Thursday, August 25
Newton, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Michigan
Photo by: John Quackenbos
BC Returns Home to Host Michigan Thursday Night
August 23, 2022 | Women's Soccer
The Eagles and Wolverines will square off for the first time ever on Thursday night at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will host the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. The game, which is set for a 7 p.m. opening whistle, will air live on ACCNX.
Thursday's contest will mark the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Michigan in women's soccer.
Game 3 | Boston College vs RV Michigan
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER MICHIGAN WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College a 3-0-0 record on the year.
• Give the Eagles a 1-0-0 record in the all-time series with Michigan.
• Give BC a 3-0-0 start for the second consecutive season.
• Move the Eagles to 19-12-4 all-time against current Big Ten schools.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College has started off the 2022 season with a 2-0-0 record, picking up a 2-0 win over Villanova in the season opener and a 4-1 win at Northeastern in the second game.
• Emily Sapienza scored the game-winning goal against the Wildcats and added a second score against the Huskies.
• Overall, five different Eagles have scored in Sapienza, Ella Richards, Andi Barth, Claire Mensi and Sam Smith ... Richards also has one assist.
• Riley Kerber has two assists while Éabha O'Mahony and Laura Gouvin each have one.
• Smith has a team-leading eight shots and three shots on goal.
• Wiebke Willebrandt is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals against average, .857 save percentage, six saves and one shutout.
• 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 returned three of its top five scorers to this year's roster from a season ago in Richards (8-4-20), Samantha Agresti (4-4-12) and Smith (4-1-9).
• Willebrandt started 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 is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT MICHIGAN
• The Wolverines enter Thursday night's match with a 1-1-0 record after defeating #20 Washington, 2-1, and falling to Butler, 1-0.
• Michigan began the year ranked ninth in the national poll and is currently receiving votes in the poll.
• Sammi Woods and Sarah Bridenstine have scored the goals for Michigan.
• Michigan returned 26 of 46 goals and 70 of 143 points from the 2021 roster to the 2022 roster
• The Wolverines finished the 2021 slate with an overall mark of 18-4-3 to go with a Big Ten Tournament title and a run to the NCAA Elite Eight ... Michigan ended the 2021 season ranked seventh in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• Jennifer Klein is in her fifth season as head coach of the Wolverines.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST MICHIGAN
• Thursday night marks the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Michigan in women's soccer.
• The Eagles are 18-12-4 overall against teams currently in the Big Ten.
• The last time Boston College played Michigan in any athletic event was on Sept. 17, 2021 in volleyball ... the Eagles fell on the road to the Wolverines in three sets.
DEBUTS AND FIRSTS
• Boston College's season-opening win over Villanova on Aug. 18 gave way to a few firsts.
• Junior transfer Emily Sapienza scored her first goal as an Eagle in her first game at BC, while graduate transfer Claire Mensi did the same.
• Ragna Magnúsdóttir, Sophia Lowenberg, Riley Kerber and Sydney Segalla made their collegiate debuts … in addition to Sapiezna and Mensi, graduate student Alycia Morin made her BC debut.
• Against Northeastern in the second game of the season, sophomore Andi Barth scored her first collegiate goal ... Kenna Thomas made her collegiate debut.
• Also against the Huskies, Éabha O'Mahony picked up her first collegiate point with an assist on the game's final goal.
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 52 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 52 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 is BC's active scoring leader with 42 points on 18 goals and six assists … the forward has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020) … Smith has played in all 52 of BC's games in her first three seasons, starting 50 of them.
ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS
• Sam Smith is BC's active career scorer leader with 42 points on 18 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 23 career points ... she has one goal and one assist this season to go with 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 three assists for 13 points ranks fourth.
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.
Thursday's contest will mark the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Michigan in women's soccer.
Game 3 | Boston College vs RV Michigan
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER MICHIGAN WOULD . . .
• Give Boston College a 3-0-0 record on the year.
• Give the Eagles a 1-0-0 record in the all-time series with Michigan.
• Give BC a 3-0-0 start for the second consecutive season.
• Move the Eagles to 19-12-4 all-time against current Big Ten schools.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College has started off the 2022 season with a 2-0-0 record, picking up a 2-0 win over Villanova in the season opener and a 4-1 win at Northeastern in the second game.
• Emily Sapienza scored the game-winning goal against the Wildcats and added a second score against the Huskies.
• Overall, five different Eagles have scored in Sapienza, Ella Richards, Andi Barth, Claire Mensi and Sam Smith ... Richards also has one assist.
• Riley Kerber has two assists while Éabha O'Mahony and Laura Gouvin each have one.
• Smith has a team-leading eight shots and three shots on goal.
• Wiebke Willebrandt is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals against average, .857 save percentage, six saves and one shutout.
• 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 returned three of its top five scorers to this year's roster from a season ago in Richards (8-4-20), Samantha Agresti (4-4-12) and Smith (4-1-9).
• Willebrandt started 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 is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT MICHIGAN
• The Wolverines enter Thursday night's match with a 1-1-0 record after defeating #20 Washington, 2-1, and falling to Butler, 1-0.
• Michigan began the year ranked ninth in the national poll and is currently receiving votes in the poll.
• Sammi Woods and Sarah Bridenstine have scored the goals for Michigan.
• Michigan returned 26 of 46 goals and 70 of 143 points from the 2021 roster to the 2022 roster
• The Wolverines finished the 2021 slate with an overall mark of 18-4-3 to go with a Big Ten Tournament title and a run to the NCAA Elite Eight ... Michigan ended the 2021 season ranked seventh in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• Jennifer Klein is in her fifth season as head coach of the Wolverines.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST MICHIGAN
• Thursday night marks the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Michigan in women's soccer.
• The Eagles are 18-12-4 overall against teams currently in the Big Ten.
• The last time Boston College played Michigan in any athletic event was on Sept. 17, 2021 in volleyball ... the Eagles fell on the road to the Wolverines in three sets.
DEBUTS AND FIRSTS
• Boston College's season-opening win over Villanova on Aug. 18 gave way to a few firsts.
• Junior transfer Emily Sapienza scored her first goal as an Eagle in her first game at BC, while graduate transfer Claire Mensi did the same.
• Ragna Magnúsdóttir, Sophia Lowenberg, Riley Kerber and Sydney Segalla made their collegiate debuts … in addition to Sapiezna and Mensi, graduate student Alycia Morin made her BC debut.
• Against Northeastern in the second game of the season, sophomore Andi Barth scored her first collegiate goal ... Kenna Thomas made her collegiate debut.
• Also against the Huskies, Éabha O'Mahony picked up her first collegiate point with an assist on the game's final goal.
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 52 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 52 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 is BC's active scoring leader with 42 points on 18 goals and six assists … the forward has led BC in goals twice in her career (2019, 2020) … Smith has played in all 52 of BC's games in her first three seasons, starting 50 of them.
ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS
• Sam Smith is BC's active career scorer leader with 42 points on 18 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 23 career points ... she has one goal and one assist this season to go with 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 three assists for 13 points ranks fourth.
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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