Sunday, August 28
Newton, Mass.
1:00 PM
Boston College
3-1-0, 0-0-0
3
vs
0
Holy Cross
0-2-2, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Holy Cross
0
0
0
Boston College
1
2
3
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Three Eagles Score As BC Tops Holy Cross
August 28, 2022 | Women's Soccer
Sam Smith, Emily Sapienza and Sydney Segalla scored in a 3-0 win over the Crusaders.
NEWTON, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team defeated Holy Cross, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.
Three different Eagles scored in the non-conference victory to move BC to 3-1-0 on the year.
Emily Sapienza opened the scoring in the fifth minute for a 1-0 lead that held until halftime. Sam Smith and Sydney Segalla then scored second half goals five minutes apart for the 3-0 final.
Game 4 | Boston College 3, Holy Cross 0
Aug. 28, 2022
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Soccer Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
Three different Eagles scored in the non-conference victory to move BC to 3-1-0 on the year.
Emily Sapienza opened the scoring in the fifth minute for a 1-0 lead that held until halftime. Sam Smith and Sydney Segalla then scored second half goals five minutes apart for the 3-0 final.
Game 4 | Boston College 3, Holy Cross 0
Aug. 28, 2022
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Soccer Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 5' | From the left flank, O'Mahony sent a cross back across the field that took a bounce in the middle of the box and out towards the right edge. Sapienza one-timed the ball back towards the far post and in.
- 82' | Just past midfield, Sophia Lowenberg sent a long ball over the top into the box, catching a running Smith in stride as she entered the box on the left. Smith chested the ball down, took a touch and then fired it to the far post.
- 87' | Andi Barth sent a cross into the box that Jessica Carlton headed down and Segalla cleaned it up with a finish to the far post.
- Boston College had the 21-2 lead in shots.
- Boston College had a 12-2 lead in corner kicks, with a 10-2 margin in the second half.
- Wiebke Willebrandt made two saves for her second shutout of the season … Willebrandt moves to 3-1-0 on the year.
- Boston College is now 20-0-0 all-time against Holy Cross with a mark of 11-0-0 at home.
- This was the fourth consecutive game in the series that the Eagles scored at least three goals and the 16th overall.
- Sam Smith paced the Eagles with a game-high five shots.
- Smith scored her 19th career goal … she now has 44 career points.
- Sydney Segalla scored her first career goal.
- Emily Sapienza scored her third goal of the season to tie her career-high.
- Jessica Carlton and Sophia Lowenberg picked up their first career points.
- The Eagles will now play three consecutive road matches, beginning with a trip to UMass on Thursday, Sept. 1 followed by contests at Boston University (Sept. 4) and Providence College (Sept. 8).
- Boston College (3-1-0)
- Holy Cross (0-2-2)
Team Stats
HOC
BOS
Goals
0
3
Shots
2
21
Shots on Goal
2
11
Saves
8
2
Corners
2
12
Fouls
10
10
Scoring Plays
Emily Sapienza (3)
Assisted By: Eabha O'Mahony
GOAL by BOS Sapienza, Emily Assist by O'Mahony, Eabha.
04:59
Sam Smith (2)
Assisted By: Sophia Lowenberg
GOAL by BOS Smith, Sam Assist by Lowenberg, Sophia.
81:05
Sydney Segalla (1)
Assisted By: Jessica Carlton , Andi Barth
GOAL by BOS Segalla, Sydney Assist by Carlton, Jessica and Barth, Andi.
86:13
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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