Friday, September 16
Newton, Mass.
4:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Florida State
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Host No. 12 Florida State to Kick Off ACC Play
September 15, 2022 | Women's Soccer
BC kicks off conference play on Friday when it hosts reigning national champion and No. 12 Florida State
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will kick off Atlantic Coast Conference play on Friday afternoon when it hosts reigning national champion and No. 12 Florida State at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. The match, which is set for a 4 p.m. start, will air live on ACCNX.
There will be free pizza for early arriving students as well as a post-game autograph session with the team.
Game 9 | Boston College vs No. 12 Florida State
Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 | 4:00 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER FLORIDA STATE WOULD . . .
• Give the Eagles a 5-1-3 record on the year.
• Bump Boston College to 4-15-3 all-time against Florida State with a mark of 4-3-1 in home contests.
• Give BC a 1-0-0 record in ACC play.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College enters Thursday with a 4-1-3 overall record and brings with it a five-game unbeaten streak.
• The Eagles' lone loss on the season came at the hands of reigning Big Ten champion Michigan, 1-0.
• Overall, six different Eagles have scored in Sam Smith (5), Emily Sapienza (4), Ella Richards (3), Andi Barth (2), Claire Mensi and Sydney Segalla while 12 total Eagles have at least one point.
• Smith has a team-leading 10 points and five goals ... she also leads BC with 21 shots and 11 shots on goal.
• Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt is 4-1-2 with a 0.86 goals against average, .813 save percentage, 26 saves and two shutouts.
• Head coach Jason Lowe is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT FLORIDA STATE
• Reigning National Champion Florida State comes to Newton with an overall record of 4-0-2 ... the Seminoles have played two ranked opponents, battling No. 12 South Carolina (0-0) and No. 16 Auburn (1-1) to a pair of ties.
• FSU played on Sunday, topping Rice on the road, 5-0.
• Janna Nighswonger has a team-leading eight points off of two goals and four assists while Beata Olsson has a team-high three goals.
• Brian Pensky is in his first season at the helm of Florida State.
SERIES HISTORY VS FLORIDA STATE
• Fifteen of the 21 meetings have been decided by one goal or less.
• BC and FSU met last season in Tallahassee, with the top-ranked Seminoles picking up a 4-1 in.
• The Eagles and Seminoles met on Sept. 19, 2019, with the sixth-ranked Seminoles holding off the Eagles for a 5-4 win in Tallahassee ... Sam Smith scored twice in that game for BC.
• The teams first met on Nov. 12, 2004 in the NCAA tournament ... after a scoreless regulation and overtime, the Eagles topped the Seminoles 3-1 in penalty kicks to advance.
• BC holds a mark of 3-15-3 in the series with Florida State with a record of 0-12-1 on the road ... BC is 2-3-0 in the last five meetings.
• All three of BC's wins in the series have come at home.
• BC's last win over a team ranked in the top three came with a 2-1 win against No. 2 Florida State on Oct. 6, 2016 ... additionally, BC's last win over a top-10 opponent was a 2-1 in over No 7 Florida State on Sept 23. 2018.
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• The Eagles have out-cornered the opponent in five out of the first eight games of the season and 52-31 overall, including a season-high 12 against Holy Cross on Aug. 28.
• BC has out-scored opponents 17-8 and out-shot opponents 114-78 through the first eight games.
• The Eagles have registered at least three shots on goal in every contest this season and at least six in four contests ... BC's season-high of shots was 23 at Northeastern on Aug. 21.
There will be free pizza for early arriving students as well as a post-game autograph session with the team.
Game 9 | Boston College vs No. 12 Florida State
Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 | 4:00 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
A WIN OVER FLORIDA STATE WOULD . . .
• Give the Eagles a 5-1-3 record on the year.
• Bump Boston College to 4-15-3 all-time against Florida State with a mark of 4-3-1 in home contests.
• Give BC a 1-0-0 record in ACC play.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College enters Thursday with a 4-1-3 overall record and brings with it a five-game unbeaten streak.
• The Eagles' lone loss on the season came at the hands of reigning Big Ten champion Michigan, 1-0.
• Overall, six different Eagles have scored in Sam Smith (5), Emily Sapienza (4), Ella Richards (3), Andi Barth (2), Claire Mensi and Sydney Segalla while 12 total Eagles have at least one point.
• Smith has a team-leading 10 points and five goals ... she also leads BC with 21 shots and 11 shots on goal.
• Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt is 4-1-2 with a 0.86 goals against average, .813 save percentage, 26 saves and two shutouts.
• Head coach Jason Lowe is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.
ABOUT FLORIDA STATE
• Reigning National Champion Florida State comes to Newton with an overall record of 4-0-2 ... the Seminoles have played two ranked opponents, battling No. 12 South Carolina (0-0) and No. 16 Auburn (1-1) to a pair of ties.
• FSU played on Sunday, topping Rice on the road, 5-0.
• Janna Nighswonger has a team-leading eight points off of two goals and four assists while Beata Olsson has a team-high three goals.
• Brian Pensky is in his first season at the helm of Florida State.
SERIES HISTORY VS FLORIDA STATE
• Fifteen of the 21 meetings have been decided by one goal or less.
• BC and FSU met last season in Tallahassee, with the top-ranked Seminoles picking up a 4-1 in.
• The Eagles and Seminoles met on Sept. 19, 2019, with the sixth-ranked Seminoles holding off the Eagles for a 5-4 win in Tallahassee ... Sam Smith scored twice in that game for BC.
• The teams first met on Nov. 12, 2004 in the NCAA tournament ... after a scoreless regulation and overtime, the Eagles topped the Seminoles 3-1 in penalty kicks to advance.
• BC holds a mark of 3-15-3 in the series with Florida State with a record of 0-12-1 on the road ... BC is 2-3-0 in the last five meetings.
• All three of BC's wins in the series have come at home.
• BC's last win over a team ranked in the top three came with a 2-1 win against No. 2 Florida State on Oct. 6, 2016 ... additionally, BC's last win over a top-10 opponent was a 2-1 in over No 7 Florida State on Sept 23. 2018.
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• The Eagles have out-cornered the opponent in five out of the first eight games of the season and 52-31 overall, including a season-high 12 against Holy Cross on Aug. 28.
• BC has out-scored opponents 17-8 and out-shot opponents 114-78 through the first eight games.
• The Eagles have registered at least three shots on goal in every contest this season and at least six in four contests ... BC's season-high of shots was 23 at Northeastern on Aug. 21.
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