Eagles Fall To No. 2 Duke In Shootout, 3-2

NEWTON, Mass. – The ninth-ranked Boston College field hockey team fell to second-ranked Duke, 3-2, in a shootout, on Friday afternoon. The Eagles (7-4, 0-4 ACC) pushed the No. 2 team in the country to the first BC shootout of the season.

Boston College had 11 shots on goal in the game and had a number of chances in overtime to capture the win.

The Blue Devils (8-1, 2-1) earned the victory in the shootout. Freshman Caroline McGovern and junior Frederique Haverhals both scored on their attempts. Duke's Erin Scherrer was the fourth shooter for the Blue Devils and slid one by BC goalkeeper sophomore Sarah Dwyer (six saves) for a 3-2 lead. Senior Brooke Matherson's shot was saved by Duke goalkeeper Sammi Steele (11 saves) for the win.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 2 Duke 3, No. 9 Boston College 2 (shootout)
Records: Duke (8-1, 2-1) at Boston College (7-4, 0-4)
Location: Newton Campus Field, Newton, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: DUKE 1, BC 0; 4:02: Rose Tynan scored her sixth goal of the season off corner for the first goal of the game.
GOAL: BC 1, DUKE 1; 9:58: Matherson tipped in a shot from Haverhals off a corner to tie the game at one. She is tied for the team lead with four goals on the season.
GOAL: DUKE 2, BC 1; 35:00: Duke went ahead at the end of the first half off a corner. Marquax Paolino sent the ball to the top of the circle. The initial shot from Alyssa Chillano was blocked by Dwyer but Erin Scherrer pounced on the rebound to give Duke a 2-1 lead.
GOAL: BC 2, DUKE; 48:15: Senior Chelcie Mendonca centered a long ball and senior Alesander Miller put it in from two feet out to tie the game at two.
FIRST OVERTIME: BC had two chances off corners to win the game but Haverhals' two shots were wide. Duke was awarded a corner late in the overtime period and Dwyer came up with a big save to keep the game knotted at two.
SECOND OVERTIME: The Eagles' best chance came when McGovern spun on her defender in the circle and struck the ball high. Goalkeeper Sammi Steele made the save of the game, jumping to block the ball and send the game to a shootout.
COACH'S QUOTE
Head Coach Kelly Doton
"We worked all week on creating more goal-scoring opportunities and we did a great job of that today. Our individual defense stepped up and I thought we had some chances at the end to put the game away. I'm proud of the progress our team made from last weekend. Duke is a great team and it didn't go our way tonight. Hats off to them."

GAME NOTES

Boston College falls to 7-12 in the all-time series against the Blue Devils. Since joining the ACC, the Eagles are 4-9 against Duke.
BC falls to 4-4 against ranked opponents with three losses coming to top-five opponents (Duke, Syracuse and Virginia)
BC held a 22-16 edge in overall shots. The Eagles had 11 shots on goal while the Blue Devils had eight on goal. It was the first time the Eagles lost in 2017 after holding the lead in shots.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will travel to New Hampshire to take on the Wildcats on Sunday, Oct.1 at 1 p.m.

Eagles Fall To No. 2 Duke In Shootout, 3-2

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Team Stats

Brooke Matherson

Alesandra Miller

Frederique Haverhals

Ymke Rose Gote

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Brooke Matherson

Caroline McGovern

Chelcie Mendonca

Players Mentioned

Sarah Dwyer

Frederique Haverhals

Brooke Matherson

Caroline McGovern

Chelcie Mendonca