots: BC 18, WF 13
Shots On Goal: BC 8, WF 5
Saves: BC 3, WF 7
Corner Kicks: BC 9, WF 6

QUOTE FROM COACH FOLEY
"I thought we created a lot of chances tonight and just were not sharp enough inside the 18,'' said Foley. "I was pleased with our effort. We just need to take care of our opportunities, especially on the road.''

GAME NOTES
- Sophomore Sam Coffey notched her 10^th assist of the season on Kayla Jennings goal in the 11^th minute. Coffey leads the country in assists with 10 assists. She now has five goals, 10 assists for a team-high 20 points.
- Junior Jenna Bike and Sam Coffey led the offense with four shots apiece.
- BC still leads the overall series against Wake Forest at 8-7-1.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to South Carolina to play Clemson on Sunday at 1 p.m.