Boston College
Wake Forest
Women's Soccer Faces Wake Forest and UVA on the Road
October 17, 2023 | Women's Soccer
Game 1 | Boston College at Wake Forest
Thursday, Oct. 19 | 6:00 p.m.
Spry Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C. Â
Game 2 | Boston College at Virginia
Sunday, Oct. 21 | 2:00 p.m.
Klöckner Stadium | Charlottesville, Va.Â
ABOUT THE EAGLESÂ
Last Time Out
The Eagles earned their first point in ACC play on Sunday with a 1-1 draw against Louisville. Both teams would attempt one shot on goal in the first 45, but neither capitalized on the opportunity, leading to a 0-0 score going into the half. Boston College broke the tie in the 55th minute when Sydney Segalla found a sprinting Ella Richards in the box for the score to give BC a 1-0 lead. The Cardinals scored with seven minutes remaining off a corner to make it a 1-1 contest, leading to the draw as neither team would get off a clean look at the net to score.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• A win would give BC a 4-9-3 and 1-7-0 in ACC play.Â
• Give the Eagles their first ACC win of the season.
• Improve to 9-8-3 all-time against Wake Forest.Â
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
• BC returns four of its top five scorers from a season ago in Emily Sapienza, Ella Richards, Andi Barth and Sophia Lowenberg.
• All 1,620 minutes in goal return ... Wiebke Willebrandt started 17 games last season - going 5-8-4 with a .729 save percentage, 1.56 goals against average and three shutouts (and Eva Nahas earned a tie in her start)..
ABOUT HEAD COACH JASON LOWE
• Now in his fifth season as the helm of the Eagles, Jason Lowe was named the program's fifth head coach on Jan. 9, 2019.
• Lowe arrived on the Heights after serving on the coaching staff at Wake Forest since 2014, including 2017 and 2018 as associate head coach.
• The Shaker Heights, Ohio native helped the Demon Deacons reach the NCAA tournament Round of 32 in 2017 and the Sweet 16 in 2018.
• Prior to Wake Forest, Lowe served as an assistant coach at Alabama for five seasons and two years at Emory.
• Lowe served as a goalkeeper for the Wake Forest men's soccer team from 1994-97.
• In addition to receiving his bachelor's degree from Wake Forest in 1998, Lowe also earned his MBA in 2002.
MEET THE CAPTAIN
• The Eagles are captained this season by graduate student Claire Mensi.
• Mensi played in 16 of 18 contests in 2022 while making seven starts ... the Katonah, N.Y. native scored two goals, including a game-winning goal.
• Prior to arriving on the Heights, Mensi played four seasons at Bucknell University where she was a two-year captain and helped lead the Bison to the 2021 Patriot League championship along with an NCAA Tournament berth.
• In addition to Mensi, Laura Gouvin, Emily Sapienza, Sonia Walk and Wiebke Willebrandt are a part of the team's Leadership Council.
NEW FACES
• The 2023 Boston College women's soccer roster features 11 players who were not on the 2022 roster, including nine freshmen.
• The Eagles have welcomed two transfers in Caroline Walbridge from Maryland and Aislin Streicek from Alabama.
• Additionally, the Eagles have welcomed a new assistant coach in Stephanie Demake.
EAGLES ON THE WORLD STAGE
• Two former Boston College women's soccer players were named to their respective country's rosters for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• Allyson Swaby '18 was named to the Jamaica National team while Kristie Mewis '13 is representing the United States.
• This marks the second World Cup roster for Swaby, who played every single minute for Jamaica in the 2019 World Cup in France ... the West Hartford, Conn. native made her senior national team debut for Jamaica in 2018.
• This is the first World Cup roster for Mewis, who was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S.Â
Scouting Wake Forest (8-2-4, 2-2-3 ACC)
The Demon Deacons are coming off a 1-1 tie against No. 3 North Carolina, as Emily Murphy scored the tying goal in the 78th minute. Murphy and Caiya Hanks lead the way with six goals apiece, while Hanks' four assists gives her a team-high 16 points.Â
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