
Eagles Looking For Third Straight At Duke
September 22, 2022 | Field Hockey
ACC play continues Friday in Durham
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The No. 18 Boston College Eagles (4-4, 1-0) will continue ACC play this Friday in a road battle against the No. 20 Duke Blue Devils (4-4, 0-1). The Eagles are coming off a successful weekend, picking up a pair of victories including an upset win over No. 9 Virginia. The Blue Devils are coming off a good weekend of their own, taking down Colgate 10-1 on Sunday.Â
The game will start at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.Â
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
ABOUT DUKE
SERIES HISTORY VS. DUKE
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
The game will start at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.Â
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Eagles enter Friday with a 4-4 record, on a two-game win streak, landing at No. 18 in this week's poll.
• All four Eagles losses came against top-20 opponents. The Eagles earned a top-10 win last Friday over Virginia.
• Nine different Eagles have scored, in Peyton Hale (4), Victoria Arra (4), Sarah Johnson, Margo Carlin, Martina
• Points Leaders through 8 games: Hale (9), Arra (8), Carlin, Giacchino, Johnson (5). 11 different Eagles have at least one point.
• Junior goalie Emily Gillespie (2-0) started in both victories last weekend, allowing three goals and logging three saves.
• Freshman goalie Carine Van Wiechen (2-4) started the first six games for the Eagles, with 28 saves and one shutout.
• Head Coach Kelly Doton is in her eighth season as head coach of the Eagles.
• Grad. student Sarah Johnson was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week, with one goal and two assists last weekend.
ABOUT DUKE
• The Blue Devils (4-4, 0-1) come into BC after going 1-1 last weekend, including a 10-1 win over Colgate on Sunday.
• Duke landed at No. 20 in this week's poll, dropping two spots from last week.
• Logan Clouser leads the Blue Devils with four goals. Hannah Miller is the team's point leader with 10.
• Pam Bustin is in her 11th season as head coach of the Blue Devils.
SERIES HISTORY VS. DUKE
• This matchup dates all the way back to 1990, with Duke holding a 14-10 all-time advantage.
• The Eagles have won the last three, outscoring the Blue Devils 6-2.
• Five of the last seven meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer.
IT'S WORTH NOTING...
• The Eagles average 14.8 shots/game, holding opponents to 11.3 shots/game.
• The Eagles have produced 44 penalty corners in 8 games, while opponents have produced 37.
• The Eagles are 3-1 this season when Peyton Hale converts a penalty corner.
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