2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer
2021 Boston College Eagles women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–10–1 (1–9–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jason Lowe (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Schram (1st season); Jami Kranich (3rd season);
Home stadium	Newton Campus Soccer Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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 14 December 2021^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Mackenzie Egan
1	GK	GER	Wiebke Willebrandt
2	GK	USA	Eva Nahas
3	DF	USA	Haley Thomas
4	FW	USA	Jenna Bike
5	MF	USA	Sonia Walk
6	DF	IRL	Éabha O'Mahony
7	FW	USA	Zoie Allen
8	MF	USA	Laura Gouvin
9	MF	USA	Sam Smith
10	FW	USA	Emily Knous
11	DF	USA	Becca McCourt
12	MF	USA	Megan Crevoiserat
13	FW	ISL	Linda Boama


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	USA	Taliyah Walker
15	MF	USA	Samantha Agresti
16	DF	USA	Kate Goggins
17	FW	USA	Abby McNamara
18	MF	USA	Rebecca Groseibl
19	DF	USA	Emma Goggins
20	MF	USA	Alison Heckman
21	FW	USA	Andi Barth
22	FW	USA	Ella Richards
23	DF	USA	Michela Agresti
24	DF	USA	Mia Karras
27	DF	USA	Sydney Moore
28	DF	USA	Sarai Costello
32	MF	USA	Jessica Carlton

Team management

Position	Staff
Head coach	Jason Lowe
Associate head coach	Taylor Schram
Assistant coach	Jami Kranich
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Michael Galvin

Source:^[4]

Schedule

Source:^[5]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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.
Linda Boama	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	August 31	^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

[1] "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[2] "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[3] "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[auto-4] "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[5] "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[6] "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.

[7] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[8] "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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