Providence Up Next For BC

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will hit the road Thursday night to face former Big East rival Providence College at Chapey Field.

The non-conference game, which is set for a 6 p.m. kick off, will be streamed on FloSports.

Game 7 | Boston College at Providence College
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 | 6:00 p.m.
Chapey Field | Providence, R.I.

A WIN OVER PROVIDENCE COLLEGE COULD . . .
• Give Boston College a 5-1-1 record on the year.
• Bump the Eagles to 24-3-4 all-time against Providence.

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• Boston College enters Thursday with a 4-1-1 record after topping Boston University, 3-1, on Sunday.
• Overall, six different Eagles have scored in Emily Sapienza (4), Sam Smith (4), Andi Barth (2), Ella Richards (2), Claire Mensi and Sydney Segalla while 12 total Eagles have at least one point.
• Smith has a team-leading 19 shots and 10 shots on goal ... the captain has registered a shot attempt in 45 of 56 career games.
• Goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt is 4-1-1 with a 0.83 goals against average, .792 save percentage, 19 saves and two shutouts.
• The Eagles have out-cornered the opponent in four out of the first six games of the season and 37-18 overall, including a season-high 12 against Holy Cross on Aug. 28.
• BC has outscored opponents 14-5 and outshot opponents 94-55 through the first six games.
• Head coach Jason Lowe is in his fourth season as head coach of the Eagles.

ABOUT PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• The Friars enter Thursday night at 2-3-0 overall after topping Stony Brook, 4-2, on the road on Sunday afternoon.
• Meg Hughes leads Providence with five points off of two goals and one assist ... Elayna Grillakis has three assists ... four other players have scored one goal.
• Goalkeeper Emma Bodmer is 2-3-0 with a .577 save percentage, 2.22 goals against average, 15 saves and one shutout.
• The Friars opened up the year with a 1-0 win over Colgate.
• Head coach Sam Lopes is in his ninth season leading the Friars.

SERIES HISTORY VS PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
• Boston College holds a record of 25-3-4 in the all-time series with Providence.
• The Eagles and Friars first clashed on Oct. 7, 1983, with BC earning a 6-0 win.
• BC and Providence last met on Sept. 12, 2019 in Newton, with the two squads battling to a 1-1 tie...Sam Smith registered her first career assist in the game.
• The Eagles are 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Friars and 3-1-1 in the last five.

CAPTAIN SMITH
• Sam Smith is tied for the team lead in goals with four and sits second in points with eight.
• The captain is BC's active scoring leader with 48 points on 21 goals and six assists.
• Smith has scored a goal in three consecutive contests, the longest goal-scoring streak of her career.
• Smith scored her 20th career goal against UMass on Sept. 1.
• The senior has one game-winning goal this season and six for her career.
• She has a team-leading 19 shots and 10 shots on goal ... Smith has led BC in shots in five out of BC's six games this season ... she has registered a shot attempt in 45 of 56 career games.

WELCOME TO THE HEIGHTS, SAP!
• In her first season as an Eagle, Emily Sapienza has a team-leading nine points off of four goals and one assists.
• The junior transfer has already set a new career-high in goals and points as well as game-winning goals.
• Sapienza has registered at least one shot in every contest.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College came out on top in the Battle of Comm Ave on Sunday afternoon, topping the Terriers, 3-1, at Nickerson Field.
• BU scored early in the first half, but BC scored three unanswered goals in the second half for the comeback victory.
• Emily Sapienza converted a penalty kick and then Sam Smith and Ella Richards scored two minutes apart.
• BC is now 24-5-1 all-time in the series against BU and 21-5-1 in contests in which both schools are varsity programs.
• The Eagles now own a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Terriers.

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Players Mentioned

Andi Barth

Claire Mensi

Ella Richards

Emily Sapienza

Sydney Segalla

Sam Smith

Wiebke Willebrandt