Boston College heads to Chapel Hill on Friday night with momentum finally on its side, and a big test waiting in the form of No. 10 North Carolina.
The Eagles, now 6-7 overall and 1-3 in ACC play, arrive after a clean weekend sweep that changed the mood around the team in a hurry. Boston College knocked off No.
15 Virginia 4-1 on Friday, then followed it with a 5-1 win over Boston University on Sunday. Across those two games, the Eagles piled up nine goals and gave up only two.
Klara Mueffelmann was right in the middle of everything offensively, finishing the weekend with three goals and an assist. She scored twice against BU, while Laila Rosenquest found the net in both games, including a penalty-stroke goal against the Terriers.
Ava Meehan added her first career goal against Virginia, and it came with a SportsCenter Top 10 finish. Lilly Pergola also picked up her first collegiate goal against BU.
Friday’s matchup gives Boston College a 29th meeting with North Carolina, and the Tar Heels were the team that edged the Eagles in last season’s meeting in Chestnut Hill, 2-1, thanks to a late goal.
UNC enters at 7-5 overall and 3-1 in the ACC, but it comes in off a surprising 2-1 loss to Liberty. North Carolina trailed after the second quarter and didn’t score until the fourth. Still, the Tar Heels have been productive on the season, putting up 41 goals while allowing 16.
Charly has been the main weapon for UNC, leading the way with 12 goals and one assist for 25 points. That production has her atop the ACC in both goals and points. Grace Pottebaum has chipped in six assists, with Reese Anetsberger close behind at five.
In net, Merritt Skubisz has handled the job for North Carolina for all but one game, posting 36 saves and a 1.20 goals-against average.
Boston College’s attack has spread the wealth this season. Thirteen Eagles have scored, with Mueffelmann leading the group with five goals and 11 points.
Captain Madelieve Drion has a team-high five assists, good for sixth in the ACC, and Maren Boyle trails Mueffelmann with 10 points. Defensively, Caroline Chisholm and Boyle each have a defensive save.
Charley Kramer also reached a milestone over the weekend, moving into eighth all-time at Boston College with 24 career wins. She is now 10th all-time with three career shutouts.
Kramer turned in a 1.40 goals-against average last season, which ranked among the top 10 single-season marks in program history, and this year she has 50 saves with a .725 save percentage and a 1.47 goals-against average. Her season high came with nine saves against Harvard, followed by eight against Duke.
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