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Sixth-Seeded Eagles to Battle No. 3-Seed Louisville in ACC Quarterfinals
October 30, 2023 | Field Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The sixth-seeded Eagles (11-6, 2-4 ACC) will open ACC Tournament play against the No.3-seed Louisville (13-5, 3-3 ACC) in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Virginia's Turf Field. The winner will advance to the semifinals to face the winner of the quarterfinal game between the No. 2-seed Duke and seventh-seeded Wake Forest. Action will air live on the ACC Network.
Six-time reigning conference champion North Carolina is the No. 1 seed and will face the winner of Tuesday's 1 p.m. quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 seeded Virginia and the No. 5 seed Syracuse. View the complete bracket here.
ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE
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The Eagles are coming off a 1-2 double overtime loss to No. 12 Louisville last Friday to stand at 11-6. Boston College landed at No. 13 in this week's NFHCA Coaches poll
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Point leaders through 17 games: Margo Carlin (32), Peyton Hale (24), 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 17 starts for Boston College. She has recorded 66 saves with a .750 save percentage
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Margo Carlin was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Year this season. She ranks second in the ACC for total points, third in goals and is tied for second in assists.
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Carlin joins Peyton Hale as All-ACC First Team honorees. Kara Heck and Caroline Kelly also earned All-ACC Second Team selections.
ABOUT LOUISVILLE
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Louisville snapped a four-game losing streak last Friday, emerging victorious against the Eagles in double overtime 2-1
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16 Cardinals have tallied points this season. 12 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 31-19 across 18 games
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IT'S WORTH NOTING…
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A win on Tuesday would give head coach Kelly Doton her 100th career win with Boston College
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Five Eagles placed in the Top-10 ACC rankings for total assists this season: Giacchino/Carlin (8), Kluskens/Hale (6), Hefting (5). BC holds a 46-20 assist differential over opponents
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Boston College is outscoring opponents 49-23 with a 13.8-9.5 shot advantage
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The Eagles are winning the penalty corner battle 112-71 this season
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