Eagles Fall Late in the Fourth to No. 15 Northwestern, 3-2

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Boston College field hockey team fell late in the fourth quarter to the No. 15 Northwestern on Sunday in Evanston, Illinois, 3-2.

Leading the way for the Eagles were Margo Carlin and Fusine Govaert, who each notched goals on the afternoon. Throughout the game, BC outshot Northwestern 17-9, while the Wildcats had four penalty corners to the Eagles' two.

Northwestern opened the scoring 9:59 into the first period before Carlin would bury one of her own with one second showing on the scoreboard.

The two teams then went scoreless in the second period, before Govaert scored her third goal of the season, two minutes into the third.

Northwestern then scored two goals within 30 seconds of each other with seven minutes remaining in the match to take the victory.

BC Highlights
- Both Margo Carlin and Fusine Govaert tallied their third goal of the season during the game.
- Carlin and Govaert now has goals in three of the four games this season.

What's Next
BC is back on Friday, Sept. 13 for a game against Dartmouth at 1 p.m.

Eagles Fall Late in the Fourth to No. 15 Northwestern, 3-2

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Team Stats

Fusine Govaert

Margo Carlin

Jaime Natale

Charlotte Von Huelsen

Players Mentioned

Margo Carlin

Fusine Govaert

Players Mentioned

Margo Carlin

Fusine Govaert