No. 24 Field Hockey Edged at No. 13 Boston College, 1-0

Sunday, October 28

Newton, MA

1 PM

Boston University

(10-7)

Boston College

(10-8)

Boston University

Boston College

Photo by: Greg Levinsky

No. 24 Field Hockey Edged at No. 13 Boston College, 1-0

October 28, 2018 | Field Hockey

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NEWTON, Mass. - The No. 24 Boston University field hockey team closed out its regular season on Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Boston College at Newton Field Hockey Complex.

After a scoreless first half, the Eagles scored the game's lone goal in the 42nd minute off a corner.

BU will enter the postseason with a record of 10-7 while BC improves to 10-8.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Kathleen Keegan was sharp in goal all game for the Terriers and made a pair of impressive stops in the 12th minute.
The Terriers earned their first two corners late in the opening half but were unable to take advantage of those opportunities.
BU's defense was up to the task on a BC corner as time expired in the first half to keep it scoreless entering the break.
The decisive strike came off a corner as Eva Van de Mierop scored from the top of the circle on assists from Frederique Haverhals and Ymke Rose Gote at 41:06.
BU threatened to even the score in the 50th minute and earned a corner with seven minutes to play, but the Eagles held on to earn the win.

GAME NOTES

BU's past eight meetings with BC have been decided by one goal.
All seven of BU's losses this season have come against ranked teams.
Keegan made six saves in the contest while BC netminder Jonna Kennedy recorded a pair of stops.
BC held a 10-5 shot advantage and earned six corners while allowing three.

UP NEXT

For the fourth straight year, BU will host the Patriot League tournament beginning on Friday (Nov. 2) with the semifinal round.
The top-seeded Terriers will face fourth-seeded Lafayette at 11:30 a.m. before No. 2 American and No. 3 Bucknell face off at 2:30 p.m.