A loose ball rolled into Sophie Reale’s feet with just under three minutes left to play, and she had an untouched lane to the net—something she hadn’t seen all game. 

But the play was called dead and Milla Lee was given a penalty, awarding Cornell with a free kick in its defensive zone.

Another Boston College women’s soccer penalty just two minutes later gave the Big Red one more chance to notch the first goal of the game on a free kick from nearly 30 yards out. 

But still, the scoreless tie remained unbroken and the final horn sounded. 

The Eagles (2–0–1, 0–0–0 Atlantic Coast) were able to rattle off 12 shots in 90 minutes of play, but never found the back of the net as they tied Cornell (0–0–1, 0–0–0 Ivy) 0–0 on Friday night. 

BC applied the pressure early, tallying one of just four shots on goal at the 4:03 mark with Reale finding a prime opportunity on a low kick. 

Cornell’s freshman keeper Samantha Qureshey turned aside the four shots she faced, conveniently coming in the first half alone. 

Emily Mara and Amalia Dray made up the rest of the shots on goal, but none forced Qureshey out of her comfort zone as the Big Red kept rolling.

Although the second half saw a combined 11 fouls and two yellow cards, both teams fired only two shots combined. There were also five corners in those 45 minutes, but still, neither team could convert. 

Ashley Roberts led the Eagles in shots with four—none of them scored as shots on goal. Mara, Dray, and Reale made up seven of the other 12 shots while Tess Barrett had one of her own. 

Olivia Shippee continued to stay sharp between the posts, only surrendering one goal in the team’s first three games. After eight goals in two games, BC’s offense visibly hit a slump versus a team it beat 3–2 in 2024.