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Govaert Sends Eagles to First ACC Championship in Overtime Against Virginia, 1-0
November 08, 2019 | Field Hockey
NEWTON, Mass. – Fusine Govaert scored her second game-winning goal in three games, to help the No. 9 Boston College field hockey team advance to its first ACC Championship game in program history, defeating No. 4 Virginia, 1-0.
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Sarah Dwyer played 64:29 in net, making six saves in her shutout effort.
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The game got off to a slow start, before Virginia earned a penalty corner at the 21:18 mark in the game. Virginia took a shot off the corner, which was saved by Dwyer, before a Virginia rebound that Govaert kept out of the back of the net with a defensive save.
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Then five minutes later, Dwyer stepped up again, making back-to-back saves in front of the net to keep the score level.
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BC got its first big opportunity of the game at the 39:43 mark, but Govaert had two shots blocked on back-to-back penalty corners. The game would be level heading into overtime.
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After some back-and-forth action, Govaert picked up the ball inside the circle and carried it to her left where she hit a reverse shot that hit the top of the netting and sent the Eagles to the ACC Championship.
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BC Highlights
- Boston College won its third ACC postseason game since joining the conference in 2005 and will be making its first ACC Championship game appearance.
- This is the first time a team has won two games via shutout to make the championship game in ACC field hockey history.
- Fusine Govaert scored her eighth goal of the season, giving her 23 points in 19 games. Her game-winner gives her five goals of the sort this year.
- Sarah Dwyer made six saves in her eighth shutout victory of the season. She's now tied for third in BC history in a single season. Dwyer also leads the country with a 0.69 goals against average and sits second in the nation with a 0.837 save percentage.
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What's Next
Boston College is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 9 for the ACC Championship. The Eagles will face No. 1 North Carolina at 11 a.m., live on ACC Network.
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Sarah Dwyer played 64:29 in net, making six saves in her shutout effort.
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The game got off to a slow start, before Virginia earned a penalty corner at the 21:18 mark in the game. Virginia took a shot off the corner, which was saved by Dwyer, before a Virginia rebound that Govaert kept out of the back of the net with a defensive save.
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Then five minutes later, Dwyer stepped up again, making back-to-back saves in front of the net to keep the score level.
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BC got its first big opportunity of the game at the 39:43 mark, but Govaert had two shots blocked on back-to-back penalty corners. The game would be level heading into overtime.
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After some back-and-forth action, Govaert picked up the ball inside the circle and carried it to her left where she hit a reverse shot that hit the top of the netting and sent the Eagles to the ACC Championship.
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BC Highlights
- Boston College won its third ACC postseason game since joining the conference in 2005 and will be making its first ACC Championship game appearance.
- This is the first time a team has won two games via shutout to make the championship game in ACC field hockey history.
- Fusine Govaert scored her eighth goal of the season, giving her 23 points in 19 games. Her game-winner gives her five goals of the sort this year.
- Sarah Dwyer made six saves in her eighth shutout victory of the season. She's now tied for third in BC history in a single season. Dwyer also leads the country with a 0.69 goals against average and sits second in the nation with a 0.837 save percentage.
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What's Next
Boston College is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 9 for the ACC Championship. The Eagles will face No. 1 North Carolina at 11 a.m., live on ACC Network.
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