Boston College heads back into ACC play Friday night with a road trip to Coral Gables, where the Eagles will meet Miami at 8 p.m. at Cobb Stadium. The game will stream live on ACCNX.
BC comes in at 9-3-1 overall and 2-3-1 in league play after a 2-1 loss to No. 9 Duke on Oct. 10 at Newton Soccer Complex.
The Blue Devils carried a 2-0 lead into halftime before Amalia Dray pulled one back with a penalty kick in the 48th minute. It was Dray’s fourth goal of the season.
Boston College finished that match with four shots, three on target, and Olivia Shippee made four saves.
The Eagles have been productive on the attack all season and sit at No. 25 in the latest NCAA RPI. Through 13 matches, BC has scored 33 goals, an average of 2.54 per game, while piling up 29 assists and 93 corner kicks. The Eagles have taken 195 shots, or 15 per game, and have outscored opponents 33-16.
Sophie Reale leads the way with 17 points on six goals and five assists. Emily Mara has put together four goals and a team-best seven assists for 15 points, while Nico Kiorpes tops the team with seven goals, including two game-winners, for 14 points.
Addy Kalaw has chipped in six goals and one assist for 13 points, and Amalia Dray has added four goals and two assists for 10 points. Five Eagles have already reached the 10-point mark this season.
Miami enters with a 9-3-2 record and a 3-2-1 mark in ACC play after beating Iona 3-1 on Oct. 18. The Hurricanes have scored 22 goals in 14 matches, averaging 1.57 per game, and have allowed 14 goals.
Zoe Fontenot leads Miami with four goals and eight points, including three game-winning goals. Kambryl Armstrong and Madelynn Sadusky have each scored three goals and added one assist for seven points, while Ciara Alarcon leads the team with five assists.
In goal, Atee Olofson has appeared in 13 matches and is 8-3-2 with a 1.03 goals-against average and 36 saves. Miami has six shutouts and is allowing just 8.1 shots per game.
Friday will be the 22nd meeting between the schools. Boston College leads the series 13-5-3, including a 5-4-1 mark on the road against the Hurricanes.
The Eagles beat Miami 3-0 in the most recent matchup on Oct. 27, 2024, in Newton. BC is 4-3-3 in the last 10 meetings, and the series began on Sept. 26, 1999, with a 3-0 Eagles win.
Boston College’s road swing continues Thursday, Oct. 29, at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
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