NEWTON, Mass. - The Boston University field hockey team erased a two-goal deficit at No. 3 Boston College on Sunday afternoon but the Eagles regained the lead and held on for a 3-2 win.

Junior Caroline Kelly made a career-high 15 saves while freshman Payton Anderson had a goal and assisted on junior Mikayla Crowley's first goal of the season.

The Terriers move to 2-4 on the season while BC improves to 6-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The home team started off strong and scored goals just 35 seconds apart in the opening quarter to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
• To open the scoring, the Eagles converted on the last of three consecutive corners as Fusine Govaert pounced on a rebound and found Sarah Johnson for a tally at the 6:36 mark.
• BC quickly earned another corner and Govaert made it a 2-0 contest with a blast off a pass from Olivia Hahn.
• BU's first two corners came towards of the end of the opening half and the latter produced a goal that cut the BC lead in half.
• A shot by Anderson from the top of the circle was redirected in by Crowley at 24:08 for the junior's first goal since her freshman year.
• After halftime, the Terriers looked primed for an equalizer and got the goal they were looking for with exactly three minutes left in the third quarter.
• A corner play was set up for Anderson and after her initial shot was saved, she followed it up and sent the ball home for her team-leading third goal of the season.
• The Eagles would quickly regain the lead, however, as Govaert notched her second goal of the contest off a corner with just 14 seconds left in the third.
• That would prove to be the game winner as the Terriers mustered just one shot in the final quarter despite getting six more saves from Kelly to keep it a one-goal game.

GAME NOTES

• Ten of the past 11 BU-BC meetings have been decided by a single goal.
• Kelly's previous career best was a 12-save effort at Ohio State on Sept. 2, 2019.
• Junior Rachel Borzymowski earned her fourth defensive save of the season on the Eagles' first shot of the contest. 
• Jonna Kennedy made one save in goal for the Eagles.
• Anderson leads the Terriers in points (8) and goals (3) and now shares the team lead in assists with Casey Thompson at two apiece.
• This was the second time in eight days that the Terriers faced the No. 3 team in the country as Iowa was ranked third last week.

UP NEXT

• The Terriers will hit the road next weekend for two games, starting with their Patriot League opener at Lehigh on Friday (Sept. 17).
• Game time at Ulrich Field in Bethlehem is set for 4 p.m.