Thursday, October 31
Newton, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Clemson
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 22 Clemson Comes to Newton on Thursday Night
October 29, 2019 | Women's Soccer
The Eagles will play the final regular season contest of the 2019 slate.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will wrap up the regular season on Thursday, Oct. 31 when the No. 22 Clemson Tigers come to town. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, which is available via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App.
Boston College (8-7-2, 1-7-1 ACC) vs. No. 22 Clemson (10-5-1, 4-5-0 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER CLEMSON WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 9-7-2 overall on the year and 2-7-1 in ACC play.
• Give Boston College an all-time record of 9-5-1 in the series with Clemson.
ABOUT CLEMSON
• The Tigers are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Pitt on Sunday afternoon ... Julie Mackin scored twice for Clemson and then Hal Hershfelt put home the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute to move the team to 10-5-1 overall and 4-5-0 in ACC play.
• Renee Guion has a team-high 13 points on 11 assists and one goal while Mariana Speckmaier has a team-leading six goals for her 12 points ... Speckmaier was named to the 11-member Preseason All-ACC team.
• Eight players have scored at least two goals for the Tigers while 16 players total have registered at least a point.
• Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has gone 7-4-1 while posting a 1.27 goals against average, a .673 save percentage and three shutouts.
• The Tigers were tabbed fifth in the ACC Preseason Coaches poll.
• Eddie Radwanski is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Tigers ... he was named the 2016 ACC Coach of the Year.
SERIES HISTORY VS CLEMSON
• Boston College has a record of 8-5-2 in the all-time series with Clemson, including a mark of 4-1-0 in Newton.
• The squads first met on Sept. 25, 2005, with the Eagles topping the Tigers, 2-1, on the road.
• The teams met twice last year ... in a regular season meeting on Sept. 30, 2018, Olivia Vaughn scored twice in the final 20 minutes of the game to secure the 2-1 road win ... the Tigers then topped the Eagles, 1-0, in an ACC quarterfinal in Newton.
• In addition to Vaughn's two goals against the Tigers, current Eagle Gaby Carreiro has one career assist against the ACC foe.
• The last five meetings in the series have been decided by one goal or less.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Eagles traveled to No. 1 Virginia on Sunday, falling to the top-ranked Cavaliers, 6-1.
• UVA took a 2-0 lead into halftime and then stretched it out to 4-0 before Gaby Carreiro's 68th minute score.
• Carreiro's goal was the first goal given up by the Cavaliers in the run of play in an ACC game this season ... it also ended a seven-game shutout streak (775 minutes) ... it was the captain's fifth goal of the season, extending a career-high.
• The Eagles finished with nine shots - the most a team has fired off against UVA since FSU's 10 on Oct. 13, 2019 - and out earned the hosts in corner kicks five to four - the most a team earned against UVA since Duke's six on Sept. 29, 2019.
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.
• Gaby Carreiro has put up a career-high 12 points on a career-best five goals and two assists ... Gianna Mitchell has also added five goals for the Eagles.
• In goal, Allie Augur has started 15 games for BC, going 6-6-2, while Maddie Murphy has appeared in three games and two starts, going 2-1-0 ... Augur has four shutouts and both goaltenders combined to shutout New Hampshire on Sept. 8, 2019.
IT'S WORTH NOTING
• The Eagles have scored the first goal of the game in 12 of 17 contests this season ... BC has scored by the 15th minute in six contests.
• 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 22 shots on goal, good for ninth in the conference ... she has nine points in conference play, good for a tie for seventh.
• Nine of Gaby Carreiro's 12 points on the year have come in ACC play ... those nine points tie for seventh overall.
• Sam Smith's three game-winning goals in overall play tie for fourth 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.
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.
CAPTAIN CARREIRO
• Midfielder Gaby Carreiro has set a new career-high in goals this season with five, and sits third on the team with her career-best 12 points.
• The tri-captain scored one goal 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.
• The Upton, Mass. native's goal against top-ranked Virginia on Oct. 28, 2019 marked the lone goal the Cavaliers have given up in the run of play in an ACC game this season ... it ended a seven-game shutout streak (775 minutes).
• Through 17 games, Carreiro has five goals and two assists for 12 points.
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 ... she has 17 points on six goals and five assists this season.
• 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.
• In ACC play this year, Vaughn has 22 shots on goal, good for ninth in the conference ... her nine points in conference play is tied for seventh in the conference.
• Her five assists so far this season is a single-season career high and leads the team.
• The Montclair, N.J. native has played in all 76 of BC's contests since arriving on the Heights.
Boston College (8-7-2, 1-7-1 ACC) vs. No. 22 Clemson (10-5-1, 4-5-0 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER CLEMSON WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 9-7-2 overall on the year and 2-7-1 in ACC play.
• Give Boston College an all-time record of 9-5-1 in the series with Clemson.
ABOUT CLEMSON
• The Tigers are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Pitt on Sunday afternoon ... Julie Mackin scored twice for Clemson and then Hal Hershfelt put home the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute to move the team to 10-5-1 overall and 4-5-0 in ACC play.
• Renee Guion has a team-high 13 points on 11 assists and one goal while Mariana Speckmaier has a team-leading six goals for her 12 points ... Speckmaier was named to the 11-member Preseason All-ACC team.
• Eight players have scored at least two goals for the Tigers while 16 players total have registered at least a point.
• Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has gone 7-4-1 while posting a 1.27 goals against average, a .673 save percentage and three shutouts.
• The Tigers were tabbed fifth in the ACC Preseason Coaches poll.
• Eddie Radwanski is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Tigers ... he was named the 2016 ACC Coach of the Year.
SERIES HISTORY VS CLEMSON
• Boston College has a record of 8-5-2 in the all-time series with Clemson, including a mark of 4-1-0 in Newton.
• The squads first met on Sept. 25, 2005, with the Eagles topping the Tigers, 2-1, on the road.
• The teams met twice last year ... in a regular season meeting on Sept. 30, 2018, Olivia Vaughn scored twice in the final 20 minutes of the game to secure the 2-1 road win ... the Tigers then topped the Eagles, 1-0, in an ACC quarterfinal in Newton.
• In addition to Vaughn's two goals against the Tigers, current Eagle Gaby Carreiro has one career assist against the ACC foe.
• The last five meetings in the series have been decided by one goal or less.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Eagles traveled to No. 1 Virginia on Sunday, falling to the top-ranked Cavaliers, 6-1.
• UVA took a 2-0 lead into halftime and then stretched it out to 4-0 before Gaby Carreiro's 68th minute score.
• Carreiro's goal was the first goal given up by the Cavaliers in the run of play in an ACC game this season ... it also ended a seven-game shutout streak (775 minutes) ... it was the captain's fifth goal of the season, extending a career-high.
• The Eagles finished with nine shots - the most a team has fired off against UVA since FSU's 10 on Oct. 13, 2019 - and out earned the hosts in corner kicks five to four - the most a team earned against UVA since Duke's six on Sept. 29, 2019.
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.
• Gaby Carreiro has put up a career-high 12 points on a career-best five goals and two assists ... Gianna Mitchell has also added five goals for the Eagles.
• In goal, Allie Augur has started 15 games for BC, going 6-6-2, while Maddie Murphy has appeared in three games and two starts, going 2-1-0 ... Augur has four shutouts and both goaltenders combined to shutout New Hampshire on Sept. 8, 2019.
IT'S WORTH NOTING
• The Eagles have scored the first goal of the game in 12 of 17 contests this season ... BC has scored by the 15th minute in six contests.
• 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 22 shots on goal, good for ninth in the conference ... she has nine points in conference play, good for a tie for seventh.
• Nine of Gaby Carreiro's 12 points on the year have come in ACC play ... those nine points tie for seventh overall.
• Sam Smith's three game-winning goals in overall play tie for fourth 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.
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.
CAPTAIN CARREIRO
• Midfielder Gaby Carreiro has set a new career-high in goals this season with five, and sits third on the team with her career-best 12 points.
• The tri-captain scored one goal 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.
• The Upton, Mass. native's goal against top-ranked Virginia on Oct. 28, 2019 marked the lone goal the Cavaliers have given up in the run of play in an ACC game this season ... it ended a seven-game shutout streak (775 minutes).
• Through 17 games, Carreiro has five goals and two assists for 12 points.
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 ... she has 17 points on six goals and five assists this season.
• 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.
• In ACC play this year, Vaughn has 22 shots on goal, good for ninth in the conference ... her nine points in conference play is tied for seventh in the conference.
• Her five assists so far this season is a single-season career high and leads the team.
• The Montclair, N.J. native has played in all 76 of BC's contests since arriving on the Heights.
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