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Eagles Hit the Road to Face No.5 Duke
September 25, 2026 | Field Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College field hockey (3-5, 0-1 ACC) travels to Durham, N.C., on Sunday for an ACC matchup against No. 5 Duke (5-2, 1-0 ACC). Opening hit is set for 1 p.m. at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium and will stream live on ACCNX.
WEEKEND RECAP
Boston College split its weekend slate, falling to No. 16 Louisville, 1-0, in an extended contest Friday before upsetting No. 20 Ohio State, 3-2, in a shootout on Sunday.
BC bounced back against No. 20 Ohio State, earning its first ranked win of the season. Caroline Chisholm and Carmen Chiu scored in regulation, with Chiu recording her first collegiate goal. Ike Jakobsen, Laila Rosenquest and Melea Weber each converted in the shootout.
Charlotte Kramer made four saves in regulation before defending all three of Ohio State's shootout attempts to help secure the victory.
THE OPPONENT
No. 5 Duke
Sunday marks the 29th meeting between Boston College and Duke. The Eagles faced the Blue Devils last season at home, falling 3-1 to then-No. 8 Duke.
Duke enters the weekend with a 5-2 record and a No. 5 ranking in the latest NFHCA poll. The Blue Devils have won three straight games, including a 1-0 victory over No. 9 Virginia in their most recent contest.
Duke will face No. 3Â Wake Forest on Friday before hosting the Eagles on Sunday.
Junior Julia Boehringer and graduate student Philine Klas earned ACC weekly honors following Duke's victory over Virginia. Boehringer was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal off a penalty corner, while Klas earned ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording a defensive save and helping the Blue Devils hold Virginia to three shots.
Duke has seen 11 different players find the back of the cage this season. The Blue Devils have also recorded four shutouts through seven games.
Goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow has started all seven games for Duke this season, posting a 5-2 record and three shutouts.
GOALIE ON WATCH
Kramer currently ranks 10th all-time with 21 career wins and three shutouts. Last season, she posted a 1.40 goals-against average, ranking among the top 10 single-season marks in program history.
Through eight games this season, Kramer has recorded 31 saves with a .689 save percentage and a 1.72 goals-against average. Her nine saves against Harvard marked a season high.
THE GOALS
Eight Eagles have found the back of the cage this season.
Klara Mueffelmann, Caroline Chisholm and Alex De Cain lead the Eagles with three goals apiece. Chisholm and De Cain lead the team with seven points each.
Jakobsen, Regan Welsh and Chiu have each recorded their first collegiate goals this season, with Chiu's goal coming in BC's ranked win over Ohio State.
UP NEXT
The Eagles return home for a pair of matchups, hosting Wake Forest on Friday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. and Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.
