BC Set to Host New Hampshire on Sunday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will continue a three-game home stand on Sunday afternoon when the Eagles host America East foe New Hampshire. The teams will kick off at 2 p.m. at the Newton Campus Fields. Fans are invited to stay for a post-game autograph session with the Eagles.

Boston College vs. New Hampshire
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 | 2:00 p.m.
Newton Campus Fields | Newton, Mass.

A WIN OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 6-0-0 on the year.
• Give the program its fifth 6-0-0 start since 1981.
• Bump the Eagles to 12-7-3 in the all-time series against the Wildcats and give BC a four-game winning streak in the series and a seven-game unbeaten streak.

ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
• The Wildcats sit at 3-2-0 overall are coming off a big 5-0 home win over Marist on Thursday night … five different players scored for UNH in the win while Cat Sheppard and Cam Droste combined for the shutout.
• Sheppard is now 3-2-0 on the year with a 0.62 goals against average and a .857 save percentage.
• Ally Reynolds (2g, 3a), who has scored in two consecutive games for UNH, and Whitney Reynolds (3g, 1a) are tied for the team lead in points with seven each.
• UNH went 7-9-2 in 2018 and earned a fifth consecutive America East playoff appearance.
• Steve Welham is in his sixth season as head coach of the Wildcats.

SERIES HISTORY VS NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Boston College holds a record of 11-7-3 in the all-time series with New Hampshire.
• The squads first met on Oct. 1, 1982, with the Eagles topping the Wildcats 1-0 in Durham.
• This is the first meeting between the two teams since BC won 2-0 at home on Sept. 19, 2000.
• The Eagles' longest winning streak in the all-time series is the current three-game streak (1998, 1999 and 2000) … UNH holds a four-game winning streak from 1988 to 1991.
• BC is currently on a 4-0-2 run in the series, not having lost in the series since a 1-0 overtime game in 1994.

UP NEXT
• BC will close out its three-game home stand on Thursday, Sept. 12 with a 5:30 p.m. game against Providence.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College moved to 5-0-0 on the 2019 season with a 1-0 win over Northeastern on Thursday night in Newton.
• After a scoreless first half, Gianna Mitchell headed home the game-winner in the 49th minute.
• Riley Lochhead assisted on the game-winner and now has three on the year, which ties a career high set during the 2018 season.
• Allie Augur and the BC defense held the opponent off the scoreboard for the second time this season in the win.
• The victory gave the Eagles the program's sixth 5-0-0 start since the 1981 season.

SPREAD THE WEALTH
• Through the first five games of the season, 12 different players have notched at least one point for the Eagles ... BC had 14 total point-getters in the 2018 and 2017 seasons.
• The Eagles have three players with at least two goals each.
• Boston College received goals from seven different players in the first three games of the season.
• It marked the first time BC had at least seven different goal scorers through the first three games of the season since 2010 ... seven different Eagles found the back of the net through the first three games of that season that ended in the College Cup.

STRONG START TO THE SEASON
• BC's five consecutive wins to open the 2019 season marks just the second time since the 2009 season that BC has started a season with five consecutive wins (2018).
• Since 1981, BC has started a season 5-0-0 on five occasions … the Eagles have earned a 6-0-0 start in four seasons since 1981.
• The Eagles kicked off the 2018 season with 10 consecutive wins.
• BC's 2009 season began with nine consecutive wins.

FAST STARTS
• Boston College has scored by the 10th minute of a game in three out of five contests this season … the Eagles have scored no later than 10 minutes into either half in four out of five contests.
• BC scored in the opening five minutes of the first and second games of the season.
• Samantha Agresti's goal 4:01 into the season-opener against UMass on Aug. 25 marked BC's fastest goal to start a season since Lauren Bernard scored 6:12 into a season-opening 2-1 overtime loss against Stanford on Aug. 23, 2013.
• Olivia Vaughn put home a goal 4:48 into a win over UMass Lowell on Aug. 25.
• Samantha Agresti's goal was BC's first scored in the fifth minute since Hayley Dowd scored 4:36 into a 3-0 win against Pitt on Sept. 22, 2016.
• Stephanie McCaffrey once scored 31 seconds into a 3-2 loss to USF on Sept. 18, 2014.

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.

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Players Mentioned

Samantha Agresti

Allie Augur

Riley Lochhead

Gianna Mitchell

Olivia Vaughn