2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

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2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record12–5–2 (4–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chris Watkins (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Whitney Pitalo (1st season)
  • Stephanie Demake (2nd season)
  • Andrea Morrow (1st season)
Captains
  • Sarai Costello [1]
  • Emily Sapienza
  • Wiebke Willebrandt
Home stadium Newton Campus Soccer Field
Seasons
←  2023
2025  →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Duke  ‍†‍‍9–0–1 .95014–1–1 .906
No. 3 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍7–2–1 .75012–3–2 .765
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍7–2–1 .75012–2–2 .813
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍7–3–0 .70014–4–0 .778
No. 12 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍6–2–2 .70011–4–3 .694
No. 13 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍5–1–4 .70011–2–4 .765
California  ‍‍‍5–4–1 .55012–5–2 .684
No. 14т Stanford  ‍‍‍5–4–1 .55013–4–1 .750
Virginia  ‍‍‍5–5–0 .50012–5–0 .706
Boston College  ‍‍‍4–4–2 .50012–5–2 .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4009–6–3 .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3507–6–5 .528
SMU  ‍‍‍2–6–2 .3006–9–2 .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2506–8–3 .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2505–8–4 .412
NC State  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2504–10–4 .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–9–1 .0506–10–2 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
As of October 31, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represents Boston College during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles are led by head coach Chris Watkins, in his first season. They play home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This is the team's 44th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 20th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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At the end of the previous season, head coach Jason Lowe was fired after five season with the team. [2] Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023. [3]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 3–9–6 overall and 0–6–4 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three total wins was tied for lowest in program history with a shortened 2020 season. Their six draw were a program record, beating out the 5 draws in 2022.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Eva Nahas2GK5'8"Junior Atlanta, Georgia —
Sonia Walk5MF5'6"Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated
Claire Mensi7DF6'0"Graduate Student Katonah, New York Graduated
Laura Gouvin8MF5'6"Senior Monson, Massachusetts Graduated, Transferred to Colorado
Hanna Schmelzle11MF5'6"Freshman Leipzig, Germany —
Riley Kerber12MF5'6"Sophomore Medina, Ohio Transferred to Dayton
Ava Feeley13FW5'10"Freshman Yarmouth, Maine Transferred to Bryant
Jada Tuffin17DF5'11"Freshman Pembroke Pines, Florida —
Reilly Johnson18MF5'3"Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina —
Ragna Magnúsdóttir20DF5'8"Sophomore Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland —
Maddie Landers23MF5'7"Freshman North Andover, Massachusetts Transferred to Miami (FL)
Caroline Walbridge27DF5'9"Sophomore Hanover, Massachusetts —
Kenna Thomas30DF5'5"Sophomore Simi Valley, California —

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious school
Ava Lung11FW5'9"Graduate Student Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard
Baylor Goldthwaite20MF5'5"Junior Durham, North Carolina Wake Forest
Grace Courter23DF5'11"Senior Bellevue, Washington Gonzaga
Paige Peltier24FW5'11"Graduate Student Hastings, Minnesota Notre Dame
Faith Fenwick33GK5'8"Sophomore Markham, Ontario Gonzaga

Source: [4]

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Shea Boyle
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Manchester, Connecticut FC Stars of MassachusettsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Maya Cheeseboro
GK
 Flag of the United States.svg Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Georgina Clarke
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of MassachusettsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Amalia Dray
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Elmhurst, Illinois Sockers FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Natalie Grosse
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco, California De Anza ForceNR
Riley Prozzo
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Southington, Connecticut FSA FC UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Ashley Roberts
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Victoria, British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Squad

Roster

As of August 14, 2024 [11]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Shippee
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Wiebke Willebrandt
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Teguis
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Van Pelt
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarai Costello
5 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aislin Streicek
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava McNeil
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Georgina Clarke
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Douglas
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Segalla
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Sapienza
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Lung
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amalia Dray
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Prozzo
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Lochhead
15 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ashley Roberts
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elly Slensky
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shea Boyle
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baylor Goldthwaite
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andi Barth
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Richards
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Courter
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Peltier
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Lowenberg
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Grosse
33 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Faith Fenwick
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Cheeseboro

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coachChris Watkins
Assistant CoachWhitney Pitalo
Assistant CoachAndrea Morrow
Assistant CoachStephanie Demake
Volunteer Assistant CoachPaige Forster
Director of OperationsMolly Abbott

Source: [11]

Schedule

Source: [12] [13]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
6:00 p.m.		 UMass Lowell  None Reported —
 Cushing Field Complex
Lowell, MA
August 10*
5:30 p.m.		 McGill  None Reported —
 Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
August 15*
11:00 a.m.,  ACCNX 		Jacksonville W  1–0  1–0–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (121)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 18*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Merrimack W  5–1  2–0–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (254)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 22*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Gardner–Webb W  2–1  3–0–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (197)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 25*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 LIU W  6–0  4–0–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (315)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 29*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Dartmouth W  1–0  5–0–0
 Burnham Field (597)
Hanover, NH
September 1*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 UMass L  1–2  5–1–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (410)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 5*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at  Cornell W  3–2  6–1–0
 Berman Field (237)
Ithaca, NY
September 8*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Cal State Fullerton W  1–0  7–1–0
Newton Campus Soccer Field (348)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 12
7:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 13  Notre Dame T  2–2  7–1–1
(0–0–1)		Newton Campus Soccer Field (796)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 15
1:00 p.m., ACCN		at  SMU L  0–1  7–2–1
(0–1–1)		 Washburne Stadium (526)
Dallas, TX
September 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Grambling State W  5–0  8–2–1
Newton Campus Soccer Field (175)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 22
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Virginia Tech W  3–1  9–2–1
(1–1–1)		Newton Campus Soccer Field (425)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  NC State W  2–1  10–2–1
(2–1–1)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,013)
Raleigh, NC
October 6
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Clemson L  0–2  10–3–1
(2–2–1)		 Riggs Field (802)
Clemson, SC
October 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 22  Florida State L  0–1  10–4–1
(2–3–1)		Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,024)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 1  Duke L  0–7  10–5–1
(2–4–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,504)
Durham, NC
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Louisville T  0–0  10–5–2
(2–4–2)		 Lynn Stadium (375)
Louisville, KY
October 27
12:30 p.m., ACCNX		 Miami (FL) W  3–0  11–5–2
(3–4–2)		Newton Campus Soccer Field (252)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Syracuse W  3–1  12–5–2
(4–4–2)		Newton Campus Soccer Field (623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Wiebke Willebrandt ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 26, 2024 [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [15] ————————————Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [16] ————————————


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