Boston College Eagles women's soccer

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Boston College Eagles
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team
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Founded1977;46 years ago (1977)
University Boston College
Head coachJason Lowe (5th season)
Conference ACC
Location Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Stadium Newton Campus Soccer Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Eagles
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
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NCAA Tournament College Cup
2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2009, 2010, 2013
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018

The Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represent Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The team has never won the ACC regular season championship, but has won the ECAC championship twice and shared the ACC regular season title once. The team has advanced to the NCAA Women's soccer tournament 19 times, including one College Cup appearance.

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History

1980s

The Boston College women's soccer program enjoyed a rather successful start to their history under coach Mike LaVigne. LaVigne never lost more than 5 games during his tenure in the 1980s. He took the team to their first two NCAA Tournaments in 1982 and 1983. The team was also ranked in the top 10 in 1981–1984. [2] However, citing issues with then Athletic Director Mary Carson and the lack of a field for the 1983 NCAA Tournament, LaVigne resigned as head coach. [3] Susan Kaplan was hired as the new head coach and coached the team through the end of the decade. The team qualified for the NCAA tournament 2 times under Kaplan, in 1984 and 1985. Kaplan also guided the team to double digit wins in 4 of her 6 seasons in charge. The team won the ECAC championship in 1986 and 1988.[ citation needed ] Kaplan left the program in 1989.

1990s

Terez Biancardi took over the program in 1990. The first two years of her tenure proved difficult, with the Eagles winning 6 and 7 games during those years. However, the next few years proved to be a return to form, with the team notching double digit wins in 1992–1994. In 1993 the team moved to the Big East Conference. This move was associated with Boston College becoming a full member of the conference. The first years were fairly successful, with the team finishing runners up in the 1994 Big East Tournament. However, their good run would not continue. The team failed to make the NCAA and Conference tournament in 1995 and 1996. After finishing both seasons with 9 wins, Biancardi would leave the program in 1996. Alison Foley was hired as the next head coach. The team won 12 games in 1998, her second season and 16 games in 1999. The team returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1999, losing in the first round. In 1999, Foley was awarded the NEWISA New England Coach of the Year Award. [4]

2000s

Alison Foley continued to coach the team throughout the 2000s. The team enjoyed success during the decade, never losing more than 10 games, and notching double digit wins in each season. They made the NCAA Tournament 8 of the 10 years, and achieved their first quarterfinal appearance in 2009. Boston College decided to leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2003. The move took 2 years to complete, and starting in 2005, the Eagles began ACC competition. [5] The team's last season in the Big East, 2004, proved one of their best, as they finished 7–3 in conference play and made the semifinals of the conference tournament. The early years in the ACC were also positive, with the team finishing no lower than fifth in the conference between 2005 and 2010. The team won a share of the regular season title in 2009. The Eagles finished the decade strong, with their first and only College Cup appearance in 2010.

2010s

The Eagles continued to enjoy some success in the 2010s, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 5 years and the ACC Tournament 6 years. In 2014, they ended a streak of 11 straight NCAA appearances when they missed the tournament after a 10–8–1 season. This was on the heels of a 2013 season where they made the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third time in program history. Many of the Eagle's most famous players played for the team during this period, including Kristie Mewis who went on to play for the United States women's national soccer team. From 2014 to 2017, the Eagles experienced a bit of a downturn, never finishing above seventh in the ACC, and only making the NCAA tournament once. In 2017, they made the ACC tournament as the last invited team. 2018 was a turnaround year, where the team finished 14–4–1, qualifying for both the ACC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They also won 10 straight games, tying a program record for most consecutive wins in a season. After the season, Alison Foley resigned as coach after 22 years. [6] There were some questions over the reasoning behind her resignation, as the team had 22 winning seasons under her, and made the NCAA Tournament 15 times during her tenure. [7] Jason Lowe was hired as the new coach in January 2019. [8] In Lowe's first year, the Eagles finished 14th in the ACC, their lowest ever. Their 1–8–1 record was also the program's worst ever ACC record.

2020s

The decade started with a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team played an ACC fall season and a non-conference spring season. They finished 3–10–1 overall and did not qualify for the postseason. The team played a full 2021 season, finishing 7–10–1 overall and 1–9–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. This marked the third straight year where the Eagles won only one conference game, and their 7 overall wins were the lowest in a full season since 1991. The team's fortunes did not improve in 2022, when they finished 5–8–5 overall and 1–7–2 in ACC play. This was the fourth straight year, and every year in Lowe's tenure, where the Eagles won only one conference game. The five overall wins were the lowest in a full season in program history until the next year in 2023 when the Eagles finished 3–9–6 overall. They also finished 0–6–4 in ACC play. The three wins and zero conference wins were program lows at the time and the six draws were a program high.

Personnel

Current roster

As of November 15, 2023 [9]

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 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eva Nahas
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarai Costello
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sonia Walk
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava McNeil
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Claire Mensi
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laura Gouvin
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Segalla
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Sapienza
11 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hanna Schmelzle
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley Kerber
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Feeley
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Lochhead
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aislin Streicek
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elly Slensky
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jada Tuffin
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reilly Johnson
20 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Ragna Magnúsdóttir
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andi Barth
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Richards
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Landers
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Teguis
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Lowenberg
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Douglas
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Walbridge
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenna Thomas
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Delaney Van Pelt

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coachJason Lowe
Assistant CoachDirk Vandeveer
Assistant CoachStephanie Demake
Assistant CoachPaige Forster

Source: [9]

Seasons

SeasonHead coach[ citation needed ]Season result [10] Tournament results[ citation needed ]
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesFinish
1980Mike LaVigne1040—
1981851—
19821131 NCAA First Round
19831550 NCAA Second Round
1984Suzanne Kaplan1261 NCAA First Round
19851351 NCAA Second Round
19861162Champions—
1987762—
19881271Champions—
1989892—
1990Terez Biancardi673—
1991771—
19921380—
1993†1290Semifinal—
19941081Runner up—
19959724405th——
19969804506th——
1997Alison Foley9625606th——
199812635335thSemifinal—
199916712213rd (Northeast)Semifinal NCAA First Round
200014704102nd (Northeast)Semifinal—
2001111013212nd (Northeast)Semifinal NCAA First Round
200211814203rd (Northeast)Quarterfinal—
200315333212nd (Northeast)Runner up NCAA First Round
200415717304thSemifinal NCAA Third Round
2005^13625415th1st round NCAA Third Round
200612735324th1st round NCAA Third Round
200711544425th1st round NCAA First Round
200815626313rd2nd round NCAA Third Round
20091842721Co-champions2nd round NCAA Quarterfinals
201017715506th1st round NCAA Semifinals
201112636403rd1st round NCAA Third Round
20121183451T-8th1st round NCAA Second Round
201313101661T-6th1st round NCAA Quarterfinals
2014108136110th——
201511725327th— NCAA First Round
2016118137012th——
201710914518th First round —
201814516314th First round NCAA First Round
2019 Jason Lowe88218114th——
2020 310117011th——
2021 7101190T-12th——
2022 58517214th——
2023 39606413th——

† In 1993 Boston College began play in the Big East Conference.
^ In 2005 Boston College began play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

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