Sunday, August 25
Newton, Mass.
5:30 PM
Boston College
2-0
4
vs
1
UMass Lowell
0-2
1
2
F
UMass Lowell
0
1
1
Boston College
4
0
4
Vaughn's Brace Paces Eagles Past River Hawks
August 25, 2019 | Women's Soccer
Olivia Vaughn scored twice while Alison Heckman and Sam Smith each found the back of the net.
NEWTON, Mass. – Behind a brace from senior Olivia Vaughn, the Boston College women's soccer team earned a 4-1 win over UMass Lowell on Sunday night at the Newton Campus Fields.
Vaughn added an assist on the night to finish with a career-best five points while Alison Heckman scored her first career goal and Sam Smith put home the game-winner for the second consecutive game.
BC (2-0-0) opened the scoring in the fifth minute for the second straight game on Vaughn's first of the night. The senior then collaborated with Smith less than three minutes later for the eventual game-winner. Vaughn and Heckman would find the back of the net in the final 20 minutes of the first half to close out BC's scoring.
Lily Fabian scored for UML (0-2-0) in the 64th minute but that would be it for the visitors.
Boston College returns to action on Thursday, Aug. 29 with a 5:30 p.m. home game against Boston University.
Boston College 4, UMass Lowell 1
August 25, 2019
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Fields
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
Attendance: 949
Vaughn added an assist on the night to finish with a career-best five points while Alison Heckman scored her first career goal and Sam Smith put home the game-winner for the second consecutive game.
BC (2-0-0) opened the scoring in the fifth minute for the second straight game on Vaughn's first of the night. The senior then collaborated with Smith less than three minutes later for the eventual game-winner. Vaughn and Heckman would find the back of the net in the final 20 minutes of the first half to close out BC's scoring.
Lily Fabian scored for UML (0-2-0) in the 64th minute but that would be it for the visitors.
Boston College returns to action on Thursday, Aug. 29 with a 5:30 p.m. home game against Boston University.
Boston College 4, UMass Lowell 1
August 25, 2019
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Fields
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 5' | Riley Lochhead took a touch into the box and then served a ball all the way across to the far post where Vaughn one-touched it back across the goal and over the goalkeeper's head.
- 8' | After carrying the ball up the right flank, Vaughn slotted it ahead to Smith. Smith was able to push past the two defenders and just as the goalkeeper and two defenders collapsed on her, slotted a low shot into the goal.
- 27' | A Mia Karras throw bounced off the turf and past a defender and Vaughn on the edge of the box, but Vaughn got to the ball first and took a touch before placing a shot to the far post.
- 37' | Francesca Venezia's shot from 15 yards out was initially saved by the goalkeeper but Heckman was there to pop the rebound home for her first career goal.
- 64' | Cristina Blaya's through ball between two defenders hit Lily Fabian running into the box, and Fabian was able to slot it past a charging Murphy.
GAME NOTES
- Olivia Vaughn's brace was the fifth of her career while her five points on the night marked a new career-high … her two assists on the year tie a season career-high set during her 2017 sophomore year.
- Maddie Murphy earned her first career start and earned her first career win with her one-save performance.
- Alison Heckman's goal was the first of her career … it was also the first point of her career.
- Francesca Venezia's assist – coming on a shot that rebounded to Heckman – is the first point of her career.
- The Eagles now have four different goal scorers on the year.
- Sam Smith's first-half score marked the second consecutive game in which the freshman has scored the game-winning goal for the Eagles.
- Four Eagles made their first collegiate appearances in the win … Lindsay Groves, Emily Weintraub, Becca McCourt and Hailee Perri each came on in the second half.
- This marked the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and River Hawks … BC is now 39-18-6 all-time against current America East teams.
- Boston College held the 6-2 lead in shots on goal while UMass Lowell had a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
Attendance: 949
Team Stats
UML
BC
Goals
1
4
Shots
6
9
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
2
1
Corners
2
1
Fouls
4
10
Scoring Plays
Olivia Vaughn (1)
Assisted By: Riley Lochhead
Goal from the right side of the box
4:48
Sam Smith (2)
Assisted By: Olivia Vaughn
GOAL by BC Sam Smith, Assist by Olivia Vaughn, goal number 2 for season.
7:13
Olivia Vaughn (2)
Assisted By: Mia Karras
GOAL by BC Olivia Vaughn, Assist by Mia Karras, goal number 2 for season.
26:11
Alison Heckman (1)
Assisted By: Francesca Venezia
GOAL by BC Alison Heckman, Assist by Francesca Venezia, goal number 1 for season.
36:06
FABIAN, Lily (1)
Assisted By: BLAYA, Cristina
GOAL by UML FABIAN, Lily, Assist by BLAYA, Cristina, goal number 1 for season.
63:03
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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