Boston College needed a response, and Nicolette Kiorpes delivered it twice.
Kiorpes scored the equalizer early and the go-ahead goal late, while Amalia Dray added a penalty kick as the Eagles rallied past Cornell 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y.
Cornell struck first in the 11th minute when Emily Gibbons headed in a corner kick to put the Big Red ahead 1-0. Boston College wasted little time answering. Less than two minutes later, Kiorpes gathered the ball at the top of the box and drove a left-footed shot into the bottom left corner for her third goal of the season.
The match stayed locked at 1-1 through halftime, but the Eagles found their breakthrough in the 75th minute. Addy Kalaw slipped a through ball to Kiorpes at the edge of the box, and Kiorpes finished again with her left foot into the bottom left corner to make it 2-1 Boston College.
Four minutes later, Dray sealed it from the spot. She converted the penalty kick with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner, stretching the lead to 3-1.
Boston College’s defense shut the door from there, holding Cornell scoreless over the final 34 minutes. Faith Fenwick finished with four saves and earned her third win of the season.
Kiorpes paced the Eagles with six shots, including three on target. Kalaw and Dray each took two shots. Boston College finished with an 18-11 edge in shots and earned 10 corner kicks to Cornell’s seven.
The Eagles are now 3-0-0 and stay on the road next, heading to Rutgers on Thursday, Aug. 27, for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
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