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Northeastern On Tap On Sunday
August 19, 2022 | Women's Soccer
BC will make the short trip to Northeastern to face the Huskies.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will make the short trip to Northeastern on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. game against the Huskies at Parsons Field.
This will mark the 18th all-time meeting between the two Massachusetts squads and just the fifth road game for BC in the series.
The game will be streamed live on FloSports.
Game 2 | Boston College at Northeastern
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 | 1:00 p.m.
Parsons Field | Brookline, Mass.
A WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College a 2-0-0 record on the year.
• Bump BC's record in the all-time series with Northeastern to 17-0-1 including a mark of 4-0-1 in road matches.
• Give the Eagles a 2-0-0 start for the second consecutive season.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College went 7-10-1 overall and 1-9-0 in ACC play during the 2021 season … the Eagles were 4-5-0 at home and 3-5-1 on the road.
• BC returns three of its top five scorers from a season ago in Ella Richards (8-4-20), Samantha Agresti (4-4-12) and Sam Smith (4-1-9).
• Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt is back after starting all 18 contests in 2021 … she went 7-10-1 with a .718 save percentage, 1.85 goals against average, 84 saves and two shutouts.
• Head coach Jason Lowe enters his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
• Northeastern opened up the 2022 slate with a 1-0 win at Boston University on Thursday night.
• The Huskies went 9-9-1 overall during the 2021 season with a mark of 5-4-0 in CAA play.
• Alexis Legwoski, who scored the game-winning goal against BU the other night, is Northeastern's returning leading scorer after putting up 10 points on three goals and four assists a season ago.
• The Huskies were tabbed third in the CAA preseason poll while Legowski and Faith Rosenblatt were named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Ashley Phillips is in her seventh season as head coach of the Northeastern Huskies.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST NORTHEASTERN
• Boston College holds a record of 16-0-1 in the all-time series with Northeastern.
• The Eagles and Huskies first clashed on Sept. 29, 1998 ... BC took the neutral site meeting, 6-0.
• The two squads last faced each other on April 1, 2021, with the Eagles defending home turf with a 1-0 win in double overtime ... Alison Heckman scored in the 109th minute for the win ... that was the last time that BC won a game in overtime.
• The teams have played seven consecutive one-goal games in the series ... BC has six 1-0 wins in the series as well.
• BC and Northeastern have met twice in the NCAA tournament, with the Eagles advancing with wins in 2008 (4-0) and 2013 (2-0).
• Sunday's contest will be just the fifth road game for BC in the series against Northeastern.
GAME-BY-GAME SERIES RESULTS
9/29/98 N W, 6-0
9/22/99 H W, 2-0
10/17/00 H W, 5-2
9/23/04 H W, 1-0
9/21/05 A T, 0-0 (2OT)
9/2/06 H W, 4-0
9/21/07 H W, 3-0
11/16/08 H W, 4-0
9/5/12 H W, 2-0
11/15/13 H W, 2-0
9/3/14 A W, 1-0
9/11/15 H W, 1-0
9/11/16 A W, 2-1 (2OT)
9/3/17 H W, 2-1
8/19/18 A W, 1-0
9/5/19 H W, 1-0
4/1/21 H W, 1-0 (2OT)
A BIT ABOUT THE OPENER
• Boston College opened up the 2022 season on Thursday night with a 2-0 win over Villanova at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.
• In the 58th minute, Emily Sapienza scored her first goal as an Eagle off of the first collegiate point and assist from Riley Kerber.
• Claire Mensi earned and converted a penalty kick in the 80th minute.
• Wiebke Willebrandt made two saves for her first shutout of the season … it is the third shutout of her career … this is the second consecutive season opener that Willebrandt has posted a shutout.
• Ragna Magnúsdóttir, Sophia Lowenberg, Riley Kerber and Sydney Segalla made their collegiate debuts … Sapienza, Mensi and Alycia Morin made their Boston College debuts.
2022 CAPTAINS
• The Eagles are captained this season by a trio of seniors in Michela Agresti, Samantha Agresti and Sam Smith.
• This is the second consecutive season that Michela Agresti is wearing an armband, while Samantha Agresti and Smith are first-year captains.
• Michela Agresti has started all 50 contests that BC has played over the last three years … the defender has led the Eagles in minutes played in each of her first three seasons.
• Samantha Agresti has played in all 50 of BC's contests over the last three seasons … as a junior, the midfielder finished fourth on the team in scoring with four goals and four assists for 12 points.
• Smith enters her fourth season as BC's active scoring leader with 40 points on 17 goals and six assists … the forward has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020) … Smith has played in all 50 of BC's games in her first three seasons, starting 48 of them.
ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS
• Sam Smith is BC's active career scorer leader with 40 points on 17 goals and six assists ... Smith has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020).
• Ella Richards is the second active leading scorer with 20 points coming from a team-leading eight goals and four assists as a rookie last year.
• With 17 points on five goals and seven assists, Samantha Agresti ranks third among active Eagles while Laura Gouvin's five goals and two assists for 12 points ranks fourth.
THE 46th SEASON
• With the start of the 2022 season, the Boston College women's soccer program will embark on its 46th season of play.
• After 46 years of intercollegiate play, the Eagles held an all-time record of 472-287-61 and have earned 19 bids to the NCAA tournament.
NEW FACES
• The 2022 Boston College women's soccer roster features 13 players who weren't on the 2021 roster, including nine freshmen.
• Claire Mensi and Alycia Morin come to the Heights as graduate transfers, with Mensi playing four years at Bucknell and Morin three years at Bishop's University (Quebec).
• The Eagles also had two players join the roster in January in junior Emily Sapienza, a transfer from Rutgers, and sophomore Jordan Teguis, a mid-year addition from the club team.
• Additionally, the Eagles have welcomed a new assistant coach in Dirk Vandeveer.
This will mark the 18th all-time meeting between the two Massachusetts squads and just the fifth road game for BC in the series.
The game will be streamed live on FloSports.
Game 2 | Boston College at Northeastern
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 | 1:00 p.m.
Parsons Field | Brookline, Mass.
A WIN OVER NORTHEASTERN WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College a 2-0-0 record on the year.
• Bump BC's record in the all-time series with Northeastern to 17-0-1 including a mark of 4-0-1 in road matches.
• Give the Eagles a 2-0-0 start for the second consecutive season.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College went 7-10-1 overall and 1-9-0 in ACC play during the 2021 season … the Eagles were 4-5-0 at home and 3-5-1 on the road.
• BC returns three of its top five scorers from a season ago in Ella Richards (8-4-20), Samantha Agresti (4-4-12) and Sam Smith (4-1-9).
• Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt is back after starting all 18 contests in 2021 … she went 7-10-1 with a .718 save percentage, 1.85 goals against average, 84 saves and two shutouts.
• Head coach Jason Lowe enters his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
• Northeastern opened up the 2022 slate with a 1-0 win at Boston University on Thursday night.
• The Huskies went 9-9-1 overall during the 2021 season with a mark of 5-4-0 in CAA play.
• Alexis Legwoski, who scored the game-winning goal against BU the other night, is Northeastern's returning leading scorer after putting up 10 points on three goals and four assists a season ago.
• The Huskies were tabbed third in the CAA preseason poll while Legowski and Faith Rosenblatt were named to the CAA Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Ashley Phillips is in her seventh season as head coach of the Northeastern Huskies.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST NORTHEASTERN
• Boston College holds a record of 16-0-1 in the all-time series with Northeastern.
• The Eagles and Huskies first clashed on Sept. 29, 1998 ... BC took the neutral site meeting, 6-0.
• The two squads last faced each other on April 1, 2021, with the Eagles defending home turf with a 1-0 win in double overtime ... Alison Heckman scored in the 109th minute for the win ... that was the last time that BC won a game in overtime.
• The teams have played seven consecutive one-goal games in the series ... BC has six 1-0 wins in the series as well.
• BC and Northeastern have met twice in the NCAA tournament, with the Eagles advancing with wins in 2008 (4-0) and 2013 (2-0).
• Sunday's contest will be just the fifth road game for BC in the series against Northeastern.
GAME-BY-GAME SERIES RESULTS
9/29/98 N W, 6-0
9/22/99 H W, 2-0
10/17/00 H W, 5-2
9/23/04 H W, 1-0
9/21/05 A T, 0-0 (2OT)
9/2/06 H W, 4-0
9/21/07 H W, 3-0
11/16/08 H W, 4-0
9/5/12 H W, 2-0
11/15/13 H W, 2-0
9/3/14 A W, 1-0
9/11/15 H W, 1-0
9/11/16 A W, 2-1 (2OT)
9/3/17 H W, 2-1
8/19/18 A W, 1-0
9/5/19 H W, 1-0
4/1/21 H W, 1-0 (2OT)
A BIT ABOUT THE OPENER
• Boston College opened up the 2022 season on Thursday night with a 2-0 win over Villanova at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.
• In the 58th minute, Emily Sapienza scored her first goal as an Eagle off of the first collegiate point and assist from Riley Kerber.
• Claire Mensi earned and converted a penalty kick in the 80th minute.
• Wiebke Willebrandt made two saves for her first shutout of the season … it is the third shutout of her career … this is the second consecutive season opener that Willebrandt has posted a shutout.
• Ragna Magnúsdóttir, Sophia Lowenberg, Riley Kerber and Sydney Segalla made their collegiate debuts … Sapienza, Mensi and Alycia Morin made their Boston College debuts.
2022 CAPTAINS
• The Eagles are captained this season by a trio of seniors in Michela Agresti, Samantha Agresti and Sam Smith.
• This is the second consecutive season that Michela Agresti is wearing an armband, while Samantha Agresti and Smith are first-year captains.
• Michela Agresti has started all 50 contests that BC has played over the last three years … the defender has led the Eagles in minutes played in each of her first three seasons.
• Samantha Agresti has played in all 50 of BC's contests over the last three seasons … as a junior, the midfielder finished fourth on the team in scoring with four goals and four assists for 12 points.
• Smith enters her fourth season as BC's active scoring leader with 40 points on 17 goals and six assists … the forward has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020) … Smith has played in all 50 of BC's games in her first three seasons, starting 48 of them.
ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS
• Sam Smith is BC's active career scorer leader with 40 points on 17 goals and six assists ... Smith has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020).
• Ella Richards is the second active leading scorer with 20 points coming from a team-leading eight goals and four assists as a rookie last year.
• With 17 points on five goals and seven assists, Samantha Agresti ranks third among active Eagles while Laura Gouvin's five goals and two assists for 12 points ranks fourth.
THE 46th SEASON
• With the start of the 2022 season, the Boston College women's soccer program will embark on its 46th season of play.
• After 46 years of intercollegiate play, the Eagles held an all-time record of 472-287-61 and have earned 19 bids to the NCAA tournament.
NEW FACES
• The 2022 Boston College women's soccer roster features 13 players who weren't on the 2021 roster, including nine freshmen.
• Claire Mensi and Alycia Morin come to the Heights as graduate transfers, with Mensi playing four years at Bucknell and Morin three years at Bishop's University (Quebec).
• The Eagles also had two players join the roster in January in junior Emily Sapienza, a transfer from Rutgers, and sophomore Jordan Teguis, a mid-year addition from the club team.
• Additionally, the Eagles have welcomed a new assistant coach in Dirk Vandeveer.
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