2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team
The 2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Jason Lowe, in his third season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This was the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 17th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–10–1 (1–9–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Newton Campus Soccer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Virginia †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Duke y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 North Carolina y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Wake Forest y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 16 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State y | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The Eagles finished 7–10–1 overall and 1–9–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[3]
The Eagles finished the fall season 1–7–0, 1–7–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 2–3–1 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Squad
Roster
- As of December 14, 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Jason Lowe |
Associate head coach | Taylor Schram |
Assistant coach | Jami Kranich |
Volunteer Assistant Coach | Michael Galvin |
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Schedule
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Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 7 4:00 p.m. |
at Army | W 1–0 | - |
James Clinton Field West Point, NY | |||||||
August 12 3:00 p.m. |
Colgate | W 1–0 | - |
Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 19 1:00 p.m. |
at Iona | W 5–0 | 1–0–0 |
Mazzella Field (142) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
August 23 1:00 p.m. |
UMass | W 3–1 | 2–0–0 |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (100) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
August 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Boston University | W 3–1 | 3–0–0 |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (150) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
August 29 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
UConn | W 4–1 | 4–0–0 |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (226) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 2 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at No. 12 South Carolina | L 0–1 | 4–1–0 |
Stone Stadium (1,512) Columbia, SC | |||||||
September 5 Noon |
at Kennesaw State | W 4–0 | 5–1–0 |
Fifth Third Bank Stadium (172) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
September 9 7:00 p.m., NESN |
at Harvard | T 3–3 2OT | 5–1–1 |
Jordan Field (113) Boston, MA | |||||||
September 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Holy Cross | W 5–3 | 6–1–1 |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (213) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
September 18 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 1 Florida State | L 1–4 | 6–2–1 (0–1–0) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,387) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
September 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Wake Forest | L 0–1 | 6–3–1 (0–2–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (103) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 26 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Notre Dame | L 1–4 | 6–4–1 (0–3–0) |
Alumni Stadium (351) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Miami (FL) | L 0–1 | 6–5–1 (0–4–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (529) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 Virginia | L 0–3 | 6–6–1 (0–5–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (304) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 10 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 North Carolina | L 1–2 OT | 6–7–1 (0–6–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (853) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 15 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Louisville | W 2–1 | 7–7–1 (1–6–0) |
Lynn Stadium (385) Louisville, KY | |||||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Pittsburgh | L 0–3 | 7–8–1 (1–7–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (185) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 24 Noon, ACCRSN |
at Virginia Tech | L 0–1 | 7–9–1 (1–8–0) |
Thompson Field (619) Blackburg, VA | |||||||
October 28 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Clemson | L 1–4 | 7–10–1 (1–9–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (230) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Linda Boama | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | August 31 | [6] |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[7] | RV | Not released | — | ||||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer[8] |
References
- "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- "Boston College's Boama, North Carolina's Dickey Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.