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Eagles Close Out Regular Season Road Slate at No. 1 Virginia
October 26, 2019 | Women's Soccer
Boston College will take on the top-ranked Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will play its final regular season road game of the year on Sunday afternoon, traveling to Virginia to take on the top-ranked Cavaliers.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium, and the game will be live on ACCNX, which can be streamed on WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App.
Boston College (8-6-2, 1-6-1 ACC) at No. 1 Virginia (13-0-3, 5-0-3 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Klöckner Stadium | Charlottesville, Va.
A WIN OVER VIRGINIA WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 9-6-2 overall on the year and 2-6-1 in ACC play.
• Give Boston College an all-time record of 9-8-2 in the series with Virginia.
ABOUT VIRGINIA
• The top-ranked Cavaliers are coming off a 3-0 win over No. 12 Louisville on Thursday night ... the win moved UVA to 13-0-3 overall and 5-0-3 in ACC play.
• Meghan McCool scored her third consecutive game-winning goal as part of a brace ... the Virginia defense limited the Cardinals to just two shots and one on goal.
• McCool has racked up 11 points on five goals and one assist in ACC play, good for first in the conference ... she has 25 points on the year on 12 goals and one assist, second on the team.
• Diana Ordonez has 29 points with 13 goals and three assists for Virginia ... five Cavaliers total have at least double-digit points.
• Goalkeeper Laurel Ivory is 12-0-3 with a .870 save percentage and a 0.19 goals against average to go with three shutouts.
• Virginia has been atop the United Soccer Coaches poll for six consecutive weeks ... UVA is one of only two unbeaten teams in the country (BYU).
• The meeting with the Eagles is the third consecutive home game for the Cavaliers, with a 3-0 win over Notre Dame and the 3-0 win over No. 12 Louisville preceding the BC contest.
• Steve Swanson has been at the helm of the Cavaliers since 2000 ... he has led UVA to 19 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.
SERIES HISTORY VS VIRGINIA
• Boston College has a record of 8-8-2 in the all-time series with Virginia.
• The squads first met on Sept. 18, 1982 with the Eagles topping the Cavaliers 1-0 ... BC went on to go unbeaten in the first six meetings with Virginia at 5-0-1.
• The teams last met on Oct. 22, 2017 in Newton, with UVA topping BC, 2-1 ... current Eagle Jenna Bike scored the lone BC goal in that contest.
• Gaby Carreiro has one career goal and one career assist against UVA, scoring in a 3-2 loss in Charlottesville back on Oct. 23, 2016 and assisting on a tally ina 4-2 loss in Newton on Oct. 18, 2015.
UP NEXT
• BC's final regular season game will come at home on Thursday, Oct. 31 against Clemson.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Eagles traveled to No. 25 Virginia Tech on Thursday night, falling 2-1 to the Hokies.
• Gaby Carreiro scored her fourth goal of the season in the 70th minute, with Olivia Vaughn picking up her fifth assist of the season ... the Hokies, though, scored twice in the final 15 minutes off of free kicks to earn the 2-1 comeback win.
• Maddie Murphy made her second start of the season and third appearance of the year ... the sophomore finished with a career-high four saves.
• It was the 13th meeting in the 15-game series that was decided by one goal or less.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Sam Smith and Olivia Vaughn are tied for the team lead in scoring with 17 points each ... Smith has a team-high eight goals to go with one assist while Vaughn has a team-high five assists in addition to her six goals.
• In goal, Allie Augur has started 15 of 14 games for the Eagles, posting a 1.43 goals against average, 0.697 goals against average and four shutouts while going 6-5-2 ... Maddie Murphy is 2-1-0 with a 1.20 goals against average and .625 save percentage.
• The Eagles opened up the 2019 season with six consecutive wins and a 7-0-1 unbeaten streak before falling to No. 6 Florida State, 5-4, in the ACC opener.
IT'S WORTH NOTING
• The Eagles have scored the first goal of the game in 12 of 16 contests this season.
• BC has 14 players with at least one point and 11 players with at least one goal ... BC's 11 different goal scorers on the year ties for the program's most in a single season since 12 Eagles scored in 2013.
• In ACC play, Olivia Vaughn has 19 shots on goal, good for a tie for eighth in the ACC ... her nine points in conference play is tied for fourth in the league.
• Sam Smith's three game-winning goals overall tie for third in the conference.
• Allie Augur's four shutouts on the season puts her third overall in the conference.
• With her goal against Mississippi State on Sept. 15, Vaughn eclipsed 50 career points ... the senior now has 26 goals and eight assists for 60 career points ... Vaughn is BC's active career points leader.
• BC's four goals against FSU on Sept. 19 marked the most the Seminoles conceded in a match since a 4-3 loss to Notre Dame on Oct. 19, 2017.
ABOUT HEAD COACH JASON LOWE
• Jason Lowe was named the program's fifth head coach on Jan. 9, 2019.
• Lowe arrived on the Heights after serving on the coaching staff at Wake Forest since 2014, including 2017 and 2018 as associate head coach.
• The Shaker Heights, Ohio native helped the Demon Deacons reach the NCAA tournament Round of 32 in 2017 and the Sweet 16 in 2018.
• Prior to Wake Forest, Lowe served as an assistant coach at Alabama for five seasons and two years at Emory.
• Lowe served as a goalkeeper for the Wake Forest men's soccer team from 1994-97.
• In addition to receiving his bachelor's degree in 1998, Lowe also earned his MBA from Wake Forest in 2002.
SISTER TO SISTER
• Captain Kayla Jennings' goal against Wake Forest on Oct. 13 was assisted by her younger sister Jillian Jennings.
• It marked the first time that the Jennings sisters have teamed up for a goal.
• It was not the first time this year that two sisters combined for a BC goal ... in the Eagles' win over Miami on Sept. 26, Michela Agresti hit Samantha Agresti with a pass and Samantha Agresti in turn found Olivia Vaughn for a goal.
VALUABLE VAUGHN
• Senior forward Olivia Vaughn is BC's active scoring leader with 60 points on 26 goals and eight assists.
• Vaughn has notched two braces so far this season, doing it against UMass Lowell (Aug. 25) and Miami (Sept. 26) ... she now has six for her career.
• Vaughn recorded a career-high 21 points on a career-best 10 goals and one assist as a junior ... she also recorded a career-high 65 shots.
• Her four assists so far this season is a single-season career high ... her four assists also tie with Riley Lochhead for the team lead.
• The Montclair, N.J. native has played in all 75 of BC's contests since arriving on the Heights.
• In ACC play this year, Vaughn has 19 shots on goal, good for a tie for eighth in the ACC ... her nine points in conference play is tied for fourth in the league.
CAPTAIN CARREIRO
• Midfielder Gaby Carreiro has set a new career-high in goals this season with four.
• The tri-captain scored one against Boston University on Aug. 29 ... she has also gone 2-for-2 on penalty kicks, converting against Miami (Sept. 26) and Louisville (Sept. 29).
• Carreiro scored her fourth goal of the season against Virginia Tech on Oct. 24.
• Through 16 games, Carreiro has four goals and two assists for 10 points which ties her career-high that came during the 2016 season on one goal and eight assists.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium, and the game will be live on ACCNX, which can be streamed on WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App.
Boston College (8-6-2, 1-6-1 ACC) at No. 1 Virginia (13-0-3, 5-0-3 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Klöckner Stadium | Charlottesville, Va.
A WIN OVER VIRGINIA WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 9-6-2 overall on the year and 2-6-1 in ACC play.
• Give Boston College an all-time record of 9-8-2 in the series with Virginia.
ABOUT VIRGINIA
• The top-ranked Cavaliers are coming off a 3-0 win over No. 12 Louisville on Thursday night ... the win moved UVA to 13-0-3 overall and 5-0-3 in ACC play.
• Meghan McCool scored her third consecutive game-winning goal as part of a brace ... the Virginia defense limited the Cardinals to just two shots and one on goal.
• McCool has racked up 11 points on five goals and one assist in ACC play, good for first in the conference ... she has 25 points on the year on 12 goals and one assist, second on the team.
• Diana Ordonez has 29 points with 13 goals and three assists for Virginia ... five Cavaliers total have at least double-digit points.
• Goalkeeper Laurel Ivory is 12-0-3 with a .870 save percentage and a 0.19 goals against average to go with three shutouts.
• Virginia has been atop the United Soccer Coaches poll for six consecutive weeks ... UVA is one of only two unbeaten teams in the country (BYU).
• The meeting with the Eagles is the third consecutive home game for the Cavaliers, with a 3-0 win over Notre Dame and the 3-0 win over No. 12 Louisville preceding the BC contest.
• Steve Swanson has been at the helm of the Cavaliers since 2000 ... he has led UVA to 19 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.
SERIES HISTORY VS VIRGINIA
• Boston College has a record of 8-8-2 in the all-time series with Virginia.
• The squads first met on Sept. 18, 1982 with the Eagles topping the Cavaliers 1-0 ... BC went on to go unbeaten in the first six meetings with Virginia at 5-0-1.
• The teams last met on Oct. 22, 2017 in Newton, with UVA topping BC, 2-1 ... current Eagle Jenna Bike scored the lone BC goal in that contest.
• Gaby Carreiro has one career goal and one career assist against UVA, scoring in a 3-2 loss in Charlottesville back on Oct. 23, 2016 and assisting on a tally ina 4-2 loss in Newton on Oct. 18, 2015.
UP NEXT
• BC's final regular season game will come at home on Thursday, Oct. 31 against Clemson.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Eagles traveled to No. 25 Virginia Tech on Thursday night, falling 2-1 to the Hokies.
• Gaby Carreiro scored her fourth goal of the season in the 70th minute, with Olivia Vaughn picking up her fifth assist of the season ... the Hokies, though, scored twice in the final 15 minutes off of free kicks to earn the 2-1 comeback win.
• Maddie Murphy made her second start of the season and third appearance of the year ... the sophomore finished with a career-high four saves.
• It was the 13th meeting in the 15-game series that was decided by one goal or less.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Sam Smith and Olivia Vaughn are tied for the team lead in scoring with 17 points each ... Smith has a team-high eight goals to go with one assist while Vaughn has a team-high five assists in addition to her six goals.
• In goal, Allie Augur has started 15 of 14 games for the Eagles, posting a 1.43 goals against average, 0.697 goals against average and four shutouts while going 6-5-2 ... Maddie Murphy is 2-1-0 with a 1.20 goals against average and .625 save percentage.
• The Eagles opened up the 2019 season with six consecutive wins and a 7-0-1 unbeaten streak before falling to No. 6 Florida State, 5-4, in the ACC opener.
IT'S WORTH NOTING
• The Eagles have scored the first goal of the game in 12 of 16 contests this season.
• BC has 14 players with at least one point and 11 players with at least one goal ... BC's 11 different goal scorers on the year ties for the program's most in a single season since 12 Eagles scored in 2013.
• In ACC play, Olivia Vaughn has 19 shots on goal, good for a tie for eighth in the ACC ... her nine points in conference play is tied for fourth in the league.
• Sam Smith's three game-winning goals overall tie for third in the conference.
• Allie Augur's four shutouts on the season puts her third overall in the conference.
• With her goal against Mississippi State on Sept. 15, Vaughn eclipsed 50 career points ... the senior now has 26 goals and eight assists for 60 career points ... Vaughn is BC's active career points leader.
• BC's four goals against FSU on Sept. 19 marked the most the Seminoles conceded in a match since a 4-3 loss to Notre Dame on Oct. 19, 2017.
ABOUT HEAD COACH JASON LOWE
• Jason Lowe was named the program's fifth head coach on Jan. 9, 2019.
• Lowe arrived on the Heights after serving on the coaching staff at Wake Forest since 2014, including 2017 and 2018 as associate head coach.
• The Shaker Heights, Ohio native helped the Demon Deacons reach the NCAA tournament Round of 32 in 2017 and the Sweet 16 in 2018.
• Prior to Wake Forest, Lowe served as an assistant coach at Alabama for five seasons and two years at Emory.
• Lowe served as a goalkeeper for the Wake Forest men's soccer team from 1994-97.
• In addition to receiving his bachelor's degree in 1998, Lowe also earned his MBA from Wake Forest in 2002.
SISTER TO SISTER
• Captain Kayla Jennings' goal against Wake Forest on Oct. 13 was assisted by her younger sister Jillian Jennings.
• It marked the first time that the Jennings sisters have teamed up for a goal.
• It was not the first time this year that two sisters combined for a BC goal ... in the Eagles' win over Miami on Sept. 26, Michela Agresti hit Samantha Agresti with a pass and Samantha Agresti in turn found Olivia Vaughn for a goal.
VALUABLE VAUGHN
• Senior forward Olivia Vaughn is BC's active scoring leader with 60 points on 26 goals and eight assists.
• Vaughn has notched two braces so far this season, doing it against UMass Lowell (Aug. 25) and Miami (Sept. 26) ... she now has six for her career.
• Vaughn recorded a career-high 21 points on a career-best 10 goals and one assist as a junior ... she also recorded a career-high 65 shots.
• Her four assists so far this season is a single-season career high ... her four assists also tie with Riley Lochhead for the team lead.
• The Montclair, N.J. native has played in all 75 of BC's contests since arriving on the Heights.
• In ACC play this year, Vaughn has 19 shots on goal, good for a tie for eighth in the ACC ... her nine points in conference play is tied for fourth in the league.
CAPTAIN CARREIRO
• Midfielder Gaby Carreiro has set a new career-high in goals this season with four.
• The tri-captain scored one against Boston University on Aug. 29 ... she has also gone 2-for-2 on penalty kicks, converting against Miami (Sept. 26) and Louisville (Sept. 29).
• Carreiro scored her fourth goal of the season against Virginia Tech on Oct. 24.
• Through 16 games, Carreiro has four goals and two assists for 10 points which ties her career-high that came during the 2016 season on one goal and eight assists.
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