Boston College women’s soccer gets back to work Monday afternoon, hosting St. John’s in non-conference play at the Newton Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m., with the game streaming live on ACCNX.
The Eagles are coming off a statement-opening performance to start the 2026 season. BC rolled past Siena, 7-1, on Wednesday at Newton Soccer Complex, putting four goals on the board in the first half and adding three more after the break.
It was the kind of opener that spread the spotlight around. Seven different Eagles scored, and four of them collected their first career goals: Nicolette Kiorpes, Tess Barrett, Anndi Wright and Addison Kalaw.
Sophie Reale, Ashley Roberts and Emily Mara also scored, while Reale tacked on an assist and Amalia Dray finished with two assists. Boston College controlled the game from start to finish, outshooting Siena 26-10 and 14-3 in the second half.
In goal, Faith Fenwick made three saves in her first start of the season.
BC’s roster looks plenty familiar in key spots. The Eagles bring back 13 players who appeared in 14 or more games during the 2025 season, including six who played in all 18 matches. Reale, last year’s leading scorer, is back for her second season, and Olivia Shippee returns in net after posting an .846 save percentage and a 0.80 goals-against average a year ago.
There’s also a healthy batch of new faces. Boston College added 10 players to the roster for 2026, split between five transfers and five freshmen.
The leadership group is set as well. Shippee, Dray and Baylor Goldthwaite will serve as captains this season. Dray and Goldthwaite are back in the role after serving as captains in 2025, while Shippee is wearing that title for the first time.
St. John’s arrives after a tough opening result of its own, a 2-1 loss to UMass.
Nora Basile scored the Red Storm’s only goal in that match. The Johnnies return 24 players from last season’s team, including eight regular starters, and they also have two-time team captain Kayla Bower back for her fifth season in goal.
Bower started all 17 matches last season and posted a 1.48 goals-against average along with a BIG EAST-best 94 saves.
The Red Storm also bring back three of their top-five point producers from last year. Basile returns after missing the 2025 season because of injury; as a freshman, she started 16 of 17 matches and posted two goals and two assists for six points.
Defender Julianna Bivona is back as well after missing last season with an injury. She transferred to St.
John’s after her freshman year at South Florida, where she played in 13 matches and helped the Bulls record eight clean sheets.
Boston College is 2-2-1 all-time against St. John’s.
The teams met last season and finished in a 0-0 draw, and their first meeting came in 2003 when St. John’s won 1-0.
After Monday’s matchup, the Eagles return to action on Saturday, Aug. 23, when they travel to Cornell for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
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