Eagles Earn Road Win Over Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Boston College women's soccer team topped Syracuse, 3-1, on Thursday night at SU Soccer Stadium. Laura Gouvin scored her first career goal while Jenna Bike converted a penalty kick and Emily Knous earned her first goal as an Eagle in the win.

Syracuse took a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute but Bike converted from the spot in the 21st minute and Gouvin's first collegiate tally late in the first half gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead at the break. The junior Knous then cleaned up the rebound on a Sam Smith penalty kick for a key insurance marker midway through the second stanza.

Boston College 3, Syracuse 1
Oct. 22, 2020
Syracuse, N.Y. | SU Soccer Stadium

HOW IT HAPPENED

10' | Going to the end line, Hannah Pilley cut a ball back towards the penalty spot that Meghan Root was able to put home in the box.
21' | After Zoie Allen earned a penalty kick on her entrance into the box, Bike stepped up to the spot and sent a hard right-footed shot between Lysianne Proulx and the left post.
41' | Coming down the center of the field, Nye Day's dribble squeezed through two defenders and Gouvin was able to run on to the ball. Carrying the ball to the right side of the field, Gouvin took some touches into the box and stepped away from a defender before firing a shot back aross to the left post for her first career goal.
67' | Smith had her penalty kick saved near the left post but the rebound fell to open space and Knous won the race to the ball at the six and used her left foot to finish the ball high under the crossbar.

GAME NOTES

Boston College had a 26-9 lead in shots … the Eagles had a 7-6 lead in corner kicks.
The Eagles are now 10-4-2 in the all-time series with the Orange … BC is now 2-4-0 as the road time in the series … this marked the first time head coach Jason Lowe has faced the Orange.
Allie Augur made three saves in the win … Lysianne Proulx had 14 saves for the Orange.
Laura Gouvin's goal was her first collegiate goal … Gouvin earned her first collegiate point with an assist at Pitt earlier this season.
Emily Knous' goal in the second half was her first goal as an Eagle … it was the sixth collegiate goal for the junior transfer.
Jenna Bike's penalty kick attempt was the first of her career … it was her team-leading third goal of the season.
This marked the first time that BC has won a game when the opponent scored first since Sept. 30, 2018 in a 2-1 win at Clemson.
This was the second consecutive meeting in the series – but just the second time overall in the series – that BC scored three goals.

UP NEXT

BC will close out the eight-game ACC slate with a pair of home games against Virginia (Oct. 29) and Virginia Tech (Nov. 1) next week.

RECORDS

Boston College (1-5-0, 1-5-0 ACC)
Syracuse (0-7-0, 0-7-0 ACC)

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Team Stats

Jenna Bike

Laura Gouvin

Emily Knous

Nye Day

Players Mentioned

Zoie Allen

Allie Augur

Jenna Bike

Nye Day

Laura Gouvin

Emily Knous

Sam Smith

Players Mentioned

Zoie Allen

Allie Augur

Jenna Bike

Nye Day

Laura Gouvin

Emily Knous

Sam Smith