BC to Host UNC in Program's Inaugural Red Bandanna Game

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The No. 19 Boston College Eagles (5-6, 2-1) will welcome top-ranked North Carolina (9-0, 2-0) to The Hill on Friday afternoon, hosting the Tar Heels at 4:00 in the program's inaugural Red Bandanna Game. The Eagles three-game win streak was snapped last weekend, falling to No. 13 Syracuse and Albany on the road last weekend. The Tar Heels remain perfect, winning their lone game last weekend 6-3 over Liberty. The Red Bandanna ceremony will take place before the game, and Boston College's Field Hockey Alumni will be recognized at halftime as a part of Alumni Day.

The game will air at 4:00 on ESPN+ from Boston College's field hockey complex on the Newton campus.

THE RED BANDANNA GAME
• Each year, Boston College honors Welles Crowther '99 with its annual Red Bandanna Game. The red bandanna was a defining feature used to identify Crowther, who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Crowther, known to survivors as "The Man in the Red Bandanna" is credited with saving at least one dozen people in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
• Crowther played lacrosse at BC and worked as an equities trader in New York, on the 104th floor of the South Tower, following graduation

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles enter Friday with a 5-6 record, on a two-game losing streak, landing at No. 19 in this week's poll.
• Five of six Eagles losses came against top-20 opponents. The Eagles earned a top-10 win over Virginia on 9/16.
• Nine different Eagles have scored, in Peyton Hale (5), Victoria Arra (4), Margo Carlin (2), Martina Giacchino (2), Sarah Johnson, Mia Garber, Olivia Hahn, Kara Heck, and Eva Kluskens.
• Points Leaders through 11 games: Hale (11), Arra (8), Carlin/Giacchino (7). 11 different Eagles have at least one point.
• Junior goalie Emily Gillespie (3-2) has started the last five games, with 8 goals allowed, 14 saves, and one shutout.
• Head Coach Kelly Doton is in her eighth season as head coach of the Eagles.

ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA
• The Tar Heels (9-0, 2-0) took down Liberty 6-3 in their last game, earning the No. 1 ranking for the 2nd straight week.
• UNC has scored at least four goals in six of their nine games, averaging over 4 goals/game and 18 shots/game.
• Erin Matson leads UNC with 13 goals, and 29 points. Matson has scored in seven of nine games.
• Karen Shelton is in her 42nd season as head coach of the Tar Heels.

SERIES HISTORY VS. UNC
• UNC holds a 19-2 all-time advantage vs. Boston College, dating back to 1994.
• The Eagles last win came in 2016, winning 2-1. The Tar Heels won the most recent matchup 6-1, last season at UNC.
• The Tar Heels defeated the Eagles in the 2019 NCAA Final Four, winning 6-3.

IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• Boston College averages 13.5 shots/game, holding opponents to 11.5 shots/game.
• The Eagles are 5-0 in games where they hold opponents to 2 goals or fewer.

SIBLING RIVALRY
• Friday will be the first meeting between the Heck sisters: BC's Kara Heck (Jr.) and UNC's Ryleigh Heck. (Fr.)
• Their mother, Kerry Heck, played field hockey and lacrosse at James Madison.

BC to Host UNC in Program's Inaugural Red Bandanna Game

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Players Mentioned

Victoria Arra

Margo Carlin

Mia Garber

Martina Giacchino

Emily Gillespie

Olivia Hahn

Peyton Hale

Kara Heck

Sarah Johnson

Eva Kluskens