It’s not a stretch to say that, since the turn of the century, Boston College field hockey has dominated Providence. In 18 meetings since then, the Eagles had gone 16-2 and hadn’t lost to the Friars since the 2008 season. In the 2019 season opener for both teams, BC ensured that the lopsided nature of…
After a sophomore season in which she was the Eagles’ third-leading scorer, Fusine Govaert was selected to the U.S. National team Monday for a pair of games of Germany in April.
The Eagles outshot the Terriers 10-5 and won more penalty corner opportunities than their local rival, but it was Eva van de Mierop who provided the winning moment, scoring the only goal of the game off a penalty corner six minutes into the second half.
The Eagles dropped a pair of close games to Duke and Liberty over the weekend, and will be looking to grab some momentum back against a Crimson team that hasn’t lost in nearly two months.
The Eagles had 11 penalty corners to the Flames’ five, but weren’t able to convert on any, while Liberty scored both of their goals off penalty corner shots from Moroni.
Lucy Lytle opened the scoring gates for the third-consecutive game, but No. 4 Duke—the second-highest scoring team in the ACC—found the back of the net twice in the final 15 minutes of regulation to edge BC.
It’s been six years since the Eagles have come away with a win against Duke, with the most recent loss particularly painful as BC fell, 3-2, in overtime of the ACC Tournament last season.
The Eagles slotted the game’s first goal, but that alone wasn’t nearly enough to thwart the top-ranked Tar Heels, the highest-scoring team in the country.
Fresh off a two-win weekend that vaulted them into the top 10, the No. 9 Eagles face a stiff road test with No. 8 Louisville, a team they’ve split the four-game all-time series with.
Frederique Haverhals capped the Eagles’ two-goal comeback, finding the back of the net six minutes into double overtime, securing the team’s first ACC win since October 2016.
