NC State women’s soccer traveled to No. 11 Boston College on Sunday and came away with a 2-0 loss against the Eagles in what ended up being a chippy match.
The Massachusetts matchup against Boston College (13-1-0, 5-1-0 ACC) was the third ACC loss for the Wolfpack (9-4-2, 2-3-1 ACC). The action-packed game showed strong offense from the Eagles in the first half, before descending into a chippy defensive game on both sides in the second.
Despite coming up short overall, senior goalkeeper Sydney Wootten played a tight game against Boston College. The Eagles dominated in shots with 18 overall in the match, eight on target, compared to the Wolfpack’s six (only three on target) with the majority of each team’s shots coming in the second half.
Both goals for the Eagles were scored in the latter half of the first 45 minutes, within less than three minutes of one another. Boston College started the game off with aggressive offense as it seemingly dominated the ball. The game-winning goal came from BC forward Sam Coffey, assisted by forward Jenna Bike, with a sharp shot into the bottom left corner.
Less than three minutes later, the Eagles scored again, this time on a breakaway by forward Olivia Vaughn.
Wootten displayed three strong saves in the first half of play, despite the Eagles outshooting the Wolfpack 8-1.
The second period started out with more aggressive play coming from both teams, as the Eagles racked up three fouls in the first five minutes of play, and the Wolfpack retaliating with a couple fouls of its own.
The Wolfpack’s defense strengthened for the second half, blocking several of BC’s shots and giving NC State offense a couple of opportunities at the ball. Junior midfielder Tziarra King dominated on offense for the Wolfpack, taking several shots in the second frame amidst fouls on both teams.
With less than five minutes in the game, the Eagles’ goalkeeper, Alexis Bryant, was given a yellow card, which led to a penalty kick by junior midfielder Ricci Walkling that missed the goal. Both teams came away with a total of 17 fouls between them, most of which were received in the second half.
The match ended with a last-second shot by BC forward Jenna Bike that went wide, finalizing the Wolfpack loss. The Wolfpack will continue its spate of away games against No. 10 Florida State on Friday.
