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No. 12 Eagles On the Road This Week vs. Northeastern and Wake Forest
October 16, 2023 | Field Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 12 Eagles (9-5, 1-3 ACC) embark on their final road trip of the regular season this week, facing off against Northeastern (6-7, 2-2 CAA) on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in Dedham, Mass. and Wake Forest (6-7, 0-4 ACC) on Friday at 5:00 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tuesday's action will be streamed live on FloLive while Friday's contest will be aired on ACCNX.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
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The Eagles are coming off a 4-2 victory over Brown on Monday and a 4-1 win against UConn on Sunday to stand at 9-5. Boston College landed at No. 12 in last week's NFHCA Coaches poll
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Point leaders through 14 games: Margo Carlin (29), Peyton Hale (19), Martina Giacchino/Simone Hefting (11). 17 different Eagles have tallied at least one point
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13 different Eagles have scored this season: Carlin (11), Hale (7), Garber (5), Heck (4), Hefting (3), Giacchino/Kluskens/Brauel-Jahnke (2), Hijdra/Drion/Arra/Serowik/Jones (1)
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Graduate goalkeeper Caroline Kelly has made all 14 starts for Boston College. She has recorded 54 saves with a .783 save percentage
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Carlin heads into Tuesday's matchup ranking third in the ACC for total points. The captain is also tied for second in assists and ties for third in goals
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ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
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The Huskies look to bounce back from their 3-5 loss against Monmouth last Friday
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14 Northeastern players have recorded points this season. Lauren Rowe (19) and Alex Mega (15) enter Tuesday's game as the offensive leaders
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Kristina Merashoff has started all 13 contests for Northeastern, recording 65 saves, 30 goals allowed, and a 0.684 save percentage
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The Huskies are 0-1 this season against ranked opponents. BC holds a 23-21-1 all-time record against Northeastern, including a current eight-game winning streak dating back to 2015
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ABOUT WAKE FOREST
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The Demon Deacons are coming off a 0-5 loss to No. 8 Virginia and a 3-0 win against Longwood last weekend
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Eight different players have scored for Wake Forest
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Wake Forest has one victory over Top-10 opponents, besting No. 4 Michigan 1-0 back in August
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IT'S WORTH NOTING…
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The Eagles are outscoring opponents 41-16 this season with a 14.4-9.2 shots advantage
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Five Eagles rank in the Top-10 ACC rankings for total assists: Giacchino/Carlin (7), Kluskens (6), Hale/Hefting (5). BC holds a 43-14 assist differential over opponents
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Boston College has controlled the corner game against opponents, tallying a 97-54 advantage in penalty corners
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