Boston College heads to Hanover, N.H., this weekend to wrap up its non-conference slate at the Dartmouth Invitational from Sept. 18-20, and the Eagles will get a familiar opponent right away. BC opens the event with a rematch against Quinnipiac, then faces Binghamton and Dartmouth over the three-day tournament.
The first matchup on the docket is one Boston College has controlled from the start. The Eagles meet Quinnipiac for the eighth time in program history on Sept. 18, and BC is unbeaten in the series at 7-0. Every one of those wins has come by sweep, including a 3-0 result on Aug. 30, 2026, at the Chestnut Hill Invite.
Quinnipiac arrives in Hanover at 1-7 after a difficult non-conference run to begin the 2026 season. The Bobcats’ lone victory came against Sacred Heart, and last weekend at the Leopard Invitational they dropped matches to Penn, Lafayette and Rhode Island.
A day later, Boston College takes on Binghamton for the sixth time. The Eagles own a 3-2 edge in the series, though the Bearcats won the teams’ most recent meeting in 2024. BC’s last win over Binghamton came in 2013, when the Eagles earned a 3-0 decision.
Binghamton has been rolling into this weekend. The Bearcats are 6-3 and riding a six-match winning streak, highlighted by a perfect 3-0 showing at the Bearcat Classic. That stretch included five-set wins over Bryant and Stonehill, followed by a sweep of New Haven in the finale.
Boston College closes the tournament against Dartmouth on Sept. 20.
The Eagles have been strong in that matchup over the years, holding a 9-3 all-time record and winning seven straight against the Big Green. BC’s most recent meeting with Dartmouth was a 3-0 victory on Sept.
13, 2025.
Dartmouth enters its home tournament at 3-3 after splitting its first six matches of the 2026 season. The Big Green started with wins over Canisius and UAlbany before losses to Buffalo, Northeastern and Colgate.
Boston College also enters the weekend with a strong early-season statistical profile. Through 26 sets, the Eagles rank third in the ACC in service aces at 1.77 per set, fourth in hitting percentage at .274 and sixth in blocks at 2.46 per set.
Individually, Audrey Ross ranks second in the conference in third per set at 4.38 and points per set at 5.08. Brooklyn Yelland is fourth in the ACC in service aces per set at 0.56, and Sofija Marjanovic is sixth at 0.48.
The Eagles are coming off a 2-0 weekend at the Carrie Yerty Classic in Memphis, where they improved to 7-1 overall. Ross reached 1,000 career kills against Memphis, finishing with 13 kills and a career-high four service aces.
Sam Hoppes paced BC with 14 kills in that match while hitting .458, and the Eagles set a season high with 10 service aces in the win. They finished the weekend with 16 total aces.
Against Alcorn State, Isabelle Poehlein made her first start of the season and recorded eight kills. Lucie Vesela added 14 assists and two aces on her birthday.
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