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No. 13 Eagles Host No. 12 Louisville in Senior Day Season Finale
October 26, 2023 | Field Hockey
ACC Tournament Seeding On The Line Friday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 13 Boston College (11-5, 2-3 ACC) is set to host No. 12 Louisville (12-5, 2-3 ACC) on Friday at 2:00 p.m. for a Senior Day regular season finale. Action will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
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The Eagles are coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over Wake Forest last Friday to stand at 11-5. Boston College landed at No. 13 in this week's NFHCA Coaches poll
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Point leaders through 16 games: Margo Carlin (32), Peyton Hale (22), Martina Giacchino/Kara Heck (14). 17 different Eagles have tallied at least one point
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13 different Eagles have scored this season: Carlin (12), Hale (8), Garber/Heck (6), Hefting/Giacchino (3), Drion/Kluskens/Brauel-Jahnke (2), Hijdra/Arra/Serowik/Jones (1)
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Graduate goalkeeper Caroline Kelly has made all 16 starts for Boston College. She has recorded 65 saves with a .765 save percentage
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Carlin heads into Tuesday's matchup ranking second in the ACC for total points. The captain is also tied for second in assists and places third in goals
ABOUT LOUISVILLE
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Louisville is looking to bounce back from a four game skid against No. 2 Duke, No. 6 Iowa, No. 13 Syracuse, and Appalachian State
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16 Cardinals have tallied points this season. 11 different players have scored goals for Louisville
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Louisville is holding opponents to 1.06 goals per game. The Cardinals have outscored opponents 29-18 across 17 games
IT'S WORTH NOTING…
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A win on Friday would give head coach Kelly Doton her 100th career win with Boston College
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The Eagles can move up to third in the ACC in the event of a BC win and Syracuse loss on Friday. Half of a game separates the third-sixth places in the conference
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Five Eagles rank in the Top-10 ACC rankings for total assists: Giacchino/Carlin (8), Kluskens/Hale (6), Hefting (5). BC holds a 46-18 assist differential over opponents
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Boston College is outscoring opponents 48-21 with a 14.3-9.3 shot advantage
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The Eagles are winning the penalty corner battle 108-61 this season
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