Syracuse and Albany Up Next as Eagles Hit the Road

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- The No. 16 Boston College Eagles (5-4, 2-0) begin their second road trip of the season on Friday night, taking on No. 13 Syracuse (8-2, 1-1), in a conference clash before facing the University of Albany (6-3, 1-1) on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles enter the weekend riding a three-game win streak, including wins over Virginia and Duke that have got them out to a perfect 2-0 start in ACC play.

Weekend action will begin on Friday afternoon at Syracuse, broadcasted on ACC Network Extra at 4:00.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE

• The Eagles enter Friday with a 5-4 record, on a three-game win streak, landing at No. 16 in this week's poll.

• All four Eagles losses came against top-20 opponents. The Eagles earned a top-10 win over Virginia on 9/16.

• Nine different Eagles have scored, in Peyton Hale (4), Victoria Arra (4), Margo Carlin (2), Martina Giacchino, Sarah

Johnson, Mia Garber, Olivia Hahn, Kara Heck, and Eva Kluskens.

• Points Leaders through 8 games: Hale (9), Arra (8), Carlin (7). 11 different Eagles have at least one point.

• Junior goalie Emily Gillespie (3-0) has started the last three games, with 4 goals allowed, 8 saves, and one shutout.

• 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.

ABOUT SYRACUSE

• The Orange (8-2, 1-1) enter Friday after going 1-1 last weekend, with a win over Dartmouth and a 3-0 loss to No. 10 Virginia.

• Syracuse landed at No. 13 in this week's poll, dropping two spots from last week.

• Quirine Comans and Charlotte de Vries lead the Orange with nine goals each. Comans is the team's point leader with 23.

• Ange Bradley is in her 14th season as head coach of the Orange.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SYRACUSE

• This matchup dates all the way back to 1988, with Syracuse holding a 25-12 all time advantage.

• The Eagles have won two of the last three. Syracuse won the most recent matchup 3-1 in 2021.

• Three of the last four meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer.

ABOUT ALBANY
• The Great Danes (6-3, 1-1), come into the weekend having won five of their last six, dropping their last game to Maine, 2-1.
• Sophomore Alison Smisdom leads the team with nine goals and 21 points.
• Senior goalie Hannah Mangan has started seven games, with a 1.33 goals against average and a .722 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY VS. ALBANY
• The Eagles are 3-0 all time against the Great Danes, winning the most recent matchup 1-0 in 2018.

IT'S WORTH NOTING...

• The Eagles average 13.9 shots/game, holding opponents to 10.6 shots/game.

• The Eagles have produced 44 penalty corners in 8 games, while opponents have produced 37.

• Opponents are averaging just 3 shots on goal during the Eagles' 3-game win streak.

Syracuse and Albany Up Next as Eagles Hit the Road

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Players Mentioned

Victoria Arra

Margo Carlin

Mia Garber

Martina Giacchino

Emily Gillespie

Olivia Hahn

Peyton Hale

Kara Heck

Eva Kluskens

Carine Van Wiechen

Syracuse and Albany Up Next as Eagles Hit the Road

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Victoria Arra

Margo Carlin

Mia Garber

Martina Giacchino

Emily Gillespie

Olivia Hahn

Peyton Hale

Kara Heck

Eva Kluskens

Carine Van Wiechen

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