Boston College is heading away from home for the first time this season, and the Eagles will do it on Sunday with a trip to Cornell for a non-conference matchup. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m., and the game will air on ESPN+.
BC comes into the test at 2-0-0 after edging St. John’s, 2-1, on Monday at the Newton Soccer Complex.
That win followed a season-opening victory over Siena, and the early results have already featured a spread-out scoring chart. Four players have scored their first career goals through the first two games: Nicolette Kiorpes, Tess Barrett, Anndi Wright and Addison Kalaw.
Kalaw has kept it rolling since that opener. After scoring her first career goal against Siena, she added another against St.
John’s to give her two goals in the first two matches. Sophie Reale has matched that production with two goals of her own, finding the net against both Siena and St.
John’s.
Against the Red Storm, Boston College controlled the flow of the game just enough to come away with the result. The Eagles outshot St.
John’s, 12-6, and finished with a 7-3 edge in corner kicks. Faith Fenwick made two saves in goal and picked up her second win of the season.
BC’s early success is coming with a roster that blends experience and new pieces. The Eagles return 13 players who appeared in 14 or more games during the 2025 campaign, including six who played in all 18 matches. Reale is back after leading the team in goals last season, while Olivia Shippee returns in goal after posting an .846 save percentage and a 0.80 goals-against average a year ago.
The roster also has a fresh look. Boston College added 10 players this season, with five transfers and five freshmen joining the mix.
The leadership group is set as well. Shippee, Amalia Dray and Baylor Goldthwaite will serve as captains in 2026. Dray and Goldthwaite are back in the role after handling captain duties during the 2025 season, while Shippee is wearing the captain’s armband for the first time.
Cornell arrives with momentum of its own after opening the 2026 season with a 3-2 win over St. Bonaventure on Thursday at Berman Field.
The Big Red built a 3-0 lead with two first-half goals and another in the 51st minute, then held on from there. Ivy Tolbert, Emily Gibbons and Alanna Colbert scored for Cornell, and Gibbons and Colbert each added an assist.
The Big Red also controlled plenty of that game statistically, outshooting St. Bonaventure, 21-8, and holding a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Cornell brings back 17 players who appeared in at least one match last season, including its top two scorers and four of its top five. In all, the Big Red returns 67.4 percent of its scoring production from 2025, along with 11 of its 16 goals.
That group includes forwards Sydney Allen, Brooke Brown and Colbert, all of whom scored multiple goals last season and are back for their senior year. In net, sophomore Samantha Qureshey is the top returning goalkeeper after starting Cornell’s first nine matches last season and finishing with a 1.22 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage.
Boston College and Cornell have met eight times before, with the Eagles holding a 3-2-3 edge in the series. The most recent matchup ended in a 0-0 draw on Aug. 22, 2025, at the Newton Soccer Complex.
BC’s last win in the series came in 2024, when it pulled out a 3-2 victory in Ithaca, N.Y. The rivalry dates back to 1988, when Cornell earned a 1-0 win in Newton.
After Sunday’s game, Boston College continues its road swing on Thursday against Rutgers.
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